While this may sound a lot like an early April (Ape-ril?) Fool, DC have just announced details of their upcoming APE-RIL SPECIAL, featuring the call to action of an all-ape “Jungle League!”

Here’s the official press release, featuring more monkey puns than you can shake a banana at:

Get ready to go bananas as we honor DC’s storied history with mankind’s closest relatives in this ape-ic adventure, DC’s Ape-ril Special, timed to publish just ahead of Ape-ril Fools Day 2024! It’s gonna be orangu-tastic, so heat up a capuchin-o, prepare a batch of chocolate chimp cookies, and get ready to r(ee-ee)d the one comic b(oo-oo)k this year that’s guaranteed to make you go…APE! DC’s Ape-ril Special hits shelves on March 19th!

Gorilla Grodd’s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of DC’s The Flash comic book series has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallah forms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward world domin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eek anthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse?

Featuring stories by John Layman, Joshua Hale Fialkov and Gene Yang with art by Karl Mostert, Phil Hester and Bernard Chang, the 48-page special will hit local comic shops and digital platforms on the 19th of March 2024.

Oh, and if that’s not enough, the special will include a “BANANA SCENT” variant cover from Hayden Sherman alongside Dan Mora’s main cover and Bernard Chang’s variant.

Hayden Sherman “banana scent” variant cover

Bernard Chang variant cover

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