Jem and the Holograms: Dark Jem (Issues #11 & 12)

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#11 variant cover by Jen Bartel



Before the scans, a little recap of the events of previous issues.

-In issue #9, the Misfits try to crash a costume party at the Holograms' house, along with Techrat who tries to hack into Synergy. When things don't go as planned, Pizzazz gets angry and leaves without her bandmates but gets into a car accident. Issue #10 shows the fallout of that accident, how the Misfits and Rio deal with it and we learn Pizzazz's larynx is seriously injured, meaning she might never sing again.

-Also In #9, Techrat, after many failed attempts to hack into Synergy, says that he has no idea what that AI is, but there's something wrong with it. And we see Synergy with dark, menacing eyes...

Now on with issue #11.

Since Pizzazz is out of commission and with the big tour starting soon, the Misfits have no choice but to have auditions to find a new lead singer. As expected, all the candidates suck.



(the second to last one reminds me of a human Fluttershy for some reason)

Meanwhile, at the Holograms's house:





Back at the Misfits' studio, Clash tries out for the singer gig.



But there's one more candidate: Clash's friend Blaze.



We return to Hologram House, where ther's a pool party going on:





Issue #12



Blaze turns out to be the best out of the auditioned singers and gets the gig. Blaze is happy at first, but her smile quickly fades and she says she needs a minute alone.













The rest of the issue is pretty much the gothified Holograms being assholes to everyone around them as they leave for their tour with the Misfits. When they finally take the stage:







Okay I'm creeped out now.