Steampunk?

[meganbmoore]

 Watching Last Exile made me realize that, though I dislike most mecha, I like most steampunk that I've encountered(I think Steamboy is the only exception, off the top of my head...there are likely others if I think about it, though...I just try not to dwell on things I don't care for) but don't seem to run across it a lot, even though I know there's a lot out there..

Anyone want to rec me steampunk or gaslight romances, be they anime, manga or books?  (And tell me if it's available in the US) 

ETA:  wikipedia's page on steampunk 

ETA 2: crumpeteerhas posted very, very brief descriptions of the various "punk" genres here.

Comments

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Girl Genius is a lot of fun and I really need to go back and catch up with it one of these years. Amazon does seem to show the trades are available now...

Screw-On Head is Mignola at his most cracky. It's fun, although I'm not sure I'd suggest it as your first exposure to his work.

Miyazaki's version of HMC feels more gaslighty to me than the original Diana Wynne Jones book, but they're both charming in their own ways.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I need to read more DWJ...I've liked the 2 I read.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Heh, same here -- the two in my case being HMC and the sequel, Castle In The Air (which is flat-out fairytaleish, involving genies, magic carpets, humble shopkeepers falling for beautiful princesses, and so forth...)

[southerndave.livejournal.com]

I recommend "Hexwood".