Chester
5000 XYV is a webcomic by Jess Fink (billed as "a tale of erotic, robotic
romance") which ran from August 30th, 2008 to January 26th,
2010.
The premise is rather straightforward (both a
necessity and an accomplishment, given that there's virtually no dialogue beyond
the occasional exclamation mark or heart). The Scientist—a Victorian man prone to spending even his evening
meals brooding over the equations and schemata which comprise his
work—quickly finds himself unable to satisfy the demands of his
inordinately amorous new bride, Pricilla*. So, retiring to his workshop,
the Scientist begins working feverishly to engineer a solution, and, at last, invites his anxious wife in to
view the fruit of his labour: the Chester 5000 XYV, a mechanical Don Juan
with a handlebar moustache. Then, with a kiss, the Scientist grabs his
briefcase and departs immediately (presumably to continue his pursuit of
the hard sciences elsewhere), leaving the distraught Pricilla alone
with her robotic beau. Chester,
of course, is really everything the
Scientist isn’t—romantic and attentive,
sexually indulgent, and completely enamored with Pricilla—and it isn’t long before their burgeoning
relationship begins to grow beyond the Scientist's intentions.
Needless to say, the comic is unabashedly sexual—a
fact made clear as early as the second panel. And yet, it would seem
unfair to call it indecent, particularly as the comic is
relatively "vanilla" (assuming you don't get hung up on
the "having sex with a robot" thing). Granted, there are breasts,
vulvae, and penises (both regular and mechanized); vaginal, oral and
manual stimulation for all parties; depictions of ejaculation (both
regular and mechanized); some textbook troilism, and a dash of female
bisexuality (just to give it that little "something extra"). But, the bottom
line is that, at the end of the day, Chester
5000 XYV is cute like comic book cheesecake and as scandalous as a Tijuana
Bible.
Chester
5000 XYV is slated to be published by Top Shelf Productions as a 144-page hardback
graphic novel sometime in 2011.
Sources
- Chester 5000 XYV
- Top Shelf Productions: Chester 5000-XYV