Originally Posted by Chernabog (Post 181556)

My name is the Honourable Edmund Lisney. Hmmm ok! It's almost Disney, but not quite :)

I like the steampunk genre aesthetically but can't think of anything besides William Gibson's "The Difference Engine" that was a good thing in the genre (I mean, besides elements of Jules Verne's writing). I saw an anime called "Steamboy" which had some great steampunk visuals, but fell flat in the plot department.

Originally Posted by Chernabog (Post 181556)

I saw an anime called "Steamboy" which had some great steampunk visuals, but fell flat in the plot department.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 181576)

Have you seen Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.

Or The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello?

Originally Posted by Chernabog (Post 181584)

Thanks EH and GD I'll have to check out those recommendations. The only one of those I've had a chance to peruse was "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", which had a good concept, but lousy execution (in the film version... I am sure the comics are more entertaining).

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812 (Post 181573)

Not sure if comic books are your bag, but Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentleman is a good example.

And aspects of The Golden Compass - Lyra's Oxford - were very steampunk inspired. And the book is fantastic.