Cap_Ironman Weekly News, Week Ending 20 May 2012

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the cap_ironman/cap_ironman newsletter! If I know you - and I think I do know you pretty well after that friendmeme - then I bet you're looking for more fandom activities to fill your summer. Look no further; we're running a Cap/Iron Man big bang! Sign-ups, dates, and beta & cheerleader posts can all be found here.

If the big bang isn't your speed, why not sign-up for Virgin (Captain) America, a fest dedicated to answering the question, 'What happens when the Avengers find out Steve is a virgin?'

Remember the Rec Week we had almost two years ago? Yup, it's time for another one! So start digging through your bookmarks and gathering links. I'll post the theme schedule in a few days, and the rec week will start on June 4th.

Remember the Comment Fic Fest we had on DreamWidth last year? We're going to have another one! It will be on the DW comm only, starting on Wednesday May 30th. Start thinking up prompts!

tsukinofaerii has updated her very useful Multiverse Info Post to include canon from the Avengers movie & more appropriate images. Spoilers, obviously.

As always, the comment section of the newsletter is open for any questions, discussion, squee, whatever. Just keep it somewhat safe for work.


fanfic
shinysylver wrote The Shortest Week.
blue_jack wrote Leave Your Marks Written Across My Skin.
love_jackianto wrote Metal of the Man part two.
51stcenturyfox wrote 3 The Hard Way.
patheticfangirl wrote and illustrated Days of Future Tony.
often_adamanta wrote Slipping Through the Years.
_samalander wrote Five things the Avengers taught Steve Rogers About the World, and One Thing He Taught Them.
et2brute wrote Room by Room.
evilmissbecky wrote Silence is Golden.
bewaretheides15 wrote Blue Movie.
finding_jay wrote Beyond Bound.
dudelikecool wrote What Didn't Kill Me (Never Made Me Stronger).

podfic, art, mixes & vids
sweetgadget recorded the podfic Some Things Shouldn't Be A Chore.
sunspot recorded the podfic Every Dong Has Its Day.
i_know_its_0ver made the fanmix The Error in Translation.
pinkelephant42 drew That Awkward Moment Before the Kiss.
nel_ani made the fanvid You, Me and Steve.

other things
criztalinz asked for fic recs.
tsukeru is looking for a role-playing partner, follow-up here.
lucre_noin posted discussion on favorite fic tropes.
fictivore posted Steve/Tony Avengerkink round-up part IV.
whatshouldntbe posted epic reccing.
garrideb posted a friendmeme here on LJ and here on DW.
grey_bard posted A Cap/Iron Man guide to Avengers comics 1990 - Civil War.
potatoesrock looked for the Avengers post-credit scene.


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

[taiyou_to_tsuki.livejournal.com]

Did someone say Comment Fic Fest?!

(http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l26/Taiyou_to_tsuki/GIFs/?action=view&current=wheeee.gif)

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

o.o I didn't know stingrays could do that..!

Yep! Over on DW, anon commenting will be on although last year a surprising amount of the prompts and fills were unanon. Anyway, no DW account is needed to participate.

[taiyou_to_tsuki.livejournal.com]

Well, technically it's a manta ray? They do that sometimes, though no one knows quite why. Still, makes for a perfect reaction gif. <3

Whooo. And starting the same day school inofficially ends for me too.

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize nature made an animal that flails like a muppet. Very strange!

By school ending do you mean you're graduating? Or just for summer break? Either way, I hope you enjoy your time off! I am much happier now that I'm out of school, but I do sometime miss it. Class time was my most productive fic writing time.

[taiyou_to_tsuki.livejournal.com]

It also provides tip-toeing squids and mortally embarrassed spiders. Nature emotes best.

Graduation! So I guess I'm one job interview and accepted university application from crossing the line between being on summer break and unemployed. And thank you; this last term has been incredibly stressful and I have a tedency to not do very well under pressure. So I'm hoping summer will be a better time to be productive for me (and hopefully I'll have something to occupy myself with come Autumn, else I completely slack off and stop writing because of that.)

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Mortally embarrassed spiders? *is intrigued* You have a good icon for a thread about nature in a Cap/Iron Man comm ;-)

Congratulations on graduating! And good luck in finding a job and/or a new school. Are you hoping for one over the other? I have friends who are grad students and I'm sometimes jealous of them, but for the most part I much prefer working to being a student. I kinda sucked at being a student. Either way, I hope you get some time to draw this summer!

[taiyou_to_tsuki.livejournal.com]

From this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXPmWJcuZY&feature=youtu.be) of a spider burying itself in sand. It's actually the most adorable thing. And I really don't get a good reason to use my Iceberg Princess Steve icon often enough. :0

Thank you! Actually, I'm hoping to do both? Study and work part-time would be pretty ideal if I can make my schedules fit; I like studying, but sadly no one pays me for that. And regardless there should be time to draw and to whatever else the hell I want, since I'm not doing much of anything until september. C:

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

Can I just say that I love that there's an entire fest dedicated to Steve's virginity. It's like all my favorite holidays back to back. ~♥~

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

You should participate! It was created because harmony_angel expressed interest in reading unlimited fic about the Avengers discovering that Steve is a virgin, and poisonivory was good enough to make it a fest. :)

Heck, even I'm thinking of signing up.

[secretpianist.livejournal.com]

A rec week and a comment fic fest? I am excite! And "Virgin (Captain) America"? Heh. Imagine the livery that airline would have... ;) #IAm12

[garrideb.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I would fly on that airline.

You should be excited! Fun will be had by all.