Volume 004, Issue 006

[lord-dingsi.livejournal.com]

News & Discussion
- likeadeuce posted spoilery thoughts on the latest Ultimate X-Men issue.
- blakemp discusses The Pros of Promotional Comics.
- calamityjon asks: 'If you had to pare the publishing line-up of the Big Two Companies down to EIGHT comics apiece each month, how would you divide 'em up?'.
- monkeycrackmary transcribed some podcast interviews where Doug Moench and Bill Willingham talk about Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, and that Robin thing.

Art
DC
- d0wn_on_paper drew Slade/Dick. (PG)
- hermine_ichigo drew lots of Robins. (G)

Fic
Marvel
- ataventure wrote part Four of "Escape". (AU, Rogue/Logan, PG-13)
- sitar_tattoo wrote "Traffic". (Runaways, gen, Victor Mancha, Karolina Dean, PG)
- deep_salt_water wrote "Penchant". (X-Men movieverse, Rogue/Pyro, NC-17)

DC
- fan_spagle wrote "The Talk". (Bruce/Clark, rated R)
- daybreak25 wrote "Easy from the Start". (Titans Tomorrow, Batman!Tim, Clone!Kon/Conner, Barbara Pennyworth (original character), rated R)
- fan_spagle wrote "Lex has a Crush". (Bruce/Clark, PG-13)
- linaerys wrote "Recognition". (Batman Begins, Bruce, rated PG)
- beeto_from_ff updated "Home Is Where the Heart Is" with chapter 21, "Telling". (Superman Returns, Lois/Clark, PG-13)
- teh_no wrote a script for a possible Batgirl: OYL scenario (not rated).
- vibishan wrote "Us and Them, or, They Do Not Have Dissociative Indentity Disorder". (Batman Begins (kinda), Scarecrow, Two-Face, rated PG)

Drabbles
DC
- katarik wrote "Put you in my heart". (Bruce, Jason, not rated)

Challenges/Contests
- xmen_icontest has been updated. The Week 100 Challenge ends on Friday!
- Look, a yuletide admin note !

Comms
- NEW: bats_femslash, for all your Batverse femslash needs.

Graphics
- redshinigami posted 10 X-Men icons (movies and comics).
- hyper_neko5 posted various DC comics icons.

Scans/Pictures
- dromeda posted screenshots of Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
- _prosperine_ posted a picture of her Harley Quinn costume.

scans_daily. 'nuff said.

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Volume 004, Issue 007

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

News
- oberongeiger posted about advance art from the TMNT movie.

Discussion
- ludickid reviewed this week’s comics.
- ostrakos points out the complexity of language in comics.
- monkeycrackmary discusses recent issues of Grant Morrison’s Batman.
- tmelange discusses how comic characters would vote .
- resolute reviews the Secret War TPB.

Questions
- kizzah asks for help finding a “TV guide” for comics.

DC
- vespa331 designed a Young Justice costume. (unrated)
- batfan_sarah drew much DC art. (unrated)

Fic
Marvel
- talktooloose wrote "Possible Unlikelies", Chapter Six of “Days of Becoming”. (Rated R, Bobby/John)
- artemis2050 wrote "Worthless Physicians Are You All". and "Has the Rain a Father?", chapters 14 and 15 of “Scripture”. (Rated PG)

DC
- dragonbat2006 wrote Lost to the Night "Shattered Illusions", Chapter One of “Lost to the Night”. (Rated PG-13)
- beeto_from_ff wrote "Carnival", Chapter 22 of “Home is Where the Heart is”. (Unrated)
- maaike_fluffy wrote "Visit", Chapter Three of “Supermen”. (Rated T, Lois/Clark)
- teh_no wrote Chapter Eight of "Birds of Prey". (Rated PG)
- ataventure wrote Chapter 5 "Infection". (Rated PG)
- fan_spagle wrote "The Question". (Rated PG, Bruce/Clark)

Polls
- worlds_finest asks about its readers.

Challenges/Contests
- worlds_finest posted a reminder that requests for their Secret Santa exchange close soon.

Graphics
- hero_at_large posted 9 Christmas Superman icons.
- 1stmatewenchie posted 9 Marvel icons.
- alterian posted 15 X-Men comics icons.

Scans/Pictures
- likeadeuce posted James Marsden picspam.
- tennoarashi weeps over happenings in Marvel’s Civil War (Civil War spoilers here!).
- typolad shares panels from Doom Patrol 105.
- teh_no posted a variant Batman poster from 1989.
- warrenelliscom proves that your iPod is on the Global Frequency.


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