Friday, April 28, 2006
“Man's got to know his limitations...”
...and mine seems to be keeping track of what's been posted at the message boards since my last entry here. I have the sinking feeling I've omitted something, but I'm not sure what it is. If I have, please let me know in the comments.
First, two interesting discussions The Angst Guy pointed out in comments to previous posts:
At the Paperpusher's Message Board:
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
Fan art: working from one of the previously mentioned alter-egos from The-N's website, Richard Lobinske created a full-color illustration of Daria enjoying (!) what appears to be a daquiri (!!) Click on the image for the full sized version:
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First, two interesting discussions The Angst Guy pointed out in comments to previous posts:
- Angelinhel's ‘Snowflakes’ prompted a discussion of Daria's personality and actual social standing at Lawndale High.
- The wallpaper of Daria alter-egos at The-N gave rise to a discussion of . . . well, Daria's bust size.
At the Paperpusher's Message Board:
- Napalm Kracken posted new installments of ‘Daria Disenfranchised Part II.’
- Richard Lobinske posted the first section of ‘Falling Into College 46—Family Collision.’
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
- Napalm Kracken posted a new installment of ‘The World According to Daria.’
- The Lawndale Stalker made a contribution to the AntiTed's ‘Batgirl! Daria! College!’
Fan art: working from one of the previously mentioned alter-egos from The-N's website, Richard Lobinske created a full-color illustration of Daria enjoying (!) what appears to be a daquiri (!!) Click on the image for the full sized version:
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
“Please allow me to introduce myself”
...apropos the lyrics to ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ I wish I could say that I'm a man of wealth, and whether or not I have taste is something I have to leave to the judgment of the readers of this weblog. I'm a relative newcomer to ‘Daria’ and therefore the fandom around the show. I see my role at this blog as a modest one: I simply want to provide links to recent fan fiction and fan art posted at the message boards and other fan sites. Where there is a discussion of general interest, I'll post a link to that, as well. If I've neglected anything, please notify me in a comment thread, and I'll update the post. Please note: CINCGREEN generally did not link to Iron Chef threads, so I won't either.
I will try to keep to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule for updates. If I'm unable to keep to such a schedule, I'll do my best to notify readers in advance.
While my nom de blog may have horror-movie connotations, its source is comic, and the 'Dr' is a bit of irony those who investigate the source will appreciate. A few clicks and perhaps a visit to a library or bookstore (or yet a few clicks more), and the interested reader will find it. While I offer no prize to those who successfully identify the source, I hope those who undertake the search discover something as interesting—and as unbashedly cynical and comic—as Daria herself.
Thanks again to CINCGREEN for creating this weblog and allowing me to participate.
I will try to keep to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule for updates. If I'm unable to keep to such a schedule, I'll do my best to notify readers in advance.
While my nom de blog may have horror-movie connotations, its source is comic, and the 'Dr' is a bit of irony those who investigate the source will appreciate. A few clicks and perhaps a visit to a library or bookstore (or yet a few clicks more), and the interested reader will find it. While I offer no prize to those who successfully identify the source, I hope those who undertake the search discover something as interesting—and as unbashedly cynical and comic—as Daria herself.
Thanks again to CINCGREEN for creating this weblog and allowing me to participate.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Mental in the (Midweek) Morning
At the Paperpusher's Message Board
Items marked with a ∗ can also be found at the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board.
Art: a Daria alter-ego unused in the series credits, from wallpaper at The-N's Daria fan site, rendered in high contrast by Richard Lobinske. Click on the image for full sized version:
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- Lawndale Stalker posted a new ficlet ‘A Crossover Too Far (back?)’∗
- FireWalkWithMe started ‘And I Must Scream.’
- Decelaraptor posted part four of ‘Esteemsters Reloaded’
Items marked with a ∗ can also be found at the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board.
Art: a Daria alter-ego unused in the series credits, from wallpaper at The-N's Daria fan site, rendered in high contrast by Richard Lobinske. Click on the image for full sized version:
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Monday, April 24, 2006
“Tell Me Why!”
At the Paperpusher's Message Board:
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
Fan art posted at the Paperpusher's Message Board:
Ranchoth's teaser illustration for a forthcoming story entitled ‘Brain Child.’ Click on the image for the full-sized version:
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- Angelinhel posted a new section of ‘House in the Woods’ as well as a short fiction entitled ‘Snowflakes.’
- Decelaraptor posted part 3 of ‘Esteemsters Reloaded.’
- hey posted chapter 9 of ‘Anger Meets Her Match’ and chapter 4 of ‘The Unlikely Match.’
- Greystar added the beginning of chapter 16 to ‘Daria 3059.’
- Angelboy began a new fiction entitled ‘Is It Smiting Yet?’
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
- The Waco Kid revived CINCGREEN's speculations that the Lanes are members of the Philip Jose-Farmer's Wold-Newton clan.
- In the hidden section, M Man has added ‘Another Picture Worth a Thousand Word,’ a short AU fiction in which Quinn helps Jane take revenge on Tom and Daria for the kiss.
- Also in the hidden section, the Great Saiyaman has found more bawdy renderings, this time of Helen and Jane, in a thread entitled ‘And More Artworks I Found.’
Fan art posted at the Paperpusher's Message Board:
Ranchoth's teaser illustration for a forthcoming story entitled ‘Brain Child.’ Click on the image for the full-sized version:
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Friday, April 21, 2006
Another Day, Another Way
New at the Paperpusher's Message Board:
Items maked with an ∗ can also be found at the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board.
Art: from the MTV flip book of Daria alter-egos, Daria as Andy Warhol:
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- Erin Mills posted part 1 of ‘Judith.’∗
- hey posted the first installments of ‘The Changing’ and “The End’
- Richard Lobinske posted part 5 and part 6 of ‘John Lane XVII: Summer Incoming.’&lowast
- Angelboy posted chapter 4 of ‘Diary Entries.’∗
- Napalm Kracken cross-posted ‘Daria Disenfranchised,’ parts one and two.
- Decelaraptor added a a second section to his ‘Esteemsters Reloaded.’
- The Angst Guy completed chapter 29 of ‘Outcasts from Beyond.’∗
- Sleepless posted chapter 17 of ‘Broken Connections.’∗
Items maked with an ∗ can also be found at the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board.
Art: from the MTV flip book of Daria alter-egos, Daria as Andy Warhol:
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Insert Witty Title Here
At FanFiction.net:
New fan fiction at The Paperpusher's Message Board:
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
Fan art: Richard Lobinske and Ranchoth's satiric take on the evergreen trope of Daria and Jane as a lesbian couple. Click on the image for the full-sized version.
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- Old-time Daria fan fiction author Invisigoth Gypsy posted a recasting into prose of an earlier script fic, ‘Six Months with Daria.’ So far, this is an updating of ‘Party Girls’ and ‘You Oughta Be in Pictures.’
New fan fiction at The Paperpusher's Message Board:
- Erin Mills posted part 1 of ‘Judith.’
- hey posted the first installments of ‘The Changing’ and “The End.’
- Richard Lobinske posted part 5 of ‘John Lane XVII: Summer Incoming.’
- Angelboy posted chapter 4 of ‘Diary Entries.’
At the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
- The Great Saiyaman posted links to fan art of Daria and Jane, both quite pregnant, in the hidden section of the board.
Fan art: Richard Lobinske and Ranchoth's satiric take on the evergreen trope of Daria and Jane as a lesbian couple. Click on the image for the full-sized version.
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Monday, April 17, 2006
Updates since April 1, 2006
My thanks to CINCGREEN for letting me contribute. I hope I can approach his standards of clarity, conscientiousness, and comprehensiveness.
I hope to cover the bulk of the updates to the message boards and fan sites since the beginning of the month. If I omit anything (which I’m sure I will), please note it in the comments, and I’ll update this post.
Glitterberries updated on April 16.
DVD Daria updated on April 16.
Fan fiction at The Paperpusher’s Message Board:
Fan art at The Paperpusher’s Message Board:
General fan fiction at Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
New at FanFiction.net:
Fan art: S.C.'s story board for his ‘Daria’ fan animation—
I hope to cover the bulk of the updates to the message boards and fan sites since the beginning of the month. If I omit anything (which I’m sure I will), please note it in the comments, and I’ll update this post.
Glitterberries updated on April 16.
DVD Daria updated on April 16.
Fan fiction at The Paperpusher’s Message Board:
- The Angst Guy added chapter 28 part 1 and part 2 and chapter 29, part 1 to ‘Outcasts from Beyond.’
- hey added chapter 2 of ‘The Goths.
- Bliss Ticks added ‘Once Bitten, Twice Shy,’ now at its third installment.
- The Ranting Klown has added the final parts of ‘Unknown Artist.’
- Dervish added ‘Quinthulhu.’
- Richard Lobinske completed ‘Misery’s End,’ and is up to part 4 of ‘John Lane XVII: Summer Incoming.’
- SigDiff is up to part 8 of ‘In and Out.’
Fan art at The Paperpusher’s Message Board:
- Kemical Reaction posted a link to a graphic for DVD Daria.
- Christ Oliver posted this image of Jane teasing Daria on a beach. The uncensored version is available in the hidden section of the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board.
- Wouter continues his fan comic, ‘Growing Pains.’ The uncensored version is available in the hidden section of the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board. MDectector5 added a link to an Easter drawing of Quinn and Bee, an original comic character.
- Wouter, Richard Lobinske, and the Redleg contributed to this thread asking for sexy renderings of Daria.
- S.C. contributed a drawing of Quinn in her leopard skin bikini alter-ego in a recumbent pose, (a request for MDectector5) Jane leaning on a red Mustang GT, (requested by SigDiff) a view of the set of ‘The Daria and Jane Show,’ a scene of Burnout Girl, aka Jennifer, being fanned with palm fronds by Daria and Jane. (requested by Angelboy) Daria and Jane assaulting Stacy with kisses as a shocked Quinn and angered Sandi look on, (requested by DigiSim) and story boards and animation elements for a full-blown work of fan animation based on an unspecified short fiction by the Lawndale Stalker.
- Ranchoth and Richard Lobinske collaborated on an April Fool's video.
- The Angst Guy found a number of Daria alter-egos at The-N's Daria site.
General fan fiction at Sh33p's Fluff Message Board:
- Lawndale Stalker posted “Daria and Jane Watching Television (a drabble).’ A drabble is a fiction of 100 words or less.
- Scissors MacGillicutty added ‘Opening Night.’
- Mistress Thea Zara posted an unnamed cross-over with ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’
- Napalm Kracken completed his script-fic ‘Daria Disenfranchised II.’
- Lawndale Stalker continues ‘The House on Space-Time Lane.’
- Roentgen continues his series, ‘Legion of Lawndale Heroes.’
- Ostragoth added this section to his serial ‘Estrangesters.’
New at FanFiction.net:
- ‘The Life and Death of Stacy III’ by Kristen Bealer.
Fan art: S.C.'s story board for his ‘Daria’ fan animation—
Meet Dr. Sinisterra....
...cue ominous music here.
He's agreed to help out with the Daria Fandom Blog, so wish him a warm welcome as soon as he gets out of the laboratory. As soon as he gets the invite mail, he will be added to the blogroll and have authority without leave or hindrance....
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Blipvert
Nora Laudani , the voice of "Ms. Li", is now singing children’s music. Click here for more information.
(I have now plowed my way through almost all of the PPMB Forums. Next time: updates on new fanfiction. Hoo boy, this might take a while...and to think about all the new fan art since March 28th....)
Monday, April 10, 2006
Big Wusses?
If you’re interested in having "Daria" on DVD, read this PPMB thread .
How much would you pay for a full set of “Daria” episodes on DVD…if they were recorded from "The-N (Noggin)". This question is debated on alt.tv.daria .
Are men who watch "Daria" big wusses? I don’t think so, but you can chat about it here !
Happy Belated Birthdays to Dennis and The Ranting Klown (March 29th)!
Happy Belated Anniversary to Richard Lobinske and his wife. (April 1st)
Reese Kaine calls for an Avon DariaCon at Hatteras Island, North Carolina between April 30th and May 5th. Go to the PPMB and send him a private message for details.
Added to Fanfiction.net
"Helen’s Rage" and "Crash on Volturus" by Dr. Mike
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Someday There'll Be An Update
A look into the future of the Daria Fandom Blog.
Some of you might know that I'm currently attending school full time. As the semester ends, I find myself more and more busy and obviously, it's harder to find a few hours where I can just sit down and update the blog.
I have recently been accepted to the Ph. D. program at my university. Next semester, I'll be beginning Ph. D. level work and my fear is that timely updates of the blog will change from infrequent to impossible. The blog might indeed go on hiatus in September 2006 if the workload is heavy, and I think it will be.
However, "Daria" fandom is bigger than just one person blogging. I'm not fooling myself into believing that this blog is somehow essential in the grand scheme of things -- there are far more essential fansites out there. So if the blog goes under come September, I can still feel proud of the last two years of blogging. (And of course, if someone wants to take over the blog at that time....)
Anyway, there will hopefully be an update of some sort tomorrow. Apologies for the delay.
