MonkeyBrain Books (MonkeyBrain, Inc.) is an independent American publishing house based in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

, specialising in books comprising both new content and reprinting online, international, or out-of-print content, which show "an academic interest," but which "reach a popular audience as well."Chris Roberson, interviewed at Emerald City
Accessed on 21 January 2008

History

Founded by science-fiction author Chris Roberson with his business partner and spouse Allison Baker, MonkeyBrain Books specializes in "genre fiction and nonfiction genre studies" after two years focusing solely on non-fiction. After dabbling in self-publication and

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, Roberson said he wanted to ensure that his books were distributed widely.

''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''

The first project MonkeyBrain Books published was a collection of companion notes to

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and Kevin O'Neill's 1999 comic book series '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I'' compiled by Texas-native

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.Michael Colbert interviews Chris Roberson for Infinity Plus
Accessed 21 January 2008 ''Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' sold well, and continues to be one of MonkeyBrains best-selling titles several years after its first publication. It was nominated for an

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and favorably reviewed in both ''Locus'' and ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', among other publications. The companion to '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II'' followed in 2004, and in 2006,

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published the UK versions of both titles. In 2008, the guide to '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier'' was released.

Other titles

Continuing its self-imposed remit to publish works of non-fiction genre studies, MonkeyBrain's debut titles (in December, 2003) also included a collection of short essays by Matthew Rossi, comprising a wide-ranging guide to numerous weird, odd, imaginary, and mythical places and things: ''Things That Never Were: Fantasies, Lunacies & Entertaining Lies'', and a collection of articles/essays by Rick Klaw (many of which had appeared on his "Geeks with Books" column at SF Site) ruminating on everything from book-selling & signings, comics & science fiction and censorship: ''Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century''. In 2004, MonkeyBrain's output included a substantially updated (around 25% new material) printing of

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's guide to Epic Fantasy, and ''

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'', author and writer

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(with

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Keith Topping Keith Andrew Topping (born 26 October 1963 in Walker, Tyneside) is an author, journalist and broadcaster. He is most well known for his work relating to the BBC Television series '' Doctor Who'' and for writing numerous official and unofficial ...

)'s attempt to form a coherent narrative from decades of '' Doctor Who'' continuity. In 2005, alongside

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commentator

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's guide to the Wold Newton Universe, th
Locus award
nominated ''Myths for the Modern Age'' (whose contributors include Philip Jose Farmer and Jess Nevins, among others), Chris Roberson edited the first volume in a projected annual series of ''Adventure'' anthologies, comprising "original fiction in the spirit of early twentieth-century pulp fiction magazines" across the genres, featuring contributions from (among others) Lou Anders,

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Mark Finn Mark Finn (born October 1969) is the pseudonym of Mark Farr-Nash, an American science fiction and fantasy writer, essayist, and playwright. In 2007 he was nominated for World Fantasy Special Award: Professional. Biography Finn's earliest publis ...

and

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. In 2005 MonkeyBrain also published Jess Nevins'

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-nominated ''Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana'', the first comprehensive reference encyclopedia to the fantastic literature of the nineteenth century, while 2006 debuted MonkeyBrain's first art book, covering the work of John Picacio, MonkeyBrain's primary cover artist. Cementing MonkeyBrain's leap from non-fiction and reference genre works to include fiction, 2006 also saw publication of a collection of science fiction author

's Richard Jeperson stories (a distillation of British spy-fi television) in ''The Man from the Diogenes Club'', with a follow-up published the following year alongside

's imaginative science fiction novel ''British Summertime''. Robert E. Howard scholar Mark Finn's 2006 biography, '' Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'', met with considerable critical praise, and not only won the 2007 Cimmerian Award, ''The Atlantean'', but was also nominated for Locus and

s. In 2012, MonkeyBrain launched a new publishing arm for creator-owned comics that would focus solely on

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through

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Published works

* ''Things That Never Were: Fantasies, Lunacies & Entertaining Lies'' by Matthew Rossi (introduction by

) (25 Dec 2003) * ''Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' by Jess Nevins (Introduction by

) (25 Dec 2003) * ''Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century'' by Rick Klaw (introduction by Michael Moorcock) (25 Dec 2003) * '' Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy'' by Michael Moorcock (Introduction by

China Miéville China Tom Miéville ( ; born 6 September 1972) is a British speculative fiction writer and Literary criticism, literary critic. He often describes his work as ''weird fiction'' and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called ...

; Afterword by

Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The t ...

) (25 Oct 2004) * ''Why Should I Cut Your Throat?'' by

(25 Oct 2004) * '' The DisContinuity Guide: The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion'' by Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping (Foreword by

Terrance Dicks Terrance William Dicks (14 April 1935 – 29 August 2019) was an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. In television, he had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', working as a ...

) (25 Oct 2004) * ''A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to the Second League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' by Jess Nevins (Introduction by Alan Moore) (25 Oct 2004) * ''Projections: Science Fiction in Literature and Film'' by Lou Anders (25 Dec 2004) * ''Myths for the Modern Age: Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe'' by

(25 Nov 2005) * ''Adventure'' by Chris Roberson (ed.) (25 Nov 2005) * ''The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana'' by Jess Nevins (Introduction by Michael Moorcock) (25 Dec 2005) - MonkeyBrain's first hardback * ''Cross Plains Universe - Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard'' by Scott A. Cupp & Joe R. Lansdale (ed.s) (2006) * ''Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio'' by John Picacio (Introduction by Michael Moorcock) (25 May 2006) * ''The Man from the Diogenes Club'' by Kim Newman (25 Jun 2006) * '' Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre'' by Peter Coogan (Introduction by

Denny O'Neil Dennis Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retir ...

) (25 Jul 2006) * ''The Hollow Earth'' by Rudy Rucker (25 Dec 2006) * ''The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club'' by Kim Newman (25 Nov 2007) * '' Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' by

(Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale) (25 Dec 2006) * ''British Summertime'' by Paul Cornell (Paperback - 25 Jul 2007) - ''UK Hardback published by Gollancz, 2002'' * ''Cenotaxis'' by Sean Williams (25 Dec 2007) * ''Impossible Territories: An Unofficial Companion to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' by Jess Nevins * ''

Escape From Hell! ''Escape from Hell!'' is a speculative fiction novella by Scottish writer Hal Duncan, strongly inspired by the movies '' Jacob's Ladder'' and '' Escape from New York'' but also by the works of William Blake and John Milton. It was first publis ...

'' by Hal Duncan (Nov 2008) * '' Two Hawks from Earth'' by

Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Obituary. Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, especially the '' World of Tier ...

(May 2009) * ''Death of a Starship'' by Jay Lake (Dec 2009) * ''Mysteries of the Diogenes Club'' by Kim Newman (2010)

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*'' Edison Rex'' #1–18 (written by Chris Roberson, drawn by

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, 2012–2016) *'' Aesop's Ark'' #1–3 (written by

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, drawn by

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, 2012–2015) *''

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): **''Amelia Cole and the Unknown World'' #1–6 (2012–2013) **''Amelia Cole and the Hidden War'' #1–6 (2013) **''Amelia Cole and the Enemy Unleashed'' #1–6 (2014) **''Amelia Cole and the Impossible Fate'' #1–6 (2014–2015) **''Amelia Cole Versus the End of Everything'' #1–6 (2015–2016) *'' Bandette'' #1–ongoing (written by Paul Tobin, drawn by

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(#10), 2012–2013) *'' Thoughts on a Winter Morning'' (written by

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, drawn by

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, one-shot, 2012) *'' The Stars Below'' (written by Zack Smith, drawn by

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, one-shot, 2012) *'' Spirit of the Law'' #1–2 (written by Brandon Seifert, drawn by

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, 2012–2014) *'' Unfair'' (written by Vance Sumner, drawn by

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, drawn by Ibrahim Moustafa, 2013–2015) *'' Phabula'' #1 (written and drawn by

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): **''Mask of the Red Panda'' #1–3 (2013) **''The Red Panda'' #1–10 (2014–2016) *''

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'' #0–1 (co-written by Brandon Jerwa and Eric Trautmann, drawn by Giovanni Timpano, 2013) *''

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, 2013–2015) *''

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, 2013–2014) *'' Knuckleheads'' #1–8 (written by

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, drawn by Dalton Rose, 2013–2014) *''

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, 2013) *'' Heartbreakers'' #1–8 (written by Anina Bennett, drawn by Paul Guinan, 2013–2015) ** Stories originally published in ''

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, drawn by various artists, 2013–2015) *'' The Double Life of Miranda Turner'' #1–9 (written by Jamie S. Rich, drawn by George Kambadais, 2013–2016) *'' Prime-8s'' #1–2 (co-written by Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley, drawn by

Kyle Latino Kyle or Kyles may refer to: Places Canada * Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Ireland * Kyle, County Laois * Kyle, County Wexford Scotland * Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrsh ...

, 2013–2014) *'' D4VE'' #1–5 (written by Ryan Ferrier, drawn by Valentin Ramon, 2013–2014) *''

Panels for Primates Panel may refer to: Arts and media Visual arts *Panel (comics), a single image in a comic book, comic strip or cartoon; also, a comic strip containing one such image *Panel painting, in art, either one element of a multi-element piece of art, ...

'' (anthology edited by Troy Wilson): **''Panels for Primates'' (one-shot, 2013) **''Panels for Primates Junior'' (one-shot, 2013) *'' Art Monster'' #1–3 (written by

Jeremy Holt Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), a given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ''Jeremy'', a 19 ...

, drawn by Francesca Ciregia, 2013–2014) *'' Copernicus Jones: Robot Detective'' #1–7 (written by Matt D. Wilson, drawn by Kevin Warren, 2014–2015) *'' The Remains'' #1–4 (written by

Cullen Bunn Cullen Bunn is an American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer, best known for his work on comic books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' X-Men: Blue'', ''Magneto'' and various ''Deadpool'' miniseries for Marvel Comics, and his creator-own ...

, drawn by A. C. Zamudio, 2014) *'' GoGetters'' #1 (written by Shawn Aldridge, drawn by Christopher Peterson, 2014) *''

Headspace Headspace may refer to: *Headspace (company), an online healthcare company specializing in meditation *Headspace (organisation), an Australian non-profit organization for youth mental health *Headspace or ullage, the unfilled space in a container ...

'' #1–8 (written by Ryan K. Lindsay, drawn by Eric Zawadzki, 2014–2015) *'' The Fallen'' #1–4 (of 8 planned) (written by Alex De-Gruchy, drawn by

, 2014) *''

Skinned Skinning is the act of skin removal. The process is done by humans to animals, mainly as a means to prepare the meat beneath for cooking and consumption, or to harvest the skin for making fur clothing or tanning it to make leather. The ...

'' #1–6 (co-written by Jeremy Holt and

Tim Daniel Tim Daniel (born September 14, 1969) is a former American football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round of the 1992 NFL draft. He played co ...

, drawn by Joshua Gowdy, 2014–2016) * Travel sketchbooks by

Natalie Nourigat Natalie may refer to: People * Natalie (given name) * Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter * Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis Music Albums * ''Nat ...

: **''Amsterdam Sketchbook'' (one-shot, 2014) **''Tally Marks'' #1–7 (2014–2015) *'' Henchmen, Inc.'' #1–2 (written by Tim Simmons, drawn by Jim McMunn, 2014–2015) *'' Street Angel'' #1–5 (co-written by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca, drawn by Jim Rugg, 2014) ** Stories originally published in ''Street Angel'' #1–5 ( SLG Publishing, 2004–2005) *''

Behemoth Behemoth (; he, בְּהֵמוֹת, ''bəhēmōṯ'') is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster, Leviathan, and ...

'' #1–4 (written by Chris Kipiniak, drawn by

J. K. Woodward James Kenneth Woodward, known professionally as J.K. Woodward, is a comic book artist known for illustrating the monthly series '' Fallen Angel'', published by IDW Publishing. Woodward has employed painting, digital assistance, as well as the mor ...

, 2015) *'' Kings and Canvas'' #0–5 (written by Neil Kleid, drawn by Jake Allen, 2015–2016)

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