A group of mercenaries procure an experimental weapon, a young boy that they nicknamed “Joe”, to take down a privatized military company who are turning dead children into weapons. Can they stop them before they create something far more sinister?
story & art by Cory Holman
J.03 - AM I HUMAN? The year is 2125.
Countries no longer have standing armies, they hire private militaries to fight their wars. One of these companies, the worst of the worst, is called Terrace Warfare Science Application - more commonly known as Terrace.
A band of mercenaries, former Terrace fighters, have gone rogue when they discovered that the company they worked for was turning dead children into killing machines.
They acquired one of these child androids & reprogrammed him, J.03.NE - or Joe. He now fights alongside them to take down Terrace before they continue their blasphemous acts of warfare.
But then Joe starts to dream...visions of his past life begin to resurface when he sleeps. Who was he? Why was he chosen? Is he still human?
"J.03 - Am I Human" is a graphic novel series, and this book is part 1 of the saga! This book includes the first 5 chapters of the story.
sample pages
THE CAMPAIGN This campaign is to fund the first print run of “J.03 - Am I Human?”, this is a graphic novel I’ve been wanting to make for quite a while and the opportunity has finally afforded itself to me! I am the writer, artist, and publisher, so this grassroots project is being powered by a one man army!
This graphic novel is part 1 of a series, containing chapters 1-5 of the story. Think of each chapter like a comic book.
Chapters 1-5 are written, and I am currently working on the actual pages. I’m currently putting out 3-5 finished pages a week, and if I didn’t have a full time job it would be more.
I have a couple of fellow artists doing alt covers, some of them I’ve worked with before in the past!
ESTIMATED DELIVERY As I am quickly moving along with this book, I'm expecting to start shipping everything out to backers in Q1 of 2026!
stretch goals
About the Author:
Fair winds, travelers! Thank you for considering my little project. My name is Cory Holman, I am a Christian, a father, a husband, and a lover of cartoons & comics. Ever since a young age I have wanted to draw & write. Back in 2020 I was afforded the opportunity to write a new TTRPG system called Realms of Elghrune which had a successful kickstarter & my creative career has taken off from there.
I have written 10 projects for Realms of Elghrune & 3 successful Kickstarters, 3 projects for Extinction (a zombie slaying ttrpg), as well as did some guest writing for several other projects including Ragnaborg, Shadowdark, Raptor Ruckus, and Pirate Borg, all of which have had great crowdfunding campaigns.
Now after a great time writing for TTRPG’s I’ve decided to turn my attention to making a comic. I’ve always been a traditional artist & a storyteller, but since writing for RPG’s I’ve been learning digital art & decided now was a great time to make the leap to tell my own stories.
This is my first graphic novel, but not my first project that I’ve taken from conception to readers hands, so I’m excited to share this story with you all as I am no stranger to finishing projects.
Thank you all for considering my project & I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed making it!
I stream on Twitch doing art & project layout if you want to swing by and hang out. You can find me at Gridlock064, I stream most Tuesdays & some Thursdays. Can’t wait to see you there as well!
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