COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA Volume 2 is reviewed here at The Comics Journal!
May 22, 2026
May 21, 2026
May 18, 2026
May 17, 2026
THE GLOAMING Review
A surprising review of my Adults-Only comic series, THE GLOAMING, that I only just now discovered at shungagallery.com
(CAUTION! Dirty Pictures!)
May 11, 2026
May 10, 2026
PRONG & PREEN VIDEO!
The first PRONG & PREEN video is now on YouTube!
For those who prefer animation and sound over the traditional comic page, here’s the premiere appearance of my already world-famous duo in their very first story - now replete with noises, sound effects, and music.
My sprawling multimedia empire continues its relentless expansion.
For those who prefer animation and sound over the traditional comic page, here’s the premiere appearance of my already world-famous duo in their very first story - now replete with noises, sound effects, and music.
My sprawling multimedia empire continues its relentless expansion.
May 6, 2026
NEW DRAWINGS!
A recent surge of nervous scribbling produced this assortment of peculiar creatures, oddities, and questionable lifeforms - many drawn while trapped behind a convention table for two consecutive days.
After repeated demands from the public (or at least a few people online), I’ve decided to offer them for sale. These strange little beings are now available for adoption.
May 4, 2026
May 1, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
THE GLOAMING Volume 3
IT IS HERE! THE GLOAMING Volume 3 has arrived and is ready for purchase from my webstore! Get your copy here: https://payhip.com/b/gStk1
(The listing description is below:)
THE GLOAMING - Volume 3
ADULTS ONLY!
By Hans Rickheit
- Pages : 72 pages
- Format : BIG SIZE 8 x 10,2 inches
- Cover : Soft cover, french flaps
- Details : Color printing , Cream Paper
“Get ready for a unique graphic experience with The Gloaming, a bold work where Hans Rickheit expertly combines science fiction, horror, and provocative themes. In a world where the unimaginable takes shape, this book challenges traditional boundaries and explores the limits of societal norms.
Through intense, unsettling, and surreal scenes, The Gloaming pushes the limits of genre, delving into uncharted territories of desire, conflict, and transformation. A true visual statement that blends graphic art with themes of rebellion and the unorthodox, offering a thought-provoking exploration of the unconventional, while questioning the boundaries of what is considered acceptable.”
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
The State Of The Goddamn World
Announcement: Due to the current trade war, I can no longer afford to ship books outside the U.S. - unless international customers are comfortable paying an additional $60 - $100 in import fees.
This is unfortunate. Many of my most erudite and literate readers live outside the U.S., and they are now effectively priced out of access.
Perhaps, when things settle down and sanity returns, weird art and culture will be allowed to move across borders again.
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 12, 2026
C&E V2 Review!
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA Volume 2 has gotten a sparkling review by the superlative folks at SLINGS & ARROWS!
Go read it here: https://theslingsandarrows.com/cochlea-eustachia-volume-2/
Apr 9, 2026
THE GLOAMING Volume 3 Now Available from Mansion Press!
THE GLOAMING Volume 3 is NOW AVAILABLE from MANSION PRESS!
The ADULTS ONLY comic book series from CHROME FETUS STUDIOS continues!
(Special Edition with alternate cover available here: https://themansionpress.com/en-us/collections/hans-rickheit/products/the-gloaming-3-by-hans-rickheit-limited-to-299)
Apr 6, 2026
CHROME FETUS COMIX now on POWER PULP!
It is official! CHROME FETUS COMIX are now available to order from the esteemed collective of POWER PULP COMICS!
"NEW MEMBER ALERT! Hans Rickheit has joined the Pulp—please welcome him to the Power Pulp Comics collective. Known for his eerie, beautifully detailed work and truly one-of-a-kind storytelling, Rickheit brings a catalog of surreal, unsettling, and unforgettable comics to the roster.
Hans Rickheit is a Massachusetts-based cartoonist whose meticulously rendered comics combine gothic atmosphere, dreamlike logic, and dark humor. Best known for The Squirrel Machine, Cochlea & Eustachia, and The Gloaming, his strange and inexplicable stories have earned a devoted cult following among readers of unconventional comics."
Mar 27, 2026
EXHIBIT OPENING!
A gentle reminder that my drawings will be on display at Outpost 186 this Sunday at 3 PM.
I’ll be there to sell books and attempt to talk like a human.
You are invited!
Mar 23, 2026
Mar 21, 2026
NEW OPENING DATE at OUTPOST 186!
You may have seen this before - and no, you’re not hallucinating.
The original opening for Untimely Monuments got completely obliterated by January’s East Coast Megablizzard. Rather than gamble on more weather chaos, I pushed things out a bit.
NEW (and hopefully final) date:
Sunday, March 29 at 3 PM
Outpost 186
186 (rear) Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge
Same show. Same drawings. Slightly less snow (presumably). The artist will be there in person to gesticulate inarticulately for your edification!
Mar 18, 2026
PRONG & PREEN 01
https://chromefetus.thecomicseries.com/comics/395
Here are a couple of new characters I’ve been meaning to draw for quite some time. Consider this an introduction, or at the very least, a trial run.
As much as I’ll probably never be entirely finished with Cochlea & Eustachia (I’ve been drawing them for literally a quarter of a century), it feels good to wander off and spend some time with a different cast once in a while. I even have several plotlines planned for them, which puts this project dangerously close to being “organized.”
I’ve also been wanting to try my hand at completely wordless comics - an interesting challenge, especially when it comes to communicating plot points in an already inscrutable surrealist comic strip.
More to come!
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 7, 2026
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA Promo Mini Comic
This is the free promotional mini-comic I usually send out to comic shops and hand out at conventions.
Now I’m handing it out virtually to you!
Consider this a friendly reminder that COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA Volume 2 is now available and patiently waiting to adorn your bookshelf.
Feb 27, 2026
PRINTS
NEW PRINTS now available from Chrome Fetus Studios! Reasonably priced and shipped to you framed and ready to hang!
Feb 16, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
Feb 7, 2026
COCHLEA & EUSTACHIA (The Stranger Strips)
My recollection is pretty hazy on these comic strips I drew for THE STRANGER. I think it was probably 2003?
I have to acknowledge and thank Rick Altergott who put in a good word for me helped get me the gig. It was probably my first professional job that paid me actual money for my weird comics. (He also provided me lots of useful advice and even instructed me how to digitally color the comics - something I was completely ignorant about at the time.)
Although I didn’t live in any city that got that particular weekly periodical, I remember hearing about it when I attended the MoCCA Arts Fest that year. People were abuzz about it and kept coming up to me to tell me how excited they were to see such an oddball comic in the paper!
I think that may have been the key to Fantagraphics contacting me to publish THE SQUIRREL MACHINE.
Very fond memories.
Feb 3, 2026
THE GLOAMING Volume 3 from MANSION PRESS!
THE GLOAMING VOLUME 3 is now available for pre-order from Mansion Press!
Quality Smut Comix from Chrome Fetus Studios! Sex-crazed nymphet clones run wild in a sleepy New England town. ADULTS ONLY!
Ships in March : Pre-order your copy here
You can also get the limited edition naughty variant cover here!:
Feb 2, 2026
Jan 26, 2026
Jan 25, 2026
PURGE
Due to the current snowstorm sweeping across the region, today’s opening reception for my exhibit at Outpost 186 has been canceled. I’ve decided to respond productively by clearing space.
Unearthed from deep storage are early mini-comics, prints, publications, and assorted Chrome Fetus artifacts - remnants, experiments, oddities, and debris from various eras of my work, now released, vulnerable and shivering back into the unforgiving world.
THE PURGE SALE is open for ONE WEEK ONLY :
Sunday 1/25 – Sunday 2/1
After that, these items will be removed from circulation and will not be available anywhere on Earth again - at least not until after my demise.
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