Batman and DC Comics-verse.
The Misfits, by Matt the Batman Fan.
Summary:
A Batman/DC comic AU/divergence that takes place just a bit before the recent crisis, and manages to change everything. As the author's own very brief summary says: "It's amazing how only two people can screw everything up."
My review:
This has got to be one of the very best fics in the entire fandom- and by this point I've read a lot of them. The plot-line is engaging, pretty unique in this fandom, and actually does a few shocking things without being over-dramatic or tasteless. Even though it is an AU, it does take note of and somewhat follow current cannon- though not all of it, and not always for the same reasons. The most interesting thing about this fic, and one of the things that makes it most unique compared to a lot of fic in this fandom, is that it both focuses on a group of characters that do not get a lot of 'air time' in fandom, especially together, and that it generally does not focus on the more 'popular' characters in fandom at all. This is not a 'fix-it' fic, even though some people are saved, don't die, are brought back, or at least are more sane and happy- some of the characters who have died in cannon recently are still dead- some of the living are still angsty and crazy- but it isn't their story anyway. I can't really say who the main characters are without spoiling some of the best initial plot-points, but I will say that this is the very first fic that actually made me like Batman as a character. Go: read.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Fanfic Rec
Final Fantasy VII
Butterfly Effect, by Bard Linn and Kiraya.
Summary: A FFVII AU that follows the premise of a young Cloud Strife finding Vincent in the basement of the Shinra Mansion by accident. This changes everything, from Cloud's reasons for joining SOLDIER, to the events of the Nibelheim Mission.
My Review: I really like this fic because, although it uses some of the themes that have become way too over-done in this fandom, it does it in ways that work and don't seem trite or unrealistic. I especially like that, even though there are hints of potential romantic pairings, both het and slash, they are not the entire point of the story- or even a small part of it. The characters are all realistically portrayed, with no bashing or over-dramatizing of certain character aspects, and the relationships (friendships, acquaintances, co-workers, ect.) actually make sense. The story itself is actually pretty unique in ways that I won't go into here, simply because it does not religiously follow the game (even though it's technically pre-game for half the story) but still takes into account the bits of cannon that probably would not be effected by the changes made. If nothing else, read it for competent, non-emo Cloud, fun, yet still well-rounded Zach, non-insane General Sephiroth, fairly portrayed Aeris, likable Tifa, and the ever-cool Turks. Mostly though, read it for non-angsty, Vincent who actually uses the talents he would have had as a Turk... and also his demons, who actually seem to be important to the plot.
Butterfly Effect, by Bard Linn and Kiraya.
Summary: A FFVII AU that follows the premise of a young Cloud Strife finding Vincent in the basement of the Shinra Mansion by accident. This changes everything, from Cloud's reasons for joining SOLDIER, to the events of the Nibelheim Mission.
My Review: I really like this fic because, although it uses some of the themes that have become way too over-done in this fandom, it does it in ways that work and don't seem trite or unrealistic. I especially like that, even though there are hints of potential romantic pairings, both het and slash, they are not the entire point of the story- or even a small part of it. The characters are all realistically portrayed, with no bashing or over-dramatizing of certain character aspects, and the relationships (friendships, acquaintances, co-workers, ect.) actually make sense. The story itself is actually pretty unique in ways that I won't go into here, simply because it does not religiously follow the game (even though it's technically pre-game for half the story) but still takes into account the bits of cannon that probably would not be effected by the changes made. If nothing else, read it for competent, non-emo Cloud, fun, yet still well-rounded Zach, non-insane General Sephiroth, fairly portrayed Aeris, likable Tifa, and the ever-cool Turks. Mostly though, read it for non-angsty, Vincent who actually uses the talents he would have had as a Turk... and also his demons, who actually seem to be important to the plot.
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