ain't it reanimated, yet?
Although the term, "steampunk" was coined by K. W. Jeter in 1987, and most people by now are familiar with William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's 1990 novel "The Difference Engine" ...my first impressions of steampunk came from Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley, Michael Moorcock, & Hayao Miyazaki... and I highly recommend reading the comic ,"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (don't bother with the movie). If you want to see the seminal steampunk films, check out "Nausicaä" (really, most of Miyazaki's films) & "City of Lost Children" (and most of Jeunet & Caro's work, as well)... Hell, one must really include both the TV series, "The Wild, Wild West" & "Firefly" in this ethos!!! As far as more recent novels go, both G K Chesterton & China Miéville's works have been highly recommended to me by people whose taste in literature is unparalleled. Perhaps one should also consider Terry Gilliam's "Brazil," Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" & Frank Herbert's "Dune" in the steampunk genre! Although I have to admit, I haven't read "Gormenghast." Nor have I seen "The Amazing Screw-On Head" or "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" ...yet.
meanwhile, here are a bunch of links... for a friend who asked for some steampunk resources a couple of weeks ago! (it's amazing what kind of research i can do when i'm procrastinating on deadlines, isn't it?)
steampunk index @ tvtropes.org
Steampunk - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of steampunk works - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"DIY Tinkerers, the Steampunk Subculture, and a New Anthology," an excellent overview by Robert Bee
steampunk D.I.Y. 2.0
The Steampunk Workshop | Technology and Romance - Sustainable Rebellion
Instructables keyword: "steampunk"
Etsy items tagged: "steampunk"
ThreadBanger videos tagged: "steampunk"
Indy Mogul videos tagged: "steampunk"
OutsaPop Trashion (Recycled DIY eco life & indie fashion) posts tagged: "steampunk"
Gizmowatch entries tagged: "steampunk"
Merlin Mann's Hilarious Steampunk DIY Video: Keep it Brassy!(NSFW?)
SteamPunk Magazine
How Steampunk Works
Brass Goggles: A blog and forum devoted to the lighter side of all things Steampunk.
The Steampunk Home (another blog)
STEAMPUNK - The New Speculative Fiction Clearing House
Datamancer - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions
Squidoo - Steampunk Enthusiasts
STEAMPUNKOPEDIA by Retrostacja
Æther Emporium the onestop resource and archive for all things Steampunk (The Steampunk wiki)
Pump Up The Volume:The Sound of Steampunk'
What Is Steampunk? A Subculture Infiltrating Films, Music, Fashion, More
Principia Discordia Responds with alternately scathing satire and sometimes juvenile sarcasm to the appropriation of yet another DIY genre/subculture & the sorry state of steampunk LARP
Penny Dreadful Productions - Doing Some Seriously Kick-Ass Steampunk LARP
Before Dr. Horrible, there was... Doctor Steel
And here's another one of my favorite SteamPunk musical/pantomime troupes: The Steam Powered Giraffe
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And don't forget Steampunk gaming, which has really been on the forefront of the genre for, well... decades!
Steampunk role playing and board games
Castle Falkenstein!
GURPS: Steampunk
Space: 1889
Cthulhu by Gaslight (there's weird science, space travel, & interdimensional monsters in Victorian times, ok?)
Voyages of the Danforth
The Escapist Portal - Poll: Steampunk Vs Cyberpunk
While we're at it... how about WoW? Breakfast Topic: Is WoW science fiction?
And what about Warhammer?
RPG Motivational Posters/steampunk... yeah, it's kinda like that
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And to discover the roots of this phenomenon, we should delve into Japanese fashion (and Manga: Tezuka Osamu “New Treasure Island” was published in 1947); with so many varieties of specific style: such as Neo-Victorian, romantic goth, lolita & aristocrat... which can be found in many aspects of media & manufacturers of fashion (from DIY to industry): harajuku, FRUiTS, viz, & j-pop, for instance...
‘Japanese Goth’: A Manifesto for the Beautiful Macabre
Harajuku Fashion Gallery
STREET/FRUiTS/TUNE
Visual Kei
J-Pop Go!
Lolita Fashion - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hello Lace: Lolita Fashion Website
Lolita Fashion: Styles
Lolita Handbook: Styles
Gallery of Lolita Fashions
Elegant Gothic & Lolita LJ Community
Lolita Tips
Gothic Lolita Bible
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But the Burners take the steampunk DIY cake & eat it with LARP, too:
Kinetic Steam Works
SteamPunk TreeHouse
Neverwas Haul
meanwhile, here are a bunch of links... for a friend who asked for some steampunk resources a couple of weeks ago! (it's amazing what kind of research i can do when i'm procrastinating on deadlines, isn't it?)
steampunk index @ tvtropes.org
Steampunk - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of steampunk works - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"DIY Tinkerers, the Steampunk Subculture, and a New Anthology," an excellent overview by Robert Bee
steampunk D.I.Y. 2.0
The Steampunk Workshop | Technology and Romance - Sustainable Rebellion
Instructables keyword: "steampunk"
Etsy items tagged: "steampunk"
ThreadBanger videos tagged: "steampunk"
Indy Mogul videos tagged: "steampunk"
OutsaPop Trashion (Recycled DIY eco life & indie fashion) posts tagged: "steampunk"
Gizmowatch entries tagged: "steampunk"
Merlin Mann's Hilarious Steampunk DIY Video: Keep it Brassy!(NSFW?)
SteamPunk Magazine
How Steampunk Works
Brass Goggles: A blog and forum devoted to the lighter side of all things Steampunk.
The Steampunk Home (another blog)
STEAMPUNK - The New Speculative Fiction Clearing House
Datamancer - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions
Squidoo - Steampunk Enthusiasts
STEAMPUNKOPEDIA by Retrostacja
Æther Emporium the onestop resource and archive for all things Steampunk (The Steampunk wiki)
Pump Up The Volume:The Sound of Steampunk'
What Is Steampunk? A Subculture Infiltrating Films, Music, Fashion, More
Principia Discordia Responds with alternately scathing satire and sometimes juvenile sarcasm to the appropriation of yet another DIY genre/subculture & the sorry state of steampunk LARP
Penny Dreadful Productions - Doing Some Seriously Kick-Ass Steampunk LARP
Before Dr. Horrible, there was... Doctor Steel
And here's another one of my favorite SteamPunk musical/pantomime troupes: The Steam Powered Giraffe
--
And don't forget Steampunk gaming, which has really been on the forefront of the genre for, well... decades!
Steampunk role playing and board games
Castle Falkenstein!
GURPS: Steampunk
Space: 1889
Cthulhu by Gaslight (there's weird science, space travel, & interdimensional monsters in Victorian times, ok?)
Voyages of the Danforth
The Escapist Portal - Poll: Steampunk Vs Cyberpunk
While we're at it... how about WoW? Breakfast Topic: Is WoW science fiction?
And what about Warhammer?
RPG Motivational Posters/steampunk... yeah, it's kinda like that
--
And to discover the roots of this phenomenon, we should delve into Japanese fashion (and Manga: Tezuka Osamu “New Treasure Island” was published in 1947); with so many varieties of specific style: such as Neo-Victorian, romantic goth, lolita & aristocrat... which can be found in many aspects of media & manufacturers of fashion (from DIY to industry): harajuku, FRUiTS, viz, & j-pop, for instance...
‘Japanese Goth’: A Manifesto for the Beautiful Macabre
Harajuku Fashion Gallery
STREET/FRUiTS/TUNE
Visual Kei
J-Pop Go!
Lolita Fashion - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hello Lace: Lolita Fashion Website
Lolita Fashion: Styles
Lolita Handbook: Styles
Gallery of Lolita Fashions
Elegant Gothic & Lolita LJ Community
Lolita Tips
Gothic Lolita Bible
--
But the Burners take the steampunk DIY cake & eat it with LARP, too:
Kinetic Steam Works
SteamPunk TreeHouse
Neverwas Haul