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Andraste ([personal profile] andraste) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2003-12-04 12:53 pm
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Imaging the X-Men by Jane St Clair (R for nudity)

Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE
Pairing: Various, mentioned in passing.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] 3jane
Author Website: Janefic

Why this must be read:

Before we get on to why you should read this: don't read it at work or anywhere else you wouldn't want to be caught with pictures of naked people. You see, this isn't so much fanfiction as the artistic equivalent of fanfiction: a series of photos representing the X-Men characters with some or all of their clothes off. Obviously only adults who have no problem with artistic nudity should visit this page.

It's a brilliant and original idea, and offers a fantastic introduction to many of the dizzying array of characters who inhabit the X-Men universe. Jane showed a great talent for choosing pictures that captured the spirit of the characters if not all the details of their physiology, and the accompanying 'interviews' show equal insight.

Not all of the pictures are linked to text, so technically it's unfinished (although not a WIP since it will likely remain that way.) But there's no narrative linking the sections, so what there is stands up alone.

I chose this for my first rec because anyone who reads it should have a pretty good idea of what the X-Men and their supporting cast look like and what they do by the end. Plus: pretty naked people. What's not to like?

Imaging the X-Men