Cogs and hot steam surround us for today's Popular Last Week! We've got princes, old-fashioned mysteries, a quiet clockmaker, and an unsettling ring to get the gears turning, featuring:
1. Crowned Vessel, 270 pages - Published by Dreadstrive, (cc/ @Dreadstrive)
Most of the royal family is dead. The gods are missing. A city of prisoners hides dark secrets. A curious prince gets more than he bargained for when he ventures into the walled city of Gloaming, and returns with the ability to change the world.
Story and Art by Dreadstrive
2. Electromagnetic, 100 pages - Published by Maximized Comics, (cc/ @maximized)
Britain is at war with India as the 19th century draws to a close. The steam powered armies of the Nizam of Hyderabad are pushing the British Empire from India while the streets of London are subjected to the terror of the Thuggee cult. Professor James Maxwell is developing a new weapon for the Ministry of Defence that could change the tide of the war, but he also has the terrorist threat to London in his sights.
Story and Art by Maximized Comics
3. Sherlock Holmes: Steam Detective, 107 pages - Published by Antarctic Press, (cc/ @JDunn)
All about London and the surrounding lands, dastardly and/or desperate men misuse and abuse the steam-powered technological marvels of the 19th century to deceive, defraud, or even dispatch their fellow Britons. It's up to the dashing detective of 221B Baker Street and his stalwart companion to fire up their gears, both physical and mental, to outwit the villains and save the day!
Story and Art by David Hutchison and Robby Bevard
4. The Ring of the Seven Worlds, 252 pages - Published by Humanoids, (cc/ @BrunoHumanoids)
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action/Adventure and Manga all blend into this Steampunk saga about interconnected worlds at the mercy of an invasion. Seven planets linked to one another by the multidimensional gates of a giant ring. Only the passage to Nemo, one of the Seven Worlds, has remained sealed for three centuries.
Story and Art by Davide Turotti, Gabriele Clima, Giovanni Gualdoni, Matteo Piana
5. Clockwork, 365 pages - Published by Birdy, (cc/ @birdy)
In 1907, the midst of Belle Époque Paris, a mysterious automaton falls into the hands of lonely watch repairman Stuart Lefebvre. It soon becomes clear that there’s more to the famed Dancing Doll than mere gears, and strange events lead him to question just what exactly he’s stumbled upon. Updates every other Sunday, with exceptions here and there! Find me on tumblr @birdy-the-artist and Twitter, @birdytheartist
Story and Art by Birdy
6. The Traveller, 103 pages - Published by TPub, (cc/ @stacitpub)
Traveller is a steampunk adventure story set at the turn of the 19th century. Made using cutting-edge 3D modelling combined with traditional hand inking, the story focuses on the greater good and what price we are prepared to pay for it.
Story and Art by TPub
