Unfortunately this didn't work on any of my devices - it was just a page of code! But thank you very much for accepting me to read it. I will definitely be trying to get a copy when I can because it looks great.

I had guesses about the secret behind the apes. I can't say that I ever would have guessed their true origin. It subverts our expectations, to be sure, but I'm not sure that there's enough groundwork for it. And the plot is all over the place. Nothing gets a complete exploration. NOt character, not plot.

Definitely geared toward younger audiences who will go bananas over the monkey-related humor (no puns included).

Kirby and her 3 primates are starting at a new school (yes you read that right!) Her father has been researching them and has taught them to speak. She soon befriends "Prince Charming" and Nickel, a reporter on the school newspaper. As she negotiates the perils of a new school such as finding her locker and upsetting the popular kids just by existing, she also has to deal with a romantic spider monkey, studious orangutan and an overprotective gorilla who seem intent on exposing any secrets that they might be hiding. Will she get through the week with her new friendships in tact?

I was interested in this book because of the title and bright cover. It was also one of my first forays into graphic novels and as quite a short one it was a good place to start. In the end, it turned out not to be my kind of story really.

I felt that it would have been nice for the characters of the primates to be made more of, especially the orangutan who spent much of the story with his nose stuck in a book. I also felt the ending of the story was a little rushed. With the whole story taking just a week, it didn't take long for a fledgling romance to begin or Kirby to work out how to stand up to the popular kids, or for the big reveal to happen.

It was quite a fun idea, with links to a well-known visual maxim, and the basics of a story behind where they could have come from.

The pictures were bright and eyecatching and I can imagine recommending this book to a child who didn't have an interest in long novels but might be tempted by a colourful comic type book.

Many thanks to the publishers for giving me access to an electronic copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

'Banana Sunday' by Paul Toin and Colleen Coover with art by Rian Sygh is a fun story about a normal young woman and her three extraordinary primates.

Kirby Steinberg is going to a new school and she announces it on a Sunday. The reason she does is because of her three talking primates. Chuck is an orangutan and whip-smart. Knobby is a spider-monkey who is in love with love thanks to the love poems he has read. Go-Go the gorilla is small, kind of simple, and indestructible.

Kirby meets a new friend, a reporter named Nickels who wants to know the story behind Kirby's friends. Kirby also makes a new enemy in Skye, the school snob who is out to smear Kirby's name. Can Kirby survive her first week at her new school?

It's an early collaboration from Tobin and Coover, and it's not as good as others. It's still kind of fun, as long as you don't scratch the surface too much. If you do, there are things that don't seem to work so well. I liked the art too. It's bright and the lines are clean.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

"Banana Sunday, the classic story by Eisner Award-winning Bandette co-creators Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover, is now presented in full color, with a brand-new introduction and bonus materials!

Kirby Steinberg is having a bit of trouble fitting into her new school. Sure, there's the usual problems associated with being from "somewhere else," but this time the new kid also happens to be the guardian for three talking primates. Chuck, the professorial orangutan. Knobby, the love-stricken spider monkey. Go-Go, the befuddled golden gorilla. These primates have learned to speak, thanks to the scientific processes of Kirby's father. Or have they? What's their real story? That's what Nickels—Kirby's new best friend and unfortunately dedicated school reporter—would like to discover. Can Kirby find time to develop a relationship with Martin, the dashing nerd? Steer clear of Skye, the high school's #1 pillar of arrogance? Keep Knobby, Chuck and Go-Go from causing untold catastrophes? And, above all, will Kirby be able to hide the real origin of these three simians from Nickels? Oh, probably not."

I ADORE Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover's Bandette, and until there's another collection I am pleased to say I have Banana Sunday!

Early Paul Tobin - pretty cute, but not quite up to the standards of his more recent work. It's still a lot of fun, though.

I lost my mind when I seen this on NetGalley because I am a HUGE fan of Paul Tobin's graphic novel series called Bandette. However, I am sad to say that I was a little disappointed in this one. The characters were likable enough, and the monkeys were cute, but I just didnt fall in love with the story the way I did with Bandette. I will say that the artwork was stellar as always, but I'll have to give this one a pass, as the story just did not excite me in the least.

A huge thank you to NetGalley for sending me a digital copy of these book previews in exchange for an honest review.

A teenage girl takes her three talking simians, given IQ boosts by her mad scientist father, to high school with her. Hilarity ensues for most but not all.
I liked Kirby from the first panel; the other main primates are a mixed back. One has a massive ego, another thinks only of mating (with human high school girls), and the third is even more Neanderthal than the students. Kirby makes a BFF who right away says she can’t be trusted, while a guy gives her a concussion with his locker door and then asks her out. And of course there’s a mean alpha, though this one is redheaded instead of blonde.
“For whom the bell does clique.” Nice to see the orangutan can talk about something other than physics.
“Donuts are friends!” “Ducks are good poopers.” “Butterflies don’t fart.” Go-Go just might be the wisest of all.
A lot of the humor is of the two-people-having-different-conversations variety, though I do agree with Chuck about Atlantis. Add his sarcasm and he’s me.
So all in all, a pretty strange read, but funny and heartwarming too. Glad I read it. And remember, only good gorillas are ticklish. . .

This is a classic book; I am glad that it is back in print. I will buy again and recommend to others.

The husband and wife team's first collaboration. Unfortunately it doesn't have the same wit or charm as their Bandette collaborations. I found this bland and banal. The explanation for why the monkeys could talk was just plain dumb. I'm glad Tobin and Coover quickly got a lot better with their storytelling as this was just a saccharine sweet disappointment.

Seriously? We've gone from "I Was the Cat" to this? A teen-friendly gonzo comic with a girl and the world's smallest gorilla and two other simian things, one of which is randy for inter-species sex? As a kind of bullying metaphor come story of how some people just won't be forced to fit in? Eesh. One and a half stars.

This is cute enough. A typical high school story, with the New Girl &trademark; and the Mean Girl &trademark;, and the Cute Boy&trademark;.

The only thing different is three odd talking primates, that hang out with Kirby.
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The primates are silly, and Go-Go is my favorite, but that isnt' enough to make this book special. If you like middle-school romance, with monkeys, this could be the book for you. Otherwise, it is a skip.

#BananaSunday #NetGalley

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

[2.5 stars]

I was told this comic was queer, and it wasn't, and that makes me sad.

But anyway, that aside, this was just okay. There were definitely some cute moments, I especially liked Go Go. But there was instalove, and i seriously hate when there's a mean girl for literally no reason. Plus it's kind of creepy to see a monkey constantly hitting on human girls. But maybe that's just me.

Tobin and Coover's pre-Bandette collaboration starts with that old standard, the new transfer student at school. Except this one is accompanied by three talking primates. The humans are fine, though I don't get why Kirby goes for faintly creepy Martin when cute reporter Nickels is clearly interested. But obviously the simians are the real stars. An irascible, mischievous genius chimp; an amorous spider monkey; best of all, the cute gorilla who just wants to sleep, eat bananas and make friends with butterflies, unless someone threatens his person, at which point it becomes apparent quite how protective, and indestructible, he really is. I identify deeply with all of them. OK, maybe it's not quite so perfectly charming as Bandette, but it isn't far off.

(Netgalley ARC)

A fun story about a teenage girl and her mysterious talking simians starting a new school. An enjoyable, light read, but not much more.