#but I've read a LOT of dcu fanfic

[gl1tchr]

favourite fandom artists and writers for someone to check out

I'm so new here, I feel like anyone I could recommend is gonna be way more established/known than me already lmaoo!! but I'll still do it as a reason to gush about all the artists I enjoy :3 I'll give a heads up, I don't have as many writer recommendations! I haven't been reading fanfics as much these days, but I'll still do my best!

@pexisnotwell is one of my favorite artists that draws a ton of Hatter, ouhhhh their unique style reminds you of a childrens book in the best way, and it fits Jervis' vibes immaculately!! I can't recommend their work enough, the style really is so detailed and expressive ^^

@sealjustaseal and @skxtchyghost are two of my favorite artists that make lots of Scriddler specific content (tho sketchy is on a Disco and Yakuza kick, you've been warned, for me this is amazing because I love both of those games/game series)!! Their styles remind me a lot of each other, very pen-drawn looking and primarily in black and white or with minimal color to make things pop! Cute fluff comics/drawings, but the occasional *stunning* piece of fanart, definitely recommend these two for fun Scriddler/other fandom stuff!!

@acapelladitty is one of the only consistent writers I follow that I could recommend, works primarily focusing on NSFW fanfiction in several IPs but TONS of Batman/DC :3 this is your FAIR WARNING RIGHT NOW I already said it but most of their work IS NSFW and can involve kinks/fetishes you may not be open to reading about! If you do check out their stuff, read the tags! They put a LOT of amazing effort into keeping things properly tagged so if you read something you didn't wanna read I cannot help you there, they've done their due diligence lmao

@finzphoenix, obviously, one of the most insane nuts bonkers talented artists I've actually ever seen in my life but I don't have to tell u that they're fucking awesome, I don't even need to go into that much Detail, if you HAVEN'T seen their work (totally unsure how you'd find Me but not them in the Batman fandom but just in case) PLEASEEE do and also commission them and also give Me money so I can commission them /j. Just insane illustration work and everything I aim to be as an aspiring comic creator!!

@falbrightsplace is also someone I'm just Always going to tell people to follow, not just for Batman/DCU related stuff, but for just fun fandom stuff broadly! I don't wanna put him on blast or make him think he's gonna work overtime LMAOO but he DOES have some stuff that I Know is being worked on that is very cool!! give him a look pleaseee (also he does voice work! Literally the only voice actor I could recommend cuz he's the only one I Know Personally lmaoo)

so to close this out, I don't know a ton of people that you guys don't already know too ghsdg but there's always new people joining and I guess I can comprehend someone finding my work before theirs! So if I can Funnel people looking at my stuff to even more talented, cool people I'm GONNA do it

[haveyoureadthisdcfic]

Let's rec DC fics that we've enjoyed!

Inspired by @haveyoureadthisfanfic

Hi, I’m Gecko! ( @kiragecko )

New or old, dark or fluffy, on AO3 or Tumblr or Wattpad. Share your favourite fanfics, and lets see how many people have also enjoyed them!

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Stats from the last time I updated them

Find Recs for:

Ensemble (focused on multiple characters, and not on their relationships)

Gen (focused on platonic relationships or a single character)

Shippy (focused on romantic and/or sexual relationships)

Other (focused on queerplatonic, ambiguous, and otherwise hard to classify relationships)

If you know an authour's Tumblr that isn't listed, please let me know!

All types of content are accepted, and this blog will not be supporting any sort of antishipping discourse or harassment. I'd love to include warnings for dark content, but ... we'll have to wait and see how mature of a community develops here. For now, I'm trusting that all of you can handle opening a fic, reading the tags, and then closing it again if it isn't for you.

I'd especially love older fic, from Livejournal, early Tumblr, fan-specific archives, etc. If you want to try out some fic from a particular era:

2020 to 2024

2015 to 2019

2010 to 2014

2000s

1990s

Also, I love the Bats, and recognize that it is by far the most popular subset of the fandom. (4 times bigger than it's closest rival on AO3!) I'd love to see the full spectrum of the DCU represented, so I encourage submitting for smaller subfandoms! But Bats are just as welcome. (And that's what a lot of my recs are going to be.)

Questions I've answered about 'rules' (they're more like guidelines).

Additional ways to use the tags:

This blog is designed to allow you some basic customization. Any tag that you don't like can be blocked. So if you aren't into video games canons, you can block 'media: video games'. If you like your fic to match canon closely, block 'media: all media types'.

Note for submitters: You are absolutely allowed to give me different tags than the authour added for media types. If you think a fic is canon compliant, but it's on AO3 under 'All Media Types', feel free to submit it under 'media: comics' instead!

If you're squicked (grossed out) by romance, block the 'shippy' tag.

Note for submitters: You are also allowed to give me different tags than the authour added for relationship types. There ISN'T an 'other' category on AO3. The AO3 tag for 'Gen' is split into 'gen' and 'ensemble' here. (Ensemble is for fic that focus on multiple characters, and not on their relationships.) Choose the one that you think fits best.

If you only want newer fic recs, or really want to get into older fandom, block the 'published' tags that you aren't interested in. You can also block specific subfandoms. If you're annoyed by the high percentage of Batman fic, 'batman' is easy to block!

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If you go to haveyoureadthisdcfic.tumblr.com, you can click on any tag to see what other fics are in them. (If you do this on tumblr.com/haveyoureadthisdcfic, it will go to a site-wide search instead.) Check out authour's names to see if they have any other fics recced!

[roipecheur]

2024 Fic Year in Review

Total number of completed works: 7

Total word count: 170,795

Fandoms written in: DCU (Deathstroke, Nightwing, and Batman), Daredevil comics & NMCU, HBO Peacemaker

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?  About what I'd expect! I'd always like to write more, but I did pretty well for the amount of time and energy I had.

What’s your own favorite story of the year? soul shape

Did you take any writing risks this year?  I'm not sure if I'd call it a risk, but I did write a genfic, which is unusual for me

Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the new year? I always have fic goals!

Sladick long fics: fantasy/royalty AU I didn't get to write last year, Blüdhaven time travel fix-it fic but not in the way that you think that I also didn't didn't get to write last year, and if I have time, a deeply fucked up apprentice arc inspired fic that I have affectionately nicknamed jumpscare Slade

^recycling these goals from last year because I'm still frothing at the mouth to write all of these

Sladick shorter fics: no capes AU where Slade uses the GI bill to go to college in his 40s (I want to write something fun), soulmate AU?, two-part amnesia fic, turn a pound of flesh into a series (I have three sequel ideas)

^first two also recycled from last year orz

Fratt: edit and post the fic I wrote in late 2023 and forgot about, maybe write a fic based off Marvel 1602?

Jaytim: I've got a couple of jaytim ideas cooking, a lot of it depends on what else I've got going on and if I can finally finish my read-through of Tim's pre-Flashpoint appearances

The Hitcher: I wanted to write fic the first time I watched that movie, but I was busy writing other stuff. I might rewatch and write something if I have the time.

Most popular story of the year? spark & catch by kudos

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion: killing the mood

Most fun story to write: the bats & birds chapter of local 1331 aka the Batman pro-union propaganda fic

Most unintentionally telling story: the bats & birds chapter of local 1331 again lol because you can probably read it and tell I have at least some experience around and/or knowledge of unions

Biggest disappointment: the full extent of the law didn't turn out like I wanted it to and took way too long to write. There are some elements that I like and I'm proud of, but in retrospect I do wish I'd written something shorter and punchier.

Biggest surprise: Writing a dicktim fic: the coldest night of the year. This was for an exchange in a Discord server. I hadn't thought about writing dicktim before, but it was fun!

My favorite part of fandom this year: Being unhinged with people on tumblr and in discord servers about our faves ♥ (recycling this from last year also)

Tagging: anyone who wants to do it 💕

[fenricken]

It seems that the majority of the dp x dc fandom is more familiar with danny phantom + phandom canon/lore than dc canon, and I'm curious where people are getting their information about dc comics.

I've been thinking about writing fic for a while, and the one I've started writing is based off of Bruce's time lost in the time stream after the fight with Darkseid, and it's already apparent that there are a lot of differences between the events laid out in Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne, than what I expected based off the fanworks in dp x dc. Notably, most times in the fandom we depict Tim/Red Robin as ignored when he tries to present proof of Batman's being alive, but from what I'm reading in the graphic novel, he, Wonder Woman, and Superman are basically leading different task forces in the effort to recover Bruce while preventing him from becoming a reality-ending bomb. Then again, I'm having a hard time figuring out which comics cover the events between Darkseid's defeat and the search for Bruce Wayne aside from Battle for the Cowl, which from the summary Comicstorian's video provides still doesn't depict the events as I see them often depicted in the common fanon

I'm not trying to argue that we should be sticking more to the events as they happen in comics, I'm just genuinely curious where people get their information. To be fair, one of the first DCU fanfics I read had a tag that said something like "DC stands for Disregard Canon", and when I started trying to get into comics one of the first things I heard is that DC doesn't even respect it's own canon all the time so I don't think that there's much point trying to stick to canon, especially when it can be more fun or create a more engaging story when we break it.

[felixravinstills]

some fandom appreciation :)

For the Ravinstill propaganda, and also the toxic bestie agenda between Max and Volumnia!!

feeling a little guilty for admitting this, but I do like seeing Felix suffer sometimes...

Thank you, Medea! I'm still genuinely amazed you guys like? want? the Ravinstill propaganda. Toxic besties! <3 I'm so glad that you're receptive of me always talking about the Ravinstills (+ Volumnia, honorary Ravinstill in my mind) all the time!

I don't think you reblogged the game, so I'll just tell you that I really appreciate your dedication to the Dovecotes and the variety of things that you write! Also I am pretty sure that dis aliter visum was like the first fanfic in the fandom I read aside from a few Lyssie fics... You know back in my Felix denial phase. I feel like I've mentioned that to you, but yeah! One of the first fics with Felix having literally relevance... an icon. Truly thank you for including Felix in fics! What a joy to see another take/person writing that silly little guy!

Also kind of unrelated but I finally realized why fem! Jason Todd is called Medea... Literally did not think of the Jason-Medea connection. It's literally so obvious, I just never connected it! (I by osmosis know DCU comics stuff... actually fun fact didn't read the comics, but watched Batman: The Animated Series a lot as a kid... OG Harley Quinn my beloved... she changed my irl speech patterns as a kid. I was always saying okie dokie.).

[yellowocaballero]

Hi! I've binged your reverse robin series and absolutely loved it you are an incredible writer, I am by no means a huge dcu fan but your writing is so good it makes me want to become one! I fell in love with every character you wrote, especially tim drake :) I was wondering if you have any fic recs etc have a nice day x

I'm so glad you liked it!!! Please don't become a DCU fan <3.

And Tim Drake is one of my favorite comic book characters of all time (maybe just behind Bart Allen), so that little jerk's very distinct in the mind lol. I wrote like this whole-ass 50,000 word Cass Cain POV that takes place after the prophetic spring that does him much better, I think, but that story's a bit long to post on tumblr and way too bad to put on AO3.

As for fic recs. Thank you for asking.

There are three good Tim Drake fanfics. "Surely there has to be more -" no there are not. These are the three good Tim Drake fanfics.

Chirp by AmariT does something tremendously difficult and is a very good case fic that feels like a comic book run, with well-defined arcs and character development. It's very comic flavor and I think really nails Tim as a comic character very well.

The Bat's Crest by livierambles is insanely well written, super twisty and intricately plotted, with an excellent nail on a million different characters. I don't know if this one is a "Tim Fic" but he's a big pov character.

Anyway the best Tim Drake fic of all time is Red Raven by PlotlessWanderer because it is, maybe, the only fanfic I've ever read to truly understand and explore how fucking batshit insane this boy is. He is a nut. He is off his rocker. He will crash Gotham's economy. He will take on a League of ninjas. He will fake a family member. He will fake his death. He's a super genius. He's an idiot. He has no friends. He only thinks he has no friends. He's the living incarnation of the pepe silva meme. He's insane. He's too sane. He's found an RPG. He is everywhere. He is nothing. He is totally radical.

I think the best Tim Drake is just a boy who is fucking insane.

[evilpixiea]

Hi! I just finished reading the fourth part of your omegaverse series on ao3. It was soooooo good. Your characterizations are really realistic and I love the way you write. I've never been into the DCU fandom before, but after reading your fic, I've been sucked in! I'm not really sure where to start because there's so much. Could you possibly point me in a direction?

You have a few options.

First… comics.

If you’re looking for Batman a good beginner-friendly place to start would be Scott Snyder’s work on the New 52. It starts with Batman: The Court of Owls and continues with some other really good stories after that. You can buy it in trade paperback from any good comic book store or online. Also in the New 52 and by Scott Snyder is Superman: Unchained which is, likewise, a good comic for people just getting to know the universe and the characters.

In fact, while there is a lot of criticism of the New 52 one thing it did do well was make the universe accessible to new readers. I would also recommend Geoff John’s Aquaman and Brian Azzarello’s Wonder Woman (if you’re a fan of Greek Myth) from the New 52. Green Lantern was also amazing but might not be a great place for beginners.

A lot of Superbat fans started shipping with the Superman/Batman series by Jeph Loeb which I personally am not hugely into but because so many people in this fandom are I would still recommend it.

Stepping back a bit I also enjoyed the 90s Nightwing Series by Chuck Dixon and back even further the New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman is absolute gold once you get over the way comics were written in the 80s.

There are a lot better comics than that but I am trying to think of stuff which inspired my writing which would be good for someone starting out.

If, though, you would rather not do comics there are other options.

Like the animated series and movies.

This is probably a good way to jump into the bat family as they have some simplified versions of famous bat stories. The best in my opinion is Batman: Under the Red Hood.

There is also a whole chain of movies with Bruce and Damian. I personally am on the fence about them as they are VERY simplified but they’re actually a pretty good place to start if you’re a bit confused as to how Damian fits into everything.

If you’re getting bored of movies and want something longer then the Justice League Animated Series is the place to be. That for me was really where I fell in love with the universe ad with Clark and Bruce. Yes, it’s a kid’s show, but I would highly recommend. It is also a really good place just to get to know other members of the DCU. The series eventually evolves into Justice League Unlimited which has a really diverse cast of characters… but it starts slow with just seven iconic heroes.

Finally you can always just read more fanfic.

Here are some of my favourite DC fanfic writers:

FabulaRasa

Skalidra

Mithen

BuckinghamAlice

ohmcgee

Plus there are heaps of others out there that I either can’t remember, can’t find, or haven’t discovered. If you hunt around I am sure you’ll be able to find some cool rec lists to hit up.

Otherwise, I am really glad you liked my work and thanks so much for leaving such a lovely message. It’s always a treat to come back from work to see another pair of thumb up aimed in my direction.

[abyssal-ali]

Thanks for the tag sky💜

Three ships you like: Katara/Zuko (ATLA), Raven Roth/Damian Wayne (DCU), Poppy/Tora (Midnight Poppyland, Webtoon)

First ship ever: oh my its been ages...the first relationship I started actively shipping and not just silently rooting for them as I read/watch their relationship develop?? Probably Daminette (DC x MLB)

Last song you heard: Speak Now by Taylor Swift

Favourite childhood book: I was a voracious reader, I had lots of favourites...toddler favourite I'm going to go with Little Farmer Joe, child favourite I'll say Trixie Belden (series)

Currently reading: I've been in a bit of a book & fanfic slump but I have "In the Lurch" by Eudaimonias_Revenge open with intent to read it at some point, if that counts

Currently watching: on a rewatch of The King: Eternal Monarch (K-drama)

Currently consuming: cheese strings and a wagonwheel

Currently craving: emotional stability apple fritters (I don't know why, I'm allergic to apples) or peanut butter marshmallow square

Tagging: whoever wants to, I'm too tired and socially anxious to tag anyone rn 😅

Tag 9 people to get to know better or catch up with

Tagged by @altheterrible, thanks!

Three ships you like: Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova, Kate Whistler/Lucy Tara, Jason Todd/Stephanie Brown

First ship ever: I feel like it was probably Logan/Ororo Munroe, tbh.

Last song you heard: Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac

Favourite childhood book: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 

Currently reading: Just As You Are by Camille Kellogg. It's making me think a lot on my gender presentation.

Currently watching: X-Men: Evolution

Currently consuming: Coke

Currently craving: Dim sims & salt and pepper chilli chicken from the Chinese takeaway I used to go to every Friday night.

Tagging @nokomiss @aimmyarrowshigh @dg-outlaw @abyssal-ali @figachilles @cosmot and anyone else who wants to do it!

[skitscratched]

Thanks for tagging me @darkkitty1208!

Last Song: I Can't Handle Change by Roar. It's just the last song I had playing on Spotify. I'm not too picky about music most of the time so I listen to what comes up. I'm also super willing to listen to music recs.

Currently Watching: Iron Man movies. I watched 1 and am working through 2 and 3. Planning on tackling a lot of other MCU movies as well.

Currently Reading: Haven't read any "book" books lately, but there's an online novel that's in the process of being published that I've been reading. It's called Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel by CasualFarmer. It has volumes 3 and 4 online and in progress and volumes 1 and 2 are published on Amazon. Find volume 1 HERE. Fanfic wise, I'm rereading Skin Deep by Mystical_Magician. It's one of my favorite fics!

Current Obsession: MCU in general. Major focus on Doctor Stephen Strange, but if it has to do with the MCU I'm pretty interested. Also frequently divert to Danny Phantom and DCU.

tagging(No pressure to reply, I'm not even sure if any of you want to be tagged *sweats*): @xenocorner @aelaer @infiniteeight8 @mshusbandblog Feel free to join in if you want to and haven't been tagged!

9 people you want to get to know better

Tagged by @greypetrel - thank you! <3

Last Song: Francesca - Hozier (the song is amazing, and I can't help but think it was somehow inspired by the story of Paolo e Francesca in Dante's Divine Comedy).

Currently Watching: ... nothing? I'm terrible with shows because I often end up rewatching my favourites instead of catching up with the newest releases - or I just do other stuff instead (unless it's a period drama, let's be real).

Currently Reading: parallel-reading Rinascimento anticlericale by Ottavia Niccoli (lots of topics that I used to study at Uni- it feels like meeting again a bunch of old friends) and a (very good) fantasy book written by a friend.

Current Obsession: Dragon Age, no questions - thank you, Arja :P I'm playing at snail-like pace the second one, and so far I'm really enjoying it (meta storytelling? a city as a character, almost a living organism, albeit a rotten one? queer characters all around? YES). Will I try to install&play Inquisition too even if technically my pc is not that powerful? Ahaha... yes.

Too tired to think of 9 people, but maaaybe @birdkeeperklink wants to share? No pressure tho!