dieselpunk n. 2

a fan of, or character in, dieselpunk n. 1

SF Criticism

  • [1995 W. Timbsdale Rocktober #15 Feb. 53 page image

    GoToHells ‘Demolition’ (Stiff Pole POB 20721 St. Pete FL 33742) Not surprising that a label based in the winter home of the circus would put out a record by these diesel punk clowns. This definitely has its moments.]

  • 2010 T. Wilson The Tenets of Dieselpunk Culture in Gizmodo 29 July page image

    Unrestricted by class, gender or prejudice, dieselpunks are free to build our own vision of the future; limited only by our own ambition…. Dieselpunks are not interested in historical purity.

  • 2011 C. Priest Ganymede (Clockwork Century Universe #4) Acknowledgments 8 page image Cherie Priest bibliography

    Thank you steampunks, dieselpunks, clockpunks, steamgoths, and everyone else in the retro-futurist niche of your choosing.

  • 2012 C. Miéville Railsea 258 page image China Miéville bibliography

    As their alarms sounded & the Shroakes powered away, they heard the lead dieselpunk shouting, ‘That’s them!’

  • 2012 L. Amyett Jr. A Dieselpunk Primer in Steampunk Magazine (#8) Jan. 65/1 page image

    Dieselpunks love to discuss scenarios such as what if the Hindenburg had not crashed and ended the age of airship travel or what if the events of World War II had unfolded differently.

  • 2014 Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase 2 289 (editorial introduction to Jack Philpott’s The World of Mañana) page image

    Combining the Noir-tinged optimism of the Jazz Age with the laid back world of the islands, The World of Mañana is a new, deceptively relaxed, but sinister addition to the Retrofuturist culture. This is where Dieselpunks go on vacation to leave their troubles behind…only to find that their troubles have followed. [ellipsis in original]

  • 2022 L. Beer Couple Get Creative in Bluff in Southland App (New Zealand) 9 Mar. page image

    Frazer is the self-proclaimed southernmost Dieselpunk in the world and has used his creative talents to come up with many great ideas and several displays.

Research History
Clive Shergold submitted a number of cites.

We would like to get any very recent examples, particularly from a mainstream source.

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