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Welcome to The Villain's Club! Here, chaos is mandatory, caffeine is non-negotiable, and every meeting starts with a complaint about heroes who get in their way. Inside this delightfully devious anthology, villains finally get their own POV. That means no oversight, no interruptions, just pure, unfiltered rebellion. On the surface, these villains may seem like ordinary scoundrels, delinquents, bandits, and baddies. Scratch the surface (preferably with a dagger-shaped, impeccably manicured pinky nail), and you'll find all the complexities, contradictions, impossible choices, and longing for connection that make even villains human. You'll get to know misunderstood monsters, overworked overlords, demons with major Inhuman Resources issues, and even a few villains who might actually be heroes (but we didn't have the heart to tell them). There are no tidy lessons or shiny trophies here. Sometimes we're the hero, sometimes the villain. And sometimes, it just feels good to be bad. So grab a chair, pour something bubbly, and settle in. Contributing authors: - Brianna Alers - Dave Beaudrie - M. B. Bruce - Dennis K. Crosby - Jasmine Griffin - Hannah Kate Kelley - Chance Kistler - Jonathan Maberry - E. M. Noller - Janina Scarlet - Meghan Spelbrink - Robin Talamas - R. V. Thomas - Jocelyn Wallen - Morag Wehrle - Alexis Wright - Dewey L. Yeats

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Dr. Janina Scarlet is a psychologist, author of 18 books, and a TEDx speaker. She is also the Founding Director of Divine Feminine Publishing. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help people with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is therecipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, The New York Times, Forbes, and many other outlets. She regularly consults on books and television shows, including HBO's The Young Justice. She was also interviewed for Marvel's MPower series and was portrayed as a comic book character in Gail Simone's Seven Days graphic novel. E. M. Noller is a neurodivergent writer of horror stories and weird fiction, and the acquisitions editor at Divine Feminine Publishing. Her work has been published in several journals and anthologies, including the short story, ""What the Tide Brings,"" forthcoming in 2026 from Twenty Bellows Press. She is currently working on a novel that examines the narcissistic cycle of abuse through the lens of speculative body horror. E. M. Noller lives with her family (including a few feral animals, an absent-minded engineer, and various offspring) in Longmont, Colorado. To learn more about her, visit emnoller.com.

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