I saw a quote the other day saying that steampunk had jumped the shark back in 2008. Intrigued by the idea, I posed this question on a steampunk forum, “Has steampunk jumped the shark?”

World Steam Expo has scheduled some big names in steampunk fiction for their Guest list, including Gail Carriger and Cheri Priest.

Brand new for 2012! January 13-16 is the debut of the Steampunk Symposium aboard the historic Queen Mary.

We hope that you’ve had a retro-futurism filled 2011. Here are some nifty neo-Victorian New Year’s parties to ring in 2012.

Looking for some New Year’s Eve plans? How about ringing in 2012 with a steampunk at Dorian Parlor’s fancy bash?