About Solaris
by Annie Stein
Welcome to Solaris, traveller! Let me get you up to speed.
Solaris is a soft science fiction webcomic set in our own universe, kind of. Learn more by continuing to read, or click here to be taken to the comic.
Q:Where am I?
You're still in the system known as Sol. Except this time each planet is habitable and developed its own life. The people are humanoid, mostly.
Q:I heard something about a comic?
Oh yes! The main comic is still in development, but you can read the first few pages of Little Blue if you click here.
by Annie Stein
Solaris is an upcoming space opera webcomic set in a fantastic version of our own solar system. This website serves as an online encyclopedia about the setting, with 50k+ words over 75+ articles. Solaris is written and maintained by Annie and Sky. It's hosted on World Anvil.
Most Beautiful New World 2022, awarded at the Worldbuilding Awards
About the Authors
In the frozen north called Norway, Annie and Sky live with two fluffy distractions. Apollo and Luna like treats, sunbeams and boxes.
Kitten's Favourite Article
Photo of Apollo by Annie Stein
Photo of Luna by Annie Stein
Annie Stein is the main writer and illustrator of Solaris and enjoys writing and drawing gay stuff. She likes fashion, philosophical debates about art (it's a verb, and creation is a conversation!) and Sailor Moon.
Annie's Favourite Article
skairunner provides snacks, technical expertise as a programmer and nerd, and writes the occasional article about spacecrafts. She's a big fan of The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone, the Culture series by Iain M. Banks, and the mod Blue Planet: War in Heaven.
Sky's Favourite Article
About World Anvil
World Anvil is a platform for creating and sharing worldbuilding. The core feature is are tools for create and share an encyclopedia or private wiki for your setting. World Anvil also has excellent tools for hosting and labelling maps, creating timelines and much more.
Tips & Tricks
Text with a bold underline are tooltips. If you hover your mouse over the text, you'll see a small box appear with extra information. On mobile press and hold the underlined text.
If you are on mobile, click the button labelled to open the quick navigation menu. Here you will find the World Codex, and several handy links.
World Anvil Events
World Anvil hosts several events each year, as well as the occasional monthly themed challenge. The biggest events are Summer Camp and Worldember.
During Summer Camp, World Anvil releases 31 prompts in smaller batches. Creators are given badges based on how many prompts they complete.
During Worldember, creators are free to write whatever their heart desires. The goal is to write at least 10k words over december, all in new articles.
How to Support Solaris
Knowing people out there like Solaris and want to see more means the world. The best way to show that you want more is to engage with the world. Every like, follow and comment is deeply appreciated. If you want to go the extra mile, we have got a Ko-Fi set up. Annie posts a bit about what's going on behind the scenes for Solaris, sharing her notes, preparation, and talking about how things get made.
History of Solaris
2023
March 19th — Solaris is voted Most Beautiful New World at the Worldbuilding Awards!
March 5th — Solaris is nominated for Most Beautiful New world and Best New World at the Worldbuilding Awards!
2022Year in Review: Year One
November 11th — Solaris gets a new coat of paint!
August 27th — Operation War Dove wins best Military Prompt of Summercamp 2022
July 9th — First comic page posted
February 20th — Solaris is created
2022
by Annie Stein
Milestones
June 21st — 150 Followers
June 3rd — 75k Words
December 27th — 100 Followers
December 19th — 50k Words
June 30th — 50 Followers
June 29th — 25k Words
March 25th — 25 Followers
March 15th — 10k Words
June 3rd — 75k Words
December 27th — 100 Followers
December 19th — 50k Words
June 30th — 50 Followers
June 29th — 25k Words
March 25th — 25 Followers
March 15th — 10k Words
This article is a stub . It will be expanded upon later.
Stormbril
Woah! I'm absolutely loving the CSS update! Everything is so clean and wonderfully laid out, it's hugely inspiring. And what a great 'about' article to debut it on, too :D
Annie Stein
Thank you so much!