Comica Obscura recs, part one
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Tyler Marlocke (PS238, Independent)
For those who haven't read this series, PS238 is a public elementary school for meta-prodigies. Tyler is a perfectly normal boy, who's been sent there by his superhero parents in the belief that his powers will manifest themselves, probably at some suitably dramatic moment, and that putting him in peril will probably make this happen sooner. In an attempt to at least give him some chance of surviving until graduation, the school gets him a mentor in the form of the Revenant, a non-meta hero.
This fic, as well as having good, solid Tyler-characterisation, feeds my fetish for backstory. Good use of incidental characters, good knowledge of canon, and back-story that makes perfect *sense*. Love.
Semper Britannica
Captain Britain (Excalibur, Marvel)
Very well-written, slight AU, and makes use of-- hmm. Background mythology? No sudden appearances of gods or fairies, but the kind of historical myths that affect the present. Brian wasn't my favourite character, but this fic does a good and plausible job of him.
Business Call
Eddie Flyers (Green Arrow, DCU)
I don't know much about the character, but after reading the fic I feel like I do. As well as having a good main focus, the relationships with other characters, the way they relate to each other, is perfectly drawn. Exactly how it could happen
Unsorted
Gwen Stacy (Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel)
I really liked this character. This fic shows why.
Yesterday, for a long while
Barbara Gordon (toonverse, Batman Beyond, DCU)
*Yes*. Not just good for Babs herself, although that's rock-solid, so good it hurts characterisation, but also for how Babs sees the others. The things she notices, the thing she says and thinks... Gorgeous.
Coffee and Madness
Plastic Man (JLA, DCU)
Yay! I was so happy when I saw this on the index, and then I read it and I was even happier because it was everything I'd hoped. Eel and Batman and excellent interaction. W00t!
Tyler Marlocke (PS238, Independent)
For those who haven't read this series, PS238 is a public elementary school for meta-prodigies. Tyler is a perfectly normal boy, who's been sent there by his superhero parents in the belief that his powers will manifest themselves, probably at some suitably dramatic moment, and that putting him in peril will probably make this happen sooner. In an attempt to at least give him some chance of surviving until graduation, the school gets him a mentor in the form of the Revenant, a non-meta hero.
This fic, as well as having good, solid Tyler-characterisation, feeds my fetish for backstory. Good use of incidental characters, good knowledge of canon, and back-story that makes perfect *sense*. Love.
Semper Britannica
Captain Britain (Excalibur, Marvel)
Very well-written, slight AU, and makes use of-- hmm. Background mythology? No sudden appearances of gods or fairies, but the kind of historical myths that affect the present. Brian wasn't my favourite character, but this fic does a good and plausible job of him.
Business Call
Eddie Flyers (Green Arrow, DCU)
I don't know much about the character, but after reading the fic I feel like I do. As well as having a good main focus, the relationships with other characters, the way they relate to each other, is perfectly drawn. Exactly how it could happen
Unsorted
Gwen Stacy (Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel)
I really liked this character. This fic shows why.
Yesterday, for a long while
Barbara Gordon (toonverse, Batman Beyond, DCU)
*Yes*. Not just good for Babs herself, although that's rock-solid, so good it hurts characterisation, but also for how Babs sees the others. The things she notices, the thing she says and thinks... Gorgeous.
Coffee and Madness
Plastic Man (JLA, DCU)
Yay! I was so happy when I saw this on the index, and then I read it and I was even happier because it was everything I'd hoped. Eel and Batman and excellent interaction. W00t!
