Dunmurderin'

Welcome Post: Sunshine Challenge 2019:

I'm taking part in sunshine_challenge and, toward that end, this is my first post: Prompt #1: Fannish Housecleaning:

Hello and welcome to my journal. It hasn't gotten a lot of use for the last decade or so but I'm trying to get back in the swing of fannish things.

This journal was, originally, my Livejournal which I created in order for me to post stories and stuff that I don't want appearing in my regular journal and stuff like that. My "regular journal" has since been deleted, I think. These days, I also have a blog over on Wordpress (link in the sidebar) where I mostly blog about my efforts in original fiction writing.

Here on DW, I'm hoping to get back into writing fanfics. I have an AO3 account that I have, for various reasons (including drifting away from fandom for over a decade), never actually posted a fic to. I'd like to change that.

I write mostly Transformers fanfic, set in my own home-brewed fan-universe that draws heavily on the original US cartoon from the 1980s, but also includes elements from G1 Transformers' sister shows GI Joe: Real American Hero, Jem and the Holograms, as well as the original 1980s comics for GI Joe and Transformers as well as any other shiny bits of canon I think might make a good fit. I've also written fics for GI Joe: Real American Hero, GI Joe: Sigma Six, Star Wars, Jem and the Holograms, and X-Men: Age of Apocalypse.

I've recently (as in the last couple months) finally gotten around to reading the IDW Transformers comics -- which has played a big part in rekindling my interest in Transformers and, from there, in writing fanfic again.

In terms of original fiction, I have three current universes: one about third-shift vampire hunters, one set in a world where a meteor strike started a nuclear war in 1983, and one set in a universe where superheros and their assorted tropes and cliches, are real.

My username comes from a quote from Starscream in the US Generation 2 Transformers comics (issue #7): He's telling me that once his new army is fully mobilized, my services will no longer be required. And given my past record of treachery, I doubt that means a pension and a sign that says 'Dunmurderin!' Something about the word 'dunmurderin' cracked me up.

Looking forward to meeting new folks and clearing out some of my mental cobwebs. Feel free to have a look about the place and drop a comment.

Friending Policy: Friend me, I'll likely friend you back.

WIPweek Day 4: June 26, 2019: To read other entries, head over to wipweek

Theme: Your Favorite WIP:

In terms of fanfic, it’s Common Cause, mainly because I like how ambitious I got with it (multiple character viewpoints, a pretty large cast, mixing not only GI Joe and Transformers cartoons and comics as well as elements from other shows).
In terms of my original work, I like all of them. I just need to work on getting myself back into working on them.

Bonus Question: What is your favorite fanwork in any of your fandoms created by someone else?:

Wayward Martian’s Insecticomics -- it’s a photocomic series, and in the creator’s words: “The Insecticomics are the adventures of Wayward's toy collection. Basically, this means they're just filmed play sessions. It tends towards joke-a-day humour, since the episodes are generally just things that amused Wayward at the moment.” The comic has ended, but it's still available to read through.

In addition to her photocomics, Wayward also has Transformers related fanworks (art and fic) at her main page In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream and there’s a link to her original comic at Wayward Martian Graphics

Title: Con Job
Author: Dunmurderin
Fandom: Transformers (G1 and 2007 movieverse)
Characters: Swindle, Bobby Bolivia
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Word Count: approximately 2270 words
Summary: Bobby Bolivia versus Swindle in a battle of wits.
Warning: N/A
Author’s Note: Written for newsy891's request of Bobby Bolivia from the 2007 movie and G1 Swindle meeting up, with hilarity to ensue. Takes place in my regular TF continuity -- though how it fits, I'm not exactly sure yet.

( Con Job )

Title: Optimism
Author: Dunmurderin
Fandom: Transformers (G1)
Characters: Optimus Prime, Huffer
Rating: PG
Word Count: approx. 1083 words
Summary: Optimus Prime meets with Huffer and learns there's more to him than expected.
Author’s Note: Written for corax_onyx for the request Optimus Prime and Huffer, prompt word "Optimism". Ok, so it's a *bit* longer than a drabble...eh-heh...

( Optimism )

Title: Realization
Originally Posted: October 20, 2000
Author’s note: This story takes place a couple days after the Generation One episode “B.O.T.,” the episode where Swindle sold his teammates for parts after Superion blew everybody but him apart with one really lucky shot. I wrote it mainly because I was curious what would have happened to Swindle after the episode ended and his fellow Combaticons got their hands on him.
This story has appeared in the fanzine "Con-Quest" (issue #29).

( Realization )

Title: Training Exercis (On-their-knees Combaticons)
Originally Posted: July 2, 2006

( Training Exercise )

Title: Greedy Combaticons
Originally Posted: May 15, 2006

( Greedy Combaticons )

Title: End-Of-The-World Party
Oriignally Posted: January 29, 2007
Word Count: 1945 approximately
Characters/Pairing: Kup/Beta
Author's Note: Takes place a couple centuries shy of 11 million years ago, shortly after the overthrow of the Quintessons. Written for Dec. 2006 Mecha_Erotica fic challenge.

( End-Of-The-World Party )

Title:"Untitled" -- Written for #1: Naughty Pipes
Originally Posted: July 3, 2006
Author's Note: A bit schmoopy (ok, a lot schmoopy), but I like it; takes place roughly in 1994-1995.

( Naughty Pipes )