Happy Thursday! Earlier this week we looked at cyberpunk comics, and this time we turn our attention to five comics that all share another common thread: steampunk. Whether a post-WWII industrial scene dominated by magic, or classic steam-powered contraptions and vehicles, these comics are sure to answer that "What if technology didn't exist in the way it does?" question.
Read on for the comics, and let us know what your favorite steampunk setting is in the comments!
1. Dragon Whisperer, Red 5 Comics, (cc/ @joshuastarnes)
Young Rosalinda Eberhardt has an amazing gift, the ability to talk to any animal and understand them. Her gift becomes the key to a global power struggle when she meets the daring Captain Faulk and he introduces her to a real, live, dragon!
Story and Art by Alex De Luca and Glen Fernandez
2. Gutter Magic, Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)
In a world where the power of magic, not the atom bomb, finally settled World War II, the world is a very different place indeed. Magic has made the world a wonderful place. For some. For the rest, the world of high magic is forever closed, and they are forced to fight over whatever scraps of power the mages let slip from their lofty homes - or, as those on high like to call it - Gutter Magic.
Story and Art by Andy Schmidt, Brett Barkley, Josh Werner, Rich Douek, Ugis Berzins
3. Edge of Empire, Antarctic Press, (cc/ @JDunn)
A trio of noble sisters, all mighty mages and steam-tech experts, use their wits and combat savvy to aid their teammates in a dungeon quest gone horribly wrong. Then they must face a smug emperor and his warrior hordes in a Colosseum of Carnage!
Rod Espinosa, steampunk story-weaver extraordinaire, forges a world of grand adventure, where magic and mechanisms mix marvelously!
Story and Art by Rod Espinosa
4. Endangered Weapon B, Markosia Enterprises, (cc/ @Markosia)
What kind of lunatic forces a grizzly bear to wear mechanized combat armor and fight his battles? What kind of fiend kidnaps a beautiful Polynesian computer genius to be his child bride? And just who has a ninja for a butler anyway? Meet the Professor: eccentric, scientist, explorer and Englishman par excellence. Madcap steampunk hi-jinks in Endangered Weapon B!
Story and Art by Bob Molesworth and David Tallerman
5. Airship Enterprise, Antarctic Press, (cc/ @JDunn)
Brian Denham, the creator of Steam Queens; artist of Ironman: Hypervelocity, the X-Files and Green Hornet comics; and regular mainstay of the Victorian Secret specials, treks into undiscovered steampunk country with Airship Enterprise! Captain Janus Tibbs and her intrepid airship crew are assigned to investigate a distress call from a research vessel. Upon reaching their destination, they...
Story and Art by Brian Denham
