Jem and the Holograms: Infinite, by Kelly Thomas

Imagine, if you will, an alternate future world where having the latest technology means everything: The difference between comfort and struggle, hope and despair, life and death. Only the most elite can afford this tech. And these fortunate few live a seemingly-privileged life in a shining walled city ruled by a power-hungry dictator. The majority of the population, those who cannot afford the tech, scrounges to get by in the ruined world outside the Wall. There have been a few revolutionaries who have spoken out against the authority, but these people have been violently silenced. Even the original founders of the tech, which actually started out as a good thing & a way to make the world happy, have been made to "disappear". Lies and deception abound. With an expensive tech upgrade on the horizon that less than 1% of the city's residents will be able to afford, and with an unspeakably evil plan about to be unleashed, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

It is here, in the ruined world outside the Wall, that a determined young man takes the ultimate risk: Travel to the past, find the tech founders, and prevent said tech from falling into the hands of the evil empire, thus restoring the world to the way it should be. There's only a minuscule chance he will succeed. Not only must he convince his understandably-suspicious targets to trust him, but he must also persuade sworn enemies to work together for a common cause. But our hero believes his quest is worth all the risks. Because failure would be catastrophic on more levels than he wants to think about. 

While this may sound like the first volume of the latest of many dystopian series, it's actually the next installment of Kelly Thompson's Jem and the Holograms graphic novel series. 

in Jem and the Holograms: Infinite, readers explore a reality where Synergy's holograms have fallen into the hands of Eric Raymond. Guided by Techrat (or, more accurately, an alternate reality Techrat), the Holograms and the Misfits travel to an alternate earth where they must band together to undo the evil created by hologram technology. 

Although I am a huge fan of this series, Infinite was probably my least favorite (Which is not to say I didn't like it. I did. It was just a bit too Hunger Games-esque for my taste). It made for an interesting read, though. Just a departure from the normal tone of the series. --AJB