Inevitably, the latest page of COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA leads us here.
HANS RICKHEIT
Apr 3, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
ORIGINAL ART!
I just posted more pages of original art for sale. Ask any artist - the best way to boost the economy is to buy art from creators! https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChromeFetusComix?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=48688568
Mar 29, 2025
Mechanical Stilt-Woman Painting 1
I guess I've decided to make paintings based on the Mechanical Stilt-Women Drawings. This is my first attempt. It's acrylic on 2'x4' wood board. Hopefully, future attempts will show improvement?
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA now on GlobalComix
The Chrome Fetus Empire grows stronger! COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA have infiltrated GlobalComix! Now you can experience their whimsical adventures in a sleek single-panel view—perfect for tiny phones, wrist gadgets, or whatever futuristic device you’re using to read comics these days. DO NOT RESIST - YOU TOO WILL BE ABSORBED AND ASSIMILATED.
Mar 10, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA VIDEO
I intended this only to take a month or two. Instead it took more than a year to draw all the pictures that went into this video.
I've often daydreamed having COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA appear in a televised cartoon. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to it. Some viewer participation is needed to compete the illusion of full animation. Let's all pretend the pictures are moving!
Feb 27, 2025
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA - Pages 181 and 182
My apologies for the lengthy delay. Two new pages of C&E have posted!
Feb 26, 2025
MEET & GREET
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BIG NEWS: A bunch of my prints are now hanging on the walls at Cordelia's Café in Worcester MA 2/26 - 3/12! (Cordelia's is a great little café on June Street that seems to be rapidly becoming the hub for underground culture in Wormtown!)
I will be present on Sunday Morning 3/2 from 9am - 12pm for a Meet & Greet. If you're in the area, I highly recommend you attend!
Feb 24, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
WHAT YOU NEED
NEW from CHROME FETUS STUDIOS!
MECHANICAL STILT-WOMEN OF MARS
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1876991013/mechanical-stilt-women-catalog
A handy catalog featuring no less than 38 illustrations by Hans Rickheit!
5.5"x8.5" - 40 Pages - Black & White
Signed by the Artist!
INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAND OPPORTUNITIES OF MARTIAN PROSPECTING AND ASCENSION
Ladies and Gentlemen of Means and Refinement,
It is with boundless pride and no small measure of triumphant glee that we present to you the singular marvel of our age: the colonization of Mars, that once-barren and lifeless orb now made ripe for the intrepid hand of human industry. While lesser minds might have recoiled at its unyielding deserts, its savage winds, and its unbreathable ether, our endeavor sees opportunity in desolation! This sublime work has seen the Martian landscape subjugated not by crude shovels or plows, but by ingenuity, vision, and the most advanced creations of science—foremost among them, the peerless Mechanical Stilt-Women.
ABOUT THE MECHANICAL STILT-WOMEN
Far from being mere automata, the Mechanical Stilt-Women represent the apex of human ingenuity and an invitation to the grandest of life's second acts. These wondrous constructs are not mere machines but exquisite chassis, designed to house the very essence of you, Dear Purchaser. Through our exclusive and entirely painless process (patent pending), your earthly consciousness shall be gracefully extracted from its pitiable fleshly prison—a body prone to illness, wear, and failure—and deposited into a sleek, towering, and perfectly calibrated frame. Worry not for the disposal of your mortal coil, which shall be attended to with the utmost discretion by our skilled operatives.
Every Mechanical Stilt-Woman boasts articulated limbs of dazzling brass and iron, with locomotive mechanisms driven by a proprietary blend of steam and aetheric energy. These impossibly elegant stilts, reaching heights of no less than two hundred feet, render their wearer invincible to the most inhospitable Martian terrain. Their torsos, adorned with luxurious silk inlays and rivets of polished obsidian, serve both form and function—capable of withstanding Martian dust storms while ensuring the comfort of the wearer’s transplanted mind. The faceplate of each chassis is customizable, allowing you to project an air of genteel sophistication, unflinching menace, or beguiling charm as befits your Martian adventures.
THE MARTIAN LIFESTYLE—A TESTAMENT TO HUMAN INGENUITY
As we speak, hundreds of satisfied customers traverse the ruddy expanse of Mars, their mechanical legs striding over endless dunes and glittering chasms. Who among us could resist the splendor of a Martian sunrise viewed from a perch no earthly being could reach? Imagine the delights of life unbothered by the trifles of hunger, thirst, or aging, your consciousness secured in a vessel of unparalleled endurance. Terraformation? Bah! Who needs verdant fields and oxygen when you may stride eternally through an alien wilderness in a chassis built to endure the eons? Many a happy owner has remarked that their only regret is not transitioning to a Mechanical Stilt-Woman sooner.
TERMS OF SALE AND LEASE
To obtain one of these peerless contraptions, you need only contact one of our convenient fitting stations, always ready to greet new clients - no appointments needed! (Check your local Chamber of Commerce for office locations in your area.) Act swiftly, for demand is high and production, owing to its exquisite craftsmanship, is necessarily limited. Terms of lease are generous, though it must be noted that failure to meet payment schedules will result in the immediate repossession of the chassis—along with all associated contents. Defaulting lessees may also expect to experience certain inconveniences, such as the retrieval and/or disposal of their consciousness, unless alternative arrangements can be made. We are confident, however, that the upright character of our clientele will render such unpleasant measures wholly unnecessary.
A FINAL WORD
Do not delay! The future of exploration, immortality, and prosperity awaits you—aloft on the towering stilts of your destiny! Seize your rightful place among the stars, and let the desolation of Mars become your own inexhaustible playground.
A handy catalog featuring no less than 38 illustrations by Hans Rickheit!
5.5"x8.5" - 40 Pages - Black & White
Signed by the Artist!
INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAND OPPORTUNITIES OF MARTIAN PROSPECTING AND ASCENSION
Ladies and Gentlemen of Means and Refinement,
It is with boundless pride and no small measure of triumphant glee that we present to you the singular marvel of our age: the colonization of Mars, that once-barren and lifeless orb now made ripe for the intrepid hand of human industry. While lesser minds might have recoiled at its unyielding deserts, its savage winds, and its unbreathable ether, our endeavor sees opportunity in desolation! This sublime work has seen the Martian landscape subjugated not by crude shovels or plows, but by ingenuity, vision, and the most advanced creations of science—foremost among them, the peerless Mechanical Stilt-Women.
ABOUT THE MECHANICAL STILT-WOMEN
Far from being mere automata, the Mechanical Stilt-Women represent the apex of human ingenuity and an invitation to the grandest of life's second acts. These wondrous constructs are not mere machines but exquisite chassis, designed to house the very essence of you, Dear Purchaser. Through our exclusive and entirely painless process (patent pending), your earthly consciousness shall be gracefully extracted from its pitiable fleshly prison—a body prone to illness, wear, and failure—and deposited into a sleek, towering, and perfectly calibrated frame. Worry not for the disposal of your mortal coil, which shall be attended to with the utmost discretion by our skilled operatives.
Every Mechanical Stilt-Woman boasts articulated limbs of dazzling brass and iron, with locomotive mechanisms driven by a proprietary blend of steam and aetheric energy. These impossibly elegant stilts, reaching heights of no less than two hundred feet, render their wearer invincible to the most inhospitable Martian terrain. Their torsos, adorned with luxurious silk inlays and rivets of polished obsidian, serve both form and function—capable of withstanding Martian dust storms while ensuring the comfort of the wearer’s transplanted mind. The faceplate of each chassis is customizable, allowing you to project an air of genteel sophistication, unflinching menace, or beguiling charm as befits your Martian adventures.
THE MARTIAN LIFESTYLE—A TESTAMENT TO HUMAN INGENUITY
As we speak, hundreds of satisfied customers traverse the ruddy expanse of Mars, their mechanical legs striding over endless dunes and glittering chasms. Who among us could resist the splendor of a Martian sunrise viewed from a perch no earthly being could reach? Imagine the delights of life unbothered by the trifles of hunger, thirst, or aging, your consciousness secured in a vessel of unparalleled endurance. Terraformation? Bah! Who needs verdant fields and oxygen when you may stride eternally through an alien wilderness in a chassis built to endure the eons? Many a happy owner has remarked that their only regret is not transitioning to a Mechanical Stilt-Woman sooner.
TERMS OF SALE AND LEASE
To obtain one of these peerless contraptions, you need only contact one of our convenient fitting stations, always ready to greet new clients - no appointments needed! (Check your local Chamber of Commerce for office locations in your area.) Act swiftly, for demand is high and production, owing to its exquisite craftsmanship, is necessarily limited. Terms of lease are generous, though it must be noted that failure to meet payment schedules will result in the immediate repossession of the chassis—along with all associated contents. Defaulting lessees may also expect to experience certain inconveniences, such as the retrieval and/or disposal of their consciousness, unless alternative arrangements can be made. We are confident, however, that the upright character of our clientele will render such unpleasant measures wholly unnecessary.
A FINAL WORD
Do not delay! The future of exploration, immortality, and prosperity awaits you—aloft on the towering stilts of your destiny! Seize your rightful place among the stars, and let the desolation of Mars become your own inexhaustible playground.
Feb 17, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
Feb 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
NEW DRAWINGS
It’s been awhile, as I’ve been engaged with other projects, but I did manage to add a handful of new drawings to the Chrome Fetus Shop. Only $80 each - order yours now before they disappear!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChromeFetusComix?ref=dashboard-header§ion_id=44680675
Jan 27, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
Process
In the midst of coloring the cover for THE GLOAMING Volume 2 - Coming soon from Mansion Press.
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 11, 2025
Hans Rickheit's Birthday Sale!
January 12th is my birthday, and I decided to offer all my graphic novels and book collections at 25% off to celebrate (and maybe clear out my inventory a bit). Won't you help?
Jan 10, 2025
Jan 6, 2025
Jan 2, 2025
DRAWING AUCTION!
Original Artwork by Hans Rickheit
Ink on Strathmore Drawing Paper
Dimensions: 9" x 12"
This one-of-a-kind piece is a production drawing from an ongoing video project. It features Cochlea and Eustachia in striking, surreal detail, wearing large dome helmets connected by an enormous breathing tube. A distinctive example of my perverse storytelling, this artwork captures a moment from an evolving creative process.
Please note: Due to the composition of the drawing, there is limited space for a signature. However, I can add one to the lower-left corner upon request. When I first created this piece, I intended it as part of the project, but as it developed, I felt it was compelling enough to share with collectors. I hope you’ll agree!
The artwork will be securely packaged in a protective plastic sleeve and shipped flat via USPS to ensure it arrives in perfect condition.
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