by basprunger in Dark Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales in Pop Culture, Modern Fairy Tales, Retold Fairy Tales, Uncategorized Tags: Big Bad Wolf, fairy tales, Goldilocks, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, steampunk, Steampunk Fairy Tales

Since my previous post on steampunk fairy tales was so popular, I decided to do a second entry on the subject. As before, I’d like to share a few of my favorite steampunk fairy tale images as well as some reflections on them.

“Snow White” by Craig a.k.a. ~xiwik

This steampunk rendition of “Snow White” is fantastic. The artist kept some of the traditional Snow White elements, such as the dwarf, the apple, and the short dark hair, but was not afraid to branch out. I love that Snow’s traditional Disney garb was ignored completely. I also adore the details on Snow’s belt. Those hanging gears remind me of this steampunk harness I spotted on Etsy. The pick-axes and striped arm-warmers are beautiful details, while the goggles, shoulder armor, and gears give this image a truly steampunk flavor. To see more of ~xiwik’s art, visit his deviantART gallery.

“Steampunk Fairy Tale Goldylocks” by Lavah

I can’t get enough of this gorgeous steampunk Goldilocks! Since her story is so rarely retold, it’s a special treat to see this fairy tale character re-imagined. My favorite part of this drawing is definitely the bears; their steampunk-style helmets are fantastic. I also like Goldie’s goggles. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of her nearly completely revealed bum, as I don’t feel it really adds anything to the picture, but it doesn’t really detract, either. Overall, this is a wonderfully detailed image, and I’d love to read a retold fairy tale based on it. To see more of Lavah’s work, visit her deviantART gallery.

“Steampunk Fairy Tale: Red” by Paul Reck a.k.a. ~o ding raphics

Not only is this an awesome piece of art, but it comes with a story concept as well. The artist had this to say about it: “This is Red Riding Hood. She has to get the basket, a revolutionary power source, to ‘Granny’s House’ before the Big Bad Wolf gets her.” Best of all, he says he might do a short comic starring these characters. Red’s outfit is incredible, and I love the wolf’s stilts! The idea of dressing the wolf up in steampunk garb even makes sense; even in the original version of the tale, the Big Bad Wolf is prone to dressing up in other people’s clothing. For more of Paul Reck’s (~o ding raphics) work, visit his deviantART gallery.

As I mentioned before, the only thing I love more than these two genres is seeing them mixed. Hopefully, we’ll keep seeing more combinations of the two.