Primal Instincts (X-Men zine)
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| Title: | Primal Instincts |
| Publisher: | Asylum Press |
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| Date(s): | 2003 |
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| Medium: | print fanzine |
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| Fandom: | X-Men |
| External Links: | stories at Creed's website |
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Primal Instincts is a 229-page slash anthology of X-Men stories by TJ and Creed Cascade. Cover by AngstPuppy and interior illustrations by AngstPuppy, W6C, TJ, and Creed Cascade.
A sister zine is Primal Urges.
Summary
Summary from a distributor, Lionheart Distribution: "Such a dynamic and haunting character as Logan, aka Wolverine, demands respect and worthy partners. This zine features pairings with Remy LeBeau, (Gambit), Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Bobby Drake (Iceman). Stories set in both movie and comic universes. One story has a consensual branding scene, and there is "glossed over" BDSM. All stories NC-17."
Contents
- Living Nightmares By Creed and TJ (Logan/Remy/Scott)
- Mate By Creed and TJ (Logan/Scott)
- Someone To Take Care of Him By Creed and TJ (Logan/Scott)
- Sometimes It Hurts By Creed and TJ (Logan/Remy/Scott)
- Worth Waiting For By Creed and TJ (Logan/Bobby, Bobby/Rogue)
- Forever (Logan/Remy, Remy/Rogue)
Reactions and Reviews
I was so excited to see one of my favorite pairings in zine format (this has a lot of Logan/Remy). The fact that it's near impossible to find even decent L/R online (forget about good) should've given me a clue, but I still had faith at that point. I sure as hell don't now.This zine takes the prize as the worst zine I've ever seen in my life. Calling it a train wreck is generous. For the first time ever I was unable to finish a zine. I couldn't even make it through the first story. I flipped through all the rest of the stories but they were equally horrid and I gave up in disgust. Don't let the nice artwork, readable format or decent layout fool you, this is two hundred plus pages of utter crap. I don't say that lightly. The point of view switches every other paragraph and every character is OOC. Remy (Gambit) is a complete doormat, Logan is a knuckle-dragging moron, Scott (Cyclops) is a complete wimp and Jean is an unrepentant bitch. Even someone like me who only reads the comics occasionally knows how severely OOC every bit of that is.
This went beyond painful to read. If I'd forced myself to look at anymore of this dreck it would've been excruciating torture. You can find much better stories online and I suggest that you look there. I truly advise you to not buy this zine and when the stories make it online, do yourself a favor and avoid them! A stomach flu would likely be less nauseating than reading this garbage. Available through Agent With Style or used for half price in my Zine Warehouse, though why you'd want to bother is well beyond me. [1]