The Holos #1

Written by James Vincent
Drawn by Willem Hampson

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Private Detective Joseph Flood spends more of his time in cocktail bars than he spends working on cases. Flood leaves most of his day-to-day work to his holographic digital avatar, Joe. Everyone in this future version of China has a “Holo” to help maximise their work productivity - in fact, it’s illegal not to have one. However, this doesn’t stop a growing underground movement of people from wanting to disconnect from these ultra-efficient and idealised digital versions of themselves.

James is a Barcelona-based writer originally from London. His fiction and non-fiction have been featured in online publications, Shelf Heroes, In Shades Magazine, and White Rabbit Books-affiliated The Social Gathering. He is also an award-winning screenwriter. ‘Influencers Anonymous’ - a multi-award- winning short film he wrote and produced in 2019, has been an official selection at over a dozen international film festivals, with the screenplay winning several in-competition awards.

Willem Hampson is an artist based in London. His illustration work has been commissioned by the likes of Wizards of the Coast, The Guardian, The Royal West of England Academy and various other cultural and historical publications. His comics debut was a short biopic piece on the English poet, Thomas Chatterton, made in collaboration with writer, ILYA, and published by Bristol Ideas for their 2020 ‘A Poetic City’ festival. Willem has since had a number of comics projects in development. ‘The Holos’ is his first collaboration with James Vincent.