the heroes...
ROBERT HOLBRECK A.K.A. BOB
The one and only RENEGADE PSYCHIC, PROFESSIONAL HAIRSTYLIST. Bob is the sole owner and operator of a small barbershop in the heart of the big city. He’s a small businessman using his mad hairstyling skills to cut out an existence in the dog-eat-dog world of customer service.
Back to that RENEGADE PSYCHIC thing. See, Bob has special psychic powers. He can see people’s auras, ghosts, spirits and what have you. In fact he can even manipulate and interact with them. That’s a little dangerous, though because some of them really don’t like that.
Which is why Bob would prefer to use his hairstyling talents to make the world a little sexier instead of his paranormal powers to make it a lot more safer. But, hey, you can’t deny a “gift.”
HENRY HAROLD HOLBRECK A.K.A. GRAMPS
A legendary psychic adventurer. Henry is Bob’s great-grandfather and mentor. He’s a founding member of the amazing psychic adventure team The Maya Theater Troupe and the Psychic Union. He’s charming, witty and brave – all characteristics he’s trying his hardest to encourage in Bob, whom he hopes will follow in his footsteps by making a name for himself and prospering in the paranormal community of reputable psychics.
COUSIN STEVIE
Bob’s hipster cousin, owner and operator of YE OLDEN BOOK STORE. Even though he’s all about the latest trends, he’s a historical literary research expert. He collects, catalogs, trades, and sells rare literature and artifacts. His resources are invaluable to Bob’s cases and he’s always willing to help out in the field. There’s nothing like the support of family!
ODETTE DUBRAY
A fellow hair wrangler! She truly has a special connection with hair! Especially if it is possessed… She’s a modern wigmaker carrying on the work of her illustrious ancestor, CLOVIS LEGRANDE.
CHIEF TIMOTHY J. BIG BROW
A very respected Oglala Lakota Chief and Senior council member of the renowned Psychic Union. Former member of the psychic adventure team and The Maya Theater Troupe. He’s a just and true wise elder. A psychic warrior in tune with nature.
MRS. PARK A.K.A. GENERAL MACARTHUR
As one of Korea’s most respected shamans, spiritual possession is just one part of Mrs. Park’s extensive dossier – but she probably never expected her current spiritual resident (the actual General Douglas MacArthur) to make himself permanently at home in her body. She’s the moderator of the greater Psychic Union Council and guardian of the local chapter in the city that Bob resides in.
LEGROS DE RUMIGNY (1710-1770)
Seriously, this dude really existed! Look him up! Hairdresser extraordinaire of the 18th-century French court. He primped and preened the coiffures of the likes of Madame de Pompadour. He is the author of the famed L’ART DE LA COËFFURES DES DAMES FRANÇOISES (1765). He opened and operated the prestigious ACADÉMIE POUR LA COËFFURES DES DAMES, where he taught illustrious hair constructs and helped establish hairdressing as a profession. But was his day profession just a crafty ruse that covered up his exploits during the night?
the baddies...
THE HUX
What is the mysterious and all powerful Hux? A demon from Hell? An alien from another planet? A dimensional beast? No one knows… What is known is that the ancient medallion in which it has been trapped is no lamp and the Hux is no genie. Rub the cursed medallion only if you wish for death. The Hux is the foe Bob’s ancestors have battled for over a thousand years – and now it’s Bob’s turn.
THE WENDIGO
Ha! This is all you get to see! The Wendigo before its fully manifested! An AMAZING illustration created by Francisco Resendiz. The Wendigo is a force of nature. A powerful elemental. A guardian. Pure trouble!
THE WIG
Looks harmless now, but when it finds a host, it turns into a monster of epic proportions! Is it a sentient parasite? Or cursed hair? Whichever, it’s legendary for occasionally attaching itself to a new host and making a bid for world dominance – always in service to its ultimate goal of plunging as much of the world as possible into total chaos.
PROFESSOR BERTOLD JUHLOWSKY
Professor Juhlowsky is the respected head of prestigious City University’s history and archaeology schools. If only that were enough for him, but the professor is brash, arrogant, and fortune-hungry. His blind ambition will lead him toward a very big mistake that will unleash something horrible and open old wounds.
SPENCER DORWELL
Spencer is a field representative of the Psychic Union, an exclusive and internationally renowned guild of world’s most reputable psychics. After a young psychic’s preliminary application to the Psychic Union is reviewed, Spencer is the next step in the interview process: a no-nonsense skeptic with a trained eye for a good ruse. If you want to get into the Psychic Union, you have to get past Spencer Dorwell first.
PENELOPE FINNEY
Senior council member of the renowned Psychic Union. Former member of the psychic adventure team, The Maya Theater Troupe. This dour dowager has deep reservations about Bob’s business — and an old score to settle with Gramps.
FRANCES
THE WITCHES
Divinely beautiful, diabolically deadly, three evil sisters who covet nothing more than their looks, particularly their luxurious hair. They have spent lifetimes inventing spells, brewing potions and bestowing curses in order to secure their vanity. Beware to those who tamper with their looks!
CLOVIS LEGRANDE
Come on now, do you see the theme yet…? The hair is the thing! Clovis is Paris’ greatest wigmaker, bent on ousting LEGROS de RUMIGNY from the French court and creating a bit of chaos at the same time! What do you really think the French Revolution was all about?
ATTICUS JACKSON
Political hopeful, or hopefully not. He’s thrown his hat, or his hair, into the ring as a presidential candidate. What’s with this guy’s mop, anyway…? Looks sinister…
CYRIL JEHOSHAPHAT
The best of the best of psychics in his day. Well respected and revered. Founding member of The Maya Theater Troupe and the Psychic Union. A facial hair fanatic. And, Gramps’ arch rival. ‘Nuff said.
BECKY BALLER
How does someone with absolutely no psychic talent become president of the Psychic Union? Becky Baller’s rise to power is the nepotistic result of her lineage: she’s the only surviving descendant of her esteemed organization’s most famous founder, Dr. Cyril Jehoshaphat. She takes advantage of her position in order to further her own agenda, which is revenge against Bob and his family.
OLIVER KRAPSKY
LOUIS XVI
The last Bourbon king of France. Brought the French Revolution crashing down on his head, and then lost it by guillotine. Executed, supposedly for treason – but might there have been more to it? Nice wig, eh…?
MARIE ANTOINETTE
Archduchess of Austria, sent to France to marry Louis in order to keep the peace. A symbol of the excesses of the monarchy that helped provoke the French Revolution. Lost her pretty little head to the blade of the guillotine as well.