Forgot to post this last night.

Title Pals
Rating G



( Good Pals )

Toro being supportive of Bucky.
Slash or Gen as you want it.


. . . seriously I'm like Hallmark card cavity inducing sweetness here =P

jynx made me do this.
I'd mentioned Bucky would make a good Green Lantern. She agreed.
Then shoved an art bunny my way by wondering what his Green Lantern outfit would look like.
So really she made me draw this.


Bucky Gets a new job.



Come on, Bucky would make an awesome Green Lantern. You know it.
And if anyone writes this for me, I will love you forever.

Title Learning Pains
Rating G
Characters Torch and Toro, Gen
Warning dealing with Homophobia
Summery Jim tries to be a parent for Toro even when things are hard.
This fic was inspired by a discussion from some of my coworkers on what they'd do if their kid was homosexual. I wanted desperately to write someone doing the opposit of that, and Jim and Toro leant themselves to that need.

Notes Originally this was just a 15 minute fic. I don't think I've ever re-written anything so extensively in a while. Much thanks to kijikun for giving the first draft a read through and making helpful suggestions.


( Instead, he used his finger to melt the chocolate and mix it with the water at the same time )

Here are the two sketches I did while waiting for the doctor to come into my room.
No *not* in the waiting room, in the room already, looked at by a nurse, waiting for a doctor.

Yeah, took over an hour.
So I passed the time writing fics that have been killed in infancy and then doodled Jason Todd, who expresses what I wanted to do, then tried to design a "grown up" costume for Toro.
I use the words "grown up" loosely.




( Bigger Versions Under here )

Okay, finally managed to get off my butt and do scan some images of Toro from Torch# 1

Oh yes there will be icons when I get time ^__^

( Six Scans of Grown Up Toro from Torch#1 *SPOILERS* )


I eagerly await the second issue of The Torch. Like on edge of the seat want this now, monthly waiting will be fun and exciting again, yay!

*bounce bounce*

x-posting this to theinvaders

I did some sketches during Lunch and Breaks today.
Lots of Sidekicks. Yay

Drawn with: ballpoint pen, sharpie, and highlighters



( Under here: Large images of Toro Playing Dress Up twice and a Flying Robin )

If you hard something that sounded like the squeeee of a very happy comic fan, that would have been me, being excited beyond words over The Torch issue #1

I was so worried this would be like picking up Avenger/Invades and I'd just go "OMG this looks horrid" but so far it looks pretty decent.

And the art, which I'd really worried about because I'd been very unimpressed with this artist's work on the middle part of Avengers/Invaders, is actually very *very* good here.

I don't know if he was rushed, or if his pencils are simply better suited to the more down to earth character story this is so far and less super-hero cosmic WTF, but either way, I approve of the art thus far.

I'll do more into detail when I ahve more time (right now I wish to draw) but let me just say this.

Toro, Bucky, and Jason Todd need to see if the can get a group rate on some therapy.
For reals.

You know the random myths about how you if you re-animate a body it's not really that person but an angry spirit thing, sometimes the way Jason and Bucky acted, I wondered, and Toro lives up to the "angry broody mad at everyone," resurrected sidekick motif DC and Marvel have going. I guess someone had to because Bucky kinda got over it pretty fast I suppose.

I am sad in that I think I won't be able to ignore Toro's silver age retconed origin. I think Toro was one fo the few characters who had a better Golden Age origin than Sliver Age origin (I hate coincidences like Toro's dad working for Horton (who created the Torch), and the Torch keeping on eye on him and I can't even put into words how dumb I find the Asbestos Lady as a character. Randomly got powers at 14-ish just works better with his being a mutant and "mutant" is all the explanation you need in Marvel)

But yeah I'm thinking they are going with the connection to D, Horton big time. If you read it, you know what I mean.

OH ALSO!
They other made a mistake or retconned out his wife's marriage to The Torch. They show her here and comment she's with her second husband, who given he i not dead, is clearly not the Torch.

Can't decide how I like that retcon because I haven't found enough West Coast Avengers stuff to decide of a like Torch/Toro's widow as a canon couple. ^^;;;


Also, this artist draw chest hair.
OMG!!! CHEST HAIR!!!! *happyness*
(What, I don't like totally waxed chests? Gimme a break)

aslkfhsldkjfhsdjklhsfh I WAS GOING TO POST ART!1
And I left it at work! *FAIL*

So instead, you get fic.
Bucky/Toro. I do actually have some Steve/Tony, one is in beta, and one is one chapter from being done. *sigh*

Title Dormant
Rating G, Ha post and pre-slash at the same time . . sort of
Fandom/Characters Bucky/Toro in the Modern agge
Warnings None
Summery Bucky and Toro feel their way around each other now that they are both alive in the 21st century.
Aurthur's Notes Marvel listed one of Toro's abilities as being "able to raise the ambient temperature of the air" I took some creative license with that when thinking of grown up ways he could use his powers. And why yes, Lone Ranger love is all me. Sorry, I try not to put that kinda thin on characters, but int this case, could not resist ^^

( Unable to watch his stubborn ass of a friend freeze any longer, Toro concentrated on warming the air around Bucky )

Welp, up not feeling well took a bath, sketched while in the bath.
Then painted.





( Under My Thumb )


Ah yes, Brainwashed sidekicks and evil and evil Russian.

btw, here's my personal canon smush.
( Boring fanon theory )

Ohh man, I think too much on this but it does work =P

. . . here's me semi-daily Bucky-Toro Drabble.

This was kinda a practice with an idea I had, and I'm not sure I pulled it off because I'm not sure the writing device I used worked. But it was fun to try it.

Title Finale Exam
Characters Bucky and Toro and few others
Rating PG
Summery Toro thinks Bucky is watching over him before he has to ship out on a mission.

Warning another work-break drabble, so editing is as best I could do on a time crunch. And updated with the cleaned up version I plan to put on communities, as soon as I can figure which two this works for best =P
(I try not to put my stuff on more than two comm unless the watch list is really divergent)



Finale Exam

The clock on the unadorned metal wall began to chime. It would be only a few minutes now before it was time for Toro to be transferred.

"I still say they didn't need to drug me, Bucky." Toro pouted for what had to be the nine hundredth time in the five minutes since he'd drunk what the pretty blonde nurse had offered him.

He said nothing. Sometimes it was better not to respond.

Nearby, a plane engine started and he felt Toro begin to shake in his arms. In response, he rubbed Toro's back with a gentle, circular motion. "It's okay,"

"I know, Buck," Toro sighed. "I'm just nervous. It's so far away."

He kept rubbing until the shaking spell passed. Toro yawned and his eyelids began to droop. "I'll miss you, Buck."

Please fall asleep. I'm tired of this.

"Miss you too," he said. It seemed like a good answer.

"Bucky, what if I mess up?"

Then you'll be killed.

He forced a smiled. "You're not going to mess up, Toro. You're good at what you do, and you'll show the enemy what for."

Toro smiled, then yawned, "I'm gonna just take out some ammo –ammo," Toro yawned again. "Thingamajigs. Don't trust me with much more yet, not like they trust you."

Trust him? Yeah sure, to baby-sit.

He glanced at his watch and shifted Toro. Damn but this drug took forever to take affect.

"Wish they'd let me fight like you."

"Well, I am better than you. I- " He broke off horrified at the tone and words that had come out of him. He hadn't meant to say it, they had just tumbled out. He glanced down to see what damage he'd done; however, Toro still grinned, amusement flickering in his heavy lidded eyes.

"Jerk," Toro laughed through yet another yawn.

"Yeah well," he muttered, brushing Toro's hair back.

Toro moved away a little. "You hand is cold," he protested even as he fell asleep.

Finally

He glanced to his left and saw two Spetsnaz shuffle toward him. They paused half way to him and eyed each other, then eyed Toro.

"He's asleep you cowards. He's not going to set you on fire."

At the tone in his voice, both men hurried over, each man grabbing one of Toro's arms.
idiots

"He wouldn't set you on fire anyway," he muttered as Toro was dragged off. "He's been a good little communist for the last week."

"Is that your expert opinion, Winter Soldier?"

He leapt to his feet and saluted, ignoring the numbness in his leg caused by holding the brainwashed American in his lap for such a long time.

"Just a comment on how well Department X did their job, Sir."

Winter Soldier saw amusement in his superior's eyes. "I'll pass your confidence to them, but they don't share it. That one has been a disappointment, too unstable and curious." Karpov began to walk quickly toward the door and Winter Soldier followed him. "We could not even be sure he wasn't faking his loyalty to try and make an escape attempt on the plane."

"Yes, Sir."

General Karpov stopped and turned back around. "Tell me, Soldier, after this experience, have you any questions?"

"Questions, Sir?"

Karpov smiled. "Yes, questions. Things you did not understand or might want explained. If you do, you may pick one and ask it."

Winter Soldier paused and considered the odd command. There had been a host of things in connection with the American he'd not understood. The American had repeatedly called him a strange name, some of his reflexive response toward the American had been improper; in fact, he didn't even understand why the General had been so insistent the Winter Soldier be the one to watch the American.

However, he discarded those questions unimportant. After a few more agonizing moments trying to find something worth asking, Winter Soldier settled on easing his pride.

"Sir, if you are unsure of the American's mental conditioning, why send him to fight in Korea?"

I'm better than him

General Karpov grinned and his eyes lit up in the possessive way that always made Winter Soldier's chest swell with pride and stomach twist with fear. "Because Soldier, the American passed his last test. I am quite content with his mental conditioning."

Winter Soldier thought through that. It didn't make sense to him, but he'd used his one question and, after all, General Karpov hadn't said he'd understand the answer.

"I trust you have no further questions, Soldier?"

"Of course not, sir," Winter Soldier responded.

"Good, then come along and we will see about finding a way for you to better serve Mother Russia."

"Thank You, Sir."





I had a bad day.
They can suffer *evil grin*

Short Ficlet
Title I can do That (or why comics are bad influences an super-powered boys)
Rating G
Characters Bucky/Toro
Summery Bucky asks Toro why Jim let him fight so young and Toro tries to dodge that answer.
Notes Short goofy idea that came to me at the con yesterday. Also I tend to use Toro's golden age origin more than his silver age one. because the Asbestos Lady is just dumb >.> So the goons were just run of the mill Golden Age goons.

I Can Do That

"Hey, can I ask you a question?"

Tom looked up from the book he'd been trying to read and eyed James with suspicion. He knew that James wasn't likely to pull a gag or prank or other form of humiliation these days, but 'can I ask you a question' invoked automatic caution in Toro, even all these years later.

"If I say no, would it stop you?"

He caught a glint in James's eye, a hint of an almost smile at hearing the glib response Toro had begun using anytime Bucky asked him that, or any variation there.

James sat down on the other side of the couch and leaned back. "How'd you get Jim to let you fight? Not in WWII, but against crooks before the war started?"

Tom hid is disappointment that the proper response "not likely," had been omitted. "That's an odd question to ask now," Tom commented as a stall.

( More Below )

Cute fun little drawing.




( Large Version: Torch teaching Toro how to fly )

A quick Torch and Toro drabble because the awesome that was The Marvel's Project compells me.

Title Learning Curve
Rating G (and Gen)
Character Betty Dean, Jim Hammond, Toro Raymond
Word Count 855
Summery Not sure what to do with a child, Torch calls Betty Dean over to help him the first night he has Toro.
Note Betty is the female police officer who most often hung with Namor, but she was also in some Torch comics or some like her was, so I just used her.


( Jim, oh my goodness, Jim, you've got to put him, back, where are his clothes? Oh god if I have to take you in for kidnapping . .  )

Ok ummmm. Wow. Yeah, this was meant to be around 200 words and uhhh, exploded. . . I'm not sure it's ready for community posting though.
Thoughts? Reactions? Tomatoes?

Title It's Over When the Fat Man Sings
Rating PG (or PG-13)
Characters Bucky, Toro
Words 1,368
Warnings This fic, if you can't tell from the title, deals with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Author's Notes: Please PELASE understand:
View Points expressed by the characters belong to the characters not the Author.

Also, as a historic note, the body count Toro lists is wrong. I know.
The character is primarly contemporary with the 50's and 60's so I opted to have the death count he lists by one given '56-ish. The actual number as of 2008, per the Japanese government, is 404,294.


(  Toro, Bucky knew from asking, smoked in defiance of the conventions of this Brave New World. Bucky smoked because it had been the Soviets who'd broke him of the habit. )

Work was shit again.
There were more layoffs. Dodged a bullet, but it was stressful.
Took My frustrations out on Toro in a fic. I tried to take them out on Ultimate!Steve, but he wouldn't have it.


Title:Adjusting
Rating: G
Character Mostly just Toro, but Bucky at the very end
Notes Ahhh okay this is mostly just me playing around with the concept of waking up 50 some odd years into the future and how much that might suck. Which has now happened to uhhh most of the Invaders. Even Namor had a bit of a Time Jump, and so did the Torch 0.o

I'd actually prefer to write an Ultimate!Steve fic with this concept, because for me he's the most interesting, but there's some new Ultimate canon coming out in August that might mess with what I want to do, some I'm holding back until I see if there's more Gail development.
So, For today, it was Toro that I explored this theme with.

this is not beta'd because I'm not even sure it's a whole fic yet. I may work it into another story. I don't know.

Feedback is love, y'all =P

( Well Clock, what do you say, Buck comes home in two hours? 48 hours? Next week? )

So while at Comic Con, kijikun got me a subscription to Marvel Digital comics (YAY! HUGS) so I spent some time tonight reading through some 40's and 50's comics while waiting on my laundry.

Torch called Toro "Diapers."
That's one of those things that I think if I use, no one will believe it is canon. *L*
50's comics btw, nice art but HOLY GOD the stories are not so good.

Also ART!
Yes! Art! Yay!


It was painted to go with a Comment_fic I wrote, so you can scroll down and see the larger version under the cut tag for the fic.
I think it came out really *really* well, though I now wish I'd outlined the Star on Bucky's jacket a bit better.

Yes, totally influenced by Mark McHaley, but then I think what he does is similar to what I do anyway. Just you know . . . far better ^^

Title: Reclaimed
Pairing: Bucky/Toro
Rating: PG for language . . . Does that swearing bother anyone?
Word Count 877
Warnings None
Author's NotesThis was done for the comment_fic challenge "Bucky/Toro: Welcome Home

(  He tried not to look, but finally he found his gaze drawn to the photos )

So . . . I've answered two more comment_fic prompts. This . . . this comm is like crack 0.o (I've done four so far!)


1. Prompt: Toro/Bucky -Age
Title Reunion
Rating PG
Warnings none
Author's Notes Spoilers for Avengers/Invaders #12
Bucky sat down on it, but when Toro moved to kiss him, he blocked Toro . . .


2. Prompt: General Vasily Karpov/James "Bucky" Barnes (winter Solider), forced sex due to brainwashing,
Title One and Only
Rating R
Warnings Oh lets see, violence, mental and physical, abuse, degradation, and lets be honest, this isn't non-con, this is rape. Winter Soldier can't see it as that, but that doesn't make it not rape. Oh and brainwashing
Author's Notes I KNOW! Don't judge me >.>
He knew he had no more right to get up than he had to dodge Karpov's blow


ETA
I took a Which Marvel Character Are You QuiZ and
( I am confused by the results )

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Art Garage Sale Still Going on
I really want to get rid of most of these, so feel free to make offers too!

. . .

Oh dear god, I just realized something and it is all your fault elspethdixon. You brought up Wanda and the Mutants.

Ok, so, Toro's a mutant . . .
( SPOILERS for Avenger/Invader #12 )

Non Spoiler Thoughts on Avenger/Invaders 12 of 12

Well last issue of this train wreck is out at last.
I expected/hope there would be a point to this mini series beyond "lets have the Invaders and Avengers beat each other up for NINE issues then find a plot and cram it into the last three issues."

And yes there is actually a point and ummmmm okay I'm jumping up in down in glee but I do not think this point was worth the 12 issues. I will go more into this point when I talk spoilers.

I think they also wanted there to be another point about heroes and sacrifice and such, but the writing was pretty convoluted so it was sorta painful to read at times. And it was like trying to find a plot/point to Dragonball Z really (Have you noticed I think the fights were too long and overshadowed everything else? I can't say enough how bad I find the pacing in this mini series to be and I LIKED Secret Wars).


I'm sorry to say that now, having read the last issue, I really can't rec this to anyone but the most die hard Invader fans, or anyone who was really desperate to see Steve interacting with Tony every now and again. It just doesn’t have much going for it. If it's cheap, like 5.00 or so at Half Price books, then sure, buy ti for fun.
However, for my money, neither the art nor the storytelling warrant spending big bucks on this. In fact I don't want to add up what buying all 12 issues cost me this year because I think I'd be depressed.

Issue 12 did get back to having decent art, so that was nice. But yeah, as I expected, the ending was jumbled, quickly done and kinda boring. The whole way they stopped Red Skull was, I think, a plot from care bears that they borrowed. There was no build, I didn't care, and geezus this guy can't write Spiderman to save his life.

Part of the problem, I think, was the main drama at this point was "will Bucky change his future or not?"

Ummmm this wouldn't even be that much of a question even IF this series were not pre-dating the Secret Invasion. But it pre-dates Secret Invasion, so you know what, this sin't evena spoiler. Guess what, guys, in a comic that happens nearly 1 year behind current canon continuity, Bucky does not prevent himself from becoming the Winter Soldier and destroy an entire year's worth of Captain America continuity.

The sky is also blue.

So yeah.
Were there some fun bits? Sure. There's some cute back and forth liones, Toro and Buck can be fun in the earlier issues, Jan has a moment of awesome,and there's some great Tony angst and wibbling. But overall, very uneven art story and plot makes this whole thing feel like a waste of a good concept.

( SPOILER: ie: Marvel Gives Ani Chrstimas in almost July )

So yeah, love for the spoiler, not much love for the series.
I want a re-do.

An a non serious post, with comennts enabled that is not about either pets or Iran.

I have a total AU fairytale idea about Bucky and Toro.
Toro would be an imp, and Bucky would be a knight, and Steve wold be a king.
And Bucky would have to go off to war with his King, and Toro would want to go but Bucky aks him to stay behind and protect the kingdom, so he does and waits and waits but the King and his knight never come back.

THe imp wonders the land looking for the knight and ends up under a spell of an evil wizard and then gets saved but has to leave the human world.
But then he finds out the king is found alive but the knight is still lost. The imp wants to go back and look for the knigh, but isn't allowed, then finds the knight under a spell from the same evil wizard and tires to help him. Haven't worked that bit out yet.


When I'm stressed all to hell, I seem to come up with crack fanfic ideas 0.o
That and the art in the new Yougn Allies. Toro looks liek a fire imp of some kind in one of the panels

because I've seen one and know what they look like ^^