Posted by Mr. Killmonkey at 198.109.1.31 on October 13, 2000 at 14:16:51:
It seems to be a pretty obvious reference to the popular term "Spanking the Monkey."
So, perhaps Kevin chose to call the column "developing the monkey" because:
a. In both film and the comic book industry, developing a prject can take FOREVER. Kevin's column is presumedly going to be about developing his films/comics and his opinions on developments in both industries.
b. it's a reference to a very well-regarded independent movie, which is how he got his start.
c. it's a quick, goofy whackin' off joke
I think it's ridiculous to assume that every time Kevin uses the word "monkey" that he's referring to Suzanne in Mallrats. The monkey had like 30 seconds of screentime, no one outside of this board would get the reference, and he already wrapped up the Suzanne story for all us geeks in his comic book. Believe me, the non-comic buying pubic has abolsutely no memory of the monkey in Mallrats.
Sheesh! The fucking Zapruder film didn't get this much scrutiny. Go take a walk, guys, and pretend you're human.