The Chemistry Set is a webcomics site celebrating the chemistry of writer/artist collaborations, featuring some of comics' freshest talents. Join us every weekday as the experiments continue!
MONDAY: STUCK (Vito Delsante and Tom Williams): A story of tragedy and the human condition, set on one car of New York City’s N Train.
TUESDAY: VULTURE GULCH and OTHER STORIES (Jim Dougan and others (including Eric Kim, Michel Fiffe and Hyeondo Park)): New Mexico – 1875. Dr. Clem Cooper has the busy job of undertaker in Vulture Gulch, a raucous Wild West town, and with a personality that’s part Lt. Columbo and part John Constantine, he’s a burr in the saddle of the bad guys who come looking for trouble. Throw in sexy outlaw Molly Hill and her gang, and you’ve got a recipe for excitement!
WEDNESDAY: 1 WAY TICKET (Chris Arrant and Dan Warner): If you have ever carved a band logo into a desk, If you decided what instrument to play based on what was needed to make a band with your friends, if you know who would be in the ‘Special Thanks’ liner notes of your debut album, if you have ever closed your eyes and imagined yourself surrounded by thousands of screaming fans — this one’s for you.
THURSDAY: SCHEHERAZADE (Elizabeth Genco and Adam Boorman): A modern urban tapestry woven from old magic and old stories, SCHEHERAZADE is a sheltered young woman in a house without windows, peeling back the blinders and throwing open the shutters. SCHEHERAZADE is the tale of a dying man and his last victim, whose stories just might help him find the redemption he craves.
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THURSDAY: STYX TAXI (Steven Goldman and others (including Jeremy Arambulo, Dan Goldman, and Rami Efal)): An metaphysical fantasy from the streets of New York City, STYX TAXI follows the afterlives and accomplishments of the drivers of the city’s only taxi service for the recently-deceased. People die, their souls leave their body, and sometimes, just sometimes, a cab pulls in between them and the Bright Light, offering them a last ride (one stop, two hours max) to anywhere they want to go… one last chance at redemption, closure, or contentment on their way out of this life.
FRIDAY: TODT HILL (Neil Kleid and Kevin Colden): A tale of ancient treasure, insular societies, immortal greed and the infinite possibilities of youth. Yesterday, Mike and Gil Tompkins, newly arrived on the isolated island of Todt Hill, found a secret map. Alongside a zombie mechanic, a Mafia princess and the smallest pirate in the world, they are out to find a treasure that will heal their community and reunite them with the rest of America.
