Cap_Ironman Weekly News, Week Ending 11 December 2012

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the cap_ironman/cap_ironman newsletter. I want to remind everyone that the 2013 Gift Exchange community prompts are still up to inspire your muse, should you be in the mood for some winter writing. It finally snowed here and that always makes me want to curl up with some coffee and write. And the fic and art for the exchange is due December 29th, so you have time.

There's some casting news and new stills for Iron Man III. On the comic book side of things, Marvel dominated November sales with eight of the top ten selling books. Surprisingly enough, the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic book ranked #15.

Feel free to chat about anything in the comments here, just keep it reasonably safe for work!


big bangs
The Shadow of Tony Stark with fic by teyke and art by evian_fork.

fic
hobbiting wrote Hopeless (Head Over Heels In the Moment).
miss_porcupine wrote Freezer Burn, Chapter 19.
dmk0064 wrote When We Were Just a Story.
hells_bells wrote Five Hours.
cluegirl wrote Never Have I Ever -- Chapter 14.
evilmissbecky wrote Magnificent (1/1) and And Show You the Stars (11/12).
kiyaar wrote Sins of Omission, Chapters 14&15

art
tripperfunster drew the fancomic Regarding Tony, Part Nineteen and Part Twenty.
neera_pendragon drew A Kiss.

other cool stuff
deliaknows posted a list of Marvel-related fandom stockings.


Finally, if you're a new or recent member, hello and welcome! Our rules are here, and in the profile; this includes our warnings policy, so please read. If you're interested in the ship, you may want to read the Ship Manifesto, and consult the list of Slashy Moments. If you're planning to write for the comm, there are some tips on writing the pairing here, and the Avengers in general here; if you're having trouble finding a beta, or would like to offer your services as a beta, our beta list is here. If you're looking for the comm archive, it's Tales of Suspense, and it's automated - you can create an account and upload your fic. If you're looking for a particular story, why not try cap_im_finders? If you have any questions, you can comment here or PM a mod, that's me, muccamukk, or valtyr.

Comments

[salmastryon.livejournal.com]

Is Dr. Wu from the comics or is it a new character for the movies?

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

I don't recognize him as a comics character, but I stopped reading Iron Man around the Siege event so I'm a couple years behind.

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Look! I'm also over here in your comms, promoting all the challenges that I want to see this comm run with :D

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[head-voices-xd.livejournal.com]

It's not that surprising really. MLP has a huuuuuge fanbase.

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

True, and I know a portion of the fans overlap with comics fans, but I was still surprised at some of the titles MLP beat out.

[head-voices-xd.livejournal.com]

I just realized what I said could be taken as rude, sorry, wasn't my intent.

Mmm, I dunno. Comic's are kinda niche, where as MLP's popularity boomed with the new cartoon, especially considering the Brony thing. And Hasbro markets everything, and a lot of fans will take it all.

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was rude at all, so don't worry!

You know, I was thinking about comics being sold in comic book shops, and was forgetting all the fans the book might be reaching if they're selling it in Barnes & Noble or Toys R Us, or other mainstream establishments. In that case, yeah, it's not that surprising.

[head-voices-xd.livejournal.com]

I don't think I ever saw the MLP Comic in my comic book store.........but now the mental image of Bronies taking it over is going to haunt me for a while.......