Meridian (comics)
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Created by | Mark Alessi Gina M. Villa |
Written by | Barbara Kesel |
Penciller(s) | Joshua Middleton Steve McNiven |
Meridian is a comic book series published by CrossGen Comics. It was written by Barbara Kesel, and penciled by a number of artists including Joshua Middleton and Steve McNiven. Meridian ran for 44 issues, from July of 2000 to April of 2004.
Storyline details
Meridian, the series' namesake, is one of many island city-states upon the world of Demetria. At some point in the world's history, a great natural cataclysm threw massive chunks of earth into the sky, creating the current system of floating islands. The islands, as well as the airships crucial to trade and transport, defy gravity due to the mysterious properties of a certain 'ore' which is not named. Each island is headed by a Minister, who has more or less monarchic power over their respective island, and while many communities still survive on the surface, contact and trade between the surface and the islands is rare.
The main character of the series is
Sephie sets out to stop him. After learning more about her powers and her family's past, acquiring equipment and support, and meeting new friends and allies, she sets about perpetrating piracy upon her uncle's trade routes and fights him directly on a number of occasions.
As with most of the core CrossGen titles, Meridian crosses over into the other titles to some extent, and into the underlying 'uberplot' that connects all the core titles together. While not fully central to the conflict between Sephie and her uncle Ilahn, there are appearances by members of
The background of the series is expanded upon in
Collections
Four trade paperbacks compiling the story arcs of Meridian were released before the bankruptcy of
- Meridian Volume 1: Flying Solo - issues #1-7
- Meridian Volume 2: Going to Ground - issues #8-14
- Meridian Volume 3: Taking the Skies - issues #15-20
- Meridian Volume 4: Coming Home - issues #21-26
The next three collections were solicited, but never published:
- Meridian Volume 5: Minister of Cadador - issues #27-32
- Meridian Volume 6: Changing Course - issues #33-38
- Meridian Volume 7: The Mystery of Sheristan
There was also a small 5.5in x 8in "Traveller" edition of Volume 1 released.