Thursday, January 10, 2008

Head and Shoulders Above the Rest

As long as I am naming my choices for the best Daria fan artists of 2007, why not name my pick of the best fanfics of 2007 as well? So I shall. These were the stories that raised Daria fanfiction to new levels and made the whole fandom thing for me worthwhile. Thank you all.


'Ado, by Nick “Ranchoth” Gaston
The Adventure of the Chinese Restaurant by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by MMan
An Alternate Ending to “Arts N Crass”, by Scissors MacGillicutty
The Angst Hour (With Stacy Rowe), by Roentgen
Apocalyptic Daria, by Doggieboy
Canon Fodder, by Roentgen
The Cell, by thatLONERchick
Club Sandwich, by Cypher
The Crow-Daria Ascension, by legendeld
A Cynical Shade of Green, by echopapa
Daria 3059, by Greystar
Daria: Demon Princess Quinn Book 1: Quinn Anwnn, by CDM
Daria’s Inferno: A Not-So-Divine Comedy, by Kristen Bealer
Dirty, by legendeld
Down the Lane, by NightGoblyn
Driven Wild Universe #15: The Age of Cynicism, by Kara Wild
Duck Day Afternoon, by Shane Greentree
End of the Line, by Lycissa
Epiphany, by Nick “Ranchoth” Gaston
Esteem Roller, by legendeld
Exchange Students, by NightGoblyn
Falling Into College 51: Mirrors, by Richard Lobinske
Falling Into College 52: Girl: Lost and Found, by Richard Lobinske
Falling Into College 55: Emerald Season, by Richard Lobinske
Falling Into College 57: A Star for the Window, by Richard Lobinske
Falling Into College 60: History and Theater, by Richard Lobinske
For the Day, by Richard Lobinske
Generation Gap, by Richard Lobinske
Good Intentions, by E. A. Smith
Good Mornings with Daria and Jane—A Ficlet, by Scissors MacGillicutty
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!, by legendeld
Hard Contacts, by Nick “Ranchoth” Gaston
He Stopped Loving Her Tonight, by Nick “Ranchoth” Gaston
Heartbeat in Iambic, by Dennis
The Heather/Damsel Chronicles 1:02: Cherry Bomb, by NightGoblyn
The Heather/Damsel Chronicles 1:08: Haunted, by NightGoblyn
The Heather/Damsel Chronicles 1:10: Bitter Harvest, by NightGoblyn
Home Schooled, by legendeld
Horrors at Bay, by CAP
Indivisible, by Dennis
Iron Chef: Age Trade, by CAP
Iron Chef: Angst and Joy (unnamed story, Daria/Jane slash), by legendeld
Iron Chef: Vitale vs. Daria (unnamed story, Daria/G.I. Joe), by Ranchoth
It Happens, by legendeld
John Lane 23: Cupid in a Nutshell, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 24: Heart Flush, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 25: Echoes of a Relationship, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 26: Neptune et Fortuna, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 27: Sloan Tom B, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 28: Partners in Pain, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 30: A Test of Honor, by Richard Lobinske
John Lane 32: Ties of Family Bondage, by Richard Lobinske
John Wayne’s Horse, by Roentgen
Keep on Trucking, by Cypher
Lawndale Arrival, by Richard Lobinske
Lawndale’s Finest: The Last Daughter of Krypton, by NightGoblyn
Legacy, by legendeld
Legion of Lawndale Heroes, Year One, by Roentgen and Brother Grimace
The Look-Alike Series 6:04: Hymn of Breaking Strain, by Canadibrit
Magicsters, by LSauchelli
Mental in the Morning, by Molekiller
Mother & Daughter: A Holiday Tale, by Shane Greentree
My Dinner with Sandi, by Roentgen
Nestor or: Joyce Does Daria, by Shane Greentree
The New Girl, by NightGoblyn
New Girls, by CAP
"Nietzsche, Perfectible Man, and The Myth of the Twentieth Century" with Brittany Taylor, already in progress, by Scissors MacGillicutty
Of Metal and Men, by legendeld
Once Upon a Time..., by Scissors MacGillicutty
The One and the Other, by JPAGC
Open Windows 4: Stuff Happens, by DJW
Open Windows 5: A Stab in the Dark, by DJW
Pause in Life, by legendeld
Pretty Reflection, by Roentgen
Pull the Plug, by thatLONERchick
Quiet Girl, by Sleepy Lotus
Recovery, by Roentgen and Scissors MacGillicutty
Revenge, by legendeld
Rime of the Auntcient Mariner, by Shane Greentree
The Road Home, by CAP
Second Chances, by Lycissa
Selling Sarcasm (Is a Great Way to Deal), by Shane Greentree
Semiautomagic, by LSauchelli
Shared XX, by Richard Lobinske
Squandered Potential, by Kristen Bealer
Stacy Rowe, Seeker (Part 1), by jtranser
Sticks, by Nick “Ranchoth” Gaston
Tom’s Eye View, by Dennis
A Trick or Treat (Sandi and the Zombies), by legendeld
A Trick or Treat (Shaggy tale), by legendeld
Tripping the Art Sarcastic, by Richard Lobinske
Turnabout Confusion, Part I: We All Fall Down, by Dennis
The Whistle, by The Ranting Klown
Who Are You?, by legendeld


Look these stories up and give yourself a treat. 2007 was a damn good year.

3 comments:

E. A. Smith said...

Thank you! :-D

Anonymous said...

TAG, your stories were the first ones I read in the fandom and they were what spurred me to do writing of my own. That you'd list some of mine among your favorites of the year is a huge complement. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I'm ferklempt. Really. This is also a needed confidence boost. And ditto what Nightgoblyn said.