So I was thinking about Bechdel's law earlier. In a comic strip by Alison Bechdel, a character explains that she only watches a movie if it
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*sob* Don't hurt me that way! Because you know I'd have to read it!
Nah, I have faith in you, and there are pieces, one or two, that I've read it in and enjoyed. But there's nothing that'll put me off quicker unless I really, really trust the writer.
Well, I did say it was perverse. *sheepish* I don't actually have a bunny for it, even. My first X-Men idea -- well, idea that seized me and wanted to be a story, as opposed to wacky private often-Mary-Sueish nonsense -- was first-person... and for that matter, involved a bunch of resurrections including Illyana, a cure for Legacy, and an uberpowered (canonically, but still) main character. While I didn't worry about the POV, I did know enough to realize many of these were considered warning signs. It went over remarkably well, all things considered. *g* But that hasn't happened with most other fandoms.
But I really appreciate the expression of confidence.
Comics fandoms are so often exempt from many of the usual fandom no-nos. There was a post aways back about the DCU, someone showed that all of the 30 standard "crack" plots were canonical somewhere in the DCU. I don't know as much about Marcel but I would't be surprised if it was the same!
Wellllll, comics fandom was also the only place I KNEW any fandom no-nos at the time. Curing the Legacy virus and bringing back Illyana were comic-plot-specific and kind of... among the common eye-rollers. But I did it differently and, I flatter myself, reasonably well for a first shot.
I will note that there was an actual challenge to write oneself (really oneself, albeit as a mutant so as to have an excuse to be there) into Generation X. I'm not sure if this was a response to Mary Sues or not, but I'm pretty sure it did produce some good stories.
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Nah, I have faith in you, and there are pieces, one or two, that I've read it in and enjoyed. But there's nothing that'll put me off quicker unless I really, really trust the writer.
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But I really appreciate the expression of confidence.
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Ah, you know I adore your stuff. :)
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I will note that there was an actual challenge to write oneself (really oneself, albeit as a mutant so as to have an excuse to be there) into Generation X. I'm not sure if this was a response to Mary Sues or not, but I'm pretty sure it did produce some good stories.
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Man, I love fandom... because of the wonderful things that it does.
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