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Katharine Weizel

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Oct 3, 1996, 7:00:00 AM10/3/96

Archive-name: comics/racmx_where.faq/part3
Posting-frequency: biweekly (second and fourth monday)
URL: http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/keweizel/where.html

*** Continued from Part 2 The "Where Can I Find It?" FAQ ***

SECTION E: Stories, Games, Pictures, and Other Fun Stuff
---------------------------------------------------------

Pretty self-explanatory, don't you think? Read on!

*** Marvel Comics

Well, they're on the net now. Send them your thoughts!
marve...@aol.com

*** Comicons!

Have you ever been to a Comic Book Convention? NO?!?!? What the heck
are you waiting for? Get your butt in gear and get transportation to
one of the two biggest Comicons of the year. Or both, if you've got the
stamina, wheels, and cash. The Chicago Comicon and the San Diego
Comicon (SDCC) are the main events of the year, and each has a web page
to give you all the necessary info, MONTHS in advance. You can find
those back issues, meet creators, and share pizza with your fave
rac'ers. So get going.

Chicago Comicon Home Page
http://www.xnet.com/~nford/comicon.html

Sandiego Comicon Home Page
http://www.digimark.net/wraith/SDCC/

Mid-Ohio-Con Home Page
http://www.wfcomics.com/midohiocon/

*** Kid Dynamo

Have you ever wished that Magneto was still good, that X-Force was the
New Mutants, that Dani was still a Valkyrie, and that the *real* Doug
and Illyana were still alive? Go no further. The ultimate piece of
fan-fiction, Connie Hirsch's Kid Dynamo will blow you away. It's long,
but it is GOOD.

Connie Hirsch's Kid Dynamo
gopher://gopher.ocf.berkeley.edu:70/11/ftp/Comics/Kid_Dynamo

*** Untold-L

This mailing list corresponds with alt.comics.fan-fiction as a place to
mail, exchange, read, and discuss "Untold Legends" -- which you are
reading (or writing) for the first time. Sorta.

To subscribe, send e-mail with subscribe untold-l in the message
body to (list...@netcom.com).

*** The alt.comics.fan-fiction Archives

With the permission of the authors, Hawk stored a bunch of your favorite
X-related stories on this site. It is no longer being updated, but is
still a HUGE listing of stories.

The alt.comics.fan-fiction Archive is located at
ftp://joeshaw.bevc.blacksburg.va.us/pub/fan-fiction/

*** The C-FAN Page

C-FAN stands for Comics Fan-Fiction Authors Network. Kielle is
maintaining this exhaustive, well-organized page of X-Men fanfic. It is
organized by author and then by story. Very nicely done.

The C-FAN Page is located at
http://members.aol.com/kielle/x-cfan.htm

*** X-Writers and X-Discuss

X-writers and X-Discuss are the mailing lists to join if you want to see
a whole new set of X-Men comics. Splitting off from regular Marvel
continuity with the November 1995 comics, the group known as the X-
writers continue the stories of your favourite mutants in their own
special way, including limited series.

These new stories are posted to x-wr...@minuteman.com. Additionally,
a separate list, known as x-di...@minuteman.com, is the mailing list
for discussing the monthly issues posted on x-writers. Sort of your own
personal rac.mx with all the creators reading.

To subscribe to these groups, send e-mail with subscribe x-writers
(and subscribe x-discuss in the following line if you want both) in
the message body to (majo...@minuteman.com).

X-Writers Web Page
http://minuteman.com/x-writers/

*** Excalibur: The Web Page

Longshot and a few friends are taking Excalibur where it has never gone
before, including the cross-time caper! Check out this decidedly
different fanfic collection.

Excalibur: The Web Page can be found at:
http://pages.prodigy.com/longshot/excalibur.htm

*** The Comix-Biz Mailing List

The comix-biz mailing list was set up to provide a place to discuss
the business end of the comics industry, specifically retailing,
distribution, censorship, etc. (No discussion of the creative end.)
It's been very low-traffic to date but few people know about it.

To subscribe, send e-mail with subscribe comix-biz in the message
body to (majo...@xmission.com).

*** Overpower

This is the new collectible trading card game, which has been created
for both Marvel and DC characters. Additionally, the sets are
compatible, so you can hold your own personal Marvel vs. DC crossover!
Of course, supply meets demand, so here are all the sources of
information for collecting and playing the game.

You should also note that the best newsgroup to discuss this topic is
rec.games.trading-cards.misc.

OverPower Data Base (FAQ)
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/myersl/marvel/Webpage.html

Card Checklist
http://www.geopages.com/SunsetStrip/1915/overlist.html

Frank Yue's site (Overlord shareware for deck-building)
http://www.swarthmore.edu/cc/staff/yue/OverPower/
ftp.swarthmore.edu/pub/yue/overlord.zip

*** Marvel RPG Mailing List

This mailing list is to help people who want to Play-By-E-Mail find
people to PBEM with. Obviously, it is slanted towards the Marvel RPGs.

To get more information, send e-mail with info marvel-rpg in the
message body to (majo...@stargame.org).

*** X-Men MUSHes and Telnets

These are like online role-playing games-- a MUD crossed with a RPG.
You generally subscribe to a single named character, which you roleplay,
or log in as a guest and play a "mere human." Sounds fun to me!

Age of Apocalypse mini-MUSH (AoA MUSH) can be found (within Living
Fiction) at
mush: telnet purple.cow.net 8888 (@tel #1357 and then cc)
apps: gin...@vax2.concordia.ca

Alter-X MUSH, the Age of Apocalypse, can be found at
mush: telnet falkor.hacks.arizona.edu:6000
apps: A...@hal.sir.arizona.edu
page: http://mmm.mbhs.edu/~jskolnik/axm/

Children of the Atom MUSH (CotAMUSH) can be found at
mush: telnet cota.sneakers.org:2099
apps: co...@cota.sneakers.org
page: http://ranger.range.orst.edu/~marvel/cota.html

GenetiX-MUSH can be found at
mush: telnet mserv1.wizvax.net 3450
apps: ca...@mserv1.wizvax.net
page: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~thein/index.html

MidnightMUSH alternate X-verse MUSH can be found at
mush: telnet paladin.org 4444
apps: jsko...@capaccess.org AND li...@netcom.com

Mutatis Mutandis can be found at
mush: telnet mserv1.wizvax.net 4520
apps: gry...@mserv1.wizvax.net
page: http://www.best.com/~gryffon/mmmux/

Phoenix-MUSH can be found at
mush: telnet wyldware.kensco.net 6060
apps: <a href="mailto:pu...@wsnet.com">pu...@wsnet.com</a>
page: http://www.wsnet.com/~purg/phoenix/

Uncanny X-Mush can be found at
mush: telnet mush.ddv.com 7070 or 38.252.254.11 7070 or
confused.ddv.com 7070
apps: pho...@mush.ddv.com
page: http://underground.net:80/~phoenix/

Xavier's MUSH can be found at
mush: telnet falkor.hacks.arizona.edu 2099
apps: x-a...@mserv1.wizvax.net
page: http://www.olywa.net/gerber/hairboy/Welcome.html

*** X-Men Fantasy League

Ever wish that *you* could choose which X-Men would be on a team? Now
you can! With the creation of the X-Men Fantasy League, you can pit
your team of characters against that of someone else! Points are scored
according to current issues.

The X-Men Fantasy League can be found at:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1242/fxl.html

*** X-Related Video Games

The X-Men: Children of the Atom Video Game FAQ is located at
http://www.westminster.edu/~tle/Xmen/X.html

*** X-Men Action Figures

Can you tell the difference between a Rogue I and a Rogue II? Do you
lie awake at night, dreaming of Jeannie with the light-up hair? Then
you need to visit the X-Men Action Figures Page! Complete with listings
and photos galore!

X-Men Action Figures can be found at
http://utmdacc.mda.uth.tmc.edu:5014/eric/rtm/xmen/xmen.html

*** X-Men Picture and Sound Sites

These are only a few of the MANY sites out there. Enjoy!

NOTE: If anyone knows that these sites have closed down for good or no
longer accept graphics, please contact the FAQ Keeper.

ftp.sunet.se (everything under the sun, moon, or cosmos, and then some)
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/comics/Marvel/

ftp.hiof.no (a few pictures from the rec.arts.comics days)
ftp://ftp.hiof.no/pub/Comics/Pictures/

Tons of scanned stuff
gopher://gopher.uci.agh.edu.pl/11/pub/misc/gifs/cartoons/comics/

X-Men: The Animated Series sound bites (in Windows wav format)
http://www.neosoft.com/~seleena/wavs/gwav.htm

SideWinder's Page for Gifted Youngsters (organized in galleries)
http://www.spd.louisville.edu/~mlviet01/x.html

Steven Louie's Icon Page
http://www.mgraphix.com/iconpage/xmen.html

Tim Larson's Icon Page
http://www.mac.drake.edu/l/spock/icons.html

X-Men ASCII Art
http://www.mallorn.com/~m-blase/xpage/texts/ascii_x-men.txt

*** The Fox Kids Network Page

This page has a list of what cartoons (X:TAS!!!) are running each day of
the week, along with a short description of the cartoon itself and what
else fans can expect from the rest of the season. Definitely worth a
look.

The Fox Kids Network Page is located at
http://www.foxkids.com/kids/index.html

*** The BAMF! Doll

After years of toil and relentless searching, we finally have the
patterns to the Nightcrawler BAMF! doll. Yay!!! It is available by
ftp.

The patterns, instructions, and other stuff are located at:
ftp.hiof.no in the /pub/Comics/X-Men/Bamf_package directory

*** Internet Relay Chat

The IRC #comics FAQ is kept by Russ Allbery. It is located at
http://www.santarosa.edu/~sthoemke/comics.html

It can also be obtained by sending e-mail to (ea...@eyrie.stanford.edu)

#comics is the main channel, but it tends to wander. :) If you cannot
get into #comics, check out #comix, the backup channel. Additionally,
KugGirl has invited any lost souls to hang out with her at #xf as well.
Just so you know, many of the rac.mx regulars use irc.dal.net as their
primary IRC server. If nobody is on your IRC server, telnet to DalNet
and see if we're over there! If you're looking for general information
on IRC, the best place to start looking is, in my opinion:
ftp://ftp.dal.net/pub/dalnet/help/

In addition to the above, a new channel has been set up on the undernet.
There is an x-bot on the IRC Undernet for #x-men. You can find this
channel on the Undernet IRC server by telnetting to
davis.ca.us.undernet.org 6667 or by setting your web browser to:
telnet://davis.ca.us.undernet.org:6667/

SECTION F: Other Comics Newsgroups
-----------------------------------

This is just the most complete list of places to look for other comics-
related stuff, be it strips, comics-based movies and TV shows, or binary
pictures. I am a little shaky on the .alt groups, so if there is
anything not quite right, let me know.

As always, before posting to a group, you should read its FAQ.
Just about all the Usenet Comics-based FAQs can be found at the ftp site
rtfm.mit.edu. See Section A for more details.

The newsgroups:

alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons
alt.binaries.pictures.misc
alt.comics.2000ad
alt.comics.alan-moore
alt.comics.batman
alt.comics.buffalo-roam
alt.comics.classic
alt.comics.dilbert
alt.comics.fan-fiction
alt.comics.image
alt.comics.lnh
alt.comics.peanuts
alt.comics.superman
alt.fan.albedo
alt.fan.bugtown
alt.fan.furry
alt.fan.mark-waid
alt.fan.neil-gaiman
alt.fan.peter-david
alt.fan.tank-girl
de.alt.comics (German)
fr.rec.arts.bd (French)
rec.arts.animation
rec.arts.anime.creative
rec.arts.anime.fandom
rec.arts.anime.games
rec.arts.anime.marketplace
rec.arts.anime.misc
rec.arts.anime.models
rec.arts.anime.music
rec.arts.comics.alternative
rec.arts.comics.creative
rec.arts.comics.dc.lsh
rec.arts.comics.dc.universe
rec.arts.comics.dc.vertigo
rec.arts.comics.elfquest
rec.arts.comics.european
rec.arts.comics.info
rec.arts.comics.marketplace
rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe
rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks
rec.arts.comics.misc
rec.arts.comics.other-media
rec.arts.comics.strips
rec.arts.manga
rec.collecting.cards.non-sports
rec.games.frp.super-heroes
rec.toys.action-figures

Remember-- If it has an FAQ, find it and read it before posting.

Credits
-------

Material in this FAQ was originally a large portion of Part 4 of the
General rec.arts.comics.xbooks FAQ, written by David R. Henry. This FAQ
was reorganized (with added material) by Katharine E. Weizel.

The Keeper of the Where Can I Find It? FAQ would like to thank:

* David R. Henry, for writing the previous thing,
* Marty Blase and Steve Thoemke for having such organized Web pages,
* Jane Griffin, for keeping me sane,
* and Aardy R. DeVarque, for reasons too numerous to mention.