The Rise Of Steampunk Subculture

Steampunk has been bubbling away for years, but now Steampunk theatre and cabaret scenes are slowly establishing themselves, traditional 'goths' are replacing their eyeliner for goggles, cogs and gentleman's jackets and Solaris has just published an anthology of Steampunk writing.

So why has it taken so long for Steampunk to break through? Why now? And where do we think it is going?

Panel discussion with:

• Stephen Hunt
• Chris Wooding
• Bryan Talbot
• Paul Duffield