Yesterday’s post on the Death Cult’s conquest of pop culture occasioned much comment about where indie creators – in particular newpub authors – go next.
A common refrain among the commentariat invoked a burgeoning new counterculture movement, the Iron Age.
The rise of another online campaign to counter corporate skinsuit IPs may give longtime readers Groundhog Day vibes.
But before we rush to judgment, what is the #IronAge, and how do its adherents plan to counteract the Death Cult hegemony over pop culture?
Here’s author John A. Douglas with the elevator pitch …
For a more thorough explanation, watch his Iron Age video now:
And experience the horror-adventure series that did shake the pillars of the Pop Cult temple.
Fantasy. Spelljammer. Cthulhu … Read Nethereal now:
The Iron Age movement is kind of the next logical step in the progression from Puppies to PulpRev / Superversive to ??? in that it is no longer focused on the nuts and bolts aspect of creation or rediscovery of the old, but on the actual creating of the new and pushing forward. It is good to see how much has changed since the asterisks were given out years ago.
I see it as the creative industry coming full circle. We are back to square one with pouring pure creative energies into as much as we can produce to see what sticks. It’s clear the ways which have dictated creativity the past century are dead. As long as we keep producing, we incrementally increase the chances of us replacing the current skinsuit IP culture.