So here it is, my very first forray into the realm of podcasting, my Podcast, done all by myself. I have previously been a guest on other people’s podcasts, but now I am doing it myself. Still a bit bumpy, but I will get better with practice, I think. And these are the links: Steampunk [...]
The guys at Angry Robot Books have come up with something big. The idea is WorldBuilder and they go into depth about what it is here, on their own blog. Now, I am really excited about this development. Two main reasons: The universe forming the frame for WorldBuilding is a 1930′s Pulp setting, in other [...]
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 [...]
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is rightly called the “graphic novel that transformed a genre” (see the video in my first entry for Neil Gaiman Week). For me, it is transformative in an additional way. It helped molding the”new me”. I do not recall when and where exactly I first heard of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, it was [...]
Today is the first day of Neil Gaiman Week on this blog. I decided doing this special feature for several reasons: By Jove! Neil Gaiman is awesome! Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is an integral part of my time in Nottingham being as enjoyable as it was. There are enough Steampunk elements in his various works to [...]
The week from June 7th – June 13th will be dedicated to Neil Gaiman and his work. Several reasons: Neil Gaiman is without a doubt one, if not the, most iconic graphic novelist. Sandman, his most widely known work, transformed a whole genre. Stardust, Sandman, the Books of Magic all contain Steampunk elements to a [...]
Initially I wanted to post something about Neil Gaiman and The Sandman today, since in the expanded universe, especially in the The Books of Magic series you can find quite a few Steampunk elements. But again, I do not really have the time for a full essay or halfway decent article on the subject. I [...]
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.