Fanfiction Reviews, Interesting Links, and General Geekery
For those who haven’t heard, it seems that Wikipedia has decided that webcomics aren’t an important enough part of culture to be in their encyclopedia.
As I strongly disagree, I have saved one article that hasn’t been deleted yet and I ask you to do the same. I’ve saved El Goonish Shive. (Gzip-compressed Konqueror WAR bundle)
UPDATE: Here are some posts on the Schlock Mercenary blog about the problem:
If you’re a Konqueror user and a power user or geekier, then you’ve probably noticed, as have I, that bookmarklets (javascript bookmarks, for the buzzword-deficient) don’t work. You’ve probably also wondered “What the heck is that Minitools thing from konqueror-addons?”
The answer? Minitools is Konqueror’s term for bookmarklets. It’s a separate bookmarks tree where you put javascript bookmarks so that they can force-disable Javascript in the regular tree for improved security. Now the only problem is accessing them in a comfortable fashion. Here’s my solution:
Settings --> Toolbars --> Extra Toolbar (Konqueror)First, for those who got here through the category system, some people consider Gold Digger to be “American Manga” and I tend to agree. Now, on with the post.
It’s an epic. It’s a comedy. It’s silly. It’s awe-inspiring. It’s sad. It’s sweet…. It’s Gold Digger by Fred Perry.
Gold Digger is an amazing North American comic. It has a manga-like art style, it’s been full-color since it’s 51st issue, it’s still going strong, and it’s the most amazing epic you’ll ever read. I dare not elaborate, for it will spoil some of the surprise, but I can tell you that Fred Perry is either the world’s best plotter, or a master of retconning.
For those who are unaware, I originally gained an interest in anime, manga, and fanfiction because Ranma ½ was a gender-bending story. At the time, I was obsessed with the inherent possibilities for character interaction, character development, and humor. (I still am to some extent)
Sexual Endeavours by Ichinohei Hitomi
Anyone who reads a lot of Ranma and Sailor Moon fanfiction will agree that there are very few Ranma “fukufics” where Ranma becomes a magical girl voluntarily. In fact, most people will point to only three really good ones:
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