“The Victorians that Weren’t” is a guest post from Gail Z. Martin the co-author of Solaris Publishing’s forthcoming Iron and Blood steampunk adventure. How true do characters in alternative history–including Steampunk–need to remain to the beliefs, mores and biases of their time? It’s a thorny question, as our ancestors–hell, our parents–held beliefs about the world, […]
Clockwork Watch turns to Kickstarter
Geek Native’s reviewed and enjoyed previous Clockwork Watch titles and so getting a tip off that there was a live Kickstarter was timely. You can see full campaign details over on the funding page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1622307513/clockwork-watch-tick-tock-ipa-3 [Back this Campaign] A pledge of £7 unlocks a digital copy of Tick Tock IPA #3 which you’ll get before […]
Competition: Win In Dark Service
In Dark Service starts off feeling a bit like a steampunk adventure but things escalate and change quickly. Geek Native’s reviewed the book and called it a “Mashpunk”; a mashup-punk of genres and drama. If you’re interested in buying the book, pop over to Amazon, check out In Dark Service (The Far-Called) and you’ll find […]
Relive the weird and wonderful Steampunk World Fair
Did you miss The Steampunk World’s Fair at Piscataway, New Jersey this year? Me too. The next one is due to run from May 13 to 15, 2016 at a venue that’s still to be confirmed. The good news is that Beat Down Boogie were their and put together a video of the weird and […]
The steampunk inspired gentlemanly Companion Cube
A clever idea from Lisa Rye. She calls this helpful fellow “The Gentlemanly Escort Cube” and notes how the Cube will hold down buttons for Victorian ladies as they proceed along their way.
A Beautiful Nightmare: A Review of Iron Kingdoms Unleashed
Though the current trends in tabletop roleplaying are for loose, flexible designs…games like Numenera, Fate Core, even (arguably) the latest edition of Dungeons & Dragons…there is still a very large part of the hobby devoted to the meticulously-detailed games of yore. With roots firmly tracing back to the hobby’s wargame origins, games like Pathfinder and Shadowrun continue to draw massive crowds and have […]
Behold! Fantasy art from Antonio Javier Caparo – steampunky and surreal
These 9 illustrations are the work of freelance artist Antonio Caparo. Based in Montreal, Canada, this fantastic artist has had his work published in children’s books, magazines and novels. Clients include the like of Hyperion Books, Scholastic, Harper Collins, Tor, Random House and plenty more. Great news! You can buy his work over at Inprnt. […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The Discombobulous Workshop
Where does Warhammer 40K meet Harry Potter and vampure slaying with steampunk added as a bonus? The answer is Ninian Marsh’s Discombobulous Workshop. It’s an impressive collection but Marsh argues the store has help and that there are many minions, the Automatons, clockwork robots that produce all the wonderful items that go on sale at […]
Steampunk goes native in Savant’s Kali 47
If some of the steampunks in this Savant – Kali 47 look familiar it is because they’re from the League of S.T.E.A.M. Less familiar is the story. This is supernatural meets Steampunk meets a good ol’ cowboy story. In this case; a story that’s available in 4K should want to burn bandwidth. Warning: Dubstep.
Steampunk candle uses incredible design
I need this candle! What on Earth is going on here? This clever design is called the “60 Hour Candle” and, yeah, beeswax candle lasts for about 60 hours. The coil of wax burns at the rate of three-inches for every hour, or there abouts, and as it’s 180 inches long that gives you plenty […]
