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buggery ([personal profile] buggery) wrote2004-11-30 08:42 pm
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Been too long since I gave icons away.

Do you love Superman, Batman, and/or Robin? Are you a fanchild at heart? Does your mother have an embarassing photo of you in Underoos or a homemade superhero costume tucked away somewhere?

I have an icon for you.

This icon has already been claimed by [livejournal.com profile] lcsbanana, but the blank version, and three other icon bases featuring the same DC-comics-loving kidlet, are available below:

1) | 2) | 3) | 4)

There's also a ready-captioned version of #4, which I'll call: #4b)

Please comment if you want to use an icon, and say whether you're willing to share or claiming for your exclusive use (claiming is on a first-come, first-served basis; if you don't specify, or the icon is already being shared, I'll treat your comment as an offer to share with others who might want it). Shareable icon numbers are marked in green, claimed icon numbers in red.

Feel free to caption as you see fit. If you want text on your icon and lack resources to do it yourself, you're welcome to ask me to do it, but it may take me a day or three to get to it.



The boy in the icons -- he is a boy, though he seems sufficiently pre-pubescent androgynous that I think the icons where his package is less obvious work equally well as 'fangirl' or 'fankid' as 'fanboy' -- is named Martin. He's a character in a quirky German webcomic, Niklas and Friends, which I found a link to... uh. On somebody's LJ, and I can't remember whose at the moment, but no doubt either that poster or someone else will gently remind me and I can give credit where it's due.

Speaking of credit... some artist put a lot of time and care into drawing Martin, a lot more than I put into iconifying a few panels. The maintainer of the Niklas Comics site says he doesn't answer email, so I haven't tried asking permission to use the art in this way, but I encourage anyone taking one of these icons to credit www.niklascomics.de in their icon keywords. Particularly as an alternative to crediting me, though that's of course appreciated.

The webcomic may not be for everyone. From the strips that I've read (not all of them) there doesn't appear to be any actual kiddie porn, but the storylines and the art both get suggestive in places. Surfer discretion is advised.



This seems as good a place as any -- other than a Gratuitous Icon Post -- to point out that I'm now using a new-and-improved version of my 'DC Crack' icon, now with extra Dick.



Incidentally... if you want an icon I've made? Be sure that it's one I've offered for general use. Somebody recently took an icon I had made for my own use, without asking other than in an old post I made mentioning the icon and without waiting for me to say yes before setting it as their default. I haven't been using the icon myself just lately, but I had planned to rotate it back in at some point. I do make icon posts from time to time for the express purpose of sharing them, but that doesn't mean any icon I use myself is up for grabs. Thanks.

[identity profile] impactbomb.livejournal.com 2004-12-07 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
So, uh . . . is #1 available? You seem to be indicating no, but soon I'll be switching out my GA/Bats icon for something new, and that one's looking tempting.
ext_6171: Nightwing pressing the back of a hand melodramatically to his brow (actually unconscious; cropped comic panel) (Default)

[identity profile] buggery.livejournal.com 2004-12-07 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The one appearing after "1)" is still available, yes; the version of #2 with "FANGIRL" already on it is not, but the blank is available and I can put text on it for you if you want.

[identity profile] impactbomb.livejournal.com 2004-12-07 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno. I think I like #1 with the words "Fandom confused" on it - it seems to fit my current state of being as far as my ability to decide between fandoms at the moment. But I dunno if I really want to switch just now.

. . .

I can always put the GA/Bats icon up if I want to use it again, though, so yeah, I'll take #1 - and if you're willing to put text on it too, It'd be much appreciated. I'd understand if you chose not to, though.
ext_6171: Nightwing pressing the back of a hand melodramatically to his brow (actually unconscious; cropped comic panel) (fanartists love Dick)

[identity profile] buggery.livejournal.com 2004-12-08 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll work on putting "fandom confused" on there for you. Gimme a day or so.
ext_6171: Nightwing pressing the back of a hand melodramatically to his brow (actually unconscious; cropped comic panel) (Default)

[identity profile] buggery.livejournal.com 2004-12-10 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, here we go:

and I made a second version, too:
If you want a slightly different version -- different type style, colour, placement, etc. -- I can do that for you but it'll be at least a week.