Colorverse Hippocamp & Comet SL9

Colorverse Hippocamp & Comet SL9 are from the new Colorverse Season 7: Eye on the Universe. Hippocamp comes in a 65ml bottle and Comet SL9 comes in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet (they still have some in stock right now!)

Swabs:

Left to right: Hippocamp is a medium sky blue and Comet SL9 is a light tawny brown.

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper both inks have shading but no sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high shading (both), no sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hippocamp is lighter than Noodler’s Revolution Blue, but has a similar matte finish.

Comet SL9 is a little darker than Colorverse Brunch Date.

Longer Writing:

Hippocamp: I used a Pilot VP Twilight with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Comet SL9: I used a Lamy Al-star Bronze with a medium nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.

Overall, out of the two Hippocamp is my favorite. The color is lovely, but both have high shading and can be a little too light for me in smaller nib sizes so I plan on sticking to the larger nibs. So far these two are my least favorite from Colorverse Season 7, they just aren’t as amazing as the others.

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.