A successful recording artist now based in Los Angeles, VV Brown is also the face of M & S  and features in the June issue of UK Vogue. With the reease of her debut comic book, she adds the accolade of a young woman writing comics - still a rare occurrence in that world. City Of Abacus is set in an eerie futuristic place, presided over by evil ruler Queen Virusos, where music is banned, creative objects have become mysterious relics and the city’s people have their thoughts controlled by the ‘MX-41’. Only the orphaned heroine Freeda is unsettled by this conformity.

When did you begin writing? 2008. Its seems so long ago. It was a eureka moment and I just wanted to be creative and experiment with something different. I called David up after I wrote the first chapter in a few days and asked him to be apart of it.

Did songs come before stories?
The stories came first.

What made you want to turn your words into a comic book? The comic book was the initial idea. I would write in speech bubbles with sketches in mind.

Does your writing have ties to your music? Only that it is imaginative and expressive.

Your personal style and style of your albums covers and videos have a comic book aesthetic, is this an ongoing obsession? Yes.

What is your favourite comic book? X Men and Watchmen.

Are the characters based on real life people?  No they are made up characters. Freeda has my hair as an associative statement. However they represent symbols of society.

Could you reveal which symbols of society are represented in the book and how?
The MX41 is a machine that represents how technology is numbing our minds as we become more reliant on technological things. Mass media continues to re shift our values and perceptions as we slowly loose sight of anything natural or organic and truly creative. The supressed state which is "the city of abacus" , a product this control, is a sub conciosus intrigue with us as human beings trying to find the truth. The items unknown are symbols of ignorance and some of th characters not yet revealed arte representatives of what control can do to you ifd you let it consume you. Other forms of symbolism can be found throughout the comic but we don't want to reveal everything.

Where did names for characters like Virusos, Judoso and Freeda come from? Queen viruso comes from the word "virus" whilst freeda comes from the word "freedom" juduso comes from the individual "judus" from the bible. All other terminologies are self explanitory, "freeda" symbolising the journey of enlightenment fgor her people, the queen viruso being the buffa and catalyst the the virus of control and ignorance and juduso, well you'll see.....

What will the accompanying music for COA sound like? Free and experimenal.

Who will you make it with? On my own.

What can we expect at the launch of City Of Abacus?
Political xscapism through art and a fantasy world with true concepts brought to life.

 See the details of the comic book launch here

To get involved go to the jotta call out here