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!
Science Fiction, more specifically hard sci-fi.
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Nice art work.
My favorite genre is mythical and sci-fi.
War movies specially all movies related to the ww2. Saving private ryan, schindlers list, hacksaw ridge, we were soldiers, fury and also the pacific and band of brothers.
Love Sci-Fi just the thrill of it all
Westerns love to see saddle bags put on horse’s filled with Morgan silver dollars.
1950s sci-fi .
Isaac Asimov – Robot & Foundation
Ray Bradbury – Martian Chronicles
Robert Heinlein – Starship Troopers
Arthur C Clarke
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Can’t beat the old sci-fi genre. Corny as they are the original Star Trek or even the Lost in Space series are just the ticket.
I would say the Steven king novels. They are very well known and you would have a lot of different and scary stuff go put on your coins.
fantasy and sci-fi
My favorite genre is religious literature.
I wish I could move to Middle Earth and fight a dragon for his hoard of gold!
I love science fiction — both books and movies. My favorite sci-fi TV program was The Outer Limits.
Also beloved were Star Trek and Babylon 5 and Star Wars (the original) and ET.
Sci-fi for sure, but I do love some steampunk
I like watching treasure hunting and Gem finding shows love the value and beauty that comes from the ground.
I started reading Sci fi and fantasy because as a young boy I discovered the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs. From my room in rural Wisconsin, I travelled to darkest Africa, the center of the world,the moon, Mars, and Venus. I wouldn’t trade those hours of reading for anything.
Action and Adventure, also real life movies. Basically any movie except horror movies.
I like Science fiction books.
Cool coin!
Rocky Movies all teh way!
Medieval Times movies or t v classics like braveheart and gladiator
I enjoy suspense-action movies.
Anything related to roman Empire.
These are nice rounds. I’d like to buy a roll or 2!
Love Doug Adam’s “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.
Private detective films and books!!!
Coin and Coin history Books, Current and political news TV
Hobbit! I am one, short stocky, and have hairy feet, and so do my children! lol
I like your Angels and Demons Steampunk Series design.