Amnesia Agents

Original Graphic novel written by Jason Cobley; art and design by James Gray.

Have you ever wondered what happens to forgotten memories? When you forget where you put your keys or the name of a person, where do those memories go? Do you ever get that feeling where you know you have forgotten something important, but can't remember what it is? There is a place where these memories end up. It is a place for the lost, the forgotten and for stolen memories. It is a place called Echo. Amnesia Agents are tasked with tracking down missing memories. They repair anomalies created when breaches between the real world and Echo unleash dangerous nightmares. Amnesia Agents can be anyone, activated when needed but the rest of the time living mundane lives with no memory of their other existence as Agents. Theseus Brown is a new recruit, slightly in awe of Persephone Mills, the more focused senior Agent. Theseus and Persephone investigate these and other cases, unaware how they will impact on their own lives and reveal their own mysterious pasts…

"Jason Cobley dabbles in an oddly intriguing concept for Amnesia Agents. This brief, near-50 page read exploits our feelings of amnesia in a spy-fi scenario... We follow the breathless adventures of Amnesia Agents Theseus Brown and Persephone Mills as they’re dispatched to investigate a fracture between our real world and Echo, the place where all forgotten memories are stored. A cryptic premise is given a raucous execution...

It reads like an episode of The X-Files on speed... As Theseus and Persephone uncover the mystery behind the break in the gaps between the two worlds, both worlds themselves reveal the effects of living in Amnesia Agents with aplomb. There’s a definite, high level charm in how keen Cobley and artist James Gray are in thrusting you into this story of mystery and action.

Oddly enough, Gray’s artwork compliments Cobley’s blitzkrieg story-telling well. A monochrome palette and a lack of caricatured depictions in the characters ensures the art meets the immediacy of the story. Gray’s commanding use of shadow is a perfect match for the more surreal qualities Amnesia Agents displays when dabbling between two worlds. That duo of worlds themselves, and their fracture, are reflected in how the comic’s panels casually but cautiously blend together, often one on top of the other" - Starburst Magazine