Tomorrow at my own blog I start six days of posts about television adaptations of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy Sayers.
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Steampunk Recommendations
Comics:
Fullmetal Alchemist is a wonderful Japanese steampunk series, available as both manga and anime.
Also in comics, Lea Hernandez' Cathedral Child
and Clockwork Angels
. Phil and Kaja Foglio's Girl Genius
can be read for free online.I really love The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. And so should you.
Style:
If you'd like to get a good overview of steampunk fashion, check out Steampunk Workshop and the Flickr photo pool.
A quick guide to Steampunk style.
Do It Yourself is part of the fun, but if you want to spend money, try these fine vendors:
Clockwork Couture.
Victorian Trading Company.
Steampunk jewelry and accessories at Etsy.com.
Television:
The Wild Wild West
was full of improbable gadgets. I prefer the tv show, not the later movie...though the movie might have sparked new interest, so who knows?Books:
I'm going to focus on earlier examples of the genre for the most part.
The Difference Engine
by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. 
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers.The Iron Dragon's Daughter
by Michael Swanwick.The Hollow Earth
by Rudy Rucker. Last, Wicked Gentlemen
by Ginn Hale is a much newer book that has some wonderful imagery and ideas, and includes a delicious male/male romance. I read this book wanting more of it, and still want more of it.More?
Steampunk Month at Tor.com.
A post by Meljean Brook that's an introduction to steampunk.
Done? Then move on to Dieselpunk.
I wonder when someone will start a trend of "SteamPink"?
Love it. I look forward to the rest of your posts! And, love the steampink off-shoot idea. and is the definition in relation to heavily female doings or the glbt world? May I mention it on my blog? (credit to you, of course)
ReplyDeleteI just made up "steampink" while writing this post. Though I'd be surprised if nobody came up with it before!
ReplyDeleteSteampink! Cool! :)
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