Hollow Girl – Volume 19: Face-Blind written and illustrated by the ever busy Luke Cooper, is out now from Markosia.
Hollow Girl is a long-running supernatural-vigilante series by Luke, who’s also author of the graphic novel AloneNotLonely, also published by Markosia, and creator of many other comic projects.
“I want to tell you about a time I was responsible for a massacre…”
Prosopagnosia is a neurological condition in which the afflicted can’t recognise faces. Mix in some paranoid schizophrenia and you get Ronald Ryan, a man who now only sees everyone with horribly gouged faces that resemble an old Hollow Girl mask.
When Ryan goes on a violent rampage, Hannah – Hollow Girl’s copycat and sidekick – knows she’s going to have to put on the mask one last time to correct her deadliest mistake.
Meanwhile, the original Hollow Girl – Katherine Harlow – is back, or at least her soulless body is. At last, the dead have their perfect vessel – their perfect Hollow Girl. And this one isn’t going to need a mask.
Luke Cooper is the creator of Hollow Girl and AloneNotLonely, both published by Markosia, as well as Figments and A Glimpse of Hell: The Dark Gospel.
Luke’s work – generally, urban horror that balances the psychological with the supernatural – has been described as comic book noir and is characterised by its dark, minimalist compositions and stark realism.
He was also artist on Jim Alexander’s Wolf Country and the award-winning GoodCopBaCop, his interpretation of the character helping inspire the novel. He also drew Burlap: Death Waits for No One, written by Jesse Baer and published through Covenant Comics, as well as numerous covers and pin-ups for various comic titles.
He’s been busy recently on various fronts, including wrapping work on the current run of Hollow Girl, but says there’s more to come; but not before a second AloneNotLonely mini-series, The Oneironaut, which will be a crossover with one of his older comics – the psychological sci-fi one-shot, Figments.
“It’s all about using lucid dreams to combat trauma,” he teased back in June. “If you love a good blend of horror and action with a psychological twist, you’re going to love it!”
Luke has also been working on a potential new series of graphic novels about a character called April Gray.
“I don’t want to say too much for the moment – I’m still working on scripts and designs – but it’s going to be a weird mixture of The Bourne Identity, Agent Cody Banks and Becky. If you like what I do, then this’ll be right up your f*cked-up street.”
• Hollow Girl – Volume 19: Face-Blind is out now and available to order from the links on the Markosia website | Buy it direct from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
• You can get the original AloneNotLonely two-parter here from Markosia Enterprises via their website
• Follow Luke Cooper on Facebook
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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