In other news,

[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.