DC Universe: The Race, Book 4, Chapter 2: Sleepers Exposed
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Late August, 1988: The All-Star Party’s nominating convention was a modest affair compared to the earlier conventions of the two major parties that summer. Even Stan Gunderson’s Humanist Party held a bigger event, at least in terms of dollars spent and the arrangements made. However, the two-day affair held . . .
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by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Continued from DC Universe: The Race, Book 3: Dirty Tricks “A startling development today in the presidential campaign of Jay Garrick. After the disruption of last week’s presidential debate, there has been much speculation about the source of the attack. Now, an anonymous source close to the Garrick campaign . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Have a Happy Mother’s Day
Today isn’t actually Mother’s Day yet, but it is May 1st, and that means a monthly theme image. This month’s image is of Queen Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons and arguably the greatest mother in comics. As the mother of Earth-1’s Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), Queen Hippolyta was responsible for many, if not most, of . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Europe gets a few new heroes in The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra
What do you do with a whole bunch of stories and story fragments that don’t fit into the continuity of the fictional world you’ve created? Why, you string all of them together into one massive story that eventually dovetails into a coherent ending, of course! At least that’s what I did when trying to find . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .What in the world is Bizarro Fiction?!?
The other day I stumbled upon a fictional genre that was entirely new to me: Bizarro Fiction. I was captivated by the name alone. Obviously, as a comics fan I knew this genre was named after Bizarro from the comics, Superman’s imperfect duplicate. But while Bizarro Fiction’s name may have been inspired by the eponymous . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .April at the Five Earths Project
If you happened to drop by yesterday, you may have noticed a few changes. For those of you who missed it, here’s a screenshot of how the site looked. It was our own little April Fools’ Day joke. For the month of April, we’ve decided to celebrate our own “fools” in the DC Universe by . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Brand New Look for the Five Earths Project!
After months of testing out various possible themes for the Five Earths Project website, we’ve finally settled on one that really suits us best. We’d also like to announce that we’ll be adding a few new categories, which we hope will appeal to all you young folks out there: Twilight Fan Fiction Quick question: Team . . .
This entry was posted in Featured and tagged april fools, glee, justin bieber, twilight on .How to Write Comics and Graphic Novels by Dennis O’Neil
Over at Bleeding Cool, veteran comic-book writer and editor Dennis O’Neil — best known for his work on Batman and an acclaimed run in Green Lantern/Green Arrow — has over the last few weeks been sharing his tips on writing comics and graphic novels. Whether or not you want to ever write comics, fanfic, or . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .What would be your 10 new states in the DC Universe?
Sure, the DC Universe is rife with fictional cities, such as Metropolis, Gotham City, Opal City, Gateway City, Star City, Central City, Keystone City, Smallville, and a quantity of others, each home to its own super-hero or heroes. But what if some of the DCU’s fictional cities also resided in fictional states? That’s the question . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .10 Time Management Tips for Writers – The Urban Muse
Having trouble finding the time to write your fan fiction story (or anything else, for that matter)? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. All of us here at the Five Earths Project have let months and even years go by between stories, and sometimes even between chapters. You might love to write as we do, but . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Fan Fiction – New Yorker (blog)
If you thought that fan fiction was only for fans of Twilight, Harry Potter, or X-Men comics (see FanFiction.net or other places on the web), you thought wrong. In the March issue of EPSN The Magazine, sports trivia geeks have shown their knowledge of baseball, football, and hockey trivia and history to write sports fiction . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .March at the 5 Earths Project
Time marches on, and we’re already a few days into March. Our featured image for this month is a Neal Adams piece from the 1976 Super DC Calendar featuring Green Lantern and Green Arrow, the stars of the unusual team-up series from the 1970s. We’re working hard here at the Five Earths Project to bring . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .February’s featured image
It’s nearly a week since Valentine’s Day, but it’s never too late to celebrate love at the Five Earths Project. Our featured image this month is the Earth-2 Hawkman and Hawkgirl — the original Hawks whose origins are steeped in ancient Egypt. This image is modified from a panel in the classic History of the . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .January’s featured image
This month’s featured image, which depicts Superman flying over the earth, comes from CapedWonder.com.
This entry was posted in Featured on .More updates
We now have several social media buttons to share articles and stories online. Share away! I’d like the Five Earths Project to show up on the first page every time someone Googles “dc comics fan fiction“, so share links as often as you’d like, whenever and wherever. We also have a translate link (powered by . . .
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