Friday question!

[princess]

I'm going to try to remember to do one of these every Friday, since I like weekly things! I'm going to toss out a question which people may (or may not, if my questions suck ;) ) wish to discuss!

This week's question: What is "steampunk" to you?

(My answer in the comments when I get home from work.)

Comments

[greenmansgrove.livejournal.com]

Steampunk to me is a throwback to the serial pulps, and further back, to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, with Victorian or other period trappings. Doc Savage, Impey Barbicane, Podkayne of Mars, Artemus Gordon, and even Buckaroo Banzai are all heroes of steampunk, in my mind.

Steampunk embodies a "do-it-yourself" philosophy, not just in building things, but an attitude of "That's wrong, I should fix it!" Action heroes, but intelligent ones, fixing problems and resolving situations through brain-power, not through the use of high explosives.

...Well.... Not always through the use of high explosives.

The webcomic Girl Genius is a fantastic (and very light-hearted) example of what Steampunk can be.