There seems to be a really cool new Victorian era comic books series in the works called “Mathema”, by one Amy Pearson, which emphasizes mathematics and weird science, and gives it a dash of steampunk flare. It also appears to have some very intriguing fantasy, magical, and occult themes. Check...
The venerable Bruce Sterling, sci-fi writer and co-author of “The Difference Engine” (with William Gibson), has written a marvelous little essay on the subject of steampunk, not only speaking to the literary genre fans, but to the craftsmen, costumers, and lifestyle practitioners as well! He also mentions the social and...
I just returned from Dragon*Con 2008, in Atlanta. If you’ve never been, or never heard of it, Dragon*Con is one of the biggest sci-fi/fantasy conventions in North America, with over 30,000 attendees in recent years. This year had people from “Battlestar Galactica”, “Firefly”, “Farscape”, “Star Trek”, “Star Wars”, “Lord of...
The following page shows the geographic maps of the world of Mythania. These maps are shown in quarters of the world, beginning with Tarrona, then the Sea of Isles, and finally Celaphania. The forth quarter, being nothing by the wide expanse of the Vast Sea, is not depicted. Please allow...
In the world of Mythania, magic is quite prevalent and pervasive. While only a small fraction of a percent of people are able to wield magic (estimated between 0.2% to 0.5%), this still amounts to well over a million persons. Of those, less than 5% are able to display any...
Mythania lies far beyond the world we know, a planet orbiting the golden star Solaron along with her dark sister world, Atracus, locked in an eternal celestial dance. This is a world where juggernaut war machines ravage the landscape; where stupendous air fleets dominate the skies; where mighty wizards battle...
To go along side my article on Fantastical Airships!, please allow me to present Fantasical Airships! This site includes some weird, waky, and wonderful designs, as well as few that might have actually worked. They include one of my favorite designs from the 1920’s, the Bel Geddes, complete with all...
Hello everyone. My name is M.C. Williams, author and creator of Mythania. I am a writer, a programmer, and a gamer; and I am a recovering Microsoft User. Before I begin, let me start off by saying that I am not an anti-Microsoft war-monger. In fact, for my day-job I...
Today, July 10th, is the 152th birthday of Nikola Tesla (born 1856). In honor of this great man, whose legacy has been largely forgotten, I give you these wonderful documentary videos. If you have only a foggy idea of who Tesla is, or only think you know who Tesla is,...
The Wall Streat Journal Online has this excellent 4 minute (almost) news video on the Steampunk sub-culture, highlighting the extraordinary workings of Richard Nagy (aka Datamancer). Give the video a whirl! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7fVMiwCvY
