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Happy Card Playing Day! Why not celebrate by playing a family card game like we (never) used to?

Today is also the birthday of comic book writer and co-creator Stan Lee, born in 1922 and still a True Believer! There have been tons of comic book crossovers in Daria fandom, Marvel and otherwise. Rather than having me list them all out here (and have I mentioned I'm lazy?), how about you post your favorites in the comments?

Meanwhile, I'll update everyone on the latest fanfic!

• The Author as a Lesbian, Season 4, by DeacBlue (part 5): "Sandi nudged Tiffany, who appeared to drop something next to Quinn. She got down from her seat and picked it up, dropping a lit firecracker in Quinn's shoe. It went off, just as Tiffany took her seat again, and if Quinn had been looking, she would have seen Sandi switching one of her beakers."


• Be Careful What You Wish For, by Doggieboy (part 5): "Suddenly the TV set turned on and the image of a puppet appeared on the screen. 'I see you’re both awake,' the puppet said. 'Let’s play a game.' 'Oh, crap,' John said as his face went pale. 'What’s wrong?' Jenny asked, her voice quivering. 'I don’t understand what he means by "playing a game".' 'Unfortunately, I do,' he said." (SFMB)


• Chaos Theory: The Esteem of the Cynic and the Eccentric, by Walter Kovacs (parts 0 and 1): "'Haruhi? What do you think?' asked Helen as she scowled at Haruhi. In a cheerful tone Haruhi piped up with 'It was cool being interviewed by sick, sad world about uranium in the drinking water! I even got a free sick sad world DVD set out of it' Jake just sighed and shook his head after hearing Haruhi's response. 'No, kiddo about the move' asked Jake who was regretting asking Haruhi." (Part 1)


• Daria - Double Down, by neonhomer (parts 14 and 15): "Daria got up and walked up the stairs, and into her room, closing the door behind her. She slipped out of her clothes of the day, and put on a night shirt. She then turned the light off, laid down in bed, put her glasses on the table beside the bed, and closed her eyes. When she did, all she could see was an image of Quinn, laying on the ground, with Sandi standing over her. She snapped her eyes open." (Part 15)


• Daria is Victorious (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "'Attention, all students!' Ms. Li said. 'As the principal of such talented students, it is my great pleasure to announce that several of our students have been offered the opportunity to apply for a one-year term studying at the acclaimed Grove Hills Conservatory of the Arts!' 'Oh, no,' Daria sighed, looking up from her coffee. 'This could suck.'"


• Daria Of Kleenex (Iron Chef: What's behind Alter Egos?), by RX-87 (COMPLETE!): "'I'm Zhengdong, he's Sameer. We're friends of your father, but that's not important right now. We need to get you someplace safe before-' Zhengdong was interrupted as the window of the dorm, and a large part of the wall, was staved in by some invisible force. '-That. RUN!!!'"


• Daria/Power Rangers: Watching the Watchmen, by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'Geez, he seemed so nice when he started yesterday,' said Rose. 'Bad day?' 'Started?' asked Daria. 'That’s Tommy, the new kid. Didn’t you notice? Wait, forgot who I was talking to.'" (Part 9) (Part 10)


• Dear Judith, by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "Daria looked over to see what could be a carbon copy of herself, but wearing a black catsuit and a long red cloak. 'Well, I often wear green jackets, but I don't think that I've been "snot-nosed," since we all were. I might try red and black though - if Jane doesn't give me trouble for horning in on her "look." What's your name?'"


• A Johnny X X-Mas Special, by peapotmaster (parts 1 and 2): "'What’s up, Johnny?' the dog spoke. 'Are you pondering what I’m pondering?' Johnny asked the talking dog. 'Yes, and stop with the Pinky and The Brain reference,' replied the dog." (Part 2)


• Squandered Snowflakes, by Lord Yellowtail (COMPLETE!): "Because she was Amy Jones and she was freaking brilliant. She deserved better. She deserved recognition: crowds cheering because she had skirted the establishment and changed the world for the better and gotten freaking loaded while she did it. If she ever met anyone smart enough to invent a time machine, she’d do whatever it took to go back in time and push herself in front of a train. With my luck, Power Girl would show up to save me. Oh, God."


• Unnamed story (just a little something...), by oni (parts 1 and 2): "'So have you watched MTV lately,' asked Jane with an amused grin. She had time off from her animatior job at Cartoon Network, so she decided to spend christmas and the next few days off with Daria at her home in Boston." (Part 2)


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'Ms Morgendorffer? Did you get contact lenses?'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by Greystar (COMPLETE!): "Kate looked at Jerome, and then to the array of steel tanks that were standing up in the bed of the pickup truck they had rented from Happy Herb's Rentals. Each tank was connected to an electronic valve that could be operated from the cab and had a nozel that was angled upwards and pointed backwards."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Last Friday Night!), by JPAGC (COMPLETE!): "(That Evening, at the Morgendorffer house - Helen, Daria, and Jake are at the kitchen table, playing a board game. It's Daria's turn.) Daria - Well, now, I am looking for someone to negotiate with. I have some bricks I can offer... Jake - I'll take them!"


• Unnamed story (Crossovers Still Crossing Over), by RLobinske (COMPLETE!): "(Jake is riding in the Core Shuttle along with his daughters on the way to school; Quinn is to his right and Daria to the left) Jake - Girls, I just want you to know your mother and I realize it's not easy moving to a whole new colony -- especially for you, Daria, right? Daria - Did we move?"