Brass Sun

The cover of Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds (2014, Rebellion, ISBN 9781781082690). Art by INJ Culbard.

Publication information
Publisher| 2000 AD
Format| Ongoing series
Genre| Science fantasy, Steampunk, Adventure
Publication date| September 2012
Creative team
Created by| Ian Edginton
I. N. J. Culbard
Written by| Ian Edginton
Artist(s)| I. N. J. Culbard
Letterer(s)| Ellie De Ville
Collected editions
Hardcover| ISBN 9781781082690

Brass Sun is a work of steampunk science fantasy. 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.

## Premise

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The story takes place in a full-size orrery. Wren, the young protagonist, 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.

## Creation

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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]

The Diamond Age, Floating Worlds and Engine Summer likely reference classic science fiction novels of the same name, by Neal Stephenson, Cecelia Holland and John Crowley, respectively. Motor Head likely references the well-known British rock band Motörhead.

## Publications

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### Series

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* "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)

In 2014, the first three storylines were published by Rebellion as a six-issue limited series from May to October.

### Cover art

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* #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

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

## References

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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. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1800".
4. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1811".
5. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1850".
6. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1861".
7. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1888".
8. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1899".
9. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1950".
10. ^ "2000 AD Shop : 2000 AD Prog 1959".

## External links

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* Brass Sun at 2000 AD's Barney (not up-to-date: first two stories only)
* The 2000 AD ABC #19: Brass Sun at YouTube

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