All About Spike
| Archive | |
|---|---|
| Name: | All About Spike |
| Date(s): | 2002 - c. late 2021/early 2022 (last updated 2006) |
| Archivist: | Laura (rusty_halo) |
| Founder: | Laura |
| Type: | fan fiction |
| Fandom: | Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| URL: | All About Spike |
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All About Spike is a large selective Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel archive for fanfiction and essays about the character Spike. It was founded in July 2002 by Laura, who is the archivist.
The archive focuses on fanfiction that explores the ambiguities of Spike's character with an eye toward his redemption.[1] Laura states: I try to include only the most thought-provoking, entertaining, and well-written stories (regardless of pairing, rating, or genre).[1]
The archive does not accept RPF. Additionally, the archivist states that a number of types of Spike-centric story are not usually archived, including anti-feminist stories, all-human alternate universes and works where Spike becomes human, overly domestic works especially where Buffy becomes pregnant, works where Spike is purely evil with no capacity for redemption, stories where a soul is necessary for redemption and those that posit Spike was tricked into getting a soul.[2] Works are indexed by pairing, time period (episode) and theme. The site hosts occasional interviews with authors.
All About Spike stopped being updated in February 2006. It remained online until around early 2022. It contains nearly a thousand works from around 200 authors.
Some Links
- How I Choose Stories
- FAQ
- Fanfic Challenges
- Essay: Why Redemption? by Laura
- Essay: Domestic Abuse and Gender Role Reversal in Season 6: My Letter to Mutant Enemy by Kristen Smirnov
- Essay: It's About Power: Gender Dynamics in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" by Laura
- Essay: The Valorous Vampire: An Examination of Souled Vampires, Fatal Attraction to the Slayer, and Roles in the Fight of Good vs. Evil by Lydia M. Sothesby
- Essay: Barb's end-of-season review-cum-letter to ME by Barb Cummings
- Essay: Why Did Spike Go to Africa? by Laura
Awards and Reviews
All About Spike was runner up in the Best Fanfiction Site category of the Summer/Fall 2002 Halo Awards,[3] and also runner up for Best B/S Archive in round 2 of the Spuffy Awards.[4] The archive is recommended by Indri: All About Spike is a well-designed and frequently-updated website that's, well, All About Spike.[5] Espresso Addict also recommends it, describing it as a Well-designed, medium-sized selective Spike-centric archive.[6]
All About Spike Interviews with Fans
- All About Spike Interview with Dana Woods
- All About Spike Interview with Doyle
- All About Spike Interview with HarmonyFB
- All About Spike Interview with Indri
- All About Spike Interview with Jane Davitt
- All About Spike Interview with Jingle
- All About Spike Interview with Kalima
- All About Spike Interview with Kimi
- All About Spike Interview with Lesley
- All About Spike Interview with Minim Calibre
- All About Spike Interview with Peasant
- All About Spike Interview with Shadowlass
- All About Spike Interview with Two Ladies of Quality
- All About Spike Interview with hold that thought
- All About Spike Interview with jen
- All About Spike Interview with mommanerd
- All About Spike Interview with spikedru
- All About Spike Interview with wiseacresss
History
In July 2022, it was announced that All About Spike would be moving to the Archive of Our Own as an Open Doors Project.[7]
References
- ^ a b "All About Spike: Home". Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "All About Spike: How Stories Are Chosen". Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Halo Awards: Winners". Archived from the original on 2004-01-12. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Spuffy Awards: Round 2 Winners". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Blood and Weetabix Recommends". Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Espresso Recommendations: Links". Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ All About Spike is Moving to the AO3 (Accessed July 30, 2022)