Jem and The Holograms, Issue 11 (IDW)

Dark Jem, Part One

General Information

Issue #

11

Published

January 27th, 2016

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Jem and The Holograms #11, subtitled Dark Jem, Part One, is the eleventh issue of the Jem and The Holograms main comic series, and is the first part of the six part story-arc Dark Jem.

It was originally published physically and digitally by IDW Publishing on January 27th, 2016, and was later included in the Jem and The Holograms Vol 3: Dark Jem trade paperback published on August 30th, 2016, followed by being digitally available on the same day.

Official Synopsis

"Something is wrong with Synergy! As Jem and The Holograms' first tour begins, something - or someone - called Silica is after them... but who, or what, is she? Meanwhile, The Misfits need to replace their lead singer fast - and maybe even... permanently?!?"

—IDW Publishing

Plot Summary

The Holograms are watching The Starlights practice at the Starlight Community Center. The girls mess up, and start arguing with each other. Jerrica tells them that arguing will get them nowhere, and that they have to work together.

Back at their home, Kimber, Aja, and Shana have a pool party. Aja has invited Tony as a date for Shana, and Craig for herself. Kimber is upset because Stormer couldn't come, and Craig realizes that Kimber is who Stormer is dating as Aja realizes that Craig is Stormer's brother.

At Pizzazz's house, Roxy, and Jetta are playing with Pizzazz's cat, Madmartigan, when Pizzazz joins them in her pajamas. Stormer brings her hot tea with honey - Pizzazz has still lost her voice. They tell Pizzazz that they have to go, and leave Pizzazz alone at home with Madmartigan.

Stormer, Roxy and Jetta have been summoned to a meeting with Elise Harcourt. She has decided that The Misfits need to audition a new singer, because Pizzazz's voice won't be healed in time for their tour. None of the auditions fit with the band. Clash asks for an audition in exchange for keeping the auditions a secret from Pizzazz, but her audition is a failure - she's a terrible singer. The last person to audition is Blaze. Clash looks shocked and betrayed.

Synergy asks Jerrica to listen to something. When she agrees to, Synergy plays a very loud, strange, horrific noise, which makes Jerrica hold her head and ears in her hands. Jerrica's face changes from a look of horror to a look of acceptance. She says it's "affecting, moving, making me feel something". She asks Synergy to play it again. Her star earrings have turned black. When she returns to the pool party, it's with a suddenly very new and very different look - black dyed hair, an undercut, black makeup, red eyes and a revealing, out of character, black, shark shaped swimsuit. Everyone is shocked, and Kimber, Shana and Aja follow her back into the house to make sure everything is okay. Jerrica activates her star earrings - which are now black - and Synergy plays the girls the same, horrific sound that effected Jerrica. The issue ends with them recoiling in horror.

Characters

The Holograms	Jerrica Benton, Kimber Benton, Aja Leith, Shana Elmsford, Synergy
The Misfits	Pizzazz, Roxy, Stormer, Jetta
Side Characters	The Starlight Girls, Elise Harcourt, Madmartigan, Craig Phillips, Anthony Julian, Eric Raymond, Clash, Blaze

Song List

Performers	Song
The Starlights	Made of Starlight

Notable Locations

Official Preview

Cover Variants

Covers A - E were available in a box set with B - E being exclusive.

Easter Eggs

		Ashley's yellow and black hoodie is a redesign of her main original cartoon outfit.
		Pizzazz has a "Male Tears" mug.
		Craig has a tattoo of the real world band Bella Morte on his chest.
		In the music video for Open a Book, featured in the episode Roxy Rumbles of the original cartoon, three boxes of cereal named Healthy Cereal, Candy Coated Zips, and Sugar Coated Biffos appear, and have featured in the comic. Healthy Cereal is on the kitchen counter in The Benton House.
		Roxy is seen eating Candy Coated Zips, also from the episode Roxy Rumbles.

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Holograms	Jem, Kimber, Aja, Shana, Raya, Synergy, Holograms Songs
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Other Characters	Clash, Elise Harcourt, Eric Raymond, Madmartigan, Rio, Silica, Techrat, Minor Characters