This is just me poking at my own (negative) reaction to something that was shared about a joke in the Our Flag Means Death finale that didn't fully make it onscreen. I know it goes without saying around here, but this isn't a slam on the person who shared it—I just have continuing thoughts I keep chewing on about the show and about some of the production details that I think speak to larger trends.
Izzy Hands (right): a man who needs a multi-party introduction to hugging.
I talked about the Feral Five (Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim) in the previous post about favourite poly ships, but for this manifesto I'd like to expand that further to All Deck on Hands—the inarguably perfect ship name for Izzy Hands and the entire crew of the Revenge.
(And how much do I love being in a fandom where a polycule straying into the double digits has a name and a fanbase?) Exact numbers on this polycule vary based on who's aboard the Revenge when the story's set, but for me, I'm most often adding Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete, Roach, Wee John Feeney, and Oluwande Boodhari to the previous fivesome in a post-canon setting.
Originally Posted to historium November 8, 2019. Title: Waifs and Strays: A House of Five Leaves Fandom Promo Fandom: House of Five Leaves | Sarai-ya Goyō Characters: Ensemble Rating: General Word Count: ~960 Content Info: n/a Summary: A text-and-image canon primer for Natsume Ono's manga series House of Five Leaves | Sarai-ya Goyō. Notes: Written for historium's historical fandom promo challenge. Original post available here.
Originally Posted to historium November 20, 2019. Title: Colts and Cattleyas: A Nero Wolfe Fandom Promo Fandom: The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout Characters/Relationships: Ensemble + Archie Goodwin/Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin/Saul Panzer, Archie Goodwin/Lily Rowan Rating: General Word Count: ~4000 Content Info: n/a Summary: A canon primer and set of fannish recs for Rex Stout's series of mysteries featuring Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Notes: Written for historium's historical fandom promo challenge. Original post available here.
If he had done nothing more than to create Archie Goodwin, Rex Stout would deserve the gratitude of whatever assessors watch over the prosperity of American literature. —Jacques Barzun
His narrative and dialogue could not be improved, and he passes the supreme test of being rereadable. I don't know how many times I have reread the Wolfe stories, but plenty. I know exactly what is coming and how it is all going to end, but it doesn't matter. That's writing. —P.G. Wodehouse
Stout says to us, "Here are two friends. Here are two people sharing their lives. As you wish for friendship, share in theirs. As you seek companionship, share in theirs. As you search for love, share in theirs." Rex Stout invites us into the family and offers warmth and security and certainty. He affirms what we all seek on some primal level. If such disparate individuals as Wolfe and Goodwin can share friendship and love and caring and life, can not we? That’s the strength here. That’s the message and the feel-good inherent in the voice and character that Rex Stout has given to Archie Goodwin. In this cold world, it is a fire on which we may warm our hands. —Robert Crais
Both are sort of primers on what the canons are about, who the main players are, and what makes me fannish about them. The Nero Wolfe one also includes a rec list that required a great deal of restraint to keep as short as it is.
I'd love to see anyone else's promo if you've got a historical fandom you'd like to share. Instructions can be found over on the common.
Title: Rooibos and Jasmine: An Erik/Hesekiel Ship Manifesto Fandom: The Tea Dragon Series Ship: Erik/Hesekiel Rating: General Word Count: ~1300 Content Info: n/a Summary: Just as it says on the tea canister: a ship manifesto for the canon pairing of Erik and Hesekiel from Katie O'Neill's Tea Dragon series. Notes: Written for tanaqui for the 2019 Unconventional Fanworks Exchange. Also available on AO3.
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