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sabcatt prompted: Top 5 comic book or comic-book-derived (ie, film or TV adaptation) storylines?

I'm not fond of ranking fiction or best of lists in general, but that said:

The top spot has to go to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. I love the foundational Carl Barks more as a brilliant cartoonist, but Don Rosa's twelve part saga weaves all kinds of one-off details Carl Barks revealed about Uncle Scrooge's past into one coherent history and timeline. I adore the world building. It's like the very best fanfic, my definite canon for the Ducks. And even with all the references, they still stand as stories on their own.

The Amazing Spider-Man origin and early story lines by Stan Lee. Revisiting this has become a bit overdone, but for a reason, because it's just a great superhero setup. I've enjoyed all kinds of retellings from earlier movies to the the MCU to Spider-Man: Blue by Loeb/Sale.

I have a hard time picking just one thing from the Batverse. I like many of the takes on Batman's origin and early years (also a very overcrowded field), but for one storyline I think A Lonely Place of Dying by Marv Wolfman, George Perez and Jim Aparo deserves a spot of honor. And not just for introducing Tim Drake, who actually isn't my favorite Batverse character (that spot belongs to Nightwing). It's just a great comic. (I squeed about it here.)

For another of my favorite comic characters, Daredevil, it's also hard to pick, as he has many great storylines. Since I like Daredevil angsty, I enjoyed the whole Bendis era, and Out by Bendis/Maleev is a real highlight.

The whole Animal Man run by Grant Morrison. It's a series that gets more and more meta, but it leaves you bewildered in a good way. (I squeed about it years ago.)

An extra movie mention goes to Captain America: The Winter Soldier in the MCU, because it's one of the best MCU films, but mostly for the millions of words of epic Steve/Bucky fic it inspired.

goss prompted: What were the last 2 fanworks you enjoyed?

I have been reading a couple of longer fanfics that I've been enjoying but haven't managed to finish. (I have a problem sticking with any fiction atm, it's the same with books and even tv, it's awful.) But the last I actually finished and consequently bookmarked was The Vader Archives by

anghraine, two short ficlets about Star Wars in-universe academics arguing about Darth Vader, his identity and impact.

The last fanart I liked on Tumblr was this Steve/Bucky art by

muffinshark as it came across my dash again and I noticed I hadn't liked it before.

(If you want to prompt me there are still many open days.)

Challenge #10: In your own space, rec a fanwork (fic, art, vid, playlist, anything!) you did not create.

So, a rec, selected via a highly sophisticated methodology, i.e. I looked at the first page of pics I recently liked on Tumblr and fic I recently bookmarked on AO3 and then picked what appealed most in the moment...

artist's model by

muffinshark (also on twitter where you can click to get a slightly higher resolution)

A gorgeous digital artwork of pre-serum Steve Rogers as he paints Bucky Barnes.

This story puts the MCU characters in the LOTR universe, and it worked really well for me:
In the Shadow of Armistice (63479 words) by superheroresin
Chapters: 13/13
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Maria Hill, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Peter Parker, Ultron (Marvel), Vision (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
Additional Tags: The Lord of the Rings References, Post-War of the Ring, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Inspired by The Lord of the Rings, Alternate Universe - Middle Earth Setting, Canon-Typical Violence, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Past Mind Control, Swords & Sorcery, Mind Control, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Friendship, Elf Steve Rogers, Dunedain Bucky Barnes, Dwarf Tony Stark, Elf James Rhodes, Ungoliant Natasha Romanoff, Wizard Vision, Wizard Ultron, Lord Of The Rings AU
Summary:

Sedryn Amathion is a young Ñoldor elf born of lower Himring near the end of the harrowed Second Age. Vice-Captain of the Forlindon Shieldmasters, herald of the High King Gil-Galad, and devotee of Eärendil, the Star of High Hope.

Or, as the ragtag Dúnedain troupe known as the Howling Commandos calls him, Steve.

The Commandos are to sabotage an orc signal tower deep within the Ephel Dúath mountains, clearing the way for the armies of the Last Alliance to march on Barad-dûr and rescue all of Middle-earth from the clutches of this new and terrible Dark Lord.

“Steve” has no way of knowing that love formed deep behind enemy lines would settle so completely inside his immortal heart, defying time, distance, and ultimately death itself.

I'm trying to continue with posting trope/theme rec sets. This time Bucky post-WS recovery stories featuring therapy somewhat prominently.

Works No Longer in Progress: Bucky Recovery Fic, by Alex51324. Gen, team. (36,175 words, unfinished)
I'm reccing this even though it's been posted as unfinished fragment, because what is there is very enjoyable, and a distinct take on the Bucky recovery theme, and features an Avengers team with their own mental health issues. (There is also a paragraph with a synopsis where the author saw it going.)

lilies with full hands, by refusals. Slash, Steve/Bucky. (102,011 words)
This is the therapy fic I was looking for a couple of days ago. It actually features several therapists, before Bucky finds one he can work with. It is also a rape recovery story, so it's one of those stories that sort of piles on trauma, which I know is not for everyone. However, Bucky is also shown to actively work on his recovery, and he finds ways to cope with his issues. So he is messed up, but still a competent adult, which I enjoyed.

I've decided that if I ever want to get back to actually posting any recs instead of just sitting paralyzed in front of my giant pile of bookmarks, I need to abandon the idea of "catching up" in any systematic way and just pick a trope/theme and post a limited number of stories that I enjoyed, say five. This really pains my inner completist, because I have bookmarked three times that number of Captain America time travel stories that I enjoyed.

From Winter's Cold, by 27dragons. Slash, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark. (64,370 words)
Tony travels back in time accidentally and tries to fix things.

Thermotemporal Equations, by Blinky the Tree Frog. Gen. (48,149 words)
Bucky from the past gets transported to the future. I read this as it was posted in chapters, and it had me so on edge.

Sleepers of Ephesus, by Domenika Marzione. Gen, WIP. (some 50,000 words so far)
This one is still a WIP, but a great action-adventure with Bucky and Peggy working together. It's also stands out because Peggy travels forward in time, but then has adventures in the present with Bucky rather than a plot about fixing the past by taking information back again or such, which is more common with this trope.

to memory now I can't recall, by Etharei. Slash, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers. (102,600 words)
A body switching take on time travel, i.e. past and present Bucky switch places. The time travel epic everybody has read already, but still great.

The Blue-Eyed Boys of Brooklyn by die_traumerei. Slash, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers. (7,003 words)
This is a short but neat take on the time travel fix-it.

In March I recced Marvel fanart on

fanart_recs, and you can browse all five of them under the Marvel tag there. I recced some Daredevil, Spider-Man and Wolverine fanart. In April I volunteered myself for Tolkien fanart recs again. Others are going to rec Alice in Wonderland, Inception, Merlin, Sandman, Sherlock, and SGA.

BTW, if anyone was interested to post some recs there, it is not too late to still squeeze in at the last minute for April, or sign up for May or later. Reccers for all fandoms are always welcome to sign up, for any genres and ratings.

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