Vesper + Sazerac

“Mixology Noir” is a series of standalone horror/noir/crime stories inspired by craft cocktails: the people who drink them, the places they are made, and the deeper, twisted ways they affect our lives.

They are published in double-feature print book format, with each book containing two stories printed back-to-back with a cover on each side.

Book 1: VESPER + SAZERAC

  • Written, Design, and Lettered by Evan Carothers
  • Art by Vlad Vov (SAZERAC)
  • Colors by Wem Seven (SAZERAC)
  • Art by Martin Gimenez (VESPER)
  • Colors by Ichsan Ansori (VESPER)
  • Edited by Eric Palicki

Book One is available for purchase digitally and physically over in the Shop.

SAZERAC

After fighting with his wife, a man seeking a drink finds himself in a mysterious bar populated with long-forgotten gods, and quickly learns the price of over-indulgence as their influences interweave with the effects of the alcohol.

Teaser

VEESPER

An entitled woman gets a fresh outlook on the meaning of family after stopping for a quick vodka turns into her being chained to a pipe in the basement, held captive by a Russian kidnapping ring.

Teaser

Book 2: PALOMA + MANHATTAN

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  • Written, Design, and Lettered by Evan Carothers
  • Art by Gilliard Goulart (MANHATTAN)
  • Colors by Wem Seven (MANHATTAN)
  • Art by Miguel Guzman (PALOMA)
  • Colors by Ichsan Ansori (PALOMA)
  • Edited by Eric Palicki

PALOMA

Locals at a little dive bar in Mexico get more than they bargained for after sheltering a young girl and her brother from the Government, when the brother turns out to be more than they bargained for.

Paloma

MANHATTAN

A woman whose daughter is in a coma finds solace from her pain at the bar nextdoor to the hospital, but when reality begins to slip away she falls headfirst into a world of madness.

Manhatta