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Fanfiction Mailing List
Name: outsidethelines
Date(s): April 1998 - 2000
Moderated: D. Amaya
Moderators/List Maintainers: Susan Crites, D. Amaya, Thistle, Indigo
Founder(s): Susan Crites and Indigo
Fandom: Comics
Scope: Comics fanfiction
URL: OTL Feature of the Month (via Wayback, Dec 3/01)
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Feature of the Month

1998

July

Bobby Drake, while substituting for Emma Frost for a week, gets involved in a prank war with Jubilee. The catch? They can't wake up anyone else!

This story was begun the wee hours of the evening by; JB McDragon, who really hates insomnia (yes dear, we know :),Yona, who is also a happily raving insomniac, and Paul Tran who is regarding the other two veeeeeeeery carefully. Each part is a separate installment from these authors.

August

(Seven) outstanding responses to Writers Challenges are featured. Challenges including; a story from the viewpoint of a devoted fan, to killing off your favorite character! Special thanks to the Writers' Challenge Board at IndigoSkyNet!!

It is said that it is challenge that brings out the best in a person, and the Outsiders are no exception.

So many writing challenges have been posted and answered during this month, OutsideTheLines.MainPage.Net had to feature, if only a smidgen of the responses, these here.

September

The Outsider Spotlight shines on the author of the "The Sun Will Shine Again" and the Marpiya Wakankdi na Kimimi series, Raven Adams. Interview conducted on August 19, 1998 by David D. Amaya

October

The Outsider Spotlight shines on Thistle, the winning artist of the OTL Logo Contest. Interview conducted on October 15 & 19, 1998 by David D. Amaya

November

  • "Reckoning" By Laersyn - Sentenced in the deaths of three men, the State of New York prepares to execute a mutant.

December

Five responses to Jaya's "Guess-The-Author" Challenge take center stage. Can you Guess the Author?? Read on and find out!!

Not that long ago, Jaya wondered 'What makes a writer more or less well-received.' "I've read some darn good fics on this list, commented on them, and been told by the author that I was the first/only/one of few people to drop them a line. So does it really become a matter of who's more "popular" in the fanfic community?"  To answer her question, this challenge was thrown at the Outsiders;Write a story under another name and let the fan fic audience at-large guess to see who wrote them.This Month's feature highlights only but a few of these responses. Each authors' pen name is used here and is revealed at the end of the story.

  • "Birthday Boy" by Violet Femme While Generation X decorates the Biosphere for Artie's birthday party, Jubilee takes him on a "nature walk" and ends up finding a side to the X-Men she didn't think could exist.
  • "To Fly With the Spirits" by "Kijski" The parents of a teenager fear the worst of their little girl.
  • "Behind the Mirror Lies..." by "Reflection" A confidant, privy to secrets of the X-Men. Tells ALL!
  • "Monsters" by "Ayende" A look at the early life of Penance, and the monster who lives in the closet.
  • "Titan" by "Dr. Benway[1]" An abusive father reflects on the disgrace his 'Little Bitch' has become. Warning: Rated R, (contains harsh language, child abuse and references to drug use) If you are under 18 years of age, and/or reading material of this type is unlawful in your area, please DO NOT READ.

1999

January

February

Five stories exploring the facets of bigotry and its consequences is featured this month, responses to Jaya's "Faces Of Hate" Challenge.

  • "Absolution" By Kaylee Amy tells her therapist a horrible tale. But is talking to this man the right decision?
  • Fondling Hatred By Neon Nurse Are some kinds of hatred justifiable? You might think so after reading this.
  • Degrees of Wrong By Kielle When Sarah's best friend is kicked out of her house, the two girls have a talk about closed-minded parents.
  • ...Against All Enemies By Nute Private MacDonald has a problem with his roommate, and decides to take it up with the brigade commander.
  • "Only Candlelight" By Alicia McKenzie Reverend Alexandra Vansen is forced to pit faith against threats...and what follows is an illuminating experience.

May

  • "The Fall Of Laersyn" by Laersyn The Giant Black Castle atop the Windswept Hill™ is under siege by a veritable gaggle of beings - each radiating a nauseating goodness. Can the Overlord of Darkness fend off this threat? (Subreality Cafe- adjacent)

June

  • "All My Hopes" by Kaylee A mother's last thoughts towards the child she leaves behind to an uncertain future.

July

August

September

October

"The SubrealiCon Challenge" This challenge was given to participants of SubrealiCon '99, Day-Two when they visited the Ripley's- Believe It or Not Museum in Orange County, California. The challenge; Write a FanFic inspired by something inside the museum.

November

December

This holiday season we have selected two themed FanFics for our Feature of the Month.

2000

January

???????Questions????????? ***********Comments*********%#^@#%&!!AND A WHOLE%#^@#%&!!&%#^@#%&!!LOTTA CUSWORDS@#%&!! After a year-and-a-half at the helm of OutsideTheLines.MainPage.Net, our first Author's Spotlight for the Y2K is your OTL Home Page Administrator, David D. Amaya. Interview conducted on December 10, 1999 by tMX.

February

March

  • "Blood Remembers" By T'Kuro Grym Condemning himself in the death of his beloved, a samurai prepares for the ritual demanded by honor.

November

The OutsideTheLines Feature of the Month's grand re-opening, after its five month lay-off, pays homage to the major soul-searching that took place in its absence, with five stories wherein characters had to do some soul-searching of their own.

  • "Duty Calls: Lifelines " By Ascian Marvel published 'X-Men: Millennial Visions,' which was sort of pin-up collection of potential story ideas. One of them was 'Duty Calls' --a look into a future where the "X-Men are split into multiple two-man interplanetary teams designed to protect the cosmos." One of those teams consisted of Wolverine and Jubilee, who patrol the outer rim of the Shi'ar Empire, protecting alien allies against attack.
  • "I'll Remember You, Robin" By Firebird - Batman reflects on the life - and death - of Jason Todd, Robin.
  • "Violation" By Tracy Sue - Anyway, this is a completely serious look into Jubilee's head after recent events in Gen-X.
  • "Unstoppable" By Nute - Cain Marko, the unstoppable force known as the Juggernaut, finally grows weary and does the unthinkable[2].
  • "Youngest Son" By Smitty - This story was written for Robin month on the Bludhaven egroups list.

December

References

  1. ^ This was the first use of the name "Dr. Benway" by this ficwriter, who later adopted it as his online handle. The link provided is used to avoid outing and does not contain the author's "previous" name.
  2. ^ Description from Comicfic.net entry stories by nute
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