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Tips on staying safe when modelling outside of events
Group Captain Tony “Bootstrap” Bates Tony Bates is the Group Captain of Steampunk Doncaster and he’s taken time to draw on his vast experience to give us all a few guidelines when arranging photography...
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Steampunk band in Battle of the Bands final
The Copperfield Ensemble Project in the Final of Battle of the Bands The Copperfield Ensemble Project is an imagining of Victorian music played today: a cross between Chamber Music and Music Hall, this...
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Knicks Knacks Antiques Emporium review
Knicks Knacks Antiques Emporium front Introduction While recently visiting the East coast of England, I stumbled across a small antiques outlet called Knicks Knacks Antiques Emporium which is located...
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BMW Z4 gets a steampunk themed makeover
Polish company Carlex Design have unveiled a BMW Z4 with an interesting steampunk look. The prestigious car modification experts have used a blend of steampunk based components to create the classic...
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Alt-Fest release statement
Alt-Fest has been cancelled and the organisers have released a statement which you can read here: “It is with a heavy heart that we must confirm we have had to cancel Alt-Fest. We tried to put on a...
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Announcement from Steampunk Experience
Steampunk Experience at Alt-Fest have released a statement regarding their future plans after the cancellation of Alt-Fest. It seems that Dale Rowles of BB Blackdog – organiser of Steampunk Experience...
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Interview with Scarlet Butterfly
Copyright photofairground Scarlet Butterfly has burst onto the steampunk scene in the past year with a unique act which involves moving around on a pole, making it look far easier than I’m inclined to...
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Steampunk game selected for Indie prize
Press release: Steampunker is a new point and click adventure game for iPads. The game has been developed by Telehorse, a company established by Mariusz Szypura – a graphic designer and musician....
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Attack of the Atomic Airships book review
Attack of the Atomic Airships front cover Introduction Great steampunk adventures do not feel complete without airships, action, adventure and Queensbury rules. Attack of the Atomic Airships! is a...
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A Steampunk Guide to Tea Duelling book review
A Steampunk Guide to Tea Dueling by Khurt Khave Introduction For those of you that are unfamiliar with Tea Duelling, it’s a high pressure, high octane game of wits, intelligence, timing, bravery and...
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Doctor Who series 8 features steampunk open sequence
Doctor Who series 8 open sequence? Steampunks into Doctor Who are in for a treat if the opening sequence for series 8 is in fact the real one. Radio Times website have reported that this is the new...
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Why are steampunks being blamed for a lack of smallpox?
iO9 talk about the Forrest Gump effect Back in January 2014 I reviewed a pleasant book by the Sheffield Science Fiction writers. It contained a foreword by noted SF writer Ian Sales who was polite...
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Which are the most steampunk films ever made?
Will Smith and Kevin Kline Filmonic posted an interesting article earlier this year which showed a list of the 11 (why that particular number is beyond me when 10 is a perfectly rounded figure) films...
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League of S.T.E.A.M. return for third series
The highly-anticipated 3rd season of The Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M. web series kicks off today with “Now You See Me…” – the first of 10 thrilling new episodes. In this episode, the League...
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George Mann releases Ghosts of Manhattan
Those jolly fellows at Titan Publications have announced a new book from George Mann. Ghosts of Manhattan is set in a not-too-distant steampunk future. The roaring ’20’s are in full swing except the...
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Steampunk Style competition winner announced!
You may remember I began a competition to win a copy of Steampunk Style – the wonderful steampunk How-To book with oriental inspiration. You can read the review by following the link below. It was a...
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Sheffield Comicon – Here we come-icon
On Sunday 31st September, I visited Sheffield’s first Science Fiction & Comicon which was held at Motorpoint Arena. I always say that if there’s one thing the British are good at; it’s charging...
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Steampunk Journal competition winner stories published
Front cover of Steampunk Style After the announcement of the Steampunk Style competition, the winning stories have been published on the Titan Publications website. You can read them by following the...
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The Adventures of Alan Shaw book review
IntroductionThe Adventures of Alan Shaw follows a young boy as he gets into various scrapes in the mid-19th century. These aren’t run of the mill scrapes, though. They involve brass robots and...
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Are you ready for the Asylum?
copyright image Blakk Mamba – Deviant ArtFiled under: News - Events Tagged: Art, Arts, Arts and Entertainment, England, H. G. Wells, Invention, Jules Verne, Performing arts, Recreation, sci-fi, science...
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