Rec: the futility of (trying to live while) drowning - Quynh - by ALC_Punk

[havocthecat]

the futility of (trying to live while) drowning by alc_punk

Primarily gen, but references Andy/Quynh, set during ( spoilers )

. This is not a pretty story, and it is canon-compliant, so it contains (and I quote the author), "primarily pain and rage." Which comes through. Oh, Quynh.

POV is second person, if that isn't your cup of tea. If you're iffy, I recommend trying it, it's only ~1200 words and I find it's a good technique in a short story when a character is internalizing their feelings that deeply.

Quynh and her story hasn't been told much yet, of course, because the primarily present-day nature of the film was a vehicle for the introduction of Nile to the world of immortals, and Andy's reintroduction to the world of the living, metaphorically speaking, not to mention the rest of of the plot. The glimpses we have of Quynh and her history with Andy, Nicky, and Joe are intriguing and beg for exploration. ALC_Punk makes a good start of what Quynh's mindset is at the latter days of the flashbacks.

where to start?

[geckoholic]

So I own the comics already but haven't gotten around to reading them yet, and now the movie is available, so this might be the right place to ask: which first? Do I read the comics and then watch the movie, or the other way around? Opinions are appreciated. :D

SDCC Charlize Theron panel

[tellitslant]

I thought some of you in this comm might just perhaps be interested in an hour of Charlize Theron talking about her action-hero career thus far. ;) It airs next Friday, July 24, as part of the SDCC @ Home weekend. Times given are likely to be in Pacific, so convert as necessary, but I thiiiink the panels will be up for some time after airing (don't take my word for that, though). Details here at the Comic-Con site.

Comparison of the movie and Volume 1 of the comic

[silverr]

 I've made some notes about the differences between the movie and volume 1 of the comic!

Notes under the cut. These were things I noticed while reading; comment with things I've missed. Small differences that were equivalent -- e.g., the room in Sudan has a videocamera on a table, rather than surveillance cameras on the walls -- I didn't note. 

( Movie and Comic comparison details by issue )

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Also, I grabbed a few fun screencaps while I was reading the comic: if any icon makers want to perform their magic on them, DM me and I'll get a ZIP file to you via GoogleDocs, Discord, or email.
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Last post of the evening, pinky swear!

[goodbyebird]

The intro post is now done. First draft, at least. There's also posts for beta requests, and community feedback/questions.

The plan now is to try and kickstart a commentfic meme towards next weekend. Best get those prompts ready ;)

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The idea for this community was to have a proper fandom hub for a specific fandom again. We're all pretty scattered about these days, so the siren call of a well-organized and tagged place has been getting stronger and stronger. What better fandom to seize the day with then one containing immortal found families, tons of representation and pretty faces, competency porn and teamwork, plus literally centuries of blank space to play around in. The Old Guard is currently sitting pretty as one of Netflix's 10 most popular original films ever, and is tracking to reach 72 million households in its first four weeks. With Rucka having a trilogy in mind, I doubt this is the last we'll hear of our immortals.

Feel free to chime in with discussion posts, recs, stuff you've made, link meta you've seen elsewhere, whatever strikes your fancy.

Seeing all this activity so soon has been making our day, we're so happy you all wanted to come by and join in ♥