Cast of Characters
Antoinette, Queen Marie
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Berg, Paul
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
synthesisers for Roxs
Blackfinger, Gen. John
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
former leader of USSA and Blood & Guts
Bloxworth, Emily
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Bobby
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
drummer for Roxs
Bolland, Eyre
Featured in The World of Hek: First Wish
Bolland, Kenny
Featured in The World of Hek: First Wish
IDEAS:
Kenny was first created in the 1988 first original issue of The World of Hek. The original plan was to reveal that Kenny was a mutant who wished Hek into existence in a birthday wish. I never used that idea, thinking that if he were really that powerful, why wouldn't he just wish Hek away? Ultimately, I decided there is nothing special about Kenny, that he was just another unlucky wisher in a long list of Hek's.
But then, near completion of FIRST WISH, I found that I wanted something more to do with Kenny and gave the twist ending with Kenny's wife and added a little secret something to older Kenny that some sharp eyes can find. Stay tuned to the next Hek story to find out more!
ORIGINS:
In the original story, Kenny wished for his teacher to die. As an older, wiser parent and teacher, I was really against this and did not like Kenny as I reread that first issue. His new wish for the worst Mardi Gras ever is more innocent.
Bradley, James
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior
President and Publisher, The Morning News
Bran, Jake
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Brock
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
works for The Broken Bottle, Las Vegas
Christian
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
dark red hair
Boston accent
Coleman, Trevor
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Columbia
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Cooper, Andrew
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
de Villeneuve, Anaëlle
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
de Villeneuve, Marius
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Deila, Hrist
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
icy-blonde hair
icy satin gray eyes
Hrist is a Valkyrie name that means "shiver"
Norwegian
Eddington II, Daryll
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior
Fry, Brenda
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
computer hacker for USSA
Gardner, Tawny
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
saxophone for Roxs
Gibbon, Deborah
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever AND Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Great-Granddaughter of Joshua Gibbon
I don't remember why I gave her a different hairstyle in the Forever graphic novel
Gibbon, Janine
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Richard Gibbon's second wife
Gibbon, Jeremiah
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
son of Jack Nelson and Deborah Gibbon
Gibbon, Joshua
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Joshua was created to be the broken protagonist in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever. He is, unhappily, immortal, thanks to Hek.
Gibbon, Julianna
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Gibbon, Michael
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever and Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
son of Hek and Deborah Gibbon
original name was Joseph in some stories that I never wrote
Gibbon, Richard
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Grandson of Joshua Gibbon
Gibbon, Richie
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Gibbon, Sam
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Joshua's great-grandson
Gibbon, Samuel
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Son of Joshua Gibbon
Gibbon, Sarah
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Joshua's first wife
Gibbon, Victor
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Grace
She first appeared in Tales of Love & Revenge. She returned in First Wish and again in Ease the Pain.
Havok
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
agent of USSA
Hek
Hek was created to be the cousin of a character of mine named Hel. Hel was more serious; not much fun. Hek became an amalgam of Hel, Beetlejuice, and Daryl Van Horne in "The Witches of Eastwick". Why does he choose certain people's wishes? I always thought he does it on a whim; whatever sounds like a fun thing to do at the time. Lately I've been considering that maybe he actually has a darker, more meaningful purpose.
Hessel, Terry
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior, The World of Hek: Tales of Love & Revenge, and Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Terry was also created way back in the 80s or 90s and is my go-to reporter for all the craziness in the world. He had a major role in Christlike, and the rewrite, The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior. He knows something about Hek or the wishes, but not much was revealed in the pages of FIRST WISH. Terry Hessel will be back in future stories, and we'll learn what he knows.
Ironside, Bjorn
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Janequin, Laetitia
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever, The World of Hek: First Wish, and The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Laetitia was created for my book,The World of Hek, Book One: Forever, and has become one of my favorite characters. Much of her story is next to her character sketch if you can read it. If not, you'll just have to keep reading to learn more.
What we know so far, according to FIRST WISH, is that she owns a strip club called Janequin's, considers herself older than her employees, has a history with Hek and some unknown guy that Hek mentions.
Janequin, Lucien and Léna
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Jones, Lt. Dwight
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Jörmungandr
Killroy
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Kloromite
I used this character once in one of the 80s issues of The World of Hek. He was an alien henchman of Hek and guarded Hek's prison cells. Will he ever return? Maybe. For now, he has been replaced by Grace.
Laveau, Marie
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever. Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel, and The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
She first appeared in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever. She returned for a small role in ease the Pain, and is back in a much larger capactity in The Damned Treasure.
le Fay, Morgan
Lilith
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Loggins, Krystal
Featured in The World of Hek: First Wish
Low, Captain Edward
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Mercy
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel and The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Miller, Theresa
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Moravek, Vincent
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever, Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel, and The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Morgan, Mike
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Morrison, Sgt. Daryll
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
brother of Nerriah
killed by Captain Jack Nelson
Morrison, Nerriah
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Muzik
Featured in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever
Mentioned in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Narvaez, Sgt. Bella
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Daughter: Karina
Nelson, Captain Jack:
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel and The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
star of Ease the Pain
Njord
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Oxendine, Keme
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
Quao
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Raven and Butterfly
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
friends of Mercy
Sanders, Greg
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel
went missing during a missing
assumed dead
Sapphire
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel and Vampires & Robots: a World of Hek novel
killed by Shadow; revived by Vincent
Sauvage, Jim
Featured in The Damned Treasure: a World of Hek novel
Shadow
Featured in Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel and in The Damned Treasure (as Lt. Shadrock)
Simms, Leah
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior
wife of Charles Michael Simms
Simms, Charles Michael
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior
Simpson, John
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior
reporter for The Morning News
Slicer
Originally, Slicer was just a bartender and owner of The Broken Bottle Bar. As I used him in The World of Hek, Book One: Forever, he grew into so much more. He is the confidant of the protagonist, he has Broken Bottle Bars in every city that shows up in my stories, he speaks like a pirate, and he has history with Hek and Grace!!!!
What is that history? For Grace, you'll have to wait. For his story with Hek, you can read it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D5UJ5E4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
In Ease the Pain: a World of Hek novel, you will get to see Slicer in his days as a sailing pirate captain.
Tills, Horace
Featured in The World of Hek, Book Two: Savior