Polish your metal and oil your gears, our What's Trending has brought the steampunk train to town! From airships soaring through smog-choked skies to clockwork automatons roaming cobbled streets, these comics promise an enthralling adventure for fans of the genre. Enjoy the Victorian-era elegance with futuristic technology, offering readers a glimpse into a world where steam-driven contraptions and clockwork marvels reign supreme.
Broken Gargoyles, 159 pages - Published by Source Point Press, (cc/ @TravisM)
In this Dieselpunk post-WWI mini-series, two men come home from the war scarred and forgotten. One man is looking for redemption as the other looks for revenge. Both are on a collision course toward each other and nothing can stop them.
Story and Art by Bob Salley and Stan Yak
Black Noblesse, 173 pages - Published by Copoki, (cc/ @Copoki)
Nailah Pristine is a Lowlander with a lofty ambition: to become the Elysian, the guardian of the Ether Empire's prosperity. Although Nailah Pristine was taken in by the prestigious Pristine family, her humble origins and gender put her in an unfavorable position in a society that esteems social standing and contributions to the Empire's success. Nailah sets out on a journey to prove herself worthy of the title, facing countless obstacles and overcoming her own doubts. Will Nailah succeed in her quest to become the Elysian, or will the forces working against her prove too great to overcome?
Story and Art by Copoki and Dominic Pinto
Beware ..., 116 pages - Published by Invader Comics, (cc/ @Invader)
Too much fiction to be science fiction, too much science to be anything else; whether an invasion from above or a mutation from below, Beware profiles an idyllic country town where all the best dreams and worst nightmares of the American experiment meet in a culmination of science fiction, nostalgia, adventure and horrific comedy.
Story and Art by Invader Comics
God Summoner, 38 pages - Published by Dionysis Zogaris, (cc/ @God-Summoner)
God Summoner is filled with images of Gods, Guns, and Inquisitors. The story follows Adelice Belmont, a gifted girl with the powers of a Summoner, and her struggle to return to her family, alive. In her journey, she teams up with the resistance group known as the Infidels and together go on an adventure to bring back the Old Gods and bring down Yram's oppressive religious regime.
Story and Art by Dionysis Zogaris
Monstress Books, 1078 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
War between humans and the hybrid Arcanics is poised to explode across the Known World, but the wounds of the last war have yet to heal. Maika Halfwolf, a hardened Arcanic survivor, is on a mission to discover the secrets of her past—and to understand Zinn, the eldritch monster that lives beneath her skin. But to find those answers, she'll have to figure out who she can trust—and who is poised to betray her. Collecting volumes 4-6 of the Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Awar...
Story and Art by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
The Clockwork Girl, 122 pages - Published by Arcana Comics, (cc/ @SeanArcana)
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator. While exploring the wonders of an ordinary world, she meets an amazing mutant boy. They share a friendship that must overcome their warring families...
Story and Art by Arcana Comics
That's it for our What's Trending this week. Take some time to cool your coils and get some rest. In the meantime, you can check out more Steampunk titles here.
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