Because you'd be forgiven for thinking I'd given up on fandom...

[sally_maria]

Real life has rather eaten this journal lately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading and enjoying some excellent Merlin (and Sherlock) fic and squeeing on Twitter.

I'll try to do a rec post one of these days, but in the meantime I'm thoroughly enjoying the release of the new Avengers movie. I don't know whether I will get into the fandom - there's a lot of interesting characters there, but no pairings that match with what I need out of my OTPs, and that tends to limit my interest in the fandom, though not as much in the source.

Loki hits my ambigious/potentially redeemable villain buttons in a big way and Tom Hiddleston seems like a really great guy - I really enjoyed the article he wrote in praise of comic book films for the Guardian.

On the other hand, I was surprised to find that my favourite character was Black Widow:





She's not super-powered, just super-competent, and just as good at talking the bad guys out of their plans as she is at kicking their asses. :-) I shouldn't be surprised really, this is Joss Whedon, after all, but it's great to have a film where the main female character is part of the team, not just eye-candy, however good she looks in black leather.

Before we went on Thursday, Carer made me watch 2 1980s TV Movies with the TV Hulk - I have fond memories of watching the series as a child, and Bill Bixby still makes a great Bruce Banner. So when someone linked to this, I had to share -

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[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'll get involved in the fandom, even though I'm rather obsessed at the moment. I always get into a fandom through one single favourite character, and I haven't got a standout favourite character in this. It offers the potential of other things I like, though - teaminess, and close bonds between comrades in dangerous situations, although I'd explore these relationships in a gen way, which would doubtless push me into a tiny little corner of the fandom, which is a bit depressing. Another issue is that the whole weight of comic book canon is rather daunting and scary. But we'll see. I've not even read any fanfic yet, so it's a bit premature to be considering writing it.

[sally_maria]

I think it's probably one of those fandoms I'd enjoy reading gen in, as much as any pairing fic. They're fun, but I don't tend to get as absorbed as when I have one of my fandom-eating OTPs, so it'll be a sideline at most.

I haven't really read much fic either - just astolat's Thor/Loki stories mostly. (She's one of my favourite authors, so I'll always at least try her stories in a fandom.)

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Oh that vid was great :-) Hawkeye!!! Genius. And I caught a glimpse of Archangel from Airwolf. Thanks for sharing :-)

[sally_maria]

You're welcome. Yes, I spotted him as well - 1980s greatest hits. :-)