Category: Steampunk General

Where is Steampunk Going in 2012?

2011, for all its faults, was a pretty good year for steampunk, but where do we go from here? I asked a people from all different parts of the steampunk community where they thought steampunk was going in 2012. Not everyone had time to answer, given how busy things are this time of year, but the answers I did get paint a very encouraging view of our current trajectory. Here’s what they had to say:

The possibilities are wide open and I don’t care where steampunk goes so long as tea is along for the journey.

Gail Carriger, @gailcarriger, author of the Parasol Protectorate novels, the most recent being Heartless.

I think Steampunk is going to Mars in 2012. There’s been a shocking lack of space travel thus far.

Kady Cross, @KadyCross, author of the award winning The Girl in the Steel Corset.

In 2012, Steampunk will step even more into the fashion and entertainment mainstream. Some people think this is a bad thing, but all I can say is bring it on. The more people show an interest in something, the more ideas get brought to the proverbial table — if I’m a proponent of anything it’s the free flow of ideas and information between communities. Because of this new flowering of Steampunk into the mainstream, I see more people getting involved in conventions and more artists creating interesting things in this style. Some people want the community to remain small and insular. Me? I say bring on the masses.

Matt Delman, @mattdelman, publisher and executive editor of Doctor Fantastique’s Show of Wonders, publisher of Doctor Fantastique Books.

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