Today’s episode of the Steampunk Desperado combines two of my passions – steampunk and anime (Japanese animation.) Our favorite historical genre is alive and well in the Land of the Rising Sun. Some of my picks may surprise you! Here for your reference is the Desperado’s list: 10. Steam Detectives9. Appare Ranman!8. Drifting Dragons7. Last […]
Eight Great Steampunk Comics
Steampunk appears in many forms, including the comic book or graphic novel. In today’s video, I look at eight outstanding examples of the genre in this oft-overlooked and maligned medium. See my video here. Summary of the list: 8. Steam Detectives (manga), Kia Asamiya 7. Clockwork Dancer, Jon Delarroz (art by Mary MacArthur) 6. The […]
Ten Fascinating Facts about Tesla
Flashman, Book I of the Flashman Papers, 1839-1842
Harold Flashman’s astonishing adventures begin in the early 1800s with his expulsion at age 17 from Rugby School (named after the town, not the sport) for drunkenness. It’s a bawdy, dark comedy that would never past muster in this politically correct era. The man is too much of a scoundrel, and his many sins include […]
April and the Extraordinary World
Thomas Pynchon’s “Against the Day”
Thomas Pynchon’s writing career has spanned half a century, earning him much critical acclaim. Believe it or not, Pynchon has written a novel in a steampunk vein, a weighty 2006 tome called Against the Day. Happily, it was available in audiobook, which these days is the only way I can find time for such a […]
Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering With You”
Over the last few years, Mrs. Desperado and I have become serious anime fans. On the rare occasions when we can see a new show on the big screen, we jump at the chance. Recently we saw “Weathering With You” a feature-length anime by Makoto Shinkai, creator of the acclaimed 2016 film “Your Name,” which […]