{"product_id":"ejunky-hardcover","title":"Ejunky - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Tana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKyle Faenhnrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDarick Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeJUNKY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sci-Fi Noir Graphic Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 2055, technology has transformed the human experience. Through \u003cstrong\u003eNerve Reading Devices (N.R.D.s)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEmotional Regulation technology (EMO-REGs)\u003c\/strong\u003e, pain and suffering have been rendered virtually illegal and are controlled commodities. The only way to feel real emotion is through \u003cstrong\u003eTORCH\u003c\/strong\u003e, an illegal memory drug containing the buried experiences of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eHector Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, a disgraced investigator and TORCH addict (\u003cstrong\u003eeJUNKY\u003c\/strong\u003e), nearly overdoses, his former partner pulls him into a desperate mission: stop \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardians of Pain\u003c\/strong\u003e, a cult distributing painful, black-market memories to incite a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pursuit ends with Hector making a desperate choice, leaving him broken and held captive by the \u003cstrong\u003eWorld Corporation Organization (W.C.O.)\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Astra is left utterly changed by the world she has seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTOR'S EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eFirst Hardcover Collector's Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e features \u003cstrong\u003enever-before-released original cover art\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kyle Faehnrich, a gallery of \u003cstrong\u003eall alternative cover designs\u003c\/strong\u003e (with respective artist biographies previously published by Scout Comics), and the complete seven-issue series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GUARDIANS OF PAIN: The Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sci-Fi Noir Saga of Memory, Revolution, and Dystopian Control\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to a future where the global corporate machine, the \u003cstrong\u003eW.C.O., mandates EMO-REGs\u003c\/strong\u003e to keep humanity numb and compliant. True emotion is a controlled, black-market commodity, and painful memories are the only truth left. This series follows the explosive revolution started by those who dare to awaken humanity to the truth of its exploitation. It is a world where memory is the ultimate weapon, and the line between detective and dissident is razor-thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 1: \u003cem\u003eeJUNKY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Hector Holmes is a disgraced investigator addicted to the black-market memory drug \u003cstrong\u003eTORCH\u003c\/strong\u003e. He is pulled into the conspiracy surrounding the cult leader, X, who promises users the ability to relive centuries of history. Hector teams up with Astra, a celebrity protected by EMO-REGs since birth. Working with Hector to hunt the cult, Astra discovers the addictive power of unrestricted emotion, while Hector discovers that the true cost of memory is far greater than he ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 2: A Dream Celebrity's Revolt\u003c\/strong\u003e The dust settles on the cult's collapse, leaving a vacuum of power. \u003cstrong\u003eAstra\u003c\/strong\u003e, no longer innocent, uses her \u003cstrong\u003ecelebrity status to seize control\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardians of Pain\u003c\/strong\u003e. She embraces \u003cstrong\u003eTORCH\u003c\/strong\u003e and vows to tear down the W.C.O., steering the Guardians in a \u003cstrong\u003eMachiavellian but pure direction\u003c\/strong\u003e that the madman X only dreamed of. 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