Chrome Fetus #6 Now Available! $2.50
Before I even start in on the comic, Hans printed a letter from an old teacher as a sort of an introduction to the book. She’s absolutely mortified at the work she’s seen in his sketchbook (one can only guess what was in there 17 years ago) and it trying to convince his parents to get him to toe the line. Luckily for the world at large he either ignored those warnings or got over them. This is a regular old mini comic, or at least it is in the sense that there are a few different stories in here rather than one consistent tale. Cochlea and Eustachia play a large part in things, as Eustachia goes missing and Cochlea wanders into a strange house to find her. There’s also a fantastically creepy tale about a retarded, monstrous leader that everyone is forced to follow, no matter how many horrific things he does. Cochlea and Eustachia also star in a series of one page stories, and I would love to find the newspaper that would actually publish them. Trying to describe his work never does it anywhere near justice. For the people who have already read his comics and somehow missed this one, it’s absolutely indispensible. For those of you who haven’t read his stuff, unless you have an especially weak stomach or just can’t stand to be disturbed, Hans is one of the more talented people working today. If those samples won’t convince you, nothing will… $2.50
