From: cykros@devio.us   
      
   On 07/28/2012 07:43 PM, Kevin Calder wrote:   
   > But what is cyberpunk?   
      
   Well, while it started primarily as a literary genre, and got bigger to   
   include comic books, music, movies, tv shows, and games (both irl and   
   video), some would have other definitions of it as well, often based on   
   material in the original genre.  For a good foundation, I'd recommend   
   reading some William Gibson (in particular Neuromancer, or his first two   
   trilogies in their entirety anyway), Neal Stephenson (particularly Snow   
   Crash), and Bruce Sterling.  For movies, the list is fairly long, but   
   think The Matrix, Terminator, and others in this area.  As for comic   
   books, Transmetropolitan is the one that most comes to mind for me.  And   
   then there's anime...  Ghost in the Shell seems the most   
   quintessentially cyberpunk out of what I've seen.  Video games, Deus Ex   
   comes to mind.  And tabletop rpg's, there's Cyberpunk 2020, or   
   everyone's favorite, Shadowrun (which also includes fantasy elements, in   
   addition to cyberpunk).   
      
   For further "what is cyberpunk" explanation, see   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk.   
      
   And, be warned, at least up until recently, dating back what seems like   
   a good few years, this newsgroup has been pretty dead.  Wouldn't mind   
   seeing that change, but just figure you should be warned.  Fear not,   
   however, because there are great other places, such as reddit's   
   /r/cyberpunk for decent discussion online.   
      
   cykros   
      
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