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Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions

Posted by Notcot on Dec 3, 2012 in Steampunk
Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions

Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. Spectacularly illustrated and international in scope, this comprehensive history explores Steampunk’s many intricate expressions in fiction, cinema, television, comics and videogames, and traces its evolution into a truly global aesthetic, which has made its mark on art, architecture, fashion and even music. From the classic scientific romances of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley, through the dystopian futurescapes of Cyberpunk, to the otherworldly imaginings of Hayao Miyazaki, Alan Moore and China Mieville, author Brian J. Robb sets the key works of Steampunk squarely under the lens of his brass monocle and ventures into a world where airships still rule the skies.

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Cyberpunk Games: Cyberpunk Role-Playing Games, Cyberpunk Video Games, Steampunk Games, Deus Ex, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk 2020, Bioshock

Posted by Notcot on Feb 9, 2011 in Steampunk

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Dark Nights Over Neo-Tokyo A Life in the Shadows Among Generations: Film Noir and Cyberpunk – A Comparison using a Cyberpunk Film Canon

Posted by Notcot on Jul 17, 2010 in Noir

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Dark Nights Over Neo-Tokyo A Life in the Shadows Among Generations: Film Noir and Cyberpunk – A Comparison using a Cyberpunk Film Canon

Cyberpunk and film noir have never been explicitly compared before. Therefore, the most thrilling part of this research is to enter virgin soil with the basic question: Does cyberpunk contain clearly recognizable elements of film noir? This complex question leads to a detailed examination: Firstly, the definitions of film noir and cyberpunk used in this work are presented. Secondly, a cyberpunk film canon including the most important films must be developed to enter this sub genre. Finally, the film canon is compared with defining elements of film noir. The results give conclusions as to the importance of the revolutionary character of film noir depending on the strength of influence on the authors and directors of cyberpunk. But can cyberpunk be described as: Film Noir + Science Fiction? In order to check the truth behind that thesis, you will undergo a little time travel from the 1940s through Los Angeles in 2019 until the dark age in which machines misuse us humans as batteries. Put on your trodes and dive into the gloomy world of cyberpunk.

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Cyberpunk Television Episodes: Steampunk

Posted by Notcot on Jun 29, 2010 in Steampunk

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Cyberpunk Novels: Bas-Lag, Biopunk Novels, Ghost in the Shell Novels, Sprawl Trilogy, Steampunk Novels, the Keys to the Kingdom, Neuroma

Posted by Notcot on Jun 3, 2010 in Steampunk

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