
Originals

Honey-flavored comics
With lead editorial by Isabelle Melançon, Hiveworks Originals are fully produced comics from our editorial team and hand-picked creators. Our award-nominated original webcomics feature rich worlds, stylish visuals and a focus on queer voices.

Persephone
by Allison Shaw
According to the ancient legend, the Lord of the Dead kidnapped the innocent daughter of Demeter–or did he? The truth is, Persephone is no damsel in distress, but a spirited young lady with an overbearing mother. A failed scheme by Apollo leads Persephone to a chance encounter with the mysterious and handsome Hades, who is struck by love’s arrow. Now Hades must wrestle with his aching heart before he loses total control of his feelings, but desire is raging inside Persephone herself.


Magical How
by Eyu
Gabe and Booker are just two normal college guys, sharing an apartment and failing spectacularly at love. But one day, a talking golf ball named Hal lands in their lives and offers them magical powers…and despite it being a terrible idea, Gabe signs up immediately! Now he must don the admittedly flattering dress of a Magical and fight for love and justice, while Booker, blinded by the sparkles, wants nothing to do with any of this.


Sleepless Domain
by Mary Cagle
In possibly the last city on earth, citizens live a relatively normal life by day. But from 10pm to 2am, deadly monsters roam the streets, and magical girls must fight to defend the citizens from grave danger. When a tragedy befalls her magical girl team, Undine is left to pick up the pieces while continuing to fight. But is this battle truly never-ending?


Cut Time
by Juby
A young nomad named Rel and her seeing-eye falcon Fugue are on a journey to restore order to a world that's lost track of time. With her determination and fearless optimism, Rel recruits a strange band to her side… several of them feeling like they have mysteriously met her before. Could it be fate? Or a coincidence?


Alexander, the Servant and the Water of Life
by Reimena Yee
The 21st century edition of the Alexander Romance, a nearly 2000 year old literary tradition recounting the legendary life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great. At the end of his life, Alexander desperately seeks out the water of immortality, and gets more than he bargained for.


Vainglorious
by Kelly Hu
When the small dragon Rei decides to challenge his Queen for the throne, he does not expect to get exiled and cursed into human form. Little by little, Rei searches for a cure in the big world outside his nest - making friends, adventures, and headaches along the way.


Tiger, Tiger
by Petra Norlund
Ludovica, pampered, scientifically-minded and romantically-inclined noble lady, steals her twin brother’s boat as well as his identity. Armed with her marvelous inventions and big dreams of authoring a book about the fascinating life cycle of sea sponges, she sails the world, making new discoveries and finding love and adventure.


Kochab
by Sarah Webb
A YA F/F fantasy comic about Sonya, a lost skier trying to survive a snowy wilderness and find her way back to her village; and Kyra - a fire spirit trying to fix the home that she let fall apart around her.


Blindsprings
by Kadi Fedoruk
A lost princess named Tamaura survives a revolution by making a deal
with the Spirits of the forest. Pledged to them for three hundred years,
the princess is about to fulfill her pact when a young man finds her and
decides for himself that she is meant to be saved, whether she likes it or not.
His "rescue" pulls Tamaura out of her timeless sanctuary and into a world
that advanced hundreds of years without her...where a civil war is brewing
over the same magic that flows through her veins.


Wonderlust
by Diana Nock
Sally Kalloway is too smart for her own good. This is a story about her. Not just that, it's a
story about the friends we have, both real and imaginary. It's also about Halloween. Not just the holiday,
but the idea of Halloween that lives in our hearts. This is a story about all those things, about the fear
and wonder they inspire, and the thin line between.


Life of Melody
by Mari Costa
A human child abandoned in the woods is discovered by an unlikely pair: Razzmatazz, a fairy godfather, and Bon, a beast man. After quarreling over the best way to handle the child, they finally agree to co-parent in the human world--for now, at least


Goth Western
by Livali
A story about selling your soul for love, and how necromancy may not fix all your problems, but it’s certainly a start.
