Lightning Round: HERO SQUARED, BOOSTER GOLD, LARFLEEZE
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106 of 108. Giffen and DeMatteis’ collaborations continued on a few JLI-adjacent properties and a few works that had nothing to do with the JLI. They could dip into nostalgia now and then, but their real skill was trying new stuff or putting new spins on things. ( So it’s amazing they even HAD such long careers in comics, considering. )
Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #5
Jun. 6th, 2026 08:21 pmmastermahan posting in scans_daily
The last issue of Murewa Ayodele Storm came out this week, having lasted a respectable twenty issues. It dies as it lived - utterly insane.
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She-Ra is Bloodthirsty and Judge-y
Jun. 6th, 2026 11:23 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
With the MotU movie out (I'm gonna see it this Sunday!) I looked back through Dark Horse's mahoosive compilation of the classic mini-comics that came packed with the action figures. Some were familiar and nostalgic, others weird and enlightening, some cheap and crappy and worst of all, some were New Adventures of He-Man.
Something with which I had no familiarity - even though one of sisters totally had She-Ra toys - was the Princess of Power line. And boy, that Adora is both quick to throw out death threats and a believer that pretty=good...
Apologies for the poor scan quality - a 1200+ page hardcover is a pain to scan.
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Absolute Guy Gardner is Disgusting in a Different Way
Jun. 6th, 2026 10:02 pmshakalooloo posting in scans_daily
A beard in place of a bowl-cut, Absolute Guy Gardner is just learning how to utilise his powers as he fights the Blackstars. I find it a weird trend that this is the second Absolute title to show such a weapon...
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Remember the Good Old Days (Inaccurately)?: THE '90S: JLA RETROACTIVE #1
Jun. 5th, 2026 11:03 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
105 of 108. Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire reunited for the last time in 2013. The DC Retroactive comics offered a chance for such old comics teams to…like the crew in a heist movie…come out of inactivity to pull one last job. ( Except for the part where that one job paid enough for them to retire. )
SGA: Can't Pretend by randommindtime
Jun. 5th, 2026 04:58 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Miller, et al
Rating: Gen
Length: 00:03:45
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings. Rapid cuts, flashing lights esp. at 3 min mark, canon-typical violence.
Creator Links: randommindtime on YouTube, and on AO3. The song's by Tom Odell.
Themes: Just like canon, Action/adventure, Families of choice, Friendship, Teams
Summary: "I guess that's love. I can't pretend. I can't pretend."
Reccer's Notes: This is one of the best of randommindtimes' fanvids, and it's about the intense connection between John and Rodney in canon, through all their dramas, losses and vicissitudes. It doesn't matter if they're very close friends, or lovers - the intensity's the same and both are natural extensions of canon. It's a powerful distillation of the show - one of my favourites, and very much worth watching.
Fanwork Links: Can't Pretend on AO3, and Can't Pretend on YT
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Miller, et al
Rating: Gen
Length: 00:03:45
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings. Rapid cuts, flashing lights esp. at 3 min mark, canon-typical violence.
Creator Links: randommindtime on YouTube, and on AO3. The song's by Tom Odell.
Themes: Just like canon, Action/adventure, Families of choice, Friendship, Teams
Summary: "I guess that's love. I can't pretend. I can't pretend."
Reccer's Notes: This is one of the best of randommindtimes' fanvids, and it's about the intense connection between John and Rodney in canon, through all their dramas, losses and vicissitudes. It doesn't matter if they're very close friends, or lovers - the intensity's the same and both are natural extensions of canon. It's a powerful distillation of the show - one of my favourites, and very much worth watching.
Fanwork Links: Can't Pretend on AO3, and Can't Pretend on YT
Dormammacrocosm: DEFENDERS #3-5
Jun. 4th, 2026 09:36 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily104 of 108. Warning: I get cute with this one, forgive me.
Dormammu rules supreme. Everything is Dormammu. Dormammu is all. Dormammu Dormammu Dormammu Dormammu Dormammu Dormammu Dormammu.
( Dormammu. )
Hatchetfield: Honey and Green Apples by chlodobird
Jun. 4th, 2026 06:42 pmsusieboo posting in fancakeFandom: Hatchetfield
Pairings/Characters: Wilbur Cross/Charlotte Sweetly, mentioned Charlotte/Ted and Zoey/Sam
Rating: Mature
Length: 2,150 words
Creator Links: AO3 profile.
Theme: just like canon
Summary: The Honey Festival is supposed to be the best night of the year in Hatchetfield. Unfortunately for Charlotte Sweetly, her husband ditched her, Ted Spankoffski left with another woman, and Bill delivered some bad news. Her night just kept getting worse—and then it got weird. After all, the Honey Festival is a time when things from the Black and White can walk the streets of Hatchetfield, and Wiley's got plans of his own.
Reccer's Notes: Charlotte is a thoroughly underutilized character in the Hatchetfield canon, and this fic reads exactly like how a Charlotte-centric episode of Nightmare Time might play out - down to using the script formatting. This has also really gotten me interested in Charlotte/Wiley as a pairing.
Fanwork Link: AO3
(Please add the Hatchetfield fandom tag! Thank you!)
Keeper of the Lost Cities: Shattered Upside Down by bookwyrminspiration
Jun. 4th, 2026 12:02 pmbluerosekatie posting in fancakeFandom: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Pairings/Characters: Fitz Vacker, Sophie Foster, Keefe Sencen, Biana Vacker, Dex Dizznee, Maruca Chebota, Wylie Endal, Marella Redek, Tam Song, and Linh Song
Rating: Teen
Length: 366,049 Words
Creator Links: bookwyrminspiration on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (Featured), Epic Works, Gen, Friendship, Wings, AU: Fork in the Road
Summary:
When the world begins to crawl with unnaturally made monsters, the Keeper crew continue to fight like they always have. But a wrench is thrown in those plans when they themselves become less than human.
Reccer's Notes:
Although this is a complete AU in that it's a wingfic, the author's writing style is very familiar to canon and I genuinely mix up scenes from this fic with canon because I love it so much! The focus on the friendship dynamics between all the crew is excellent.
Fanwork Links:
Shattered Upside Down on Ao3
Pairings/Characters: Fitz Vacker, Sophie Foster, Keefe Sencen, Biana Vacker, Dex Dizznee, Maruca Chebota, Wylie Endal, Marella Redek, Tam Song, and Linh Song
Rating: Teen
Length: 366,049 Words
Creator Links: bookwyrminspiration on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (Featured), Epic Works, Gen, Friendship, Wings, AU: Fork in the Road
Summary:
When the world begins to crawl with unnaturally made monsters, the Keeper crew continue to fight like they always have. But a wrench is thrown in those plans when they themselves become less than human.
Reccer's Notes:
Although this is a complete AU in that it's a wingfic, the author's writing style is very familiar to canon and I genuinely mix up scenes from this fic with canon because I love it so much! The focus on the friendship dynamics between all the crew is excellent.
Fanwork Links:
Shattered Upside Down on Ao3
Minecraft: Story Mode: Sproing! by Pinky G. Rocket
Jun. 4th, 2026 11:55 ambluerosekatie posting in fancakeFandom: Minecraft: Story Mode
Pairings/Characters: Male Jesse & Petra
Rating: Gen
Length: 1,521 words
Creator Links: Pinky G. Rocket on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (Featured), Gen Works, Friendship
Summary:
As Jesse and Petra go on new adventures throughout the world and visit new lands, they come across a village- but not with the usual inhabitants that they've come to expect from villages and towns. But even in these new lands, remnants of a crisis one thought long past linger.
Reccer's Notes:
A super sweet little oneshot that incorporates a fun Minecraft mod and newer Minecraft versions near-seamlessly into a continuation of the main characters' adventures. Fits into post-canon and has callbacks to the first season.
Fanwork Links:
Sproing! on Ao3
Pairings/Characters: Male Jesse & Petra
Rating: Gen
Length: 1,521 words
Creator Links: Pinky G. Rocket on Ao3
Theme:
Just Like Canon (Featured), Gen Works, Friendship
Summary:
As Jesse and Petra go on new adventures throughout the world and visit new lands, they come across a village- but not with the usual inhabitants that they've come to expect from villages and towns. But even in these new lands, remnants of a crisis one thought long past linger.
Reccer's Notes:
A super sweet little oneshot that incorporates a fun Minecraft mod and newer Minecraft versions near-seamlessly into a continuation of the main characters' adventures. Fits into post-canon and has callbacks to the first season.
Fanwork Links:
Sproing! on Ao3