Hello and welcome to the weekly cap_ironman/cap_ironman newsletter.

In comm news, you still have a few days left to sign up for the Captain America/Iron Man Big Bang. We have a tonne of people already, but more are always welcome. Check out c_im_bigbang for rules, sign ups, and a beta/cheerleader sign up post. In the next week we'll be hosting a comment fest on the Dreamwidth comm and another Rec Week on LJ. Watch this space for more on that.

A couple of housekeeping notes:
1) everyone who's posted a fanwork should have a user tag that follows the format x: username (e.g. mine is x: muccamukk). Team Mod has tried to add them as new users post, but if we've missed you, please drop us a note with a link to your post, and we'll set you up.
2) Please include an indication as to what universe your writing in somewhere in your header or at least in your tags. Even if you're writing an AU, you have to be basing it on one version of canon or another. (e.g. "Ults and Movie," "616 AU," or "MA:A"). The Universe: Other Canon tag is for other AUs that exist in canon but aren't big enough to have their own tag (such as Marvel 1602). It is not for your own AUs.

Now that the Avengers is out and making a bazillion dollars a week (though finally knocked out of the top spot by MiB3), there're a couple interesting articles out about production and how it was all put together. Do check out this interview with head storyboard artist Federico D’Alessandro for his thoughts on Thor, Cap Avengers and Iron Man 3 (spoilers for everything but the last), and this interview with Avengers production designer James Chinlund (some spoilers for Avengers there too)

There's also a fair bit of speculation regarding who will be in Iron Man 3 ( scheduled to come out next year). So far it seems like IM3 has a pretty good rogues gallery lined up, at least according to this article (which if it's true, has some character SPOILERS). Jon Favreau will also be back, but only as Happy Hogan; the show still belongs to director Shane Black.

For the gaming types among us, there's some screen shots out for the new Marvel Universe MMO. I could spot Iron Man, and a couple of different skins for Steve.

Meanwhile, back in the safe, sane and ordinary world of comics, I thought you'd get a kick out of this article about how stuntman Evel Knievel influenced Captain America comics in the '80s. Did anyone get to Kapow!? If you didn't, apparently things were said about where AvX is going, and comments about Coulson in comics and movies. Finally, if sequential art isn't really your bag, but you still want to catch up on the big events of years past, you may want to check out this preview of the novelization of Marvel's Civil War, though I still think I like Chis Simms' summary best (Spoilers for CW, obviously).


Fan Art
mcmitters posted an Excessively Large Art Dump
realproof and arysteia made the big bang The Twice-Told Tale
mrs_jack_turner drew it isn't worth it
tripperfunster drew Handsy Tony

Fan Fiction
psiten wrote Make Yourself at Home
lil_shepherd wrote Falling into the Void Together
51stcenturyfox wrote Good Game, 4 Sticks and Wanderer
kazura_uyurin wrote a Steve/Tony fill for the 10-Genre Fic Meme
ageofalejandro wrote Only Moreso - Depression - 4/6
arysteia and realproof made the big bang The Twice-Told Tale
captainwanker wrote Good Morning, Beautiful
angelzash wrote Reason Knows Not
bradygirl_12 wrote The Soldier And The Scientist II: First Date
gdgdbaby wrote a higher form of war and the days are just packed
eonism wrote Every inch and scar and scrap of metal
leashy_bebes wrote Rom-Commed by Fate (Or JARVIS)
evilmissbecky wrote A Minor Incident
zekkass wrote and you're out
s0mmerspr0ssen wrote Give and Receive
xenobia4 wrote Overdose Perception

Other Stuff
faerietayles was looking for recs for fandom classics, and got a tonne
salmastryon put together a post of Iron Man's HUD from Avengers
shinysylver advertised marvel_bang


Finally, if you're a new or recent member, hello and welcome! Our rules are here, and in the profile; this includes our header and warnings policies, so please read. If you're interested in the ship, you may want to read the Ship Manifesto, and consult the list of Slashy Moments (Now at one hundred and eighty moments). If you're confused by the whole universe thing, check out the multiverse info post. If you're planning to write for the comm, there are some tips on writing the pairing here, and the Avengers in general here; if you're having trouble finding a beta, or would like to offer your services as a beta, our beta list is here. If you're looking for the comm archive, it's Tales of Suspense, and it's automated - you can create an account and upload your fic. If you're looking for a particular story, why not try cap_im_finders? If you have any questions, you can comment here or PM a mod, that's me, garrideb and valtyr.

And feel free to post on-topic or off-topic stuff in the comments to this post! Just keep it reasonably safe for work, please.