Volume 012, Issue 018

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News
- warrenelliscom posted the first chapter of his novel, Crooked Little Vein.
- indierockgod posted about Astrokitty Comics hosting an Anthology of Local Creators.
- watchmelaugh linked to a press release about Garth Ennis' new title.
- blognewsarama, fangirls_attack, officialgaiman and whedonesque have updated.

Discussion
- necrovmx posted part one of a review of the last two week's releases. (spoilers)
- likeadeuce posted a pairings analysis of the X-Men Movieverse ficathon sign-ups.
- ratcreature reviews Batman: Journey into Night. (spoilers)
- resolute posted a review of this week's haul of comics. (spoilers)
- likeadeuce posted mini-reviews of this week's comics. (spoilers)
- ratcreature reviewed Year One: Batman/Ra's al Ghul #1-2. (spoilers)
- blakemp posted the dos and don'ts of a crossover.

Art
Marvel
- r4r3truffle drew Runaways fanart. (Rated G)
- victor_reno drew "The Fire that Burns". (Rated G but post also contains some NSFW images, Jean/Scott/Logan)
- victor_reno drew "Surrender to Me". (Rated NSFW, Scott/Logan)
- piratesquid drew Cable/Deadpool fanart. (Rated G)
- transcendenza drew Rogue and Storm. (Rated G)

DC
- victor_reno drew "Sleep". (Rated NSFW, Bruce/Dick)

Other
- whatistigerbalm put their thoughts about The Authority into pictures. (Rated G)

Fic
Marvel
- tartanshell posted ficlets from the Marvel kissing meme. (Rated PG, Daredevil, Fantastic Four)
- wicked_crayon wrote "Fantasm". (Rated PG-13, Reed/Sue)
- amarin_rose wrote "Shared Appetites". (Rated PG-13, Young Avengers)
- uktara2 wrote "The Second Kiss". (Rated PG-13, Wolverine/Rogue)
- sionnain wrote "Same Mistake Twice". (Rated T, Reed Richards/Victor Von Doom)
- seanchai and elpsethdixon wrote "Resurrection, Reconstruction and Redemption", 5/13. (Rated PG-13, Steve/Tony)
- teh_no wrote "Web of Spider-Man", 14/23. (Rated PG-13, Peter/Felicia)

DC
- greeneylove wrote "Together Again". (Rated R, Dick Grayson/Roy Harper)
- jen_in_japan wrote "Explaining", Nightwing and Flamebird 13/16. (Rated PG, Clark/Bruce)
- amarin_rose wrote "Five Things Various Villains Will Never Try". (Rated PG-13, DCU AU)
- amarin_rose wrote "Getting Around to Good". (Rated PG-13, Teen Titans)
- bradygirl_12 wrote "Private Dancer" 1/3, and 2/3. (Rated R, Bruce/Dick)
- in_excelsis_dea wrote "Getting Inside". (Rated NC-17, Jason, Donna)
- greeneyelove wrote "Not as it Seems". (Rated R, DCU)

Other
- fairest1 wrote "Dee is for Lots of Things". (Rated G, Little Dee)

Drabbles
Marvel
- dorksidefiker wrote "Sprinklers". (Rated PG-13, Anole, Match)
- not_a_pooka wrote an untitled Scott/Emma ficlet. (No rating given)

DC
- __marcelo wrote "Perfect". (Rated PG-13, DCU)
- greeneyelove wrote sentence ficlets. (Unrated, DCU)
- omniguy wrote "The Day the Laughter Died". (Rated PG-13, Batman,Joker)

Challenges/Contests
- lucilla_darkate is hosting a multifandom Halloween fic exchange.
- improved_archie has a new challenge.
- marvel_100 has a new challenge: Giant Robots.

Graphics
- amarin_rose posted Arrowclan, Batclan, Superclan and Flashclan icons.
- dayofjudah posted Nightcrawler and Batfamily icons.

Scans/Pictures
Don't forget to check scans_daily, fullscans_daily and comics_scans for daily updates!

Humor
- improved_archie posted winning responses to the last challenge.

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