Brass Sun

Brass Sun is a science fiction steampunk adventure set in a full-scale orrery. It was created by writer Ian Edginton and artist I. N. J. Culbard and is published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD, where it first appeared in 2012.

Brass Sun
The cover of Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds (2014, Rebellion, ISBN 9781781082690). Art by INJ Culbard.
Publication information
Publisher2000 AD
FormatOngoing series
GenreScience fiction, Steampunk, Adventure
Publication dateSeptember 2012
Creative team
Created byIan Edginton
I. N. J. Culbard
Written byIan Edginton
Artist(s)I. N. J. Culbard
Letterer(s)Ellie De Ville
Collected editions
HardcoverISBN 9781781082690

Creation and concept

The story is about a young girl called Wren who undertakes a quest to restart the dying brass sun at the centre of a gigantic mechanical solar system containing dozens of worlds and moons, all connected via colossal spars.

Edginton got the idea for the series while speculating about full-scale versions of orreries.[1] The character of Wren was conceived as a capable female character that young girls can relate to.[2]

Publications

Series

Brass Sun currently consists of five stories :

  • "The Wheel of Worlds" (in 2000AD #1800-1811, 2012, 65 pages)[3][4]
  • "The Diamond Age" (in 2000AD #1850-1861, 2013, 65 pages)[5][6]
  • "Floating Worlds" (in 2000AD #1888-1899, 2014, 65 pages)[7][8]
  • "Motor Head" (in 2000AD #1950-1959, 2015, 55 pages)[9][10]
  • "Engine Summer" (in 2000AD #2061-2072, 2017–2018)

Covers

Brass Sun-related covers have appeared on the following issues of 2000 AD:

  • #1806 "World Building" by Nick Percival
  • #1852 "Crawling the Walls" by I. N. J. Culbard
  • #1859 "Fly-By Shooting" by I. N. J. Culbard
  • #1893 "The Deep End" by I. N. J. Culbard
  • #1954 "Kingslayer" by I. N. J. Culbard

Collected editions
  • Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds (collects "The Wheel of Worlds", "The Diamond Age" and "Floating Worlds", 2014, Rebellion, ISBN 9781781082690)

References
  1. Keily, Karl (9 December 2012). "Ian Edginton Constructs A "Brass Sun" for "2000 AD"". CBR.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. Multiversity Comics (4 May 2014). "Exclusive: Ian Edginton talks Brass Sun and 2000 AD". YouTube. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1800
  4. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1811
  5. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1850
  6. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1861
  7. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1888
  8. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1899
  9. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/PRG1950P
  10. https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/PRG1959P


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