DC Comics ‘Ironwolf’ is steampunk. H.G. Wells is steampunk. America’s Best Comics ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ is steampunk. K.W. Jeter’s ‘Infernal Devices’ is steampunk. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is steampunk. Hell, Wildstorm’s imprint Cliffhanger had ‘High Roads’ and that by some far stretch can be considered steampunk.

Gluing goggles and gears to a top hat, wearing said top hat on a Boba Fett helmet painted in a sepia color scheme, a corset and running around a convention floor IS NOT STEAMPUNK #nerdrage #readaf*ckingbook