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[kitewithfish]

I miss surfing the Yuletide Archives, but looking through the lists of requested fandoms which have requests and offers.... it makes me really hopeful for a good crop of fic to enjoy in the new year. Some highlights:

1602- A Marvel "What If?" scenario by Neil Gaiman in which the Marvel age begins not in the 1930's with Captain American and heroes, but in 1602, with English colonization of the New World. It is awesome, awesome fiction and lovely art, featuring Nick Fury as Queen Elizabeth's spymaster and

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels, which I adore on multiples levels- set in my current city of residence! snark! magic! and a wizard with rent problems! Not to mention "Gentleman Johnnie" Marcone, the crime lord with the soul of a tiger. There are THIRTY requests this year, which makes me really hope that things are picking up for my favorite pairing (Dresden/Marcone), but all of the characters in the series are really multileveled and fascinating people. I've read all the books, I've devoured the short stories, and by and large the fanfiction is written by a number of really clever, funny authors who really get the tone of the books down well. I hope for good things.

Justice Society of America- This comic has a huge cast of classic and new characters and, of the comics currently in publication, I think this one deals best with the concepts of inheritance and generations within the superhero genre. Fic on this? I wait with bated breath.

Mythology- Fanfic reinterpretations of mythology are something I don't come across all that often, but I'm always happy to see them- myths are the fanfic and stories of an earlier age. Playing with them usually gives me happy little shivers down my spine.

I could go on, but I have to stop and try and get some more work done. (Life marches on.)

Just as a note, anyone interested in reading my public life-related journal can drop me a line to get the name. Much as I love and enjoy my fandoms, having it bleed over into my regular life could have some rather unpleasant consequences for me.

Comments

[healingmirth]

I don't know how many times I've looked at the requested fandoms list, but it's a lot, and I never noticed 1602. And I actually own it. *headdesk*

[nirejseki.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Dresden Files fic. Do you know any good ones in general? I just started on the series recently and am about halfway caught up, and I have no idea where to start looking for any sort of fic? (And Dresden/Marcone is an awesome pairing and one of the better ones in the book...)

[thelauderdale.livejournal.com]

I haven't read 1602 but I'm on a Neil Gaiman kick at the moment, so now would be a good time to do so!

[everysecondtues.livejournal.com]

Ooo, seriously? Thirty requests? This pleases me so greatly.

[kitewithfish.livejournal.com]

It's not listed the way I'm used to seeing it- as "MARVEL 1602" or "Neil Gaiman's 1602" and it's not listed with rest of the comic books/graphic novels, so I think that the person putting the list together was not familiar with common parlance on the subject. I only noticed it b/c I was looking at "10 Things I Hate About You."

But! now you know, and I will consider this a public service. :)

[kitewithfish.livejournal.com]

See my delicious account for my favorite fic in this fandom. It tends towards the slashy, but some of it just good overall, too.
http://delicious.com/kitewithfish/dresdenfiles

thehoyden has authored a good number of fics, as has shiplizard, but in particular I recommend crimsonquills.

For fic, there are few coms. dresdenfic and dresdenslash are exactly what it says on the label, but there's a good Dresden/Marcone comm (slow to update, but source of most of my good fic) called mafiabanter.

There are a few comm's that I have not really checked out, so if you find anything good (any pairing or gen, I just am addicted to the tone of the books), please please please drop me a line to let me know!

[kitewithfish.livejournal.com]

It's great, honestly, and this makes me VERY glad that I followed my instincts and did not include spoilers!

Dresden yuletide fic

[kitewithfish.livejournal.com]

Yessssss. This pleassssesss ussss.

*cough*

Yeah, I hadn't heard about this series at all until about a year ago, and now it's slowly leaking out into the popular culture. It makes me happy.

The only wish more people who write for the Tv series would venture into the bookverse as well- the differences are significant, but I think that they would ultimately be rewarded by the greater detail of the books. And if maybe they would find themselves writing for my favorite pairing, well, that's just a wonderful bonus.... :D

But yeah! I really can't wait to sink my teeth into this bunch.