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crack_van2008-03-15 11:30 pm
beatrice_otter) wrote in crack_van2008-03-15 11:30 pm
Entry tags:
DC Comics/X-Men
Title: The Phoenix Alternative
Pairing: Richard/Lois, Clark/Lois, Scott/Jean
Author on LJ:xenokattz
Author Website: Katt's Aerie
Why this must be read:
Most crossovers that use the gimmick of the same actor playing characters in two shows end up as just that--gimmicks. They depend on weird coincidences or double lives or identical twins who somehow were separated at birth. It almost never works.
This one does.
This story (actually, it's two stories and a vignette) crosses Superman Returns with the X-Men Movieverse based on the fact that James Marsden played both Scott Summers and Richard White. In this story Richard suffers an aneurysm, which leaves him with persistent hallucinations of a school for mutants. Meanwhile, Scott Summers finds himself trapped in Richard's head, with no idea how he got there or how to call his fellow mutants for help. This story is about them learning to live with what's happened, and move on with their lives, together. It's beautifully written, and sometimes you're not sure who you're dealing with (Richard or Scott). But that's okay, because sometime they're not sure, either.
The Phoenix Alternative
Pairing: Richard/Lois, Clark/Lois, Scott/Jean
Author on LJ:
xenokattzAuthor Website: Katt's Aerie
Why this must be read:
Most crossovers that use the gimmick of the same actor playing characters in two shows end up as just that--gimmicks. They depend on weird coincidences or double lives or identical twins who somehow were separated at birth. It almost never works.
This one does.
This story (actually, it's two stories and a vignette) crosses Superman Returns with the X-Men Movieverse based on the fact that James Marsden played both Scott Summers and Richard White. In this story Richard suffers an aneurysm, which leaves him with persistent hallucinations of a school for mutants. Meanwhile, Scott Summers finds himself trapped in Richard's head, with no idea how he got there or how to call his fellow mutants for help. This story is about them learning to live with what's happened, and move on with their lives, together. It's beautifully written, and sometimes you're not sure who you're dealing with (Richard or Scott). But that's okay, because sometime they're not sure, either.
The Phoenix Alternative
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