The bus pulled onto the shoulder to report the bleeder on the side of the highway. A car had clipped the man’s leg, which bent awkwardly to one side. His hands had frozen into fists […]
Tag: cyberpunk
Couple very clever details in this art by AranniHK. First, of course, are the armed robots, having taken the place of the police, who are protecting those protesting them, which makes the entire act appear […]
(Art) The Hi-Tech Wastelands of Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano
The illustrations of Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano depict grungy hi-tech frontiers pitted with dust and danger. Sometimes post-apocalyptic, always remote, many of his works look like something out of Mad Max. His subjects are rebels and explorers […]
Cyberpunk III: We Will Not Invade Cyberspace
Like the early internet, AR is mostly a novelty at this point, such as the London art project in the video below, but the applications are legion. Almost anything humans manipulate in the world, from […]
(Fiction) Kintsugi, the Broken Girl
The doctor’s eyes bulged from shock and asphyxiation as Mariko pulled the power cord taut. Her arms shook amid spittle and gasps, and she watched the frail man’s squirming tongue turn blue in his mouth. […]
Cyberpunk II: Cyberpunk and the State
I’ve been writing lately about how cyberpunk at 40 is becoming quaint and anachronistic but that most don’t see it because that’s the narrative of the future that most appeals. (There’s even a big computer […]
Cyberpunk I: Cyberpunk as Retrofuturism
Cyberpunk and its offshoots (biopunk, solarpunk, etc.) are still our significant cultural vision of the future. And yet, it hasn’t aged particularly well. This is the vid-phone from Blade Runner (1980), which was supposed to […]
(Art) The Synthetic Sisters of Michael Black
Digital artist Michael Black’s renders feature an insane amount of detail. Be sure to click on these to enlarge, and to visit Mr. Black’s ArtStation page.
(Art) The Cyber-Mythos of Reliah Szade
Polish artist Reliah Szade paints a dark cybernetic mythos of techno-deities and tragically wounded transhuman heroes. Plenty of inspiration here for your next Shadowrun game.
(Art) The Cyber-Wraiths of Filip Bazarewski
Polish artist digital artist Filip Bazarewski has a talent for distorted or missing faces. His work runs the gamut of fantastic art from high fantasy to cyberpunk. Find more by the artist on his ArtStation […]
