SteamPunk Magazine was an online and print semi-annual magazine devoted to the steampunk subculture[1] which existed between 2007 and 2016. It was published under a Creative Commons license, and was free for download.[1] In March 2008, SteamPunk Magazine began offering free subscriptions to incarcerated Americans, as a "celebration" of 1% of the US population being eligible.[2]
 Cover of Issue 3 of SteamPunk Magazine | |
| Editor | Margaret Killjoy |
|---|---|
| Categories | Steampunk |
| Frequency | Semi-annual |
| Publisher | Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness Vagrants Among Ruins Combustion Books |
| First issue | March 3, 2007 |
| Final issue Number | January 2016 10 |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | New York City |
| Website | steampunkmagazine |
| OCLC | 697621954 |
SteamPunk Magazine was formerly published by anarchist zine publisher Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness[3] in the United States and by Vagrants Among Ruins in the United Kingdom. The magazine was then published by the worker-run Combustion Books[4] in New York City and distributed by anarchist publishing collective AK Press.[5]
Reception and recognition
edit- Two of the editors, Magpie Killjoy and Libby Bulloff, were invited to the 2008 Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area.[6]
- The popular blog Boing Boing, written by the sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, announced every Steampunk Magazine release, including their Steampunk's Guide To The Apocalypse.[7][8][9][10][11]
- SteamPunk Magazine was mentioned in a Newsweek article discussing the steampunk movement as an example of a steampunk periodical.[12]
- An article in The Yale Herald uses SteamPunk Magazine as an example of microcultures and their ability to thrive on the Internet.[13]
Issues
editIssue #1
editPutting the Punk Back into Steampunk
Interviews with:
- Author Michael Moorcock
- The Original Steampunk Band, Abney Park
- Singer/Songwriter Thomas Truax
- Composer Darcy James Argue
Issue #2
editA Journal of Misapplied Technology
Contents include:
Issue #3
editThe Sky is Falling
Contents include:
- Alan Moore
- Interview with Doctor Steel
Issue #4
editOur Lives as Fantastic as any Fiction
Contents include:
Issue #5
editLong Live Steampunk!
Contents include:
- Musician Voltaire
Issue #6
editThe Pre–Industrial Revolution
Contents include:
- Author John Reppion
- Interview with Ghostfire
Issue #7
editContents include:
- Articles on race and steampunk as well as the future of steampunk fashion
- Interviews with Sunday Driver and The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing
Issue #8
editContents include:
References
edit- ^ a b "Putting the Punk back into SteamPunk". SteamPunk Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ "1 in 100 US adults now eligible for free SteamPunk subscription!". SteamPunk Magazine. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness
- ^ Combustion Books
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". SteamPunk Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Branwyn, Gareth (29 April 2008). "Steampunk Magazine at Maker Faire". Make. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (3 March 2007). "Steampunk magazine". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (31 May 2007). "Steampunk Magazine #2". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (24 September 2007). "Steampunk Magazine #3". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (26 February 2008). "Steampunk Magazine issue 4". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (11 October 2007). "Steampunk's Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Braiker, Brian (30 October 2007). "Steampunking Technology". Newsweek. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Does virtual narrowcasting create narrow minds?[dead link]