Tome Wilson's Article – September 2009 Archive (22)

INTERVIEW - Captain Robert of Abney Park

Captain Robert of Abney Park

Singing aether shanties into the lost horizon

www.abneypark.com

It's a hard life being a musical airship pirate. You can never tell which to loot first when you land, the instrument dealer or the liquor store.

Thankfully, Abney Park can build their own gear, so there's always more time for rum.

Since… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 24, 2009 at 9:30pm — 6 Comments

Dymaxion Car is being rebuilt... and they need your help!

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car is being restored by the company Crosthwaite and Gardiner. Only three of the vehicles were produced in the 1930s and only one survives.

The car is still in pieces and you, young dieselpunk, can help assemble this masterpiece again.

Some of the pieces are yet unidentified, so if you know what some of these pictures are, let them know.

Check out… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 23, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Steampunk blogs on G4TV's Attack of the Show

Venture forth to the world of Victorian-inspired technology with these three steampunk influenced blogs, from the latest lifestyle news, art and tutorials on bringing a little retro punk to your… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 22, 2009 at 9:24pm — 3 Comments

Happy Birthday H.G. Wells!

On Sept. 21, 1866, H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent. His origins were lower middle class, his father being a semiprofessional cricket player and his mother an intermittent housekeeper. At the age of 7 Wells entered Morley's School in Bromley, leaving at the age of 14, when he became… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 21, 2009 at 1:22pm — No Comments

Edgar Allan Poe - The Man That Was Used Up

I've received some email regarding yesterday's post about Edgar Allan Poe.

In summary, the emails read, "Poe was a good writer, yes... but what does he have to do with steampunk?"

Let me point out a rather satirical piece from Poe that can be used as inspiration for your alternative history.

The Man That Was Used Up

An unnamed narrator meets the famous Brevert Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith, "one of the most remarkable men of the… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 20, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

The Edgar Allan Poe Digital Collection

Fall is just about here in the States, and that means Halloween is right around the corner.

It's time to bone up on your Edgar Allan Poe, Godfather of late-Victorian horror.

The Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas now houses a rather large digital archive of manuscripts and letters created by Edger Allen Poe. Named The Edgar Allan Poe Digital Collection, it was launched to accompany… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 19, 2009 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Crimebusters! Help find the custom eyepiece stolen from Brute Force Studios.

Brute Force Studios had a one-of-a-kind eyepiece stolen on Saturday afternoon at DragonCon. The following is cut and pasted from his own posting:

Some of you may have heard, I had a piece stolen from me at Dragon Con. Not just some ordinary piece but a one of a kind Monacle that was to be in featured in a Steampunk Exhibit at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford this October.

I will pay $200.00 for it's safe return on a… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 18, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Photos from Russia (circa 1890's)

Thanks to Warren Ellis for the link to… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 17, 2009 at 2:01pm — 1 Comment

The War of the Worlds - Book Cover Collection

The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, has been continuously in print for over 100 years. Collected here are the covers of many of those editions, submitted by generous fans from around the world.

Check out Dr. Zeus for the complete collection > http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/wotw.html

Thanks to vae_editor… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 16, 2009 at 2:36pm — 1 Comment

The Union in America

Three Panel Soul is a online comic developed by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd.…

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Added by Tome Wilson on September 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Painting by Marcin Jakubowski

Marcin Jakubowski

Check out more of his work at www.balloontree.com

Added by Tome Wilson on September 14, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

INTERVIEW - JL Jones & Marlon de Rivera of Ever Tomorrow

JL Jones & Marlon de Rivera of Ever Tomorrow

Steampunk stories from the skies of Garland

www.evertomorrow.com

Ever Tomorrow is a steampunk fantasy created by JL Jones and… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 11, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

The Bloody Pulps

By Charles Beaumont

In the days of our youth they were not deemed good reading, and to us at the time they weren't good, they were great.

Originally printed in Playboy, September 1962.

THERE WAS A RITUAL.

It was dark and mysterious, as rituals ought to be, and-for those who enacted it-a holy and enchanted thing.

If you were a prepubescent American male in the Twenties, the Thirties or the Forties, chances are you… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 10, 2009 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

Dieselpunks. Now with 10% more fun!

Those damn kids that won't get off my lawn gave me a good idea.

If you're used to using You Twit Face or one of those other social networks, then you'll love the new script recently bolted onto Dieselpunks.

To keep up with the Jones, we've added a place where you can share your 140 character thoughts with the… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 9, 2009 at 9:43pm — 3 Comments

Classic Beauty

I was going to stretch this week out with photos of my favorite classic starlets and singers, but it was too cruel to make you… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 9, 2009 at 1:00am — 10 Comments

Lost World Found in Papua New Guinea Volcano

(PhysOrg.com) -- A BBC expedition exploring inside the crater of an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has discovered a lost world of dozens of weird new species and rare animals, including new frogs, a giant rat, many new insects and spiders, giant caterpillars, and a new bat species.

Steve Greenwood, producer of "Lost Land of the Volcano" said the expedition to Mount Bosavi for the series follows on from expeditions to remote rainforests in Borneo for "Expedition Borneo" and… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 8, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Dragon*Con brings out enthusiasts' inner geek

By Jim Kavanagh

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It's Geek Pride Week in Atlanta as thousands of fans take over four downtown hotels for Dragon*Con, an annual celebration of science fiction, fantasy, comics and gaming.

Where else -- OK, other than San Francisco or New Orleans -- are city streets shut down for a ragtag parade of zombies, superheroes, robots, Klingons and Middle Earth dwellers?

Where else can comic book collectors rub shoulders with… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 5, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

INTERVIEW - Ed Saperia & Patrick Gleeson of Clockwork Quartet

Ed Saperia & Patrick Gleeson of Clockwork Quartet

Dirty secrets of The Magician and The Conductor

www.clockworkquartet.com

While exploring one of London's less reputable neighborhoods, I bumped into a Magician and a Conductor who wished to tell me their story.

The Clockwork Quartet (in character) are a band of traveling musicians who entertain the… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 3, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Industrial Light Art by Michael Allison

If you're looking for something unique to light up your lair, check out Michael Allison's industrial light art.

Using melted glass and antiqued fittings as bases for his lights, Michael really brings something fun and new to the table. Check out his work in the gallery below.

Contact Michael for commissions or more info:

Michael R. Allison

Fluid Glass Movements

463 S. Ave. 60 #1

Los Angeles, CA

Phone:… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on September 3, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments