This Fri-Sat-Sun is the New York Comic-Con and there’s a lot of exciting stuff going on at Orbit’s booth (#2315). I’m here to tell you about a really fun art-department project that all you Parasol Protectorate fans and Steampunk experts can be a part of. I am always super impressed by the imagination and care that Gail’s Steampunk fans put into their wardrobe and to celebrate that, we’re going to induct you all into the Parasol Protectorate!

If you are showing off your best Steampunk finery Friday or Saturday, come by the Orbit booth and we’ll be taking pictures of you in your best Victorian action poses. Next week we will be turning those pictures into custom Parasol Protectorate covers of your very own! We’ll be uploading them here on the blog a batch at a time, and we’ll have our blog readers vote on their favorite covers. The winner may even get a prize!

And for those of you who may not be brave enough to show up in a bustle, there will be Parasol Protectorate buttons so you can show your allegiance in 2″ of bright magenta cephalopod glory. We’ll have some special guests dressed in their favorite Steampunk ensembles wandering the hall and giving out the buttons.

For those of you coming to New York, see you there! For you Parasol-toting fans at home, stay tuned!