Hit-Monkey #2

Daniel Way

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Series: Hit-Monkey

Summary

This volume is issue #2 of the Hit-Monkey series. Hit-Monkey is an antihero from Marvel Comics, first appearing in Hit-Monkey #1 in April 2010, created by writer Daniel Way and artist Dalibor Talajić. He was originally a macaque living on a snowy mountain in Japan. After saving a wounded assassin who was being hunted, he secretly learned the assassin's fighting and shooting skills against his tribe's objections. The assassin's enemies eventually found them, and the assassin and the monkey troop were slaughtered. The macaque then took up a gun and devoted the rest of his life to hunting down killers in revenge. Issue #1 basically covers this origin of "clan massacre and revenge." From issue #2 onward, the story moves from snowy-mountain memories to urban hunting: Hit-Monkey pursues the mastermind while leaving a legendary trail in the cold world of killers. He has no superpowers; he relies on a macaque's natural agility, astonishing learning ability, and almost instinctive marksmanship. His principles also gradually take shape—he kills only those with blood on their hands, and the more flamboyantly evil they are, the more they become his targets. The setting is grim, the artwork rough and gritty, with strong black humor and a wuxia-like air of "executing justice on heaven's behalf." Note: this entry refers to issue #2 of the Hit-Monkey comic series, not the World Publishing Corporation's collected edition Deadpool 4: Hit-Monkey (which is volume 4 of the Deadpool main series, centered on Deadpool and Spider-Man hunting Hit-Monkey, with Hit-Monkey's origin story appended at the end). To read the entire storyline, it is recommended to read the issues in order.

Editor's review

杀手猴是漫威近年来最“异质”的反英雄之一。它不是被辐射改造的科学家，也不是外星来客，而是一只雪山上长大的猕猴。恰恰是这种“非人”设定，把复仇、杀戮与道德边界这些老问题推到了新的角度：一只猴子用人类教给它的杀戮技巧，去清算人类的罪。第 2 回承上启下。读者在第 1 回里看到的是族群被屠、拿起枪的悲怆起点；到这里，故事正式进入猎杀阶段，节奏更快、克制更少，枪声与冷幽默交替出现。故事对“只杀杀手”的坚持，颇有旧式武侠“替天行道”的意味，也因此被不少读者读出金庸、古龙笔下侠客的影子。如果你喜欢《死侍》里的幽默暴力，又想要一个更冷、更沉默的叙述者，这只不会说话、只用子弹说话的猴子值得一试。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢漫威冷门角色、愿意顺着支线挖故事的漫画读者
偏爱冷峻犯罪氛围、黑色幽默与快节奏动作场面的读者
对“非人主角”或反英雄母题感兴趣的读者
已读过《死侍4：杀手猴》，想回头读杀手猴起源与后续的人

Not a good fit for

不接受枪战、爆头等暴力画面的低龄读者
希望阅读完整独立故事、不想按回目追连载的读者
期待超级英雄团队大事件或宇宙级设定的读者

Reading tips

先读第 1 回了解起源，否则容易被突如其来的追杀情节劝退。
把单回当成短篇来读，关注分镜与枪战场面的节奏，而不必急着拼凑大剧情。
读完可对照《死侍4：杀手猴》卷末的起源故事，看同一角色在不同叙事里的差别。

FAQ

这本和《死侍4：杀手猴》是同一本书吗？

不是。本条是《杀手猴》系列漫画的第 2 回，属于杀手猴自己的连载；《死侍4：杀手猴》是《死侍》正传第 4 卷的中文单行本（世界图书出版公司，2018 年，ISBN 978-7-5192-4680-8），主线是死侍与蜘蛛侠追捕杀手猴。

杀手猴有什么超能力？

它没有任何超能力。作为日本猕猴，它天生敏捷、反应极快，并且学习能力惊人，在刺客身边偷学后成为神枪手与格斗高手。它的优势还在于没人相信“凶手是只猴子”。

没读过第 1 回能直接看第 2 回吗？

可以读，但会缺前情。第 1 回交代了族群被屠、刺客之死与它拿起枪的经过；第 2 回承接这些因果，先补前情再读体验更完整。

中文版由哪家出版社出版？

目前未能核实到《杀手猴》系列单独中文版的出版信息，条目的出版社、ISBN 等均暂缺。中文读者较多接触到的是世图《死侍4：杀手猴》中收录的起源故事。

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About the author

Daniel Way Author

Daniel Way is a comic book creator whose publicly available information remains limited, with details such as nationality and dates of birth and death not yet confirmed. Four of his works are included in the collection: Punisher vs. Dark Wolverine #4, Incredible Hulk #91: Peaceful Time Part 4, Incredible Hulk #90: Blue Beatle (Peaceful Time Part 3), and Hit-Monkey #2. These titles show that his work involves superhero material, often centering on classic characters such as the Punisher, the Hulk, and Wolverine, and taking part in multi-issue, cross-title story structures. The common categories cover children's books, comics and cartoons, premium fiction, media tie-ins, and social fiction, suggesting that his work spans different reader age groups and genres, from comic storytelling for younger readers to action- and suspense-oriented stories suited to screen adaptation.