Jojo's Bizarre Adventure * Bang

If anyone would like to write fic corresponding to any of the art linked below, please feel free!

by Alice Fox: http://i.imgur.com/XYN59ai.jpg
by shompu: http://i.imgur.com/m9jfZwM.jpg
by bomskit: http://i.imgur.com/0gZ1Mvt.jpg

As of right now, almost a week after the original deadline, I've only received half of the fics. I'm really disappointed, because I received NO notices from those who would be late.

For those of you kind enough to be paying attention, what do you suggest I do?

So uh, something came up in real life for me at the last second, so I'm not going to be at my computer again until Saturday. Given that, I'm going to extend the deadline for art submissions to Saturday, May 25 at 6 PM here in New York (click on that to get a countdown). Writers should check in here, logged onto Dreamwidth, sometime on Sunday to see their options and choose what they'd like to write.

For the four of you that have already submitted: thank you kindly! Your art has been universally awesome so far and I can't wait to see what happens next. \o/

For reference: we have one submission each involving Diamond is not Crash and Stone Ocean, and two submissions involving Steel Ball Run. (Good thing I'm almost done reading SBR, huh...)

So yes, signups are closed! Thank you all for signing up: we've got a great turnout of twelve pairs!  (One person has not formally signed up but confirmed with me on Twitter that she was participating.) 

Everyone who offered to do both is, yes, being asked to draw. Thank you for your generosity!

But for all twelve of you who offered to draw: time to get to work! Remember, it's got to be done - or at least really, REALLY close to it - by May 23, 2013 at 11:30 PM here in New York City. (What is that where you are? Click me to find out.) 

Feel free to tell us here in the comments of this post what you're thinking of drawing - or not! Keep it Jojo-related, of course. Solo shots, couples, or n-somes are welcome, however your lovely hearts imagine them, within JJBA canon or AU or whatever else! But two notes: 

• I'm going to discourage crossovers, for the sole reason that I cannot guarantee that writers have seen whatever other canon you're referencing.
• I'm also going to ask you to tell us in advance if your art is going to be R-18+/NSFW, just as a courtesy to everyone else. (I for one am okay with writing smut, but I know it's not for everyone!)
   

For those of you who offered to write: time to catch up on the manga, because I cannot guarantee that specific parts/characters will or will not show up! And nothing here will be spoiler-shielded either, as a warning. 

Also, if you as a writer have some ideas you'd like to share, feel free to do so in the comments - but remember, mentioning them gives NO guarantee that an artist will pick them up. As a writer, this challenge is all about your flexibility! But of course, if an artist is stuck/blocked and they happen to see an idea you propose that inspires them, that's a nice thing. :)

Thanks again for signing up and making this happen - I'm very excited to see what we create together! 

Yes, I plan to update this community every Friday, either with deadlines or just update/check in posts, because I too have missed Jojo Fridays. Consider it a tiny way to fill the void before the release of All Star Battle and/or the Stardust Crusaders anime!

WHAT IS THIS?
A Big Bang/Reverse Bang captures the same idea in two forms: creators of one kind of fan work inspire creators of another, and these paired works are released all together in a "bang" of sudden fandom activity. In a Big Bang, writers create fanfics, and artists illustrate them; in a Reverse Bang, artists create fanart, which inspire writers to write. It encourages collaboration between writers and artists, gives people deadlines to work on fan works, and results in a beautiful lovely pile of fanwork all at once! Everyone wins!

The results are in: people wanted a Reverse Bang for the first challenge. Future challenges will most likely alternate back and forth between standard and reverse forms, depending on community interest.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING:

1. GET A DREAMWIDTH ACCOUNT if you don't already have one! You don't have to use it for anything else if you don't want to, but having everyone here is ideal. I'll try to post regularly on Tumblr for major deadlines, but seriously, this is best. You can even get an RSS feed for this community if that's what you prefer. (Or just come every Friday.)
2. JOIN THE COMMUNITY. There's a link on the profile page. As stated, works will be kept secret from the public until final reveals; there is one point where participants will see summaries/previews that are not meant for public consumption.
3. VOTE: Writers First (Big Bang) or Artists First (Reverse Bang)? It's okay to not have a preference! If this is successful, we may reverse the decision for the next challenge, so don't worry :3 Please post your vote in the community, even if you've already stated it on Tumblr; it's easiest to keep everything in one place.
4. Start thinking of which you'd rather do (write or draw) and what you want to create if you go first. Remember, works must be at least 5000 words for writers or fully completed, colored, and shaded for artists - and keep in mind that whatever you create should be able to inspire someone else! 
5. SIGN UP. 

OPTIONAL STUFF I'D REALLY APPRECIATE:

1. OPTIONAL #1: HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Tell all of your Jojo fan friends that this is happening! The more people we have, the more successful this will be, and the more diverse and wonderful fan works we will get!
2. OPTIONAL #2: CREATE GRAPHICS AND OTHER PRETTIES! I'd love a banner for this community to spread around on here and Tumblr - if you've got a great one up your sleeve just comment! Even better, if you know CSS and can make a theme for this community, let me know! My only request is that you try to keep it as part-neutral as possible: we will accept prompts from all eight parts of the manga.
3. OPTIONAL #3: CONSIDER JOINING ME IN MODERATING! I thiiiiiink I can do this, but it is my first time running such a contest (though I've run other Livejournal/Dreamwidth communities under different names), and I'm all writing, no art. If you have insight into such things, drop me a line! EDIT: Thank you to onepixeljumpman for stepping in! 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
All times are as my computer says here in New York City (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC -4). Generally, expect posts (signups, check in posts, summaries/previews, assignments, final work posts) to be posted on Fridays, and for due dates to be Thursday nights (so I can have Thursday night/Friday morning to prepare posts dependent on what people hand in).

1. VOTING continues; voting will close April 25, 2013 at 11:30 PM.
2. SIGNUPS begin April 26, 2013 and continue until May 3, 2013.
3. ROUND ONE GENERALLY COMPLETE WORKS ARE DUE MAY 23, 2013 at 11:30 PM, including short summaries (if writers go first) or preview images (if artists go first).
4. SUMMARIES/PREVIEWS ARE POSTED, LOCKED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, ON MAY 24, 2013. Round Two creators are asked to rank the previews in order of preference; preference will be followed as much as possible for matchups.
5. PREFERENCE LISTINGS ARE DUE MAY 30, 2013 at 11:30 PM.
6. ROUND TWO ASSIGNMENTS ARE SENT OUT MAY 31, 2013. Creator pairs are encouraged to work together to make their works as wonderful as possible! If Round One creators decide to edit their works at this point to better reflect Round Two input, that is fine!
7. FINALIZED WORKS ARE DUE JUNE 20, 2013 AT 11:30 PM.
8. WORKS ARE POSTED JUNE 21, 2013. At this point, they are public - feel free to share them everywhere!