dieselpunk n. 1

[Q: ‘So, why Dieselpunk? Why not technology driven by steam, water, or pure magic, for instance?’ A:] Flavor, really. We had some underlying concepts for the back story and mechanics in place. The precise choice of setting was in a sense arbitrary. I wanted to do fantasy, because it is what I know and love. Dan wanted to create something dark and edgy. What you are describing in the question is what I think of as ‘steampunk’. Dieselpunk is the darker, dirtier side of steampunk. Think of a continuum between steampunk and cyberpunk. In terms of magic level, technological level, and grit/mood/tone, dieselpunk falls in between the two.

Children of the Sun: A dieselpunk fantasy role-playing game.

The first comic book series created exclusively for North American cellphone customers is the work of Kansas City writer Sean Demory and artist Steven Sanders, reports The Kansas City Star. Thunder Road is described by the author as a ‘post-apocalyptic dieselpunk action adventure’.

They also confess to mixing steampunk with other fashion influences, such as the Prohibition-era and dieselpunk.

Skelly looks to another girl: a real dieselpunk sweetie, cherub cheeks and thick hips and a tat of a big-ass fire-wreathed wrench on her one bicep.

What is Dieselpunk?… One simple definition is that, while Steampunk normally uses a time period from the Victorian or Edwardian periods, Dieselpunk simply advances the clock forward to the interwar period.

Instead of a line of dieselpunk-style war machines with enraged albino madmen dangling off the sides, a pair of suburban soccer mom SUVs pulled through, slowing down enough to safely pass by the crowd, before taking off.

A sprawling journey through a dystopian dieselpunk setting featuring a motley assortment of badass mechs and adorable animals, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch aims to captivate players with powerful visuals and customizable combat.

My city looks gorgeous, a sprawling network of dieselpunk pipelines, busy roadways, and fume-belching factories.