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Steampunk Book Review: A Conspiracy of Alchemists
I really wanted to love this book. Like, really really really wanted to love it. Not just because reviewers were hailing Liesel Schwarz’s first installment of The Chronicles of Light and Shadow as “a...
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Wishing I Was in the UK so I Could Watch This Show!
“Ten minutes into the first episode of the BBC’s new seven-part adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, there is a spookily good scene that reveals what viewers can expect in the following...
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Steampunk Movie Review –“Frankenstein’s Monster” Microbudget Film
There are a lot of short Steampunk films out there, but the folks over at First Step Cinematics tried their hand at a full-length Steampunk adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale. Here’s the...
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Steampunk Movie Review: Hugo (2011)
This story was first told in a book called The Invention of Hugo Cabret which was written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. He worked on several different books for children, but this one is his opus,...
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Steampunk Book Review: “Warlord of the Air”
I recently learned a totally amazing word. “Vellichor” was invented by John Koenig to mean “the strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time…” I am sure...
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Steampunk Sourcebook: “Egyptomania”
The love affair of Western Europe with ancient Egypt can be traced to Napoleon’s invasion of Alexandria in 1798. Until starting to research this topic, I had always thought of the French mission to...
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Steampunk Crowdfunding June Edition
Hello friends! Lots of very cool projects again this month. The books are back with a vengeance, but make sure to check out the games and special projects, too! Here’s what’s on tap for June/July 2015...
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Steampunk Movie Review: “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (2011)
Awhile back I did a post about the 2009 Sherlock Holmes film, but my site wouldn’t be complete without a review of the 2011 sequel as well. Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams are back to...
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How to Punk Your Steam Part 6: Make it Feminist
The words “Feminism” and “feminist” have become controversial as of late, but I had always been planning to have this subject be a part of this series. For many of us living today, it can seem...
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Steampunk Book Review: Edison’s Conquest of Mars (1898)
I’m sure you are all familiar with the classic scientific romance, War of the Worlds, but did you know that someone penned a sequel? When H. G. Wells published the original in Pearson’s in the UK, a...
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Steampunk Sourcebook: Sherlock Holmes Part 1
I set out to write this Sourcebook and it ended up being waaaaaaaay too long for a single post. This Sourcebook will actually take us all the way to end of this week, so check back all week long to...
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Steampunk Sourcebook: Sherlock Holmes Part 2
So here we are again, back for Part 2 and more story synopses. My challenge was to summarize all 56 stories with a single sentence, so here are the three remaining volumes. (Please note that these...
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Steampunk Sourcebook: Sherlock Holmes Part 3
Well, we’ve wended our weary way through the entire cannon of short stories over the last two posts, and now it is time for the four novels. I have also included some Steampunk adaptations at the...
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Steampunk Sourcebook: Sherlock Holmes Part 4
Alright, enough of the facts and now for some fun! To finish off Sherlock Holmes week here on the site I have created a gallery of Sherlock cosplay and notable Holmes portrayers. Do you have a favorite...
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Steampunk Book Review: The Five Fists of Science
This comic book was actually one of the first Steampunk purchases I ever made, but somehow hasn’t made it into my review rotation until now. Perhaps because it wasn’t until I reread it this week that I...
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Steampunk Crowdfunding: July Edition
What’s on Tap for Aug/Sept Publishing Iron Horses Can’t Be Broken cover art (Ends Aug 5) Iron Horses Can’t Be Broken is the sixth in the Galvanic Century series of steampunk thrillers. Its in the...
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My Latest Haul from the Bookstore
If you think that archaeology is like an Indiana Jones movie then I am afraid I am about to burst your rope-swinging, fedora-wearing bubble. In just under a 2-month period, I put in over 500 hours of...
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Steampunk Crowdfunding August Edition
In addition to the publishing, film and prop-making campaigns below, there are also two different Steampunk pen campaigns that have both already reached their funding goals. I believe this is the...
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How to Punk Your Steam Part 7.4: Make ’em Laugh (Recommendations in TV,...
Comedy is an art form, and there are lots of great sources from which to draw. Here are my recommendations for funny Steampunk and period appropriate comedy. Please feel free to leave other suggestions...
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Steampunk Book Review: The Secret of the Great Red Spot (Jupiter Chronicles #1)
Author Leonardo Ramirez sent me this book in exchange for an honest review, and with the following context: “Just want to quickly mention that the book is intended for reluctant readers / 3rd Grade....
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