Day five: hello again!

[moonlightmead]

Hiya again, DIALJ. It is me again, all day. Muahaha. Last year, I posted a heap of multi-media zine reviews, and people liked them. So I have some more batches of reviews, and I hope to post at least some of them today. Some are multi-media, some are Pros-only, and some are crossovers. I'm having a bit of a last-minute edit of the zine ones, so

Comments

[snailbones]

What a great round-up review - thank you!

I loved the bear ridiculously, and the combination of bear and MS snuggled up together in the film... awww! He was incredibly beautiful in Ladder of Swords - MS, not the bear, I mean. Though the bear was gorgeous too *g*

I didn't realise there were so many crossovers written - I've only come across a couple of them, so I must go a-hunting now. Great to have a hobby :D

[moonlightmead]

You are very welcome. And it is not ridiculous to love the bear: he is very lovable!

As to "so many", I am almost surprised that there are not more. I must say, there are more than a few pieces of artwork in zines which owe a great deal to Ladder of Swords, even if they are ostensibly Pros zines...

[snailbones]

I was trying to remember which artwork was so LoS - I'm quite positive my brain pops out for a sarnie break on its own! Harlequin Airs (of course *slaps self*) - Suzan Lovett's artwork. And the tiger is beautiful too *g*

[moonlightmead]

Do you know, I had entirely forgotten Harlequin Airs, and yes, of course, it is the example par excellence. Thanks! There is probably some fun to be had comparing Harlequin Airs and Czardas, now I think of it: both so circus-based, both with heaps of circus characters, and yet I think of them as entirely different.

[airelle1]

As you asked for it, okay, here's a small correction to your French

[moonlightmead]

That is more than a small correction! You are very kind, and I am covered with embarrassment. Thanks very much. I blame the friend I asked to proof-read it, who learned her French in Belgium. Ahem :) Perhaps I should now revisit my comments on the proof-reading of a zine story set in France, which I was just about to post.

I absolutely didn't understand the reference to Ladder of Swords when first I read your story on the CD, because I hadn't seen the film and, as you say, it makes perfect sense without knowing the film. And you are welcome -- it is high time I got around to telling you I liked it!

*sniffs sadly for bear*

[sc_fossil]

That was great fun! I am a huge LOS and Don fan. I'm tickled you enjoyed my story also. It was (and is) part of a series of stories where I was working to get "Doyle" back with Bodie no matter what character Doyle was hiding out in. :)

[moonlightmead]

*tickles you some more*

Honestly, I thought it was really clever. I have subsequently realised that it's far from the first where you have taken episodes and added whole layers around them. And - well - even if disguised as puppies: bears!

Glad you enjoyed the rest, too!

[lillianorchid]

Thank you for this! I never knew there were all those LOS/Pros Crossovers. I've only read one or two, of which 'Doubt Truth To Be A Liar' is my favourite. :D Looks like I may have to do some Zine searching as there are a few there I would love to read. :D

[moonlightmead]

You're welcome! It's funny, people get so excited about Ladder of Swords that I expected there to be more of them. (And if there are, lead me to them!) But in fact, there's not so many. I think there are more based around Facelift, to be honest.

The vast majority of those zines are still in print: definitely the Gryphon (Unpros) ones and the No Holds Barred one (I bought this new this year), and I believe that Continental is available from AWS (just checked the website). Your big problem is Czardas, I think.

[lillianorchid]

I think there are more based around Facelift, to be honest. Facelift? I never heard of that before, myself. :)

Oh thank you. :) I'll have to go have a look and see what's available. :D

[moth2fic]

Inspired by the thought of bears, or a bear, I went in search of the film but LoveFilm hadn't heard of it. Any suggestions?

[moonlightmead]

Oh bog, has it vanished again? Sorry about that. Ho hum, shall investigate.

[moth2fic]

Found on Amazon but not on LoveFilm. Yes, I know we just emailed about it but I thought other people might want to know.

[byslantedlight]

Drop me an email, if you like... *g*