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 […]
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 […]
Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor, is a favorite of steampunks everywhere. We’ve heard a lot about his eccentricities, but here are ten more fascinating facts about the man. See the video now on You-Tube.
Today Mrs. Desperado and I review the delightful 2015 steampunk animation “April and the Extraordinary World.” Watch it here.
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 […]
Devon Monk’s Dead Iron, published in 2011, is yet another interesting example of the steampunk genre. Like most novels from the Era of Peak Steampunk, it’s of the historical kind, something we don’t see nearly enough of lately. It takes place in the 19th Century American West, featuring elements of the supernatural: witchcraft, spirits, and […]
The longer I explore steampunk, the more I discover new and interesting examples of the genre. I am always encountering new titles, some of which were written before the genre got its name. The late Ronald Clark’s novel Queen Victoria’s Bomb, published in 1969, is one of these. Though it lacks the stereotypical steampunk elements […]
