From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain
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| From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain | |
 Front-cover of the North American Version. Seen are Dr. Brain and Omnipotent Man during a therapy session. |
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| Author | Minister Faust |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
| Publication date | January 2007 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 385 |
From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain (2007), Is the title of a science-fiction novel by Minister Faust. The novel is essentially a fictional self-help book for Superheroes written by the character Dr. Eva Brain-Silverman a.k.a. Dr. Brain, the world's leading therapist for the extraordinary abled, titled "Unmasked! When Being A Superhero Can't Save You From Yourself: Self-Help Guide for Today's Hyper Hominids". The novel follows the adventures and therapy sessions of the members the Fantastic Order of Justice, Earth's most powerful, and dysfunctional, superteam.
[edit] Characters
- Dr. Brain a.k.a Dr. Eva Brain-Silverman
Age: Unknown
Powers: None
The world's leading therapist for the world's extraordinarily abled. She lives and works at the Hyper-Potentiality Clinic inside the refurbished Mount Palomax Observatory in Los Ditkos. She has been helping 'Hyper-Hominids' for more than twenty years and has written such super self-help books as: "Seven Habits of Highly Defective Teams", "Why Do Bad Villains 'Happen' to Good Heroes?" and "Evil Geniuses Who Hate Humanity and the Women Who Love Them", among others.
- Omnipotent Man a.k.a Wally W. Watchtower
Age: 71
Powers: Has a body with the density of steel and is Earth's mightiest man.
An extremely dim-witted refugee from the destroyed planet Argon.
- Flying Squirrel a.k.a. Festus Piltdown III
Age: 70
Powers: The ability to fly and a 'squirrel-o-scope' that has the to magnify the distance he can see.
An aging billionaire playboy industrialist and the krypto-fascist scourge of the criminal underworld.
- Iron Lass a.k.a. Hnossi Icegaard
Age: Unknown
Powers: Momentary impenetrability, Flight, and owns two magical swords, Darkalfheimdottir, which shoots fire and Grendelsmuter, which shoots ice.
An accented, immortal Norse Warrior-Goddess and the world's greatest martial strategist. Swears constantly to the Norse gods, much to the chagrin of Omnipotent Man.
- The Brotherfly a.k.a. André "P-Fly" Parker
Age: 26
Powers: Can crawl along ceiling and walls, has the ability to fly.
A wise-cracking, ebonics speaking ladies man. Gained his powers through nuclear radiation.
- Powergrrrl a.k.a Syndi Tycho
Age: 19
Powers: Can create up to 3 clones of herself.
A pop music sensation, fashion diva and sex symbol.
- X-Man a.k.a. Philip Kareem Edgarton
Age: 34
Powers: Can summon materials and objects at will.
Detective supreme and Zulu nationalist militant rabble-rouser from the ghettos of Los Ditkos. Formerly of the League of Angry Blackmen.
