Volume 005, Issue 04

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News
- warrenelliscom, as well as neilgaiman, have been updated.

Discussion
- arionhunter posted an essay about childhood/children, superheroes, their costumes, and the concept of heroism.

Questions
- glossing has various comics-related questions.
- lordbleys asks for Winter Holiday Themed Super Hero Icons.

Fic
Marvel
- deep_salt_water wrote "Ensnare". (X-Men post-X3, Logan/Rogue, John/Rogue, NC-17)
- ataventure wrote "Pathways". (Logan/Rogue, PG-13)
- lux_apollo wrote Chapter 22 of "Spiral". (X-Men, Bobby/John, rated R for language)

DC
- angharad_gov wrote "Faith". (DC Comics, Wonder Woman/Artemis of the Bana-Mighdall, NC-17)
- maaike_fluffy wrote Chapter 27 of "Supermen". (Superman Returns, Lois/Clark, rated T)
- temve wrote "Striking Resemblance". (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace/Batman Begins crossover, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan and Bruce/Ducard, NC-17)
- jen_in_japan wrote "Shattered". (Bruce Wayne/Harvey Dent, rated R)
- the_no wrote several DC ficlets written for the Femslash Today Unporn Challenge. (all PG-13)
- beeto_from_ff wrote "Favors", Chapter 46 of 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'.
- cmer wrote "Silent Night, Lonely Knight". (Batman/Superman, PG)
- evangelene wrote " Holiday In The Sun: Day One". (Clark/Bruce, NC-17)
- imadra_blue wrote "In The Moonlight". (Superman Returns, Clark Kent/Richard White, PG)

Fanvids
- caia_comica recced a Hal Jordan vid: "Redemption" by cephiedvariable.

Challenges/Contests
- xmen_icontest has a new theme challenge up.
- jbbs (the Jingle Bells, Batman Smells: A Teen Titans/Outsiders/Young Justice Secret Santa) posted a submission form / deadline reminder.

Graphics
- songstressicons posted 57 X-Men1 movie icons.
- magnolia_simms posted 14 Superman: The Animated Series icons.
- belltatrix posted 14 X-Men icons.

Scans/Pictures
scans_daily has ... scans.
- monkiechunk posted scans of book covers for 'Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men no. 1-10'.
- evangelene posted Superman/Batman scans from Darwyn Cooke's 'New Frontier'.

Miscellaneous
- jedibugs posted the top 20 most hated Comic Book Characters.
- mightygodking posted the improved_archie Delicious Ham Winners for December 4th.
- landels_damned (a multifandom rpg) needs a Spiderman player.
- monkeycrackmary posted about issues with a comic artist who didn't deliver the promised commission.
- (tangential) icedark_elf asked for input re: Fandom Primer Questions.
- Wikipedia has some specific info on Geoff Johns' initial plans for Red Hood/Jason Todd, and as a result monkeycrackmary offers limbs for fic and katarik does the CAPSLOCK ABUSE OF SQUEE.


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