Volume 008, Issue 23

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News and Reviews
- kindkit posted reviews of this week's Marvel comics, plus Buffy #1 and Hellblazer (spoilers).
- ludickid posted a link to the proposed villain for Spider-Man 4.
- ludickid posted a review of 52, Week 46 (spoilers).
- worstblogever posted reviews of this week's Marvel comics and 52, Week 46 (spoilers).
- thebitterguy had a Heroes/Justice League geekgasm, and kindly links to the picture that caused it (no spoilers).
- omer333 posted that Drew Hayes, creator of Poison Elves has passed away.
- News feeds blognewsarama, whedonesque, fangirls_attack and warrenelliscom have been updated.

Discussion
- sister_wolf did not enjoy watching 300.
- crazy_elf_girl posted about an Adam Hughes picture of Power Girl.
- evilgrins has noticed a certain recurring pattern with Big DC Events.
- m_butterfly has solved certain issues in The Authority (spoilers).

Questions
- inboots is begging to know why Bendis can't leave Elektra alone?

Art
DC
- angel_gidget drew Robin and the new Captain Boomerang. (Rated G)
- victor_reno drew Blue Beetle/Booster Gold. (Rated R)
- victor_reno drew a comic strip with Green Lantern, Batman and Nightwing. (Unrated)
- cugami drew "Gotham Prince" (young Bruce Wayne). (Rated G)
- victor_reno drew "Apprentice" (Jason Todd and Deathstroke. (Rated G)
- count_crackula linked to a Joker and Harley Quinn fancomic. (Rated PG, page also contains cover image of 52, Week 47)
- evol_jellybaby drew Untitled (Batman, Clark). (Rated PG)

Other
- whatistigerbalm drew Apollo, and Midnight and Apollo. (Rated G)

Photomanipulations
- merfilly photomanipulated Villains Appreciation Art. (Rated G)

Fic
Marvel
- famira wrote "When Eddie Met Peter", Chapter 6 of "Black Sustenance". (Rated R, Venom/Spider-Man, Symbiote/Brock)
- modernaudrey wrote Chapter 5 of "Nexus". (Rated NC-17, Rogue/Pyro)
- azepherin wrote Part 1 of "Abyssus Abyssum Invocat". (Rated NC-17, X-Men Movieverse/Jossverse crossover)
- teh_no wrote Chapter 7 of "Peter Parker: Spider-Man". (Rated PG, Peter/various)
- soulless_lover wrote Part 6 of "Closer". (Rated NC-17, Logan/Rogue)
- talktooloose wrote "Shivering With Anticipation", Chapter 10 of "Days of Becoming". (Warning on page, X-Men Movieverse)
- cassandralee711 wrote Chapter 1 of "Summerside Roadhouse". (Rated R, no mutants AU)
- deep_salt_water wrote Chapter 3 of "Devils and Flames". (Rated PG, X-Men/Supernatural crossover)
- bowles_ wrote "Speak of the Devil". (Rated Teen, Lance/Kitty)
- the_pending wrote Chapter 5 of "Identity Theft". (Rated PG, Spider-Man cast)
- htbthomas wrote "Indignation", Chapter 9 of "Enquiring Minds". (Rated PG, Peter/MJ)

DC
- kezzy wrote "Renascence". (Rated R, Bruce/Jason)
- xparrot wrote "A Constant Struggle". (Rated PG, Virgil/Richie, Clark/Lex, Static Shock/Smallville crossover)
- xenokattz wrote "Special Heritage". (Rated Teen, Jonathan and Martha Kent)
- thete1 wrote "Good Bits 6.1: As Good as a Name". (Warnings in header, Dick Grayson )
- greeneyelove wrote "Secret Encounters". (Rated R, Roy/Cassandra Cain)
- greeneyelove wrote Chapter 7 of "Stolen Innocence". (Rated R, DC ensemble)
- second_batgirl wrote "Fixing It". (Rated R, Dick/Roy)
- ilyena_sylph and merfilly wrote "Preemptive Strikes". (Rated PG, DCU)

Drabbles
Marvel
- altheak wrote "Crossover". (Rated G, Young Avengers/1602)
- bitterfig wrote "Voluptuous Hell". (Rated PG, Psylocke/Rachel Summers)
- telekinetic136 wrote "Night's Sky". (Rated G, Stature)

DC
- greeneyelove wrote "To Grieve". (Rated R, Tim, Dick)
- greeneyelove wrote "Counterpart". (Rated R, Barbara Gordon/Clark Kent)
- greeneyelove wrote "Lean On Me". (Rated PG, Roy/Dick)
- drvsilla wrote "Somnolent in Her Arms". (Rated Adult, Bruce/Dick)
- greeneyelove wrote "One Look". (Rated PG, Roy/Dick)
- merfilly wrote "3 Random Drabbles". (Rated PG, various characters)
- evol_jellybaby wrote "Ivy's Choice". (Rated G, Clark/Bruce, Clark/Ivy)

Fanvids
- oberongeiger posted "If 300 had been rated PG".

Polls
- whedonesque links to a Buffy vs Batman poll.

Challenges/Contests
- summers_fling has just 10 days to go, and has a handy beta-finding/beta-offering post.
- quirky_circe is running the DC appreciation challenge and is looking for some more offbeat requests (Wildstorm and Vertigo requests welcome).
- slashfest is beginning Round V.

Sites
- seanmoon links to The Daily Cross Hatch, an alternative/indie/underground comics blog.

Graphics
- angel_gidget posted lots of DC animation icons and even a few Rogue/Gambit icons.
- onsensong posted a Superman Returns moodtheme in a multi-fandom post.
- sasusc posted Superman and Superman Returns movie icons.
- rissykay99 posted 40 comic book heroine icons.
- belltatrix posted 43 Fantastic Four, Spider-Man 3 and X-Men icons.
- burningwhisper posted 3 Rogue icons.
- merfilly posted DC animation icons.

Scans/Pictures
Don't forget to check scans_daily for daily updates!
- brandeks posted Pictures from the Spider-Man 3 trailer (spoilers).

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