Grease Monkey

Grease Monkey

"Grease Monkey" is a comic book created by Tim Eldred. There were two issues published in color by Kitchen Sink Press in 1996, then Image Comics reprinted the first four stories in black and white in 1998. Currently Tor Books has it released in book form: the first six stories along with previously unpublished material for a total of twenty four stories plus three vignettes.

Book 2, "A Tale of Two Species", is currently in the works. [Eldred began uploading pages of the in-progress second volume to the [http://www.greasemonkeybook.com/ "Grease Monkey" website] in October, 2007.]

Background

Fifty years prior to the beginning of the series, an alien armada attacked Earth, killing sixty percent of the human population. Then, a group of alien benefactors showed up to restore Earth. In order to replace the missing sixty percent, they offered to bestow high intelligence to other species. They made this offer to the dolphins first, who declined, then they turned to the gorillas, who accepted. Now Earth is populated both by humans and accelerated gorillas.

etting

The huge battlecruiser called "Fist of Earth".

Main Characters

* Robin Plotnik - A young assistant mechanic serving the Barbarians, an all-female fighter squadron stationed on the "Fist of Earth".

* McGimben Gimbensky aka Mac - A gorilla who happens to be Chief Mechanic for Barbarian Squadron. A self-styled artist who cares nothing at all for regulations. Robin becomes his assistant and close friend.

Other Characters

* Kevin Nedelmat - Fighter maintenance assistant for Hardrider Squadron, and the only friend Robin has from Earth who is stationed on the "Fist of Earth". He is dismissed and sent to Earth due to his involvement in a betting scandal.

* Barbara Brand - Captain of Barbarian Squadron.

* Evelyn Stettler - Admiral of the "Fist of Earth". She is the first gorilla to reach the rank of Admiral. Mac is romantically involved with her.

* Reg Dibson - An old gorilla who happens to be the ship's "Technician of Custodial Sciences" (janitor). He is Mac's best friend and fellow nonconformist. He has an "attack hamster" named Dewey.

* Kara Soki - Librarian, and Robin's primary love interest until she leaves for Earth with Jeff Simons.

* Major Benjamin Henniker - Systems analyst and quintessential bureaucrat. He is also Mac's archnemesis.

* Lyle Brand - Barbara's brother, and leader of a rival squadron. The two compete with each other. In Book 2, he will lead a bomber squadron.

* Jeff Simons - Chef in the Astro Bistro who had been Mac's assistant before Robin. After the betting scandal, he decides to leave the "Fist of Earth" and Kara joins him.

* Dr. Savin - ship dentist who is obsessed with "devious practices" of oral hygiene.

* Kim Barnett - Newest and youngest member of Barbarian Squadron. She makes her debut in Book 2.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.greasemonkeybook.com/ Official site]


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