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Many derivatives of cyberpunk are retro-futuristic: they reimagine the past either through futuristic visions of historical eras (especially from the first and second industrial revolution technological-eras), or through depictions of more recent extrapolations or exaggerations of the actual technology from those eras.
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting said to focus on a combination of "low-life and high tech". [1] It features futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberware, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay. [2]
This is a list of works classified as biopunk, a subgenre of science fiction and derivative of the cyberpunk movement. Some works may only be centered around biotechnologies and not fit a more constrained definition of biopunk which may include additional cyberpunk or postcyberpunk elements.
The entire Marvel 2099 line is an example of the cyberpunk genre in comics, especially Ghost Rider 2099 and Spider-Man 2099. Marvel's Machine Man Vol. 2 Batman Beyond
Cyberpunk and derivatives [ edit ] Cyberpunk is a speculative subgenre of scifi that involves stories with a futuristic storyline dealing with people who have been physically or mentally enhanced with cybernetic components, often featuring cyborgs or the singularity as a major theme, and generally somewhat cynical or dystopian (hence the "punk ...
The name "dieselpunk" is a derivative of the science fiction subgenre cyberpunk, [5] and represents the time period from World War I until the 1950s, when diesel-based locomotion was the main technological focus of Western culture. [6]
Biopunk (a portmanteau of "biotechnology" or "biology" and "punk") is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on biotechnology. It is derived from cyberpunk, but focuses on the implications of biotechnology rather than mechanical cyberware and information technology. [1]
Cyberpunk and cyberpunk derivatives; Dieselpunk – Subgenre of science fiction; Futurama (New York World's Fair) – 1939 exhibit by General Motors; Hauntology - Return or persistence of past ideas; The Jetsons – American animated sitcom set in a retrofuture; List of stories set in a future now past; Neo-futurism – Architectural and art ...