cap_ironman | 2022 Cap-Iron Man Reverse Bang Event Guidelines (Reply)

Welcome to a new round of the cap_ironman Reverse Bang! Running since 2010, the Captain America/Iron Man Reverse Bang invites the community's artists and fanvidders to create new Steve/Tony works and challenges writers to create fanfiction prompted by a creator's work.

⭐ What's a Reverse Bang?
A reverse bang (a.k.a. reverse big bang or RBB) is a collaborative event between artists and writers, meant to encourage the creation of new fanworks. Artists submit entries which are then claimed by writers or podficcers who each create a fanwork inspired by their claim.

⭐ How does it work?
During the art submission period, artists will sign up for the Reverse Bang by submitting their artwork drafts following the Artists' Guidelines. We will accept any Steve/Tony art submission that has recognizable characters—the art doesn't have to be 100% complete to be sent in!

During the claims phase, all art and fanvid entries will be assigned a code name and posted anonymously. Writers will then claim the artwork(s) for which they want to create an accompanying story for. There is no formal sign-up for writers; all participants need to do is to claim artwork during the claims period.

During the collaborative phase, writers and artists can work together as much or as little as they want to brainstorm ideas and cheer each other on, making sure to keep in regular contact with each other. We'd like to remind you that the Reverse Bang is not about a fic being "commissioned" to the exact specifications of the artist, but about writers being inspired by the art that is claimed.

During the posting phase, teams will post their completed fanworks, including a team banner, on the same day. At the end of the challenge, mods will prepare a Masterlist of all created works.

⭐ What does the collaboration involve?
Every collaboration will be different — that's part of the beauty of signing up as an artist or claiming art as a writer! The Reverse Bang is a fun new opportunity to create wonderful Steve/Tony fanworks, and have a fantastic time working together. The level of communication and collaboration between team members is to be negotiated amongst themselves, but at minimum all participants must communicate clearly with their partners during the important stages of the challenge such as before date claims and posting, and let partners know if there will be times when they are uncontactable. It's crucial to be able to compromise and take each other's feelings into account.

When it comes to posting, your entire team will do so on the same day following the posting instructions sent to you. As part of the challenge, team members will acknowledge their partner(s)' hard work and creations. It is a requirement that all embedded work is credited, and that all team members are recognised equally.

So, now that you’re convinced that participating is a fantastic idea, read on for some very important logistical information…

Schedule

Wednesday, January 1, 2022:Earliest art submission acceptance
Wednesday, February 16: Art drafts are due and artist sign-ups close at the end of the 16th
Saturday, February 19, 18:00 ET (what time is this for me?): Claims begin, and podficcers and writers choose the artwork(s) they would like to write fic for
February-April: Writers write! Podficcers podfic! Artists finish their fanwork(s).
Saturday, April 23, 16:00 ET (what time is this for me?): Teams select their May posting dates
Saturday, May 1: Posting begins!

Guidelines for All Participants

Please read through the General Event Guidelines and the following rules below carefully before submitting your work.

All participants must be 18 or older.

This challenge is run by the cap_ironman community and it's a Steve/Tony fest, so we're looking for works with a focus on the relationship between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in any context (platonic or romantic) and in any setting or continuity you can think of.

A primary non-Steve/Tony relationship or moresome involving other characters is not eligible for this challenge

Each creator may participate a maximum of two times. See our FAQ for more on what this means.

We don't allow pre-formed teams or tandem sign-ups between someone who submits a draft and someone planning to claim, and we expect all participants to be open to working with new people. The claiming process is partially anonymous and first-come, first-serve — when you sign up, be open to work constructively with anyone.

This is a collaborative fest: you are expected to keep in touch with your team for the duration of the fest. You must coordinate with your partner during the posting period.

Works need to be complete and ready for posting in full by your team’s posting date.

Even if you finish early, do not post your work or any portion of it anywhere before the posting date.

Event Requirements

⭐ Artists commit to posting:

at least one traditional or digital artwork OR
a fanvid of at least one minute OR
a fanmix with cover art OR
at least two manips or gifs

In addition to this, artists are required to create a story banner for their team.

⭐ Writers commit to posting a complete story of at least 5,000 words.
⭐ Podficcers commit to posting an original, complete podfic of at least 2,500 words.

If you're signing up as an artist, please read through the GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTS page for information on draft submissions and more.

If you'd like to claim artwork and join as a writer or podficcer, please read through the GUIDELINES FOR PODFICCERS & WRITERS page for information on the claiming process and more.

Here are our Posting Guidelines.

Check out our REVERSE BANG FAQ POST for more information.

Please note: For long term accessibility reasons, we require all creators to have an AO3 account. You are responsible for posting your finished work(s) to our AO3 collection upon your team's posting date. If you need to make an AO3 account, please request an invite here and keep in mind that it might take a few days for you to get it and be able to create the account.

After all claimed creators have been teamed up, the RBB mods will be sending out additional information and event updates to participants via email. Please make sure that you check your email regularly once you've joined the event.

It's a long creation period from now until May, and the key is to keep motivated and have a great time throughout the challenge! The #reverse-bang channel on Discord is open for chatting and sharing between participants. Note that before claims, only artists will be allowed to join the channel, but everyone is welcome in the Cap-IM server.

If you have any questions, they may already be answered in our General Event Policies page. If you still need a hand figuring things out, please contact us by commenting below, emailing cap.im.events@gmail.com, or getting in touch.

2022 Cap-Iron Man Reverse Bang Event Guidelines