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General Fics
LXG: Tempest: Rewrite by +Saberlord Oboeshoes
- Recommended by bookwormgal
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Exactly What It Says on the Tin written by some one who has grown up with modern cinema and doesn't treat the concepts with contempt
- Pairing(s): Canon
- Read it HERE
- Recommended by bookwormgal
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Fresh on the heels of their earlier triumph, Victorian Britain's unlikely collaborators must face an even more perilous threat that descends upon London through the black void... Adapting the events of the movie to allow for the events for the second graphic novel to come to pass.
- Pairing(s): Tom Sawyer/Mina Harker with some one-sided Henry Jekyll (Edward Hyde)/Mina Harker
- Read it HERE
The Black Dossier, Volume II by Draco Orwell (TV Tropes Page: The Black Dossier Volume II)
- Recommended by: Silent Stranger
- Status: Dormant (last updated July 2017)
- Synopsis: An Expanded Universe followup on the Travellers Almanack and The Black Dossier, detailing the exploits of several foreign Leagues throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. Has some really cool trivia and references, such as The Man with No Name being part of the first American League, Gomez Addams working as an advisor for the fourth American League, Dr Temna being a member of the Imperial Japanese League, and Springfield and Toon Town being mentioned as one of the myriad pocket dimensions that manifests in the League world. There was also an independent League sponsored by Charles Foster Kane that did not work out as planned. Like the canonical League material, subversions and deconstructions of character archetypes are abound.
- Pairings: The Man With No Name/Lulu Colt, Dr. Ilsa Schlimm/Albrecht Krieger/Dr. Strangelove/Erich Von Stalhein/Dr. Christian Szell, Martin Sterckx/Hugo Cabret
- Comments: This troper was never a big fan of the League series; I thought that the concept itself was rather interesting, in how it weaves a functioning narrative around the Wold Newton Family theory, and how it could be utilized as a kind of meditation on popular fiction — old and new. However, Alan Moore’s rather cynical Author Tract turned me off to any of its installments. That being said, I tip my hat to Draco Orwell, as this fix has, in my eyes, flushed out the story's true potential. Many of the activities listed within would arguably make better stories than what Moore has written without the protracted Take That! towards millennials and new media, and showcases how it can be used to express actual passion for fiction of any medium. The scenarios are all very logical, thought-out, and inventive, mixing equal parts Rule of Cool and Genre Deconstruction, creating a rather refreshing and lived-in world that I'd much rather be reading. – 88y53
- Update: If this fic wasn't good enough, its sheer depth and creativity has inspired other writer to create companion-fics set in the same continuity.
The Problem of Jonathan by RobberBaroness
- Recommended by Meek Gazelle
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Four short AU anecdotes that explore the interesting ways Mina's husband Jonathan could have been portrayed in the comics.
- Pairing(s): Mina Murray/Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray/Allan Quatermain, Irene Adler/Allan Quatermain
Nemesis bySilverInkGoldenQuill
- Recommended by Bindi-the-skunk
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "I try to live in the now, where the ghosts of old wrongs do not abide." Nemo turned his back on the past for a long time, perhaps too long. Snatched from his own ship, he has no choice but to work for a man whom he long thought, and wished to be dead. His only hope is the League, but that means uncovering dark secrets. Secrets that, some would say, should have remained unearthed..
- Comments: If your a fan of Captain Nemo, this fiction is for you, but it gives plenty of attention to the other league members and dives into not only Nemo, but also Ishmael's (who is alive) backstory and is a gem of a fanfic for a fandom with a lot of potential.
Shipping Fics
The Private Diary of Elizabeth Quatermain by LadyNorbet
- Recommended by: bookwormgal
- Status: Complete
- pairing(s):
- Comments: Romantic sequel to movie one of the good and well known things out there
- Read it HERE
