Works of fiction have always been prevalent in pop culture, fueling our imaginations and filling our lives with a sense of adventure. Over the past few decades, the steampunk genre has been gaining popularity among writers, filmmakers, costumers, and other hobbyists. But what is steampunk?
Steampunk reimagines the Victorian time period and culture as science fiction. The industrialized 19th century saw the rise of mechanized manufacturing and increasing urbanization. Steampunk expands on this notion by imagining more modern technologies in the steam-powered setting of the Victorian age. Steam engines are used in new forms of mass transit like airships, and other machinery drives advances in science and business.
Within the steampunk genre, you’ll see characters like aviators, mechanics, explorers, monster hunters, military figures, gunslingers, and aristocrats. These archetypes are generally seen wearing period clothing, with the addition of steam-powered gadgetry. For instance, you might find an explorer who wears a mechanical prosthetic leg or a scientist who wears a mechanized magnifying headset. These characters inhabit a futuristic version of our actual history. The appeal of steampunk is wide-ranging—from those who enjoy the clothing of the Victorian period to those who are drawn to the genre’s reimagining of modern technologies within the confines of 19th century machinery.
Want a better taste of what steampunk embodies? Watch our video—featuring the Angels and Demons Steampunk Series—to see the genre’s aesthetics.
If you enjoyed that, perhaps you’d like to win a FREE silver round from the series!
Tell us about your favorite genre—whether books, movies, TV shows, or comics—to enter our giveaway. Commenting below will serve as your entry for our April giveaway. But remember to keep it classy; inappropriate comments will be deleted and disqualified. Submit your comment (one comment only please) by April 22, 2018. One winner will be randomly selected on April 23, 2018 to receive a Madelyn 1 oz vintage silver round from the Angels and Demons Steampunk series.
Good luck to all of our entrants!
Let’s just forget about steampunk. Where da blade runner and mad max coins at?
See Niue dollars with movie characters about have to be the next world currency. I could see Mel Gibson and his misfit dog on a 2 oz coin. And that skeezy gyrocopter dude on the 1 oz coin.
Who’s ready to buy tubes!?
Ancient History
All things Egyptian captivate me the most. I’m thrilled that so many mints are releasing currency, hand poured and statuary silver items now.
For fiction I love science fiction and fantasy, with a side of steampunk. I read a lot of non-fiction as well, history and mythology are great.
You realize of course that history is a fiction written by rulers who won wars and that mythologies are figments of imagination. While amusing, entertaining and heartwarming, they are creative renditions at best.
My favorite genre is Fantasy, book & film, with Lord of the Rings being at the top of the list.
Currently working in Speculative Historical Fiction, that is to say, Magical Realism in inter-generational 18th Century Native American Southeastern Woodland Tribes(Cherokee Mysticism.)
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The Harry Potter series generalized across audiences, and had a fantastic underlying message.
Books are my favorite genre. Particularly history and especially the Civil War and the period leading up to that conflict. Western history books also have a special place in my personal library of more than two thousand books. Unlike a computer screen, books have a sense of character. When you hold a nicely bound hardback copy of a book, you can get a better sense of the content of that book and perhaps what the author is trying to say than sitting in front of a computer screen. My love of history is also what got me interested in coin collecting.
The world of Science Fiction has led to what I believe is the most imaginative of all. It gives a more realistic view of what the future can be. And has led to us actually creating some of the things that were only in the imagination of someone.But is that not how all inventions start as an idea, hope or dream.
I enjoy reading best then movies, sci-fi.
I love Sci-fi…
The future-looking ideas of the human experience has always been fascinating to me since I was a kid.
And no, I’m not chubby, I have a beautiful girlfriend and I don’t live in my grandmother’s basement!
TV alaways loved the Roseanne show. So happy they decided to bring it back. Especially with the original cast. Just wonderful.
Fantasy. While I enjoy many types of fiction, I fell in love with the World of Time series about 5 pages into the first book. It is rare that an author creates a world as vast and deep as a Robert Jordan did. RIP MR Jordan.
Tom Clancy (RIP as well) wrote some great books as well.
A large part of what I appreciate in a series is depth and reread quality.
While Terry Brooks’ Shannara series may not have as much reread value, the Netflix series is awesome!!!
Novels- “The Difference Engine” by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (1990)
love Victorian Era Britain, love steampunk, so why not combine them both! Great read, nominated for various awards. Steampunk has also been in other various works by famous authors such as H. G. Wells and Jules Verne. Truly amazing to see and read how 19th century individuals perceived these futuristic technologies.
Big fan of the comic book movie genre. Easy movies to watch with recognizable characters.
I love comedy, science fiction, and the occasional suspense or thriller! Mostly audio books and podcasts.
Art work is how I feel in love with Steam punk.. seeing all the mechanical wonders..and the fashion let’s not forget the vechicals. Was like candy to my eyes. The art work even inspired me to do some of my own.. the sliver Angel’s as no demons are beautiful in their own right, I would honestly love to have on in my collection. Thanks for your time. I hope I win.
I like movies. Especially non-fiction war period movies. When I can learn about past true life experiences, what other genre is better than that!!??!!
Comic character.
Love 80s movies or movies set in the 80s. The music and the memories are great.
I like Comics, Anima, and manga. Wolverine and Cyclops being my favorite comic Characters and Guts from Berserk being my favorite menga/anima Character.
Sci-fi is my favorite genre. Creative plots that would be difficult to achieve in what we may consider the norm. Taking ones imagination to places never considered before. Opening the mind to possibilities that change one’s perspective even in daily life.
I love crime drama/thrillers. Whether it is a book, movie, or tv show – I like that mystery, suspense, drama, and forensics come together, and the good guys (law enforcement) are trying to stop the bad guys (criminals).
Definitely movies.
The Old West. But still love Fantasy as well.
My favorite genre in film is War with “Platoon” being at the top of my list.
When I think of steampunk, I think of the movie, “The Wild Wild West…!” With all of the steam gadgets, and who could ever forget that enormous steam powered spider…!!! YIKES…!!!
My favorite genre is westerns. They are uniquely American. Its far enough back in history to be shrowded in myths but close enough to our current time for the historical figures tp be relatable. Also western fantasy or sci-fi are great. The Dark Tower was an excellent series, that movie cowboys and aliens is a very underrated movie.
I normally love sci-fi adventure but I’m addicted to the Walking Dead. It would be really neat if they incorporated some steampunk clothing or gadgets in there clothing on the show.
Dark comedy works for just about any medium.