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ficwizeWell, enough people picked this that I'm going to go ahead and make a post. I may make another post this week, though, so if you want one of the others to win, keep voting!
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Able to Succeed by Brown Betty. This was recced on crackvan and links to an off LJ site, which I rarely ever do, but it is so worth it. I'm going to quote the LJ rec, but I will add that this is THE story that got me interested in DC fandom. "This story is a classic in the fandom for its sheer brilliance and how much it says about Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake, as well as what it says about Batman and Robin. It's chilling, in fact. There's not too much I can say without ruining the story for you, but this a story you will remember. In fact, I would argue that any fan of Batman and Robin should read this."
The Beginnings of All Things Are Small by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thedeadparrot. A Batman Begins-verse story from Yuletide that is just amazing. This story makes me understand how a responsible adult can actually agree to train a child to be his sidekick.
Brought to You by the Letter P by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
crackformary. Even Batman, in all his experience, runs across the occassional unexpected problem. I don't want to spoil this, so let's just say that Bruce still has a lot to learn about some things. And this Robin is ready to give him a crash course. *grins*
The Real Green Lantern byduskdog717. This is too short to give much of a synopsis. I'll just say that I don't read the comic and I found it funny.
The Year of Living bymtgat. Static Shock/Batman: TAS. This story was also recced on crackvan and I'm going to quote the reccer: "Because this fic is awesome. It takes something we learn about in Batman Beyond (a cartoon set 50 years after Batman: the Animated Series) and extrapolates it back to what must have happened during/after B:tAS. It's well written, the characters are well-rounded people, and it deals with the aftermath of trauma in a realistic way. It fills the gap perfectly. It is a crossover with the cartoon Static Shock, but you don't have to know anything more about that series than that Virgil and Richie are teen superheroes. In the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, we find out that years ago Joker had captured Tim Drake, tortured and brainwashed him, and had him in his clutches for several weeks. After his rescue, it took him a year to regain his sanity, at which point Batman told him he could never be Robin again, and Tim left, full of bitterness. This story is about what happened to him afterwards, trying to deal with what happened to him and regain his life."
Also, fair warning, I cried.
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All right! There you are! DCU recs. I'm sure there will be more, as I keep finding all these talented authors. Please let them know if you read and enjoy and let me know, too, so I can keep an eye out for things that are crowd pleasing. :)
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Able to Succeed by Brown Betty. This was recced on crackvan and links to an off LJ site, which I rarely ever do, but it is so worth it. I'm going to quote the LJ rec, but I will add that this is THE story that got me interested in DC fandom. "This story is a classic in the fandom for its sheer brilliance and how much it says about Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake, as well as what it says about Batman and Robin. It's chilling, in fact. There's not too much I can say without ruining the story for you, but this a story you will remember. In fact, I would argue that any fan of Batman and Robin should read this."
The Beginnings of All Things Are Small by
thedeadparrot. A Batman Begins-verse story from Yuletide that is just amazing. This story makes me understand how a responsible adult can actually agree to train a child to be his sidekick. Brought to You by the Letter P by
crackformary. Even Batman, in all his experience, runs across the occassional unexpected problem. I don't want to spoil this, so let's just say that Bruce still has a lot to learn about some things. And this Robin is ready to give him a crash course. *grins*The Real Green Lantern by
duskdog717. This is too short to give much of a synopsis. I'll just say that I don't read the comic and I found it funny.The Year of Living by
mtgat. Static Shock/Batman: TAS. This story was also recced on crackvan and I'm going to quote the reccer: "Because this fic is awesome. It takes something we learn about in Batman Beyond (a cartoon set 50 years after Batman: the Animated Series) and extrapolates it back to what must have happened during/after B:tAS. It's well written, the characters are well-rounded people, and it deals with the aftermath of trauma in a realistic way. It fills the gap perfectly. It is a crossover with the cartoon Static Shock, but you don't have to know anything more about that series than that Virgil and Richie are teen superheroes. In the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, we find out that years ago Joker had captured Tim Drake, tortured and brainwashed him, and had him in his clutches for several weeks. After his rescue, it took him a year to regain his sanity, at which point Batman told him he could never be Robin again, and Tim left, full of bitterness. This story is about what happened to him afterwards, trying to deal with what happened to him and regain his life."Also, fair warning, I cried.
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All right! There you are! DCU recs. I'm sure there will be more, as I keep finding all these talented authors. Please let them know if you read and enjoy and let me know, too, so I can keep an eye out for things that are crowd pleasing. :)
