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Top 5 2023 Works

Fashion Theme Icons by debris4spike. I like how this set was a bit different from the icons I normally come across. Some great expressions for Faith and Vi, and I liked how Drusilla seems to be emerging from the dark.

standard evil by happinesssdeceit. "A collection of materials supporting Dr. Horrible’s application to the Evil League of Evil." ( Read more... )

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5 great 2023 vids from SlayerVid

In the last year I’ve been really happy to watch a new name in BTVS vidding make a mark (their other non Buffy ‘verse vids are excellent too and worth checking out!) I highlighted one in my classic vids list, but here are five examples of SlayerVid’s excellent work from this year.

This one is hot off the press and definitely appropriate for the time of year. This is Thriller.

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5 great 2023 Summer of Giles fics

I think we're now in the Flash Forward part of the season to highlight fanworks from 2023. So to that end here's my usual round up of five fics that caught my eye at this year's

summer_of_giles. I love that the great and venerable SoG is still active and it gives me great joy to participate every year.

Only the Worthy by

il_mio_capitano is a great piece of Giles, Spike snark, in which our heroes try to work out how to release a sacred dagger from the hands of a mummy without triggering the curse. Don’t you hate it when you’re in that position? This is loads of fun and Giles and Spike bitching about their lot in life is gold.

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Top 5 Late 2022 Works

Alone by garnigal. Little look at how Buffy takes stock after Sunnydale disappears.

( 550 ) faith in buffy the vampire slayer by hieroglyph. Part of a project to icon all of her appearances throughout BtVS and Angel.

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Top 5 2022 Fanworks

Giles Word Search by il_mio_capitano. It's so rare to see fannish games and this was a treat!

Vid: Spuffy Abridged by double_duchess. "Inspired by the classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Abridged vid by Rowena." Fun ride through their arc and a nice homage to a classic vid.

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5 classic rare(ish) pairing fics

Oh goodness, here I am again. This time, here are five great fics from yesteryear with rare or rare(ish) pairings.

Knocking on Heaven’s Door by estepheia is Spike/Andrew, not a pairing that springs readily to mind. This is a what if when Spike and Andrew are on a mission at the end of S7. There may be tequila involved and Andrew has things he wants to do before he dies.

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Classic Buffy 'verse Ensemble vids

Yay for another season of

buffyversetop5. I always look forward to it so thank you in advance to the mods for being keepers of the flame.

I found I had so many ensemble vids in my list of links that I thought I’d make a specific post about them. So here are five classic Buffy ‘verse ensemble vids that I really love from days gone by.

I Lived by Buffyverseedits is a great walk down memory lane. It’s really happy making

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Top 5 2022 Fanfic and Meta

Giles Haikus by littleotter73. One for each season!

And When The Sky Was Opened by eleusis-walks. Wonderfully in-depth exploration of Cordelia and her arc.

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Five 2022 pieces of fan art, in no particular order:

1. Spike/Buffy by nmcil12.

2. Spike/Buffy also by nmcil12.

3. Giles/Ripper by monsoonhazard .

4. Giles/Joyce/Buffy by

emmatheslayer.

5. Spike/Buffy again by nmcil12.

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Five "Sunnydale After Dark" Exclusive fics

For me the year has been all about starting up our shiny new website, sunnydaleafterdark.com. Lots of work went into it from a dedicated team, and now it holds hundreds of fics, art and other cool things.

Many folks have reposted from elsewhere, but some of the material is exclusive to the site, so that's the only place you'll find it. Here are five stories worth the reading:

Not a Monster [NC-17] by Grief Counselling (formerly dampersandspoons) and Dusty - still a WIP but lots of chapters there already. Two outstanding writers at the peak of their form.

I Hear a Very Gentle Sound [R] by VioletMoon - a lovely, touching one-shot set in S6.

PS: Not A Date![R] by VeroNyxK84
S7 Spike gives Buffy care and support when she really needs it. Very sweet.

Aeternum in Anno [NC-17] by Chelle shortish but good as Buffy lives the year after Spike went up in flames.

Daisy in the Dark [PG-13] by Dusty. Spike can't stop visiting Buffy's grave. He meets someone else mourning a person they cared for.

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Top 5 Spuffy artwork from Sunnydale After Dark and Elysian Fields (2022)

In the last couple of months, both of these Spuffy archives have expanded their rules to allow posting standalone artwork. Erotic art is thriving on both sites, but for this post, I'll link my more worksafe favorites that everyone can view without logging in. The ratings are what the artists put on the whole series in which the works are posted.

Morning (from "take me out, and take me home") by MillenialCryBaby (G)
I couldn't pick just one work from this incredibly sweet and pretty series, so I picked the one that includes thumbnails of multiple others.
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Top 5 2022 Tumblr art of Buffyverse women

1. Drusilla, the masterpiece by spikedru
2. ~~Harmony~~ ~~by inkblotdemon~~ turns out Harmony was from 2021, so here's Cordelia by demonlandline instead.
3. Punk Dawn by spikedru
4. Buffy and Faith by acid-cloud-turtle
5. Faith, Buffy, and Kendra by doughnutcleric

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Top 5 2022 Buffyverse cartoons from Tumblr

1. Giles & Wesley cartoon by cryotrash
2. Seasons 2-4 and season 5-7 in a nut shell (Spike & Buffy) by theboneyaard
3. Dawn and Spike at Thanksgiving in S4 by spikedru
4. Well well well if it isnt the blowjob brothers (Spike and Angel, don't worry: worksafe) by calupos
5. [s5e14] she’s not ready to face reality yet (Buffy/Spike) by renegade-inator

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Top 5 2022 Buffy artwork from Tumblr

1. Buffy by Phsyc
2. Buffy (from episode Anne) by Phsyc
3. Buffy mood by isevery0nehereverystoned
4. Buffy by sammidraws
5. I like your dress by chrispypapas

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Top 5 2022 Spike artwork from Tumblr

1. Spike sketch by Mamonna
2. Love is Blood by HeatherbelArt
3. An experiment with spike and shadow by k1lljoys-make-some-noise
4. Hello Cutie by Grief Counseling
5. Ghost Spike by isevery0nehereverystoned

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Top 5 Tumblr Buffyverse artists active in 2022

Five artists worth mentioning for their entire oeuvre during 2022.

1. https://www.tumblr.com/whatshisfaceblogs

The continuing epic quest to draw each of Buffy's outfits for all episodes of BtVS.

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Five great Buffy 'verse vids from 2022

Here’s my final list for this year’s buffyversetop5. Five awesome vids created this year.

Spuffy Abridged by Double Dutchess. Done for this year’s Seasonal Spuffy with The William Tell Overture as the soundtrack, the editing in this is awesome. Also worth checking out is the vid it was inspired by - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Abridged by Rowena - the link is in the DD’s description.

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Five great 2022 Summer of Giles fics

summer_of_giles is always a highlight of my fandom year, both as a writer and a consumer. Here are five fics that really jumped out at me, but with the caveat that as always there is a ton of great stuff that is worth checking out and I'm still way behind with my reading! The SoG DW account has very user friendly tags if you want to go delving back into the archive for goodies from previous years. SoG also has an AO3 account, so that’s another way to get your Giles on.

The Call by pbjellius is a lovely glimpse of pre-Sunnydale Giles who is doing mindless busywork for the Council and dreaming something bigger. And really, if you were a vampire, you don’t want to get between a having a bad day Giles and the pub - just saying!

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5 Buffyverse podcasts, in no particular order :

1. Buffy Virgin Podcast : Giles needs adult friends. Weird acting at The Bronze. Veruca eats a giant hamburger. And Oz leaves the show. Forever? We're not sure. Well, one person isn't sure.

Watch on YouTube

2.
Pop Culture Role Call : Professor Murder - Graduation Day, Part 1

3.
Tiny Fences: A Buffy Podcast : Showtime

4. Tiny Fences : a Buffy pocast : Fool For Love

5. FireBadTreePretty : Nightmares

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Fanworks that are (mostly) new to me

Apologies. It's technically the 29th here as it's shortly after midnight, but I'm not focused on 2022 works with these fanworks. I just didn't realize how late it had gotten.

Buffy Summers by Veruca - something about Buffy's expression in this image just gets me
( The rest of the works are picking out their costumes for next Monday )