In addition to the song of this title (once noded by knifegirl), James Kochalka has also written and published a graphic novel called "Monkey vs. Robot." (When I saw that title at the library, I couldn't resist picking up something that used so many E2 semi-mascots.) It is done in a very simple-looking art style in dark green and white and has very few words (the monkeys, of course, don't speak English, and the robots just don't say much). But the story of the robot factory at the edge of the jungle, the monkeys who live in the jungle, and how each group comes to feel threatened by the other, and the result of their war, is very moving. In a February 2003 interview, Kochalka says that he is drawing a sequel, Monkey vs. Robot and the Crystal of Power.
There are two short films of this title, both using Kochalka's song as a soundtrack. Swerve Pictures has a listing for an animated film called Monkey vs. Robot, by Geoff Marslett, and Sci-Fi.com lists a live-action film made by Nate Pommer.
The track listing for Kochalka's 1997 "Monkey vs. Robot" album is, according to Amazon.com:
- Bad Astronaut
- Soundecheck Of Love
- Monkey Vs. Robot
- Little Robot Lost In Space
- Hockey Monkey
- Show Respect To Michael Jackson
- False Start
- President Kockalka
- Fifteen Teenage Girls
- I Am Rock
- Ocean Of Girls
- Beautiful Christmas Lights
- Peanut Butter & Jellyfish
- Pizza Rocket
- Keg Party
- Put Down The Gun
- Bathroom Buddies
- Hot Rod Monkey
- Pony The Penis
- Punch The Clock
- Ballbuster
- Monkey Drum Solo
- Hey, Ronald Reagan
- Robot Drum Solo
- The Pulse
- Twinkle Twinkle Ringo Starr
- The Pants Are Up Now!
- Thank You, Etc.
- Yo...Check, Check, Check.
- The Kid Who Collects Set Lists?
- Bonus Tracks 1
Sources:
Kochalka, James. Monkey vs. Robot. Marietta, Georgia: Top Shelf Productions, 2000.
http://www.comicreaders.com/smallpressfeatures_monkeyvsrobot2.shtml
http://www.swervepictures.com/monkey.htm
http://www.scifi.com/exposure/frameup/monkey.html