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!
I do enjoy a good action movie! Especially the X-men series
I love science fiction and action. I love star trek. When it comes to comics i love comedy like deadpool.
Very cool. Worked as an avionics tech while in the military, and enjoy anything that flies.
My all time favorite genre is fantasy. Specifically Terry Brooks’ Shannara series! During detention my sophomore year in high school I was tasked with finding a book and reading it and giving a report on it within a week. I still remember coming across the blank, worn red book that smelled like old newspapers and my grandparents attic. I took it off the shelf, sat down in the back of isle I found it in and began reading. Hours passed like minutes it seemed and in no time I was released to go home. 15 years later, I’m still reading and own all of his books in the Shannara series. Unfortunately, he is finally ending the series after almost 40 years and these final books are more riviting than ever! I challenge anyone who hasn’t read them to go check it out.
80’s genre
Love 80’s genre
Hello, I’m partial to the sci-fi genre, tv and movies.I also enjoy documentaries and animal/nature tv. Good luck to all.
Action with the twist of mystery. Things along the lines of Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law (of which are slightly steampunk) also really enjoy The Bourn series!
love to read short storys, just was introduced to gabriel marques’scifi.
I love political romance. Nothing beats a love story mixed with espionage and deceit!
New scientific developments and science fiction, which often predicts the real science. Legal/Constitutional and social justice principles too.
Steampunk takes the technical benefits of the industrial age to heights not achieved in our real world due to the bastardization of such by the robber barons of the industrial age such as Carnegie and his ilk to rob the masses of the glories of the technological discoveries to line their coffers with the riches derived from the crushing of the human spirit.
Marine invertebrates, natural history, western U.S. nostalgia, music.
I like Westerns
Punk rock and anime
Any future setting, usually dark and troubled. Sci Fi is often a view of the future, Take a look at the old Star Trek shows to see the future in cell phones.
Scfi all the way I recently took the leap into gold boldly buying something I’ve never bought before. Ha Ha good one ehh
Anime, fantasy, and sci-fi. I try to escape in my mind to another world.
My wife loves the steam punk genre and it has rubbed off on me a bit
Age of sail and exploration.
Really like WWII items whether it is movies, books, video games, or related historical sites or items. The WWII period is such a fascinating period that affected the lives of millions around the world. That period and genre continues to intrigue many today that are interested in it’s history. I am a real WWII buff!
SciFi and anime
Sci-fi movies and TV shows, especially star trek!
i love watching old movies from the 50’s and 60’s showing futuristic technology that was clearly 50’s and 60’s technology with decorations added!
I love Books . Books allow you to enter another persons world . To imagine and to have insight of another’s point of view . To transport ones self into a different world
Twight Zone: To Serve Man!
So serve me some Free silver!
Railroads – specifically the Transcontinental Railroad and the growth of American settlement, travel, commerce, and adventure.
Secret window ( I suppose by Johnny Drop) nice little twist.
The Chiefs/hero’s of the different Native American tribes that fought so valiantly to save their people and land.
Anime, fantasy, sci-fi, pretty hard to pick one