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I won something in the Forbidden Awards, which is very nice. Thanks to the judges and whoever nominated me.



This reminds me that I used to write stuff once upon a time.

More about writing etc behind cut, also some rambling about the X-Men (the comics, not the movies), which is possibly only of interest to about two other people on my flist.



It's actually not quite true that I haven't done any writing this year, though I didn't write a thing until March. Since then, I've written some short pieces of utterly horrid porn, which may turn up on my other LJ eventually, assuming they ever get anywhere interesting. I also wanted to write some more historical fic and ended up writing a short 1000 word Darla ficlet. However, because of the subject matter, I've decided it would probably be better not to post it.

Which, in a rather roundabout manner, brings me around to the X-Men. See, I'd become so fed up and disappointed with the Buffy and Angel comics that, when down the comic shop one day, I allowed myself to be sucked back in to reading Uncanny X-men. Even so, it wouldn't have happened if my favourite character hadn't featured on the cover of an issue when I was gloomily flicking through the box of new arrivals.

I'm talking about Magneto in case you were wondering. Yes, I have form for liking villains turned heroes - or in Magneto's case, villains turned heroes turned villains over and over again. I wouldn't have picked the book up, I don't think, if not for Greg Pak's Magneto: Testament, which I read as it came out two years ago. This series finally dealt once and for all with the mystery of the character's origins, and in a way that I thought was very serious and respectful, not to mention extremely upsetting. I had hope after that that if the character ever showed up in the X-Men books again (reading the Wikipedia article will show you how up and down his story has been), he would be treated differently. And so far, he is being (at least for now) - so much so that the latest issue of Uncanny X-Men (522, I think) featured one of those very rare scenes in comics that have brought tears to my eyes.

Dammit, never meant to get sucked back in, but I can see it happening. Any other X-Men (comics, not movies) fans out there?

Comments

[samson28.livejournal.com]

I read the fanfic, I stopped getting the x comics years ago as I just couldn't afford it. I'm afraid I've been a bit of a Gambit lover since I was 12!!

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Gambit was never a favourite of mine, I'm afraid, though I do enjoy the character. I was a Rogue/Magneto 'shipper, which is obviously a lost cause, a bit like Spuffy.

Not really sure what icon to use for this post, so Spike as John Constantine will have to do. At least it's a comic book reference.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Very shiny! Congratulations.

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I got into X-Men after the second movie, but my reading has been quite sporadic - I've mostly been reading the old 70's stories (Dark Phoenix saga, etc) as they have been released in Finland in cheap collections, plus some some random newer stories like Marvels, Wolverine: Origins and Joss' first few TPBs.

I'll have to look that Magneto book up - it sounds interesting. Do you have any other recommendations for the more recent comics?

(and I share your writing woes - I just posted yesterday what I realised was my first non-crossover Buffyverse in over a year...)

[samson28.livejournal.com]

I'm the queen of lost causes, I would like to eventually enter a new fandom and fixate on a majorly popular pairing!

And such a pretty icon! I desperately need to update mine, I'm bored with the few I've got uploaded but laziness delays me. *g*

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It's nice, isn't it? Thanks, Petzi.

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The Dark Phoenix saga is still very compelling, even though it's sort of the template for a female character gaining ultimate power and not being able to cope with it. If you can believe it, these days Cyclops is married to the White Queen. And it works.

Magneto: Testament is very good indeed, imo. I was glad that Marvel finally decided to lay their cards down (as it were) about the true origins of the character. I highly recommend it.

As far as more recent comics go, do you just mean the X-Men? I'm not that well up on it myself, to be honest, having only just got back into it. When I gave up reading (in part because I just couldn't stand the way Marvel were dealing with Magneto any longer, and in part because I got into BtVS instead), there were two main X-Men books, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, with various other books part of the franchise. But it seems to have fragmented even more now. There are umpteen books, and some seem to follow a different continuity altogether.

I couldn't get into Joss's stuff at all when he was writing Astonishing X-Men, though the outcome of one of the things he did was the thing that made me cry in the latest issue of Uncanny.

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I would like to eventually enter a new fandom and fixate on a majorly popular pairing!

It would be nice, wouldn't it, but I know it will never happen for me. I have a compulsive need to like the underdog best. :(

The icon is from some fanart by sueworld2003, which is based on a cover for Hellblazer.

[samson28.livejournal.com]

Agreed about the underdog. :)

Thought i recognised the artwork!

[elisi]

Just a quick 'Congratulations!' - and I was happy to see that your weekend was lovely. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Congrats, honey!

[whichclothes.livejournal.com]

Not an X-Men fan, I'm afraid. But congratulations! Well-deserved!

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Oh congratulations love! More then deserved. :)

[gillo]

Congratulations on the award - it's very shiny.

I found myself in a comics shop in York on Saturday but just couldn't motivate myself to buy anything.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your well-deserved award!

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

Oh, shiny.
And well deserved!
Because we all know how well you write forbidden scenarios.

Perhaps it'll be just the thing to get back into gear and write again.

[ringthebells]

Congratulations! It's a great story.

[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

Many congrats!

I'm not a comics fan, personally, but Suki has recently launched head first into the Marvel love. She seems to be rather fond of Captain America and Thor. *g*

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the award! So very well-deserved!

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

Congrats! :D

[candleanfeather.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the award. Maybe it'll help to re awaken the flame.

[calturner.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the award, Deb! :)

[lokifan]

Congrats! Shiny awards are always fun.

[lyr]

Congratulations on the shiny award! It's well deserved; I adore that story. As for the X-Men, I have not read them in so many years, I don't think it counts. I wandered off on other comic trails instead.

[ex_peasant441]

Congrats for the shiny! Very much deserved.

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Thanks, love.

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Thanks, Elena. :)

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Thank you. :)

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Thanks, Sue.

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I found myself in a comics shop in York on Saturday but just couldn't motivate myself to buy anything.

I shall be going down to the comic shop myself tomorrow, but it's the latest X-Men stuff I'm going for, not the Buffy comic.

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Thanks, love.

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And well deserved!

Thanks, love. And I'm not censoring the Darla ficlet because of kink. I'm just afraid of massively offending someone. However, I hope you're right and it helps me to start writing again.

Hoping to catch up with everyone soon.

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Thanks, love. Much appreciated.

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but Suki has recently launched head first into the Marvel love. She seems to be rather fond of Captain America and Thor. *g*

I've always preferred Marvel to DC so if Suki wants to talk Marvel comics, I'd love to (though at the moment I'm only reading one X-Men title).

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Thanks, love. And sorry for the slow reply. Have been snowed under in RL again.

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Thanks, love. Hope the job is going okay?

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I do hope so, and thank you. :)

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Thanks, Cal. :)

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They are, and thank you. :)

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As for the X-Men, I have not read them in so many years, I don't think it counts. I wandered off on other comic trails instead.

Well, me too. I only picked them up again because of that Magneto story. We'll see how long my enthusiasm lasts. Probably only until they turn him evil again. :)

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Thanks, love. :)