About Solaris
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 150k+ words over 100+ articles. Solaris is written and maintained by Annie and Sky. It's hosted on World Anvil.
To learn more about the setting, check out the Guide to Solaris.
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 the encyclopedia or private wiki for your setting, but 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
2025
August 21st — Solaris is updated to 3.0; including a new dark theme!
2024Sep 24th — Added Subscriber Group and the option to manage notifications.
March 8th — History of Mercury nominated for History Award and Scorching of Mercury nomidated for Strength and Honor at the Worldbuilding Awards
Jan 27th — Solaris wins Best Body of Work for Worldember 2023
2023Jun 1st — Winners of the Under the Sea Challenge are revealed!
May 19th — Solaris hosts its first flash challenge: the Under the Sea Flash Challenge
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
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Milestones
Jul 28th — 300 Followers
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Aug 1st — 150k Words
Jun 13th — 250 Followers
- 2023 -
Dec 20th — 200 Followers
Dec 4th — 100 Articles
Nov 15th — 100k Words
Jun 21st — 150 Followers
Jun 3rd — 75k Words
- 2022 -
Dec 27th — 100 Followers
Dec 19th — 50k Words
Jun 30th — 50 Followers
Jun 29th — 25k Words
Mar 25th — 25 Followers
Mar 15th — 10k Words
- 2024 -
Aug 1st — 150k Words
Jun 13th — 250 Followers
- 2023 -
Dec 20th — 200 Followers
Dec 4th — 100 Articles
Nov 15th — 100k Words
Jun 21st — 150 Followers
Jun 3rd — 75k Words
- 2022 -
Dec 27th — 100 Followers
Dec 19th — 50k Words
Jun 30th — 50 Followers
Jun 29th — 25k Words
Mar 25th — 25 Followers
Mar 15th — 10k Words
Follower Milestone Art
by Annie Stein
by Annie Stein
Notice: This article is a stub. It may be expanded later!
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
Thank you so much!
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