Survival Street

Survival Street is a comic book mini-series first published by Dark Horse Comics in 2022. Written by James Asmus and Jim Festante with art by Abylay Kussainov, the series follows a band of puppets who once appeared on the children's TV show "Salutation Street," but have become outlaws in a future where corporations have taken over America. A sequel called Survival Street: The Radical Left was published in 2024.
The series heavily references the Muppets, especially Sesame Street, establishing "Salutation Street" on an idealized city street where the puppet characters relay messages of self worth and fairness. The story begins with a military takeover of the publicly-funded production.
The characters aren't direct parodies of any Muppet characters, but some traits are inspired by them such as Gurgle who is addicted to ice cream (an allusion to Cookie Monster) and Tony the Troll who moves around in a cardboard box (similar to Oscar the Grouch). Other characters are more abstract references such as the same-sex puppet couple Birdie and Irma as a nod to Bert and Ernie and their sometimes alleged sexual orientation.
Multiple covers make direct references: Survival Street #3 features a version of the "Elmo Rise" meme, Survival Street #4 depicts the main characters fighting among the Muppet Show arches, and Survival Street: The Radical Left #4 parodies the cover of The Monster at the End of This Book.
Other minor references include letter sponsors, allusions to "it's not easy bein' green," and a human character who introduces himself as just another person in your neighborhood.
File:Survival Street 03.jpg|Survival Street #3
File:Survival Street 04.jpg|Survival Street #4
File:Survival Street The Radical Left 04.jpg|Survival Street: The Radical Left #4
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