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Monkey Prince is an odd series. It's very silly, it likes to do ridiculous things, and its lead character is kind of a dick; but it's also incredibly charming and manages to be a lot of fun. This issue sees the series, and the titular hero, being dragged into planet-wide heroics when the Lazarus Rain begins to fall from the sky; forcing the teen hero to step out into a larger world of powered beings.
The issue begins where the last one left off, with the Ultra Humanite trying to kill Supergirl with one of his devices, and MP stuck in the middle of it. Luckily, he manages to convince Supergirl that he's not a villain, and even takes an energy blast to prove it to her. Unfortunately he does sexually harass her, which is less cool. (I really wish he'd stop being such a horny teen and would start treating women like people).
As the Lazarus Rain begins it starts to cause chaos around the city as people are given powers, and some are transformed into bizarre monsters. It also results in Supergirl's powers coming and going. Monkey Prince helps her out, using his new power to create tiny versions of himself from his hair, and has to help get her to the Hall of Justice when it's clear that this chaos is a world-wide event. This leads him to be there when several heroes arrive to help, and leads directly into the first issue of Lazarus Planet (which came out last week).
So far this seems like a decent enough blending of the Monkey Prince series and the Lazarus Planet event. Unlike the other Lazarus Planet tie-in this week, which seemed only partially connected and didn't add anything to the main story, it seems like this title could be a key part in the event. Monkey Prince is getting a bit of a push lately, and his experiences with other heroes definitely seems to be having a positive effect on him. His actions in Lazarus Planet: Alpha were my favourite of him since he turned up, mainly because the creepy pervert energy had been toned right down, and he was actually being a caring, decent person to Black Alice. Hopefully more of that will come across into his own title.
The artwork on this issue is pretty decent, and there are some great visual moments, such as MP's new mini-clone ability. However, Supergirl's belt is incredibly inconsistent in size, going from a regular belt to looking almost like a corset at it seems to envelop most of her torso at times.
Overall, this was a decent issue, one of the better ones of the series so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the character interacts with the larger DC universe.
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