c_im_bigbang | 2021 Cap-IM RBB Claims: CLOSED

Round 2 Claims Post

Round 1 of claims is closed. If you do still have a hankering for a Cap-IM RBB collab - Round 2 of claims will open on Monday 17th Feb **07:00 ET** (countdown here: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=179&iso=20210215T07&msg=2021%20Cap-IM%20Reverse%20Bang%20Round%202%20Claims%20Open%21)

Folks who have not yet claimed, and those who still have one participation slot open (remember, there's a maximum of two signups, so if you haven't submitted an entry you can claim 2!) can both turn up and claim, so please do spread the word!

2021 Cap-IM Reverse Bang

This is the CLAIMS phase of the Reverse Bang, and where the writers and podficcers come in! An amazing 30 fanwork entries have been submitted and are awaiting writers to claim them. By claiming an artwork, you assert that you will collaborate with your artist(s) to produce a custom fanwork to accompany their artwork when posting begins in May. There is no penalty-free dropping out after this point.

You do not need to be a member of the

cap_ironman community or have a Dreamwidth account to make your claim. Anonymous comments on this post are enabled (commenting will open when the claiming phase begins).

The art previews are underneath a cut in the next part of the post. Please note that some of them might be NOT SAFE FOR WORK; view at your own discretion.

Your schedule:
Saturday, February 13th, 18:00 ET (what time is this for me?): Claims begin, and podficcers and writers choose the artwork(s) they would like to write fic for
February-April: Writers write! Podficcers podfic! Artists finish their fanwork(s).
Saturday, April 24th, 18:00 ET (what time is this for me?): Teams select their May posting dates
Saturday, May 1st: Posting begins!

A recap on some of the main rules:

Please remember to read through our General Event Policies and the Reverse Bang Event Guidelines for all participants, as well as the Writer and Podficcer Guidelines for this year’s challenge before going on to claim any art.

Each creator may participate in the 2021 RBB a maximum of two times, either by submitting 2 distinct artworks to be claimed, by claiming 2 different artworks as a creator (if second claims go forward), or by submitting one artwork and claiming another.

If you sign up as a co-creating team of writers/podficcers, this maximum remains in place.

If you sign up as a writer, you are commiting to write a completely new companion fic of at least 5,000 words.

If you sign up as a podficcer, you are commiting to creating a completely new companion podfic of at least 2,500 words.

This is a collaborative challenge: you are all expected to keep in touch with your team for the duration of the challenge. You must coordinate with your partner during the posting period.

All participants must be 18 or older.

Please follow the claiming instructions below. Make sure you ONLY choose art that you want to write for. Please be aware that by signing up now you are fully committing to the challenge.

The ANY universe label means the artist is happy with receiving a fic set in any Marvel universe. Please don't choose art set in a universe you're unfamiliar with or unwilling to write.

Claiming Instructions

To claim a summary on February 13th, you will need to leave a comment with the following information (just copy and paste into a comment, then add your own details):

We recommend that you pick two or three options as we cannot guarantee that you will get your first choice. However, you may include more if you wish or list just one choice if there is only one artwork you are interested in. Remember that you are signing up for a collaborative event—please do not list codenames of fanwork that you would not be genuinely happy to engage with.

Claims will be made on a first-come, first-served basis and you will be assigned the first option that is still available in your list.

You may only claim once during Round 1, and you will be assigned a single art entry—this is to give everyone who can't be there for claims opening a chance.

Artists, remember that writers have different schedules and timezones, and that though we try to accommodate everyone, your art may not be claimed in the first few hours. Please be patient, and don’t look at claims as a competition.
- This challenge is about pairing like-minded creators who will work together to produce exciting new Steve/Tony content; sometimes it takes a while for the right person to come along!
Writers, if the claim time is inconvenient for you, we encourage you to find someone who will put in a claim for you by proxy.
- All your proxy has to do is comment on the claims post instead of you when the time comes, providing your username, email and claims as set out above in this post.
- If you do not already know someone who can do this for you, you can email the mod team (cap.im.events@gmail.com) for assistance in finding a proxy.

When matching is complete, we will send out emails to connect artists with their writers, along with further instructions.

NOTE: After you receive the email, PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY CONFIRMING you have received the information. Please wait until you have replied to this email before contacting your partner. After confirming the assignment email has been received, it is the artists’ and writers’ responsibilities to open communications with team members and keep in touch for the duration of the collaboration.

And finally to the exciting part—the fanworks!

★ CONFESSION ★

Codename:CONFESSION
Universe: MCU, AU
Do Not Want: A/B/O, soulmates
Languages for accompanying work other than English: Any

★ DISASSEMBLE ★

Codename: DISASSEMBLE
Universe: Any Universe
Do Not Want: scatplay, water sports, lactation, diapers.

★ HEROIC ★

Codename:HEROIC
Universe: MCU, 616, Ults, Marvel's Avengers video game
Do Not Want: Shifter AU, daemon AU
Languages for accompanying work other than English: Any