cap_ironman | Cap-IM Newsletter (May 15-June 17)

Official Comm news:

It's been a busy month here at

cap_ironman! We've had 29 teams post for the Reverse Bang Challenge (keep an eye out for a round-up post in the near future), Big Bang writing is getting underway (click here for the most recent chat post), and we've got a few other events gearing up in the wings. Teyke has created a community calendar (woo!), now linked in the sidebar, so that you can all see the general schedule of events we have planned so far.

If you missed the announcements, we've got a new summer event this year: The Tiny Reverse Bang! In this event (hosted primarily on tumblr, but you don't need one to participate!) artists create works based on a selection of themes and post them as inspiration for any writer who feels like participating. Fic should meet a minimum wordcount of 250 words to participate, and the themes for art this year are Determination, Toys, Treasure and Imperfection. The art submission deadline is June 24th and posting for writer participation will begin on June 28th. Check the Guidelines for more information.

Other comm events this summer include Rec Week coming up in July (look for more information on that soon!) and the Cap-Ironman Bingo challenge. We've got some rewards in the works for people who complete their bingo cards before August 1st (the start of the next round). Since it is a first-year event, Tiny Reverse Bang fics (and art!) will be allowed as bingo entries, but works created for other challenges cannot fill your bingo squares. Remember that the minimum wordcount on bingo fics is 500 words, and for art, manips are not allowed.

Sidenote: If writers are interested in seeing any of their fic podfic'd OR if you are interested in making some podfic yourself, there are lists for that! Here is an lj sign-up post for authors giving permission to record, and this is the fanlore page of authors who have given blanket permission to podfic any of their works.

Marvel news:

For comics, Superior Iron Man ended on June 3rd with Issue #9, Battleworld started with Ultimate End on May 20th and June 10th and Secret Wars will continue with Civil War #1 on July 1st. Looking ahead, I know I'm excited about 1872 premiering on July 8th. Marvel has also announced that Bendis will write the Iron Man solo title this fall, and we have a discussion post here to talk about the interviews and concept art.

On screen, Avengers Assemble is still going strong, with a new season (renamed Avengers: Ultron Revolution) announced for next year as the current season picks up again on July 5th, and Marvel continues to tantalize us with glimpses of Captain America: Civil War (the latest news being about the growing list of cast members).

If you would like to view the wide array of fic and art created for this year's Reverse Big Bang Challenege, check out the AO3 Collection. There are lots of great fics and beautiful pieces of art to peruse!

Other Fic:

amuly wrote The Witch (616, 1872), Something That's Nothing (616, 1872) and Sheriff's Watch (616, 1872)

sineala wrote The Spark that Started the Fire (616) and In Every Way That Matters (616)