Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™
Bio
Writer, director, actor, artist known for STEAM WARS, THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA, THE ADVENTUREBOOK OF BIG DAN FRATER and DOC ARMSTRONG: SUBURB AT THE EDGE OF NEVER.
Stories (5/0)
Steam Wars, Underdogs and Nonconformity
As Steam Wars developed over the years it was never my intention to necessarily write an underdog story. That is to say an adventure in which the protagonists are seriously outmatched and must contend, in whatever way, against tremendous odds (Lord of the Rings comes to mind, also Rogue One). Of course, it needn’t be that grand or epic. A simple human story about an individual overcoming a roadblock, personal or otherwise, can be quite powerful. It’s our ability to empathize with such struggles that makes these stories so popular.
By Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™2 years ago in Geeks
The Folly of Lucy Tillencrest
Amidst what I perceive as “the grittiness” of Steam Wars’ iron and steel warrior machines and its (hopefully somewhat) realistic depiction of life and toil on board said steam rigs, Lucy Tillencrest stands as a shining beacon of eccentric behavior in the cause of imaginative genius. Not to diminish the nature of what I consider a vital character and role model, she is by her very being a strong contrast in a world dominated by mechanized steam warfare.
By Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™2 years ago in Geeks
Fighting Rigs of the United States Steam Force, 1897
In my development of Steam Wars over the years no aspect has given me more pleasure than the creation of the various classes of steam rig. These are the steam-powered fighting machines, manned by crew, fashioned after armored warriors, that have become the principal weapon of the time, with nations competing to make the biggest and the best (think: arms race, only vertical). It’s in this process that my inner geek really and truly gets to geek out.
By Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™2 years ago in Geeks
Reverse Engineering Steam Wars
Apparently at some point in my young Hieronymus Bosch, Magritte, and Dali-fueled brain I pictured a massive metal machine, similar to knight-in-armor, chugging smoke and swarming with tiny human combatants. This was only one element in a large mural I painted for high school art class. It also had, apparently, a giant bird. I know this because a girl in my class referred to the piece thereafter as “your chicken painting.” Never mind that the giant bird was not necessarily a chicken, or that the whole piece was choked with swirling imagery, all manner of strangeness, in flights of Boschian subservience.
By Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™2 years ago in Geeks
What Is Steampunk?
This story was produced by the Creatd Studios team in tandem with Larry Blamire. As we partner with Larry Blamire on the publication of his Steam Wars graphic novel, we decided to valiantly set forth and brave the burning question that may still be on the lips of some, despite its enormous popularity... Just what exactly is steampunk?
By Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™2 years ago in Geeks
