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Steampunk

Steampunk

A sub-genre of science fiction that melds science fiction and fantasy. Mostly deals with alternate worlds, where steam technology meets futuristic technologies.

Name:
Steampunk
Aliases:
Start year:
1947
First issue:
Classics Illustrated (1941) #34 The Mysterious Island
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Overview

Steampunk is a sub genre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy, and horror themes.

Types of Steampunk

Medieval Steampunk: Speculative fiction set during the Middle Ages or in fantasy worlds.

Victorian Steampunk: A modern Science Fiction work (post-1930s) that is set in the early parts of the industrial revolution.

Western Steampunk: Science fiction set in the American Old West.

Industrial/Modern Steampunk: Science fiction taking place in the late industrial age, early modern age; i.e. World War 1, World War 2.

Examples of Steampunk

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  • Steamboy
  • Final Fantasy 7
  • Hellboy
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Issues

January 1976

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Marvel Classics Comics (1976) #4 20,000 Leagues U… January 1st, 1976

November 1976

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Marvel Classics Comics (1976) #11 Mysterious Isla… November 1st, 1976

January 1977

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Marvel Classics Comics (1976) #21 Master of the W… January 1st, 1977

July 1978

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Marvel Classics Comics (1976) #31 The First Men i… July 1st, 1978

February 1992

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Batman: Master of the Future (1991) #1 February 1st, 1992

May 1993

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Sebastian O (1993) #1 The Yellow Book May 31st, 1993

June 1993

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Sebastian O (1993) #2 Against Nature June 30th, 1993

July 1993

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Sebastian O (1993) #3 The Queen Is Dead July 31st, 1993

January 1997

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Justice Riders (1997) #1 January 31st, 1997

January 2000

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Steampunk: Catechism (2000) #1 Preliminaries, Pos… January 1st, 2000

April 2000

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Steampunk (2000) #1 Birth Pangs April 1st, 2000

May 2000

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Steampunk (2000) #2 100 Dragons May 1st, 2000

June 2000

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Steampunk (2000) #3 Lost Hearts and Found Souls June 1st, 2000

July 2000

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Steampunk (2000) #4 Anamnesis July 1st, 2000

September 2000

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Steampunk (2000) #5 Contrition September 1st, 2000

January 2001

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Steampunk (2000) #6 Monsters January 1st, 2001

April 2001

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Steampunk (2000) #7 Machines April 1st, 2001

July 2001

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Steampunk (2000) #8 Masques July 1st, 2001

November 2001

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Steampunk (2000) #9 X Part 1 November 1st, 2001

January 2002

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Steampunk (2000) #10 X Part 2 January 1st, 2002

April 2002

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Steampunk (2000) #11 X Part 3 April 1st, 2002

May 2002

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The Amazing Screw-On Head (2002) #1 May 1st, 2002

August 2002

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Steampunk (2000) #12 Complex Napoleon August 1st, 2002

January 2003

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Scarlet Traces (2003) #1 January 1st, 2003

July 2003

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JLA: Age of Wonder (2003) #1 . July 1st, 2003

August 2003

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JLA: Age of Wonder (2003) #2 August 1st, 2003

August 2004

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Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (2004) #1 Chapter One August 1st, 2004

September 2004

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Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (2004) #2 Chapter Two September 1st, 2004

October 2004

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Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (2004) #3 Chapter Th… October 1st, 2004

December 2004

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Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (2004) #4 Chapter Fo… December 1st, 2004

Volumes

1976

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Marvel Classics Comics (1976) 4 issue(s)

1981

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 1 issue(s)

1991

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Batman: Master of the Future (1991) 1 issue(s)

1993

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Sebastian O (1993) 3 issue(s)

1997

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Justice Riders (1997) 1 issue(s)

2000

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Futurama Comics (2000) 1 issue(s)
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Steampunk (2000) 12 issue(s)
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Steampunk: Catechism (2000) 1 issue(s)

2002

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The Amazing Screw-On Head (2002) 1 issue(s)

2003

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JLA: Age of Wonder (2003) 2 issue(s)
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Scarlet Traces (2003) 1 issue(s)

2004

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Daisy Kutter: The Last Train (2004) 4 issue(s)

2006

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The Five Fists of Science (2006) 1 issue(s)
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Transformers: Evolutions (2006) 4 issue(s)

2008

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Aetheric Mechanics (2008) 1 issue(s)
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Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Go… 1 issue(s)
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Pistolfist Revolutionary Warrior (2008) 4 issue(s)

2009

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Grandville (2009) 1 issue(s)

2010

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Grandville Mon Amour (2010) 1 issue(s)
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Lady Mechanika (2010) 6 issue(s)
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Steampunk Palin (2010) 1 issue(s)

2011

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Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011) 5 issue(s)
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Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cinde… 1 issue(s)
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Carbon Grey (2011) 1 issue(s)
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S.H.I.E.L.D. (2011) 1 issue(s)
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Steampunk Fairy Tales (2011) 1 issue(s)

2012

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Grandville Bête Noire (2012) 1 issue(s)
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Infestation 2 (2012) 1 issue(s)
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Infestation 2: Transformers (2012) 2 issue(s)
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Steampunk Halloween 2012 (2012) 1 issue(s)