Traveler | 18. November 2011
Today in 1787, Louis Daguerre, renowned French artist and physicist was born. He was a pioneer in the filed of photography and invented the technique bearing his name and which is well loved by Steampunks across the globe. So, today raise your glasses in memory of Louis Daguerre. People who looked at this item [...]
Traveler | 17. November 2011
Some weeks ago, I was made aware of The Violet Tribe (see this post) and have since gotten into contact with the ladies. They have graciously agreed to give an interview and share some information about themselves, The Violet Tribe, and their other projects. This interview is actually a translated version of the original German [...]
Traveler | 15. November 2011
A happy Steamtuesday to you, one and all. Unfortunately, my time for updating this blog is really limited right now and will continue to be so for the forseeable future. So, for now I have to leave you with a really quick, brief and fun update with more or less dieselpunk images I found on [...]
Traveler | 13. November 2011
Before I start with the review, here is a great trailer for The Ghosts of Mercury: and now on with the review: Mercury, my second favourite location of the Space 1889 solar system (after the asteroid belt/remains of Vulcan, in case you wondered). I was really looking forward to reading this one. The title alone [...]
Traveler | 11. November 2011
Today is Armistice Day. In the US it’s Veterans Day and Remembrace Day in the Commonwealth nations. In Germany it also marks (for reasons that have elduded me since forever) the beginning of the Carnival Season. It starts November 11th at 11:11 am (that is 11/11, 11:11) . Why I bring up the Carnival Season [...]
Traveler | 9. November 2011
With the exception of Lavie Tidhar, I have thus far only read steampunk novels from countries which were at one time or another part of the British Empire, most are still part of the Commonwealth. So, I was rather interested in Hearts of Iron, since Ekatarina Sedia is from what used to be the Russian [...]
Traveler | 8. November 2011
Nicely done. If the Bible would contain anything even remotely pertaining to the science in this image, some clear statement, I would consider devine inspiration. Alas, all you find are obscure, vaguely poetic verses. People who looked at this item also looked at… Classic Belgian Comics – A Pinch of Dieselpunk Zeppelin Artwork Convention Logo [...]
Traveler | 7. November 2011
If it is your ambition to leave a mark in Steampunk literature, but you are not the writing type, here’s your chance: You can be the villain in an upcoming Space 1889 & Beyond adventure! It is really easy, all you have to do… Well, I let Andy Frankham-Allen explain: Okay, here’s the competition. [...]
Traveler | 6. November 2011
September 29th and 30th the second Steampunk and Gaslight Convention in Luxembourg will take place. Here is the official first trailer: Dilo, the mastermind behind the Luxembourg event has also graciously agreed to make it part of the European Steampunk Convention, which means: ESC – The European Steampunk Convention will also happen on those two [...]
Traveler | 5. November 2011
The European Steampunk Convention is getting an official logo soon, and a very official name. Both works are still in progress but we are getting there. The date is also more or less fixed, it will be in September and it will coincide with the the Steampunk gathering in Luxembourg. The same will also be [...]
I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
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