The Chemistry Set is really moving these last couple of months, adding yet another title to its collection.

In a city called Flint, almost as ugly as the real one, something has begun to stir in the pockets of wet shadow. Under hood and mask and clad to the toetips in red, a man has emerged in the alleyways with no memories of his person, his place, or his purpose. A prophecy-mangling amputee has taken to holding court in the street. Several stories above it all, a selfless psychiatric visionary is about to unleash a catastrophic new weapon in the battle with mental illness. Threads of Red Jack is a search for identity, a fable about anger that has outlived its usefulness, and a throwdown between the madmen in power and the madmen with none.

Threads of Red Jack is written by Daniel Kibblesmith with art by K. Thor Jensen.

The webcomic site The Chemsitry Set announced Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood (from Silver Bullet Comic Books) are joining the list of Chemistry Set creators. The duo will be bringing their miniseries, The Gloom to the site soon.

The Gloom is the tale of Carson Kane, a 1940’s industrialist who, by night, takes to the street as an Angel of Vengeance, his two hellfire pistols in his hands. But, although it pulls from the best of 40’s pulp iconology, it’s been dubbed ‘A Mel Brooks movie of a comic’ for its parody and humor. From Nazis to talking monkeys in fez’s, to atomic terrorists to Britain’s first super team, The Gloom has it all. Silver Bullet Comic Books reviewer Reggie Rigby even said of it “buy this book - sell a kidney if you have to.”

The Gloom debuts October 19th.

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The Chemistry Set has announced the upcoming release of Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Gang.

Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Gang follows the adventures of young Harry Houdini after he ran away from his family home in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1886. Caged and mistreated by the cruel circus owner, Professor Murat, Harry and his misfit friends Lydia the snake girl, Hans the legless boy and the Siamese twins Jacques and Joe solve mysteries under cover of night. No case is too daunting nor dangerous to sway their scrutiny… if you can pay their fee: one shiny silver dollar.

The series is created by Dwight L. MacPherson, the same mind behind The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo.  According to MacPherson the story will be a cross between Scooby Doo and HBO’s fantastic series Carnivale.  If that is truly the case, then this could be one truly trippy web comic.

Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Gang debuts on October 31st, the 81st anniversary of Houdini’s death on the Chemistry Set’s website (www.chemsetcomics.com).

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Filipino Andrew Drilon is bringing his Kare-Kare Komiks series to The Chemistry Set and the first issue kicks off today.

‘Kare-kare’ is a traditional Filipino dish that incorporates various assorted ingredients into a delicious, meaty stew. ‘Komiks’ is a term for sequential art made in the Philippines, referring to Pinoy mass-produced newsprint comic books. Put these two together and you have Kare-Kare Komiks, the new semi-monthly webcomic at The Chemistry Set. Kare-Kare Komiks is an ongoing collection of self-contained short comics by Andrew Drilon that explores new flavors of the sequential art experience.

Previously Kare-Kare was being served up at Warren Ellis’ The Engine forum.  The series will be semi-monthly arriving on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.