Steampunk Manimatron Author:Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo (Illustrator) The term "steampunk" has come to intimate a subgenre of work set in a fantastic 19th century characterized by the inhumanity wrought by bogus science and a fanatical embrace of scientific method. — Steampunk: Manimatron features this fine and funny madness that is "steampunk," a branch of cyberpunk fiction that locates itself ... more »in historical venues rather than in the future. Paul Di Filippo has certainly done his homework: the settings as well as the language emulate the times and, in Dickinson's and Whitman's cases, their poetic language, which asserts itself into their conversational dialogue and thoughts at most unusual but appropriate moments.
The world of Steampunk is an intoxicating realm of good and and evil redone in a fine new fashion. From artwork to story Steampunk reigns as one of the most under-appreciated works in the comic world, with twists and turns, hereos and villians unlike anything you've seen or would expect.« less