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Jim Munroe
Jim Munroe | |
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| Occupation | science fiction writer, graphic novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable works | Everyone in Silico, Therefore Repent!, Angry Young Spaceman |
Jim Munroe is a Canadian science fiction author, independent game developer, filmmaker, and cultural organizer. Munroe was managing editor at the magazine Adbusters in the 1990s, before publishing his debut novel Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask in 1999.[1] The novel was put out by HarperCollins, a major publishing company owned by Rupert Murdoch, and though the book was successful, Munroe so disliked the experience that he launched No Media Kings as a venue for publishing and promoting his own works independently, and a guide to self-publishing for other prospective writers. The book was shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2000.[2]
In 2000, Munroe released Angry Young Spaceman through No Media Kings.[3] He followed up with Everyone in Silico in 2002, which was promoted partly by Munroe's attempt to invoice corporations mentioned in the novel for product placement.[4] An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil, a novel written in the form of blog entries, followed in 2004.[5]
Munroe wrote the graphic novels Therefore Repent!, published in 2007, and Sword of My Mouth, published in 2010, both set in post-Rapture Chicago and Detroit.[6] In 2022, he released We Are Raccoons, a science fiction novel about independent video game designers who accidentally create a superintelligence.[7]
- ^ "Stories of water and wandering: Jim Munroe's fly-guy story revisits the superhero; Sally Ito travels in a world of few wonders". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 1999.
- ^ "Calgarian in hunt for first-time novelist award". Calgary Herald, September 8, 2000.
- ^ "Novel: Angry Young Spaceman". The Daily Gleaner, August 12, 2000.
- ^ "Author bills for product-placement: As corporate presence increases, arts becomes more of a player in product marketing". Vancouver Sun, March 26, 2002.
- ^ "Punk anarchist's Evil makes you laugh and think". Sudbury Star, September 4, 2004.
- ^ "After the rapture; Mutants and angels battle in Jim Munroe's post-apocalyptic world". Here, August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Raccoons Released". Jim Munroe. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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