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| Parent company | MU Publications |
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| Status | defunct: 2006 |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Edd Vick |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Headquarters location | Seattle, Washington |
| Key people | Chuck Melville |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Furry,Alternative,Erotic |
| Imprints | Aeon Publications |
| Official website | mupress.com |
MU Press (officiallyMiscellanea Unlimited Press) was anindependentcomic book publisher based inSeattle, Washington, which operated from 1990 until c. 2006. MU Press was one of the industry's most prolific "furry" comic publishers, while its mid-1990s imprintAeon Publications specialized inalternative fare. MU Press was founded by writer/editorEdd Vick. Notable creators associated with MU/Aeon includedDonna Barr,Ed Brubaker,Matt Howarth,Milton Knight,David Lasky,Colin Upton,Taral Wayne andNicola Cuti.
MU's early series includedDonna Barr'sDesert Peach and Dwight R. Decker & Teri S. Wood'sRhudiprrt, Prince of Fur. Cathy Hill'sMad Raccoons debuted in 1991, running until 1997. In 1992, MU published the first issue of theerotic furryanthologyWild Kingdom (which later changed its title toWild!). MU published 31 total issues ofWild Kingdom/Wild! 1992–2005.
MU's Aeon Publications imprint operated 1994–1998, publishing a wide variety ofalternative titles. Aeon acquiredMatt Howarth'sThose Annoying Post Bros. fromRip Off Press in 1994,[1] publishing that title until 1998. Other notable Aeon series includedDavid Lasky'sBoom Boom andEd Brubaker'sLowlife.
The monthly all-genre anthologyZU ran 19 issues 1995–1996;Colin Upton's limited seriesBuddha on the Road ran 1996–1998.
In August 1997, publisher Vick announced that both MU Press and Aeon were suspending publishing.[2] It turned out only Aeon wound down; MU continued publishing sporadically for nearly ten more years.
From 2004 to 2006, MU/Aeon published a number ofMatt Howarth graphic novels, comics, and limited series, includingSavage Henry: Powerchords,Savage Henry: Puppet Trap, the 6-issue seriesBugtown,Anubis Horn, andKeif Llama: Xeno-Tech (a title which originated withFantagraphics in 1988–1989).
In September 2005, MU Press announced on afurry fandom message board that it was cancelingWild! due to low sales;[citation needed] they continued publishing trade paperback collections of some of their previous titles and completed the runs of some of Howarth's titles.