Interview with Diana Given of the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention III at Old Tucson Studios

We have been fortunate to attend many great conventions from San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon, Amazing Arizona Comic Con, Phoenix Comicon, to Steampunk Los Angeles. Well for the second year, we have been able to attend the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention III at Old Tucson Studios. Residing in Tucson, AZ makes it very easy to not have an excuse but to check out Steampunk in action and why not but in an amazing location as Old Tucson Studios where is seems to be a perfect fit. We enjoyed the event last year where we would get to see the creativity in Steampunkins, Lady Mechanika's creator Joe Benitez, The League of S.T.E.A.M., and of course the amazing Cosplayers of Steampunk. 

Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention III would deliver once again with Steampunkins, Lady Mechanika, and even more amazing Cosplayers! We were in for a special treat this year in meeting one of the co-owners for the event, Diana Given who would also be in an amazing costume of her own in her Steampunk Captain America. 

We had the opportunity to interview Diana Given about the Wild Wild West Steampunk Con and how she became involved in the Steampunk genre. 

Take a look at our other stories on the Wild Wild West Steampunk Con III and let us know what you think. It was definitely even more amazing of an event than last year and it will only get better from here. Thanks to Diana Given and the great staff and volunteers of Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention! 

Lady Mechanika News from the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention II

The Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention II was this past weekend at the Old Tucson Studios. Being our first Steampunk con, we knew we would be in for a treat to see amazing costumes and weapons, the amazing scenery of Old Tucson Studios, and chat with one of our favorite comic creators, Joe Benitez, creator of Lady Mechanika. Lady Mechanika is an amazing comic series that Joe Benitez created with a great story and of course his art. 

What could be better to get Lady Mechanika art on the Official Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention II Program Guide and the Passes? How about Lady Mechanika updates!! 

We have followed Lady Mechanika from the beginning when it first began with issue #0, which we have news to talk about a little later from. Lady Mechanika fans should be very pleased to know that we have some news to share about the return of Lady Mechanika. While many rumors have been spreading that Lady Mechanika was cancelled, this is definitely not true. Joe Benitez did leave Aspen Comics, but he is currently working on Lady Mechanika #4. We will definitely share some updates as we get them from Joe himself! 

Last week, Lady Mechanika fans got a special treat in a teaser of what is to come on the Lady Mechanika Facebook page. 

As soon as we saw this knowing we would see Joe at the Wild Wild West Steampunk Con, we got in contact with him immediately to make sure we could get some updates. He is currently working with Prototypez Studios to create an unpainted resin model kit of Lady Mechanika with amazing detail. We were able to learn which Lady Mechanika that Joe wants to go with in this hopeful first of many pieces. The work is in progress now, so details are sure to come soon. Stay tuned! 

Joe Benitez gave us a treat by telling us that his banner is actually what we can expect from the Lady Mechanika unpainted resin figure. We were excited and grateful that he would share this with us. It happens to be the Cover A for Lady Mechanika #0

This would not be the only updates that Joe shared with us in Lady Mechanika news. He went on to say that he hopes to work with new artists and writers to create One Shots in peoples interpretations of Lady Mechanika and maybe even a characters perspective in witnessing Lady Mechanika in action. One of the artist that Joe mentioned he would love to collaborate with would be Adam Hughes. (This would be awesome!) He is also looking into branching out with future characters in Steampunk and wants to bring some of his other characters he has created to life.

It was great seeing Joe Benitez again and thank you for sharing the Lady Mechanika updates with Angry Koala Gear. Joe Benitez' next stop will be WonderCon Anaheim 2013. See you there! 

Steampunkins at the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention II

The Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention II was this past weekend at Old Tucson Studios. This would be our first official Steampunk event we attended that strictly focused on this amazingly, cool genre. We of course were very excited to see the amazing costumes and weapons that people create, but looked forward to seeing the exhibits and vendors. One of the booths that immediately caught our eyes was the Steampunkins booth. 

Who does not like to carve a pumpkin during Halloween? We have seen many amazing carved pumpkins with incredible detail and likeness of characters from movies and television, but this would be a first to see Steampunk Pumpkins. 

The Steampunkins are created by Isher Creations. Each of the Steampunkins would have their own story with great details and lighting. 

With or without the lighting, the Steampunkins are definitely fun and eye catching. 

Be sure to like Steampunkins Facebook page and you can visit their website,

Steampunkins.net