Z.I.N.C.H.

Concept and Characters created by Chuck Von Schaaf
Synopsis written by Ben Avery

Carson Montavo was an up and coming research scientist who would have destined for greatness in the scientific community. The only thing holding him back was his desire to do work that actually helped people -- field work that made a difference. But Carson Montavo's old life is little more than a dream now.

While searching for a cure to an especially deadly alien virus called Orcus, the young research scientist noticed that certain animals were immune. Extracting strands of antibodies from seven animals -- including a white tiger, a bat, and a coyote -- he created an experimental treatment that seemed to destroy the virus. However, exposure to Orcus forced Carson to use the treatment on himself. He was cured, but with two unexpected side effects. First, his body was transformed, integrating traits from the seven species into his own body on a nucleic level, becoming the Zoological Integrated Nucleic Chromosomal Hybrid -- Z.I.N.C.H. Second, he found that his body -- his very blood -- produced the anti-virus.

Once, he had devoted his life to seeking a cure for the Orcus virus. Now he IS the cure -- his blood producing the anti-virus needed to fight the deadly disease. But he is also Z.I.N.C.H., a fierce looking hybrid comprised of seven different animals' DNA. Now, a modern stranger in a strange land, the radically altered scientist must learn to use both his human intellect and his new animal strengths to help those in need -- if they can trust this strange new creature long enough to let him help them.