The Fannish Friday Five...

[fajrdrako]

The Fannish Friday Five, Drawn 5:

1. Are you more drawn to characters with specific careers (law enforcement, scientist, etc.)?

I am drawn to the law enforcement thing, and scenarios based on comic books - not necessarily superheroes, but I certainly like superheroes of various descriptions. I am also drawn to swashbucklers: exiled heirs, pirates, outlaws, vagabonds - people like Strider, Lymond, and Captain Jack Sparrow. I am drawn to British naval officers c. 1750 to 1820, and those they encounter, and to English romantic heroes and Regency bucks of the same era. I am drawn to medieval and classical heroes but I encounter very few of them. Occasionally I like arrogant power-seekers like Magneto or Lionel Luthor.

2. Are you more drawn to shows/movies with a specific setting (space, hospital, etc.)?

I am drawn to a European or British setting; secondarily to the Near East or Egypt.

3. Are you more drawn to a specific show/writing style (noir, humorous, etc.)?

Definitely not humorous. I am drawn to clever stuff, witty stuff that's twisty and subtle. I like dark, angsty material as long as it isn't horror - dark fantasy is great Mostly I like heroic material, conflicted heroes who act bad but are noble souls.

4. Are you more drawn to a specific type of merchandise (t-shirts, models, etc.)?

I like visual material - pictures. I like mugs with heroes' pictures on them.

5. Are you more drawn to a specific type of fan-produced work (fic, vids, etc.)?

Well, I'm drawn to the comic book format, and occasionally fans draw comic books or strips. I like a good vid but never seem to see them as much as I want to. I love reading good slash.

Bonus question: If you are drawn, what style are you (anime, Disney, etc.)?

I would like to be in the style of Milo Manara or Mike Deodato, Jr., or even P. Craig Russell or Michael Turner. (Hey, it's a fantasy exercise, why not?) I t might be fun to be drawn by Jaime Hernandez, and to look like Maggie in .Love and Rockets before she put on weight. I wouldn't mind looking like someone in the new Spider-Man animated series I like so much but can never find on TV. There's nothing Disneylike about me,

Comments

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

I am also drawn to swashbucklers: exiled heirs, pirates, outlaws, vagabonds - people like Strider, Lymond, and Captain Jack Sparrow.

Hear, hear! Tho' I'm not sure I'd classify either Lymond or Strider as swashbucklers.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd classify either Lymond or Strider as swashbucklers.

No, but I'm not sure what other word to use to categorize what I mean.

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

Romantic heroes? Or does that have too many unwanted connotations? But Lymond and Strider/Aragorn are romantic in the best sense of the term. Not so sure about Capt. Jack Sparrow...

If you're a Sparrow fancier, I have to ask if you've read firesignwriter's Moonverse fics (links in her memories). I recommend them wholeheartedly - they're beautifully written and the characterisation is wonderfully well done. It's Sparrington, BTW, and it made me take a closer look at Commodore James Norrington. They're listed as Moonverse fics in her memories

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

They are all romantic heroes, but the term 'romantic' is somewhat vague and possibly misleading. So, come to think of it, is swashbuckling.

Thank you for recommending firesignwriter! No, I haven't been reading her fics - though I've been happily reading some good Sparrington material lately, mostly by viva_gloria.... I've become quite a convert to Norrington admiration. (Not that it was a hard sell.)

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

Mmm. viva_gloria's stuff is always good, and is somewhat special to me since her "Not a love song" rps 4-parter is what really turned me on to slash. But firesignwriter is my favourite PotC writer, and the Moonverse series is incredible.

You mentioned vids, and you're into Sparrington - have you seen mimsere's Hallelujah vid (http://mimesere.oscillating.net/vids.html)?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thanks for recommending the "Hallelujah" vid - no, I haven't seen it! I'm off to read firesignwriter now.

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

I really love that video - it distills all that is Norrington, and makes him the subject of his own little film, rather than the supporting character he is in PotC. I particularly like the way mimesere included bits from the deleted scenes. Norrington's little exchange with Elizabeth after she's promised to marry him should never have been cut, and the "peas in a pod" scene with Jack is a gem too. On the positive side, at least it shows that the screenwriters have a deeper picture of the characters than was conveyed by the final film. I hope the sequel won't disappoint.

Heh, I'm dying to know what you think of the Moonverse fics. As well as the fics listed in her memories, there's also a snippet that takes place some time afterwards, which firesignwriter intends to write into a proper fic sometime in the hopefully-not-too-distant future. I'll try and dig out the url - but you need to read the listed fics first.

This is fun! I can't usually comment on your fandom posts, since I'm not really into comics and graphic novels. My last boyfriend did try to convert me, but it didn't really "take". *g* Having said that, I would like to read the Sandman series, if there was a way of getting hold of them without buying them. Our public library system is hopeless in all respects and doesn't do graphic novels...