In my never-ending quest to experience more classic steampunk, I acquired an audio-book copy of Shelly Adina’s Lady of Devices: A Steampunk Adventure. Recently I’ve been complaining about how some of the novels that are classified as steampunk don’t fit the genre. Lady of Devices is not one of those – it’s as steampunk as […]
(Directed by J.A. Bayona) In one of Star Trek’s many incarnations, the crew of the Enterprise encountered a society of clones that was in big trouble. Every genetic duplication they made introduced a bit of error, a concept they called “replicative fading.” The same holds true, unfortunately, for the latest movie in the Jurassic Park […]
Avengers: Infinity War was directed by Anothy and Joe Russo and produced by Kevin Feige It’s been the year of Disney and its franchises. Though I have yet to see the controversial Last Jedi, I have seen the last couple of Marvel releases. Since Infinity Wars was, unlike Last Jedi, getting lots of love […]
Once upon a time, the publishing industry was largely about fun. Books, movies, comic books, games – they not only passed the time but helped inspire us and expand our imaginations. Yet all these kinds of media (with the possible exception of video games) seem to be in decline. Why is that? It’s because entertainment […]
Lots of folks like to mix up literary styles, such as horror and comedy, or mystery and romance. You all know I’m partial to both sci-fi and westerns. For the longest time, the big-city critics called this combination the lowest of the low. Yet when a fellow named Joss Whedon dreamed up a show called […]
“Made in Abyss” is a recent anime series from Kinema Citrus, first aired in 2017. It is based on a manga by Akihito Tsukushi which began in 2012. I wouldn’t call it steampunk, but it’s more steampunk in spirit than many stories that claim that label. It has a Victorian-era feel, with nineteenth-century technology, exploited […]
