Fanfic Linkage
Following a recommendation from rozk, I started to read Alias, a comics series collected in four volumes which has nothing to do with the tv show of the same name and is written by Brian Bendis. It's basically Marvel Noir, as Jeph Loeb puts it in the introduction to the first volume, with ex-superhero Jessica Jones as our swearing, drinking and no-crap-taking private detective in the Chandlerian style. Jessica, who has a backstory trauma that's hinted at and slowly revealed, was invented for this saga, but her attitude towards and relationship with various established Marvel superheroes are very credible, and Jessica herself is a great character. For a quick impression, have a look at one of her days. My only current problem is that the comicstore which ordered the four volumes for me just got I and III from the US, with II and IV coming next months. It's tough to be a German fan, I tell you.
On the other hand, thaks to the internet's globality, I get the joy of fanfic. resolute wrote an absolutely fabulous X-Men ensemble story, set after the current Unstoppable arc on Astonishing X-Men is finished: Mending. Scott and Logan, Kitty and Emma, Hank and Peter do just that. In their, ahem, unique ways. (Just to avoid misunderstandings, that doesn't mean sex in all cases.) My own favourite is the Kitty and Emma section, but Hank and Peter are adorable, and Scott and Logan are so very them. No spoilers beyond the end of the Torn arc.
Another fanfic rec I meant to post earlier, Dexter this time: Devil Caught Your Eyes: portrait of a teenage serial killer and his sister. Dexter and Deb, dearly disturbed in their adolescence as well.
Lastly: cleolinda did a fabulous take on The Prestige in 15 Minutes , which is just the thing to make you smile when you need cheering up. By, you know, summarizing lethal obsessions and the like. I also looked for fanfic and basically just found prestige_slash, from which I learned that the Borden twins were originally called Albert and Frederick (Freddie), hence "Alfred", and that the expected thing happened when you let loose a movie with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale in double roles. To wit, there isn't just Angier/Borden, there is twincest galore, and Angier's unrelated (and surviving) doppelganger, Root, is paired up with any of the above as well. I think about the most combinations were in this story. Gen Prestige fanfic, otoh, seems to be next to non-existant!
On the other hand, thaks to the internet's globality, I get the joy of fanfic. resolute wrote an absolutely fabulous X-Men ensemble story, set after the current Unstoppable arc on Astonishing X-Men is finished: Mending. Scott and Logan, Kitty and Emma, Hank and Peter do just that. In their, ahem, unique ways. (Just to avoid misunderstandings, that doesn't mean sex in all cases.) My own favourite is the Kitty and Emma section, but Hank and Peter are adorable, and Scott and Logan are so very them. No spoilers beyond the end of the Torn arc.
Another fanfic rec I meant to post earlier, Dexter this time: Devil Caught Your Eyes: portrait of a teenage serial killer and his sister. Dexter and Deb, dearly disturbed in their adolescence as well.
Lastly: cleolinda did a fabulous take on The Prestige in 15 Minutes , which is just the thing to make you smile when you need cheering up. By, you know, summarizing lethal obsessions and the like. I also looked for fanfic and basically just found prestige_slash, from which I learned that the Borden twins were originally called Albert and Frederick (Freddie), hence "Alfred", and that the expected thing happened when you let loose a movie with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale in double roles. To wit, there isn't just Angier/Borden, there is twincest galore, and Angier's unrelated (and surviving) doppelganger, Root, is paired up with any of the above as well. I think about the most combinations were in this story. Gen Prestige fanfic, otoh, seems to be next to non-existant!