1999 Crossover Results

The Thunder Strikes
By Quamp

Story’s total rating: 68.00
The Good: Judge 1 had to say that, “This was an interesting concept, and one I wouldn't mind seeing Marvel tackle -- imagine the splash pages.” All in all everyone thought that it was a good effort and a nice fun read. Judge 3 remarked, “The dialogue was great. Moonstone has a few fabulous lines. ”

The Bad: Judge 2 thought that it could have been a more original concept. Judge #3 thought that the story could have lasted a little bit longer and could have been “more developed.” All the judges agreed it was confusing in some spots. Judge 3 had to add that, “These are probably HTML errors rather than writing mistakes, but they still impair the readability of the story.” Judge #1 added, “Some of the dialog was a bit stilted, but that is understandable given the format.” Another thing that came up was the behavior of Deadpool. Judge #3 had this to say, “There are a couple moments when Deadpool is just a little too polite, but through most of the story, it’s Vintage Deadie.” And on of the last things was that for those who haven’t read Quamp’s fics in the past they would have no clue who Firelasher is.

The Summary: This was best summed up by Judge #3, “The Thunderbolts (whose history you really don’t need to know to read this story) are found guilty of some crime or another and sentenced to a lifetime of hunting down criminals for the government. One of their first assignments is to capture Deadpool. ‘Nuff said.” One thing, this isn’t bad or good but I thought I should add it. This story is in dramatic script style.

And the winner is...

Objects in the Mirror
By Karen G

Story’s Total Rating: 74.00

The Good: Judge #1 and Judge #3 both agreed this was a very originial interesting concept. Judge #3 went further and said that, “Crossovers between X-Books and any incarnation of Star Trek are not on everyone’s "Must Try" list (Judge withholds comment about X-Files), especially not Voyager, and the author makes innovative use of a sub-plot in X-Force #75. The community can always use another James story, especially one that doesn’t involve Terry nattering along in tow. This one is original enough that the reader doesn’t sit there thinking ‘You know, the author really could have done something else.’” And also that, “the author obviously has a firm grasp of both X-Force and Voyager.” I would like to say considering how judge 2 ranked the others you should consider this next comment a good compliment, “Well, it's not a bad forced crossover as crossovers go. The combination of James and Chakoty's bloodline was a predictable touch, but not necessarily an ill-chosen one.” (That was not to say that judge 2 was not fair just to say that judge 2 was very cautious to give praise and I’m willing to bet is a great beta reader on a regular basis.)

The Bad: #1 had to say that, “It was confusing at times. Transitions were sometimes awkward.” The same judge did believe that that while the author had a grasp of both groups they thought the story needed “examination and explanation of the purpose and circumstance of James and Chakotay's meeting.” Okay this is one of those little good bad things that I so do love because I have no place to put them. Evil judges! Just kidding. Judge #3 wanted to say that, “Frequent minor grammatical errors, such as missing commas and misspellings, but she makes back an extra point by punctuating the end of her dialogue correctly.” Okay I have to put down Judge #3’s comment because I can think of no other way to put it, “The story held together just fine, but there were a few errors. (Begin Back Issue Goddess Mode) James’ brother John did NOT die TWENTY years ago, and the Camp Verde massacre did not happen TWENTY years ago either. Sheesh, some sources say James wasn’t even born that long ago. Also, the reservation was not called Mesa Verde, and the canon James (which is the one used in this story) does not have a tattoo on his face. (End Back Issue Goddess Mode).” Judge #3 commented that something felt like it was missing. There was one particular section that this judge didn’t like and that was a section taken out of the comic books which they thougth sounded “choppy” in the story. This judge also thought that, “This story could have used the assistance of a proofreader. But, it’s very interesting and insightful, and true to the characters.”

The Summary: How do I explain this one without giving away too much? Hmm this should be difficult. This story is set in the future just a tad and explores the family tree between two characters, one of which is from X-Force and one of which is from the Voyager crew.