Important RBB clarification

[cap_ironman_fe]

We’ve been getting some questions about the universe labels attached to the Reverse Bang art submissions. To clear up any confusion, this is what they mean:

The general understanding of universe labels for this event is that artists state the universes they are comfortable working in or intend to work in for a given piece of art, and “ambiguous” or “unstated AU” means that they are open to any universe being used (MCU, 616, AA, etc.).

ARTISTS: if your entry does not accurately reflect that information, let us know ASAP so we can change the details before claims. Ideally, we would like to receive updates on this via email. Note: if you’re comfortable with any universe apart from one or two, please submit them as “do not want”.

WRITERS: please claim art according to the universe labels and don’t choose art set in a universe you’re not familiar with. If any art changes the label from ambiguous to a specified universe, we’ll make it clear.

-EDIT- Further notes:

Steve and Tony have different backstories, teammates, and sometimes even personalities based on a particular canon. They will interact differently with each other, their world, and their friends in different universes. Most often artists choose specific universes because of the characters, type of interaction or thematic elements they would like to see in the story. An art piece labeled with MCU might be by an artist who hopes for fic that only includes characters who are present in that universe, within that canon's relationships, while a piece labeled 616 may be hoping for fic that capitalizes on the longterm history between Steve and Tony in that universe, or incorporates other elements of that canon.

This also applies if the piece of art in question is an AU. If it's labelled with a specified universe, the fic should be based on that universe even though it is set in an entirely different time or place.

ALSO: There seems to be some confusion about the writer’s guidelines. When we say that a fic must be a minimum of 5k and be complete at the time of posting, that means that the story must be able to stand on its own and incorporate the artist’s art.

RBB art previews update

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The RBB clarification post about universes is available here (please read it carefully).

The RBB previews post is here.

RBB submissions that changed universe designation/do not wants:

JUSTICE
universe: MCU, Noir, EMH (or ambiguous)
do not want: gen/friendship, unhappy endings, 616

TECH
universe: 616
do not want: MCU

VICTORY
universe: ambiguous

EXTREMIS
universe: ambiguous
do not want: major character death

edit:

HANDSOME
universe: 616 + Sorcerer Supreme Tony
do not want: non-con, permanent character death, unhappy ending

edit (11 AM CET)
WINGHEAD
universe: 616 or Ults, or both
do not want: non-powered AU, kidfic, polyamory (unless it's Tonys and Steves)

edit (7 PM CET)
HEROIC
universe: ambiguous
do not want: non con, PWP

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