New York City, NY – Webcomics collective The Chemistry Set is please to announce that it will be displaying at the 2007 New York Comicon taking place at the Javits Center in New York City on February 23rd through February 25th at booth A239 in the Artist Alley.

The Chemistry Set members scheduled for attending New York ComicCon are: Neil Kleid and Kevin Colden of Todt Hill, Vito Delsante of Stuck, Steven Goldman of Styx Taxi, Elizabeth Genco of Scheherazade and Hyeondo Park of Come The Dawn. There will be copies of the group’s various print comic work, as well as review copies of the webcomics online. Stop by the booth for specific hours for each creator.

The Chemistry Set is thrilled to announce that there will also be a grand prize giveaway of a complete set of print comics work by all members of the collective – numbering over 35 single issues, graphic novels and even a Come The Dawn art print from Hyeondo Park. Entry details will be at our booth, and the winner will be announced after the convention at chemsetcomics.com.

“Stop by The Chemistry Set’s table at the New York Comic-Con and you could win a cornucopia of comics, minicomics and zines from every contributor on the site!” said Steven Goldman, writer of Styx Taxi, which appears each Thursday. “From urban fantasy to politics, from autobiography to bear suits, from art comics to crazy papers, you couldn’t get more entertainment without taking one of them home.”

THE CHEMISTRY SET is a collective of creators bonded together to bring free independent comics to the masses. Every day at www.chemsetcomics.com, readers will be treated to new comics by some of the hottest and most talented up-and-coming creators in the medium. Counting two Xeric Award winners and over 30 years of comics writing experience between the group, members of The Chemistry Set have written for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Puffin Graphics, Random House, NBM Publishing, Oni Press, SLG Publishing and many more. Observe the chemistry between writers, artists, and across teams as we combine individual creative elements to build dynamic compounds through the art and science of collaboration. The readers will be part of the equation as well, with the ability to comment on the comics as the stories progress. Join us at THE CHEMISTRY SET, and be part of the experiment.

NIGHT’S PLUTONIAN SHORE, illustrated by Mr. Jamesmith, finishes today!

Thanks for reading our little eerie tale. You can check out the entire story here. We’ll unravel some more LATE NIGHT BLOCK stories everytime Kevin takes a break between chapters of TODT HILL.

And speaking of … a big congratulations to Kevin who got married yesterday to Fantagraphics cartoonist Miss Lasko-Gross. Mazel Tov from everyone here ate the Chemistry Set!

TODT HILL returns next week with Chapter Two - and remember that you can meet Kevin and I next weekend at the New York Comic-Con. Have a great weekend!

Get caught up here and here!

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(Previous STYX TAXI stories are collected here, here, here and here.)

Next week, stop in for a story by SCHEHERAZADE’s Elizabeth Genco!

As we take a brief two week intermission between chapters three and four, I’d like to show you what as the first images of 1 Way Ticket. After a barrage of emails back and forth, Dan came back with two PDF sketchbooks of ideas, inspiration and imagination. Here is the first sketchbook, totalling 6 pages.

..and a special thanks go out to Steven G. Saunders, the new writer for the All The Rage column at SilverBulletComicBooks.com. In this week’s edition, he mentioned Dan and I’s webcomic, calling it “fresh” and “interesting”.

And we leave you with a link to another great comic available free on the web: BFX2. Done by Takashi Miyazawa (Spider-man Loves Mary Jane) and Arthur Dela Cruz (Kissing Chaos), it’s been a valuable inspiration for me during the the lean times. I feel bad for all those who haven’t read it.

NEXT WEEK: More sketches. NEXT NEXT WEEK: 1 Way Ticket Chapter Four begins.

Tom Williams, the fantastic artist of STUCK and THE SYSTEM (and a great co-collaborator to boot) gets profiled on Newsarama by 1 WAY TICKET’s Chris Arrant!  Read and tell the world how much you love Tom!

Welcome, dear readers, to THE GENTLEMAN, where you can enjoy the lovely artistic stylings of Umberto Torricelli.

Next Tuesday, February 20: Stuff happens. No, really.

Catch Up: Page 1; Page 2

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Thanks for checking us out.  STUCK will return shortly…think of this as a mid-season break.  We’re running THE SYSTEM to remind you all how absolutely brilliant Tom Williams is.
In the meantime, check out Vito on iFanboy’s video podcast!  The Chemistry Set gets mucho amor!

-Vito/Tom/Tony

Hey cats and kittens, Vito from STUCK here. As you know by now, STUCK is the story of a train that is stuck on the Manhattan Bridge…specifically, a car at the back of the train…during a terrorist attack. If you haven’t read STUCK yet, by all means, check out Chapter One, Two and Three (which is on a short break as we try to catch up on art and scripts). As a small distraction, I was asked by site guru, Chris Arrant, to list my favorite movies that take place in NY. Seems he wanted me to make sure that you all know that I love this city. It’s where I keep my stuff, as the Tick once said. And I do love this city; there’s plenty to love. And these movies also love NY. So, get your NetFlix queue cued up and watch these movies (in no order):

1. Annie Hall - There are only two directors in the entire world of filmmaking that truly love New York, and one of them is Woody Allen. There are a bunch of movies I could have picked, but Annie Hall captures the zeitgeist of NY in the 70’s so perfectly, that there are no other choices. Bonus - I have a huge crush on Diane Keaton.

2. The 25th Hour - Spike Lee is another director that loves NY (but he’s not the other director alluded to above). I was half tempted to say Do The Right Thing, but that’s an ode to Brooklyn. The 25th Hour is an ode to post 9-11 NY, which is right up STUCK’s alley.

3. The Warriors - There is no better movie to show the true span of NY than this one. We start in NYC and have a long night ahead of us as we, with the Warriors, have to make it back to Coney Island (in Brooklyn) to prove our innocence. Walter Hill, who directed, also did The Getaway, which is a classic Steve McQueen movie…but it doesn’t take place in NYC.

4. A Bronx Tale - For all the recent attention that this movie has received, mostly negative, do not, DO NOT, underestimate this movie. Directed by New Yorker, Robert De Niro, based on actor Chazz Palminteri’s childhood, this is an amazing snapshot of NY in the 60’s…particularly, in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx. It’s the subtle details that make this movie a favorite.

5. GoodFellas - And here’s the other NY Director, alluded to in #1. Martin Scorcese is New York. And while GoodFellas takes place in Queens, the spectre of the big city is always in the background. Paired with A Bronx Tale, you have a great snapshot of the neighborhoods and outer boroughs that make NY what it is and made NY what it was. If you don’t already own this movie, then put this at the top of your list.

Other Favorites - Hair (hippies in Viet Nam era NY); Party Girl (Parker Posey is exactly every girl I knew at that time); Gangs of New York (Bill the Butcher rules); The Godfather (it’s so easy to forget that this is a NY movie because you become so engrossed in the Corleone’s lives); The Professional (Gary Oldman is the greatest actor of our time…quote me); Die Hard With A Vengeance (another movie that spans the entire city and shows the true size of NY); Taxi Driver (De Niro and Scorcese…’nuff said).

What about you? What are your favorite NY based films? Post ‘em here and let’s get to talkin’ ’bout ‘em.

That’s all from me. Check out THE SYSTEM by STUCK co-creator, Tom Williams, and writer, Tony Goins, this Monday!

-Vito

NIGHT’S PLUTONIAN SHORE, illustrated by Mr. Jamesmith, is one week away from the final curtain - sometimes I feel like you can say so much by saying nothing at all. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts at any time.

Catch up here.

TODT HILL returns in two weeks.