Volume 009, Issue 008

[willowaus.livejournal.com]

News
- Blogs that have been updated: girlsreadcomics, whedonesque, blognewsarama, neil_gaiman

Discussion
- arionhunter posted More Miller: Gender, Carrie Kelley, and Batman Loves America .
- monkeycrackmary posted some thoughts about Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre by Peter Coogan, .
- blinkytreefrog has some things to say about recent happenings in DC comics.

Questions
- dragonscholar has some questions about fandom conventions.

Art
Marvel
- color_me_sleepy drew Runaways. (WS)

DC
- dawnstar04 drew Roy Harper. (R)

Fic
Marvel
- st_aurafina wrote Transmutation. (PG, Bobby, Scott)
- salmon_pink wrote Offering. (NC-17, Charles/Erik, Charles/Mystique)
- salmon_pink wrote Slip. (NC-17, Bobby/Rogue)
- htbthomas wrote Best Wishes(Part Five). (PG-13, Peter/MJ)
- swordslady wrote Love, Unrequited?. (PG, Zemo/Cap, Zemo/Fixer)

DC
- greeneyelove wrote The World’s Finest Family (Part Two). (R, Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent)
- miarrow wrote Assessing And Adjusting. (NC-17, Dick Grayson, Slade Wilson)
- merfilly wrote Back up the Rabbit Hole.

Drabbles
Marvel
- yamihakkai wrote Snow. (G, Billy/Teddy)

DC
- greeneyelove wrote Meant to Be. (PG, Cass/Roy)
- greeneyelove wrote 2 DC Generators drabbles.
- merfilly wrote Only on the outside. (R, Deathstroke, Black Canary)

Graphics
- polar_ice_cubes posted Spiderman 3 icons/headers.
- burntsm0re posted Justice League icons.

Scans/Pictures
Communities: scans_daily, comics_scans, fullscans_daily
- oilyrags posted scans to Superman #349.

Miscellaneous
- blakemp posted comixtreme.com’s Episode 13:Green Lantern.


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Volume 009, Issue 007

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

News
- From whedonesque: Newsarama readers grill Joe Quesada. (spoilers for Whedon's run on Runaways)
- opmegs linked to a Countdown trailer on DC's Myspace.
- fangirls_attack, girlsreadcomics, warrenelliscom and whedonesque have been updated

Discussion
- red_eft wonders what film noir Sin City was based on.
- mildredmilton reviews this week's comics. (spoilers for this week's Dark Horse and DC issues)
- crankygrrl applies the Bechdel test to superhero comics.
- resolute reviews cracktastic old comics like Excalibur #6 and #7 and Uncanny X-Men #183.
- necrovmx posted reviews of this weeks comics with scans and smileys.
- willow_dot_com posted meme-style thoughts on Wonder Woman.
- bright_lilim reviews Fables: Legends in Exile.
- girlsreadcomics analyses the bad-ass power walk in New Thunderbolts.
- lurkerwithout posted a letter to the hiring persons at DC.
- weaver_random thinks about Didio's english.

Questions
- katiethewriter is searching for DC comic Solo #7, with a Batman cover.
- lordtiberius asks for a valuation of Captain America #25, signed by Ed Brubaker.
- whatistigerbalm has a question about continuity in The Authority.

Art
DC
- pikakao drew "How Sexass is Dick Grayson?". (Rated PG)
- mcatness drew Girl!Tim. (Rated PG)

Other
- whatistigerbalm drew Apollo. (Rated G)

Fic
Marvel
- kare_chan wrote "Vanilla Choc-Chip Ice Cream". (Rated PG, Wolverine/Rogue)
- salmonpink wrote "Slip". (Rated NC-17, Bobby/Rogue)
- citrinesoul wrote "Not For Me", (chapter six). (Rated PG-13, Kitty/Bobby)

DC
- greeneyelove wrote "The Price of Living". (Rated R, Tim/Kon-El)
- merfilly wrote "Sladeverse Chapter 1". (No rating given, DC)
- 1_900_mimicry wrote "A Flash". (Rated PG, Bart/Valerie)

Other
- kaz184 wrote "Just Once". (Rated PG, Buffy S8, Dawn)

Challenges/Contests
- dc_appreciation has a list of DC Appreciation requests for claiming.
- season8fic has a prequel challenge.
- silvermarvels posteda reminder that Silver Marvels fics are due May 1st.


Graphics
- jinxed_icons posted 30 X-Men icons.

Scans/Pictures
Don't forget to check scans_daily, fullscans_daily and comics_scans for daily updates!
- htbthomas posted Day Five of 30 Days of Spider-Man 3.

Humor
- monkeycrackmary posits "a potential Robin candidate".

Miscellaneous
- glossing ponders the Captain America chesspiece.

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