Steampunk in Comics
The Best Steampunk Comics and Graphic Novels
Where steampunk gets to be drawn as well as written: Victorian leagues, gaslit Gothams and at least one extraordinarily well-dressed badger.
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| Title | Year | Medium | Fit | Motifs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec | 1976 | Comic book series | Proto | Belle Epoque Paris, monsters |
| The Adventures of Luther Arkwright | 1978 | Comic book series | Proto | parallel worlds, revolutionary Victoriana |
| The Obscure Cities / Les Cites obscures | 1983 | Comic book series | Core | impossible cities, Art Nouveau |
| Nemesis the Warlock: The Gothic Empire | 1984 | Comic book arc | Adjacent | alien anti-hero, gothic empire |
| Gotham by Gaslight | 1989 | Comic book | Core | Victorian Batman, Jack the Ripper |
| Sebastian O | 1993 | Comic book miniseries | Core | decadent assassin, alternative Victorian London |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | 1999 | Comic book series | Core | Victorian literary team-up, empire |
| Steampunk | 2000 | Comic book series | Core | revolution, bio-mechanical imagery |
| Girl Genius | 2001 | Webcomic / comic | Core | mad science, sparks |
| Scarlet Traces | 2002 | Comic book series | Core | post-Martian War Britain, imperial reverse engineering |
| Iron West | 2006 | Graphic novel | Adjacent | cowboys, robots |
| Grandville | 2009 | Graphic novel series | Core | badger detective, alternate France and Britain |
| Lady Mechanika | 2010 | Comic book series | Core | cyborg heroine, Victorian mystery |
| Castle in the Stars | 2014 | Graphic novel series | Core | aether spaceflight, imperial Europe |
| The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage | 2015 | Graphic novel | Adjacent | Babbage engine, Lovelace |