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Holo Writing at SC ComiCon 2016!

April 30, 2016 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Another SC ComiCon has come and gone, and – as always – we had a great time! We premiered two new t-shirts (coming soon to the Etsy shop!) and the final cover of The Wizard’s Way (coming soon to this blog!). We also met several new fans, saw several familiar faces, and to answer several recurring questions:

Time Reavers and Dragons of Jupiter sequels are indeed in the works! In fact, Jacob recently finished the outline for Mind Reavers (that is, Time Reavers 2)- but the novel itself is currently in the queue behind:
Splitting Humanity Machine into 2 books (Remember that one?)
Finishing the final draft of The Wizard’s Way
Writing a story for an upcoming Safehold anthology
And a Super Cool Super Secret Project

So, it will be some time before Mind Reavers happens, but expect lots of cool stuff in the meantime.
Of course, we also snapped some awesome cosplay pics!

deathnote — An excellent *Death Note* cosplay group! (THAT RYUK.)

arielursula — A fabulous Ariel and Ursula!

We don’t have nearly as many this year, though, because HP is master-in-chief of cosplay fangirling, and she actually couldn’t see for most of the con. Turns out what we thought to be a persistently weird contact lens was actually a detached retina (#conlife #partyhard).
Then, because she likes to multitask, she suffered a spontaneous partial lung collapse 5 days into recovery, spent 10 days in the hospital, and is now at home recovering from that with a bunch of ice cream, Netflix, and a load of editing to do.
As you can see, it’s already been a busy con season, and we haven’t even made our second appearance!
We’ll be at Free Comic Book Day at The Tangled Web on Saturday, May 7th @ 8am, so if you missed us at SC ComiCon, be sure to stop by!

Holo Writing at SC Comicon 2015!

April 4, 2015 by holojacob 1 Comment

Holo Writing photographed by Indulge Images — Jacob and H.P. Holo at SC Comicon 2015, photograph courtesy of Indulge Images

SC Comicon 2015 has come and gone, and we at Holo Writing had an awesome time! We met a lot of cool people, saw plenty of superb costumes, and sold lots of books. The turnout was definitely bigger than last year with more people and a convention space about twice the size of the original, which given how huge the first one was is saying a lot.
Oh, and not to sound too excited, but SOMEONE CAME IN A TIME REAVERS COSPLAY! Seriously, people! This happened!

Time Reavers Tau Guard Acrobat Cosplay 1 — A Tau Guard, acrobat class, readies his crossbow. Reavers beware!

Time Reavers Tau Guard Acrobat Cosplay 3 — You can’t really tell, but I am actually so excited I’m a little dizzy.

Time Reavers Tau Guard Acrobat Cosplay 2 — And just so there’s no confusion, this IS a Tau Guard cosplay!

The fine gentlemen pictured above is also a HUGE fan of The Dragons of Jupiter and has mentioned possibly embarking on the (very ambitious) project of making a suit of Crusader Armor as worn by Kaneda Kusanagi in the book. While we talked, I inquired how many times he’s read The Dragons of Jupiter. He asked if I meant cover-to-cover or just picking it up to read a chapter or two for fun. I specified cover-to-cover.
His answer? TWELVE TIMES!

Yep, that made my day.
H.P. and I also enjoyed having a table next to Fields of Geek. Whitney Jackson and her husband were delightful table neighbors with a wide selection of geek-related pins, and actually Whitney took it upon herself to craft a specialty pin just for us! H.P. wore her new Time Reavers pin proudly the rest of the convention.

Unfortunately, H.P. and I didn’t take as many cosplay pictures as last year because, well, we were really busy selling books! (Definitely a good thing!) Fortunately, Indulge Images was on hand to take plenty of photographs of the convention. You can see the Indulge Images SC Comicon 2015 Facebook post here.
And now, one final picture from Indulge Images of me explaining the Seraphim Revival trilogy. Apparently, this is my “there’s-no-such-thing-as-too-much-giant-robot-action” face.
Enjoy.

Jacob Holo talks about giant robots — Too much is just enough.

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Holo Writing at SC Comicon 2014!

May 21, 2014 by holojacob Leave a Comment

SCComicCon Ready for Day One — Ready for another convention!

This past weekend, H.P. and I participated in the first ever South Carolina Comic Con, organized by the very hardworking Rob Young of Borderland Comics and Games. The event lasted two days and, according to one of the staff members, drew in over six thousand people! I can believe it too. The convention center was packed. The pictures we took do not do the crowd justice because, simply put, we were so busy when the crowds really hit!
H.P. and I had a blast interacting with people at the convention. We met I.R. Harris, author of the dark epic fantasy Bound Trilogy as well as plenty of talented artists. Tons of cool people, many in costume, stopped by our table.

SCComicCon Laughing Man Cosplay — Oh no! My eyes have been hacked!

SCComicCon War Machine Cosplay — Jacob Holo strikes a pose with War Machine.

SCComicCon Impromptu Cosplay Battle — Impromptu Cosplay Battle!

SCComicCon Another Happy Customer — An excited new reader purchases Time Reavers.

SCComiCon Signing Another Book — I signed A LOT of books!

Many of those who stopped by left with our books in hand. We almost blew through our entire stock. Bear in mind, we ordered extras after the success of Tangled Web’s Free Comic Day. Even with that, we still almost ran out. It was a great weekend for us!

SCComicCon Survivors — Our last three Dragons of Jupiter copies!

To everyone who purchased our books, THANK YOU! Welcome to Holo Writing!