The Traveler's Steampunk Blog

Traveler | 10. April 2012

Nothing remains to bei said except: Cthulhu fthagn! The artist behind this cover is possibly named Eric Fry, but I am not sure at all.

Category: Comics, Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhuiana | No Comments »
Tags: Avengers, Comics, Cthulhu, fun

Traveler | 11. Januar 2012

Image Comics has just released a most fascinating comic series named Fatale. The story revolves around a reporter in the present day (2012) who comes across a discovery leading towards a woman who has been on the run since the 1930′s and apparently not aged. This is just the beginning, the further he gets involved, [...]

Category: Comics, Cthulhuiana | No Comments »
Tags: Comics, Fatale, Image Comics

Traveler | 24. Oktober 2011

Looking at some of the comics published in and out of Belgium during the Interbellum into the 1950′s you cannot help but notice how dieselpunk (and atompunk) they are. I blogged about this before, regarding Le Secret D’Espadon, and it is also a prominent feature in The Adventures of Tintin. Granted, the above submarine is [...]

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Tags: Belgium, Comics

Traveler | 12. September 2011

There is something I have in common with Wilbur Waitley, I have a twin brother. As the same has said, we are both very much like our father and this is another Lovecraftian inside joke. Anyway, my dear brother has brought my attention to a hilarious mash-up between the Cthulhu Mythos and Tintin, the much [...]

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Tags: Belgium, Comics, Cthulhu Mythos, fun, Humor

Traveler | 11. August 2011

Yes, girls and boys, superheroes are all in favour of you reading. It is better than hanging out in the street, pestering your elders and betters instead of doing a decent day’s work like they did before they started screwing up the planet, the economy and so on. In any case, please, if you have [...]

Category: Art, Comics, Dieselpunk | No Comments »
Tags: Batgirl, Comics, fun

Traveler | 11. Dezember 2010

Once again I delve into the wonderful world of early jetplane designs. In this particular case, I showcase a completely fictional one and a project that never left the drawing-board. What connects them, other than being fantastic dieselpunk designs, is the language the designers spoke, French. The first is the beautiful Espadon fighter jet: It [...]

Category: Comics, Dieselpunk, Technomantic Stuff | No Comments »
Tags: Belgium, Comics, Edgar P. Jacobs, Espadon, France, SNCASO Dever

Traveler | 1. Dezember 2010

I should have tackled this topic before… The deeper I look into the world of comics, the more Dieselpunk elements I find. Which is only natural. The Golden Age of Comics covers the same time and therefore shares the same influences as the Golden Age of Pulp. So take a look at these Golden Age [...]

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Tags: Anthropology, Art, Comics, Super Heroes

Traveler | 10. November 2010

Neil Gaiman, a living legend, has graced this planet with his presence for half a century now. On this day in 1960 he delivered his first scream in Portchester, Hampshire, England. Happy Birthday, Mr. Gaiman! Neil Gaiman has since enriched popular culture with such game-changig works as Sandman, American Gods and The Graveyard Book. He [...]

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Tags: Comics, Film, Neil Gaiman, Sandman

Traveler | 12. Oktober 2010

This post is all about the celebration of science and humor. In 1982, Gary Larson drew the following cartoon: The term thagomizer has since weasled its way into proper scientific publications and is (amongst other places) mentioned in this excellent Skeptoid episode. The whole story behind it is summed up in this cartoon better than [...]

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Category: Comics, Off Topic, Science | No Comments »
Tags: Comics, Humor, Paleontology, Science