This is a repurposed Demotivator◊. I think it's not clear or witty.

A good image should feel◊ right◊*, maybe show "airships and giant robots powered by steam".

* note: would need permission for second, and judging by the page it's from, may not get it

edited 22nd Jan '12 4:14:52 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Yeah, that's not a very good picture.

I like your first image. It pretty much has it all.

Girl Genius is the first thing that comes to mind, but I'll admit to not being familiar with the X Punk genres to know if that counts or not.

That comic falls under Gaslamp Fantasy more (it even named that genre).

I believe the primary distinction between Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy is whether or not magic is involved. (On that note, withdrawing the dragon.)

http://viliflik.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/6.jpg?w=590 from this blog post?

Google fu:

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edited 22nd Jun '12 11:16:30 PM by lu127

Don't put the entire image addresses as link text. It just screws up the formatting. This is actually the reason we have pothole formatting.

Dude...

How does one try and capture an entire genre in one image anyway? Guess trying to get across the style...

Cityscapes are going to be messy. Could also go for a vehicle◊... Though I am fond of this◊ image.

I think a city-scape might cover it rather well. Gears and steam engines and airships and such. Maybe a frame from Steamboy?

From 6:

edited 25th Jan '12 5:38:09 PM by rodneyAnonymous

I can't clearly tell that anything in there fits aside from the fins on the airships.

Here is that first one:

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I like the girl from 8.

I am in support of a frame from Steamboy, possibly one showing the full tower?

When I saw that this thread had gotten a reply, I thought about Steamboy...if we can find something good from that, that would be great.

I think The Other Wiki might have beaten us here.◊

edited 11th Apr '12 8:49:48 AM by flamingcarrot

How about this?

I don't like the Verne-Wells picture one bit. For one, the writing on top is bloody impossible to read.

For another, and more importantly, the ray guns and helmets make it look like Fallout-style retro futurism, not steampunk.

When I think of steampunk, I think of clockwork.

edited 16th May '12 11:10:32 AM by David7204

That's Clock Punk that uses clockwork.

I agree that the current image is not actually funny. The image in post 9 would work better.

I like Verne and Wells. The retro glass helmets and uniform-like space suits give off a very 19th century vibe to me.

Found a funny Sesame Street one.◊

Also, I found a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic one◊,

Can't find any safe websites without the shirts, though.

edited 23rd Jun '12 10:27:17 AM by blackadder98

Okay, wait. This guy's fucking awesome.◊

Indeed he is.

That's like a jillion times more steampunk than the current "image".

Is it time for a crowner? I don't see enough consensus on a single image.