SNOWFLAKE CHALLENGE #1: RETURN OF THE QUEEN(SLAYER)

[queenslayerbee]

In your own space, update your fandom information. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I've been inactive here for a while, despite my determination to use this new-ish journal. Lucky for me, I knew the snowflake challenge was right around the corner, and I thought I'd take advantage of that!

Not much has changed since I made this journal. I'm still enraptured by detective comics comics –sometimes to my delight, sometimes to my frustration. My most darling character remains Jason Todd, who lives rent free in my mind when it comes to fandom, and who keeps inspiring new fic ideas I can barely keep up with (my goal this year is to finally do something with them!!). The Bat Clan in general has my attention, as do some 'verses outside the comics (Young Justice, Gotham, or Batwoman gave me some inspiration too... although yeah, often involving Jason xD).

Some other favourites you might see around here:

• Authors & Books: Ana María Matute, Angela Carter, Camilla Andrew ("When the Stars Alight", "The Sanguine Sorceress"), "Carmilla", Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "Dangerous Liaisons", Daphne du Maurier, "El cordero carnívoro", "Hymn to Demeter", Mary Wollstoncraft Shelley, "Medea", Miguel Hernández, Philip Pullman, "Pygmalion", Shirley Jackson, Terry Pratchett.
• Comics: outside of DC, I tend to go for IDW (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees), Image (Monstress, Paper Girls, Saga), and Iron Man (volumes 1 & 3, Doomquest/Legacy of Doom, Fatal Frontier, the current run).
• Films: the Alien franchise, Black Swan, Blancanieves (2012), Colombiana, El verdugo, Jupiter Ascending, Lust Caution, Pan's Labyrinth, Practical Magic, The Handmaiden, The Lion in Winter, The Mask of Zorro, The Terminator.
• Shows: the Buffyverse, the Plecverse, Black Sails, Desperate Housewives, Dollhouse, Killjoys, Nikita, Person of Interest, Reign, Severance, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Sopranos, Veronica Mars.

But really, my primary focus is on my own original writing (I am my main fandom, in a way). I've mentioned my stories here and there on this journal, but going forward I'll discuss them & share my writing primarily on my brand new author's newsletter!

In it I intend to post monthly updates (with excerpts, recommendations, etc.), as well as an extra publication with more in-depth narrative analysis over various topics and original short stories every month. You can take a look at that first entry, and see if it's something you'll be interested in!

ETA: I intend for this journal to be public.

Comments

[charlottenewtons]

Lust Caution! I watched that last year for the first time and it blew my mind.

[queenslayerbee]

Right? One of my friends in tumblr kept singing its praises and it was more than well-deserved.

[nonesensed]

Hi! Popping in from over on the Snowflake Challenge - just wanted to say hi to a fellow writer and to agree with you that Monstress is a most excellent comic series and Killjoys a wonderful TV show 💖

[queenslayerbee]

Right?? Killjoys was one of my discoveries during the pandemic lockdown, and I remain in awe of good it was, how irreverent, and what a great lead Dutch was.

And Monstress is simply fantastic. Now that I'm all caught up, I really hope it comes back from hiatus soon...

[nonesensed]

Dutch is A+ character, love her to bits, no notes 💖💖💖 Also, what I really love about the series is its worldbuilding and how the storyline foreshadows everything up to the big finale while still leaving room for fun "side missions". Really need to rewatch it soon (and write fic for it). Got any favorite characters and/or ships for the series?

Word at my local comics shop is that Monstress is back from hiatus, so I live in hope! I'm also thinking of checking out their other project, The Night Eaters. Have you read that?

[queenslayerbee]

My favourite character is Dutch, no doubt. I also like Aneela, and Kendry (and Aneela/Kendry lol), Jaq... in general, I like the lead characters and all their messy dynamics, really.

Just yesterday I looked it up in legueofcomicgeeks and yup, the next two issues are coming in late February and March. It wouldn't be the first time Image pushes back issues in their ongoing series so I'm trying to rein my hopes in lol, but I'm excited to see what happens next.

I haven't read "The Night Eaters" yet, but it's on my list.

[nonesensed]

Such great characters all! And yessss to Aneela/Kendry 🖤🖤🖤

Huzzah, glad the rumors I've been hearing are true! Images is Images as always it seems 🙄 But I'm still happy we're getting a continuation, no matter the wait.

It's on my list too! Looking forward to reading it 😊