not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources monkeybrain books news newspapers books scholar jstor free images february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message monkeybrain books industry publishing genre science fiction fantasy founder chris roberson allison baker headquarters austin texas united states products books website official website monkeybrain books monkeybrain inc. is an independent american publishing house based in austin texas 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 . 1 contents 1 a brief history of monkeybrain 2 the league of extraordinary gentlemen 3 other titles 4 published works 5 references 6 external links a brief history of monkeybrain edit 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 . 2 after dabbling in self publication and print on demand roberson said he wanted to ensure that his books were distributed widely . 3 the league of extraordinary gentlemen edit the first project monkeybrain books published was a collection of companion notes to alan moore and kevin o neill s 1999 comic book series the league of extraordinary gentlemen volume i compiled by texas native jess nevins . 4 heroes & monsters the unofficial companion to the league of extraordinary gentlemen sold well citation needed and continues to be one of monkeybrains best selling titles several years after its first publication . citation needed it was nominated for an international horror guild award and favorably reviewed in both locus and the magazine of fantasy and science fiction among other publications . 5 the companion to the league of extraordinary gentlemen volume ii followed in 2004 and in 2006 titan books published the uk versions of both titles . in 2008 the guide to the league of extraordinary gentlemen black dossier was released . other titles edit 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 1 printing of michael moorcock s guide to epic fantasy and the discontinuity guide author and writer paul cornell with martin day & keith topping s attempt to form a coherent narrative from decades of doctor who continuity . in 2005 alongside philip jose farmer commentator win scott eckert s guide to the wold newton universe the 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 paul di filippo mark finn michael moorcock and kim newman . in 2005 monkeybrain also published jess nevins world fantasy award 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 kim newman 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 paul cornell 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 world fantasy awards . 6 7 8 published works edit things that never were fantasies lunacies & entertaining lies by matthew rossi introduction by paul di filippo dec 25 2003 heroes & monsters the unofficial companion to the league of extraordinary gentlemen by jess nevins introduction by alan moore dec 25 2003 geek confidential echoes from the 21st century by rick klaw introduction by michael moorcock dec 25 2003 wizardry and wild romance a study of epic fantasy by michael moorcock introduction by china mi ville ; afterword by jeff vandermeer oct 25 2004 why should i cut your throat by jeff vandermeer oct 25 2004 the discontinuity guide the unofficial doctor who companion by paul cornell martin day & keith topping foreword by terrance dicks oct 25 2004 a blazing world the unofficial companion to the second league of extraordinary gentlemen by jess nevins introduction by alan moore oct 25 2004 projections science fiction in literature and film by lou anders dec 25 2004 myths for the modern age philip jose farmer s wold newton universe by win scott eckert nov 25 2005 adventure by chris roberson ed . nov 25 2005 the encyclopedia of fantastic victoriana by jess nevins introduction by michael moorcock dec 25 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 may 25 2006 the man from the diogenes club by kim newman jun 25 2006 superhero the secret origin of a genre by peter coogan introduction by denny o neil jul 25 2006 the hollow earth by rudy rucker dec 25 2006 the secret files of the diogenes club by kim newman nov 25 2007 blood & thunder the life & art of robert e. howard by mark finn introduction by joe r. lansdale dec 25 2006 british summertime by paul cornell paperback jul 25 2007 uk hardback published by gollancz 2002 cenotaxis by sean williams dec 25 2007 impossible territories an unofficial companion to the league of extraordinary gentlemen by jess nevins escape from hell by hal duncan nov 2008 two hawks from earth by philip jos farmer may 2009 death of a starship by jay lake dec 2009 mysteries of the diogenes club by kim newman 2010 references edit a b chris roberson interviewed at emerald city . accessed on the 21st january 2008 chris roberson s homepage . accessed 21st january 2008 monkeybrain distribution information . accessed 21st january 2008 michael colbert interviews chris roberson for infinity plus . accessed 21st january 2008 jess nevins annotations homepage . accessed on the 21st january 2008 the robert e. howard united press association . accessed 21st january 2008 2007 locus award listings . accessed 30th october 2014 world fantasy convention award winners & nominees . accessed 30th october 2014 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title monkeybrain books & oldid 664925056 categories book publishing companies based in texascompanies based in austin texashidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from february 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