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Starter Pack

Introduction: Detective Comics #647-649 (1992)

Robin #3-5, #15-16 (1994-1995)

Showcase ‘95 #5 (1995)

Robin #25-26, #35, #40-41, #43-45, Robin #62, #64-65 (1996-1999)

Young Justice Secret Origins 80 Page Giant (1998)

Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma (1998) 

As Robin:  Robin #126-127 (2004) /  Batgirl #53 (2004) /  Detective Comics #796 (2004) / Robin #128 (2004) / Batgirl #54 (2004)

Death: Batman: War Games ( 2004-2005)

Return: Robin #172-174 (2008)

As Batgirl: Batgirl (2009-2011)

New 52:  Batman #28 (2014) / Batman Eternal  (2014-2015) / Catwoman #42-46 / Catwoman #42-46 (2015) / Batgirl Annual #3 (2015) / Batgirl #46-47, #49-52 (2015)

Rebirth: Detective Comics (2016-on going)

Under the cut almost all her appearances + all the mentioned arcs in detail. If we’re missing anything feel free to hit us up! 

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THE SUPERMAN STARTER READING LIST

SO – you want to read Superman comics, but you’re intimidated by the near-century of history this character has. Or, you’ve read a few comics with him, but you want to go back to the basics to understand his character and the mythology surrounding him. There are so many continuities, origin stories, and standalones – where do you start? Well…

[Image ID: a cropped edit of the Superman ‘78 #3 variant cover by Lee Weeks, showing Lois Lane sitting on the letters of the Daily Planet globe, and Clark flying above her in his Superman costume, reaching out to take her hand. Hand-written next to them is: "THE SUPERMAN STARTER READING LIST", and hand-written in the bottom right corner is: "by MYTHIC / superfam.tumblr.com". End ID.]

This list isn’t intended to be a full, comprehensive guide to Superman’s decades of history, but a curated taster of Clark Kent in the comics medium. It aims to show you a variety of interpretations from different authors of different contexts, but with the broad goal of helping newcomers understand the heart of the character. Not every comic is able to sum up all aspects of Superman, and some could be argued to miss certain points, but each one has been selected for this list for the goal of conveying the history and breadth of his interpretations.

It’s intended to be accessible to both long-dedicated comics fans and people who are new to the DC universe, or even the medium as a whole. As such, new fans are welcome to enjoy each story as a standalone interpretation.

Please understand that this list is built from my own experience with the character, and I don’t claim it to be better or worse than any other – it’s just one way to approach his history. Essentially, I’m attempting to create the sort of list I wish I had access to when first reading Superman comics. I highly encourage the reader to form their own interpretations of each work.

With all that out of the way, please enjoy!

[Image ID: An edit of Gary Frank's artwork from Superman: Secret Origin. A slightly battered Clark in his Superman outfit embraces Jimmy with his right arm and Lois with his left. All three are smiling. The background, which depicts a disaster scene and a defeated Lex Luthor chained to a building, is covered in a translucent blue overlay. Hand-written next to Clark is: "ORIGINS". End ID.]

SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #1-6 (2009-2010) Geoff Johns & Gary Frank

Just a couple years before the 2011 reboot of the DC Universe, a new definitive origin story was created for a Superman post-Infinite Crisis (a major event which had changed the status quo of the multiverse).

Secret Origin is only six issues long, and a great, efficient introduction to Clark Kent and Superman. It focuses on telling Clark’s origins from his own perspective, as a hero but also simply as a person. It also does a good job of setting up important supporting characters including Lois, Jimmy, Perry, and Lex.

SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT #1-12 (2003-2004) Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu & Gerry Alanguilan

Though replaced by Secret Origin only a few years later, Birthright was written as the definitive origin story to overwrite Byrne’s 1986 reboot of the character. It was intended to bring Superman into the new century, and be more consistent with his modern interpretations. It is also influenced by the popularity of the TV series Smallville.

Birthright is longer and covers aspects of the Superman mythos in further depth, including dynamics between Clark, Lex, and the city of Metropolis, kryptonite, and Krypton in general. Due to its extended length, it also covers more on Clark’s relationship with his powers and heritage.

I highly recommend reading both modern preboot origins to experience different interpretations with different influences and intentions, even only a few years apart.

[Image ID: An edit of Tim Sale's artwork from Superman: For All Seasons. On the right, Clark lies on his bed, looking to the left with a wistful expression and with a hand on his dog curled up next to him. The background, which is his cluttered bedroom in Smallville, is overlaid with translucent grey. Hand-written to the left of Clark is: "INTROSPECTION". End ID.]

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN #1-3 (2019) Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru

This standalone story is set in 1946, and primarily draws upon the Golden and Silver Ages as inspiration. It’s an adaptation of an episode of The Adventures of Superman radio series, “The Clan of the Fiery Cross”, which famously dealt a major hit to the KKK’s operations in America by influencing public perceptions.

The story follows Clark as well as siblings Roberta and Tommy, two Chinese-American kids who have recently moved to the Metropolis suburbs, as they uncover and fight a local chapter of the KKK. The story explores themes of immigrant identity and self-acceptance in Clark and the kids’ narratives – it presents important concepts from Superman’s history, straight from the heart of his character, in a really effective way.

SUPERMAN: FOR ALL SEASONS #1-4 (1998) Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale

This miniseries has four issues, each corresponding to a season and narrated by an important person in Clark’s life (in order: Jonathan ‘Pa’ Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lana Lang). Tim Sale’s beautifully detailed and expressive art captures the complex emotions drawn out by having your life touched by Clark Kent, which works really well with the personal, confessional style of the narration. It’s a very intimate work.

It’s a great insight into both the triumphs and very personal struggles of Clark through the inner voices of some of the most important people in his life, and captures what makes his character work really well.

FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING (SUPERMAN (1939) ANNUAL #11) (1985) Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

This is a single-issue annual from right before the DC universe was rebooted, and (unsurprisingly for Moore) explores some philosophical and ideological questions regarding the Man of Steel. On his ‘birthday’, Superman falls prey to an alien organism called The Black Mercy, which feeds on its victims while keeping them complacent with vivid hallucinations of their greatest desires. Clark hallucinates a still-living Krypton, which he is a part of – but perhaps not everything is perfect.

SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC (ACTION COMICS #866-870) (2008) Geoff Johns & Gary Frank

Before retelling Superman’s beginnings in Secret Origin, Johns and Frank collaborated on this story arc which massively changes the status quo, partially by reintroducing a variety of pre-Crisis concepts including the original Brainiac and the bottled city Kandor. If you liked Secret Origin, you’ll probably like this one.

As this is our first story arc rather than self-contained story, it has more references to the ongoing continuity but is still easy enough to understand without that context. This story also prominently features Kara Zor-El as Supergirl and expands on some cosmic lore and Krypton in general.

SUPERMAN: UP IN THE SKY #1-6 (2019-2020) Tom King & Andy Kubert

This is an accessible, self-contained exploration of the extent of Superman’s moral fibre, following Clark as he attempts to save a single girl who was abducted from Earth and taken into space. It’s quite abstract at points with the questions it asks about themes of compassion and commitment, which I think is conveyed particularly well in the panelling and artwork.

[Image ID: An edit of Frank Quitely's artwork from All Star Superman. Clark in his Superman outfit is flying with his arms outstretched. The top half of his face is cut off. The background is an abstract depiction of the heart of the sun, and has been overlaid with a translucent orange. Handwritten beneath Clark is: "INTERPRETING AND RE-INTERPRETING". End ID.]

THE K-METAL FROM KRYPTON (drafted 1940, restored 2004-2011) Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Studio

The K-Metal from Krypton is an unpublished and unfinished comic from 1940, written by Superman creator Jerry Siegel, and drafted by the studio of the other Superman creator, Joe Shuster. After being lost for decades, the story has slowly been recovered and restored by Superman fans.

Though this one is much more unconventional than the other items on the list, I think it’s extremely important to Superman’s history and generally understanding him as a character. It comes from a time when creative control of their character was being taken from Siegel and Shuster, and though it is unknown why this story was unpublished, that’s a major point of context to keep in mind.

This draft sets up the predecessor to kryptonite in the Superman comics – “K-Metal” – and also contains a scene where Clark reveals his identity to Lois, and they agree to be partners in helping others. This is a major departure from the status quo of Clark keeping his secret from Lois as she tries to uncover it, which would continue for the rest of the Golden and Silver Ages.

The restoration effort can be read online: http://theages.superman.nu/k-metal/splash.php

THE MAN OF STEEL #1-6 (1986) John Byrne & Dick Giordano

This limited series is the immediate post-Crisis origin story and reinvention of Superman. It wasn’t put in the Origins section because I think from a modern perspective it shouldn’t be an introduction to Clark, but rather something you read to understand the history of his character.

It originated major changes in the Superman mythology, some of which have become instilled in it (such as Lex Luthor and Lois Lane’s modern characterisations), and others which have been forgotten or discarded.

One major thing is the great effort this origin made to make Clark American over being Kryptonian… Byrne has expressed great distaste of portrayals of Superman which emphasise his immigrant identity, and that should be kept in mind while critically reading this work.

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #1-12 (2005-2008) Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely

Arguably the most critically acclaimed Superman comic, this has been saved for late in the list as I believe it’s enhanced with more context of and experience with Clark. This is a series which explores the nature of storytelling and legacy, which was created with the aim of creating a timeless Superman story.

When Superman learns he will soon die, what does he reflect on? What does he change? This is heavily inspired by, and is a love letter to, Silver Age Superman.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW? (SUPERMAN #423 & ACTION COMICS #583) (1986) Alan Moore, Curt Swan & George Pérez

Written in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths, this is another story about Superman ‘dying’, and is essentially a great mediation on and send-off to the Silver Age incarnation of the character. It refers to itself as an “imaginary” story, and can be seen as one concrete ending for this version of Clark Kent and the rest of the Superman characters, in a medium with few.

It can be found in a collection with For the Man Who Has Everything.

SUPERMAN: RED AND BLUE #1-6 (2021) Various

To finish off our starter reading list, let’s move from Superman’s end to his future. This is an anthology of short stories from various authors and artists, exploring a spread of visions of the Man of Tomorrow.

I think it’s an appropriate end for this starter exploration of Clark Kent’s many interpretations! As with all anthologies, it has its ups and downs in quality, but as a whole I truly believe it captures the heart of this character.

Thank you for reading all this way. I really hope this reading list helps you delve into the character of Superman and inspires you to read further beyond what I’ve suggested here.

Most of all, I hope it helps at least some people grow to love Clark Kent as much as I have.

A PDF version of this reading list is available here.

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talia,

otherwise known as the daughter of the demon, is the daughter of batman’s long-time immortal foe, ra’s al ghul. she was introduced in detective comics #411 by dennis o’neil, where she candidly unmasked batman to tend to his wounds after they were captured by doctor darrk. the relationship that developed between them in the following decades was complicated, with talia caught between her love for bruce and her loyalty to ra’s. over time, she forged an identity for herself that rendered her one of the most nuanced members of the batman mythos until her character re-vamp by grant morrison in batman & son.

this list covers a comprehensive, chronological, in-continuity timeline of her character prior to its assassination. elseworld’s titles have been ignored, as have other media such as shows, films, video games, etc. the goal of this list is to give a cohesive account of talia’s pre-morrison character arc. not every single appearance is included here due to instances of mischaracterization (see the end of this post), but this nonetheless covers almost all of the bases.

also, thank you so much to @harunosakuras​ for making the above banner! you can check out her account for more stellar comic edits 😊

introduction (1971-1980) 🗡️

most of these issues have been compiled into tales of the demon, with the exception of batman #257, black lightning: year one #3-4, and the brave and the bold #159.

detective comics #411

batman 232, 235, 240, 243-44, 257

black lightning: year one #3-4 — i think these issues are a better re-interpretation of black lightning’s origins in terms of their talia characterization than black lightning (1977) #2.

dc special series #15 — there’s some racist writing, namely of ra’s drugging bruce and wedding him to talia under preconceived notions regarding marriage in eastern cultures, but the marriage is rendered moot within the issue and treated as a one-note plot point.

detective comics #485

the brave and the bold #159

detective comics #490

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Where to start reading Talia al Ghul?

Let’s start with her first appearance in Detective Comics #411

Batman: Birth of the Demon

Batman: Bane of the Demon

Batman: Legacy

Batman: The Chalice

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul

Batman Chronicles #8

Birds of Prey #31-35

The Batman Adventures #13, 29

Batman: Death and the Maidens

Detective Comics #526, 750

Batman & Robin Adventures #9-10

Action Comics #772, 773

Nightwing #140, #144-146

President Lex Secret Files #1

Red Hood: Lost Days

Villains United

Batman: Arkham Unhinged #38-40

Batman and Robin #0

Li’l Gotham #5, 11-12, 21

If you think I missed something let me know :)

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The Ultimate Superman/Batman Reading Guide

Do you like Superman and Batman's friendship but don't know where to start reading? Or are you just looking for more to read? This list is for you!

Comics can be quite hard and complicated to navigate, especially when two characters have interacted for 69 years. A lot has happened in that time! I made this reading guide to help you along. It's organized by era and (mostly) in chronological order.

Many thanks to @katsuyacrimson and Orph for their input and help, and @worldsfinest for some last-minute info!

Some personal faves:

World's Finest vol. 2 (1990) >> Good starting point if you want a self-contained story that is not really in continuity.

Superman/Batman (2003) >> Good starting point. See under 'Post-crisis' for reading order.

Dark Knight over Metropolis >> See under 'Post-crisis' for reading order.

Batman/Superman (2013) #1-4 and #16-20 + annual #2

Batman/Superman (2019) #16-21 + annual 2021

Alright, long list under the cut. Enjoy your reading!

☆ = essential reading to follow their relationship (imo)

▻ = tie-in to other story or not entirely essential to follow their relationship

Pre-crisis (1952 -1985) // Earth One

☆ Superman (1939) #76 - Very first meeting

☆ World's Finest Comics - Superman and Batman teamed up almost every issue from #71 all the way to #323 (the final issue).

Some highlights and personal faves:

Batman and Superman in World’s Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus - collects #71 - 116 (and Superman #76)

Saga of the Supersons - collects various issues between #215 and #263.

#246-247; #250; #259; #271 (first meeting retold); #272 - 274; #279 - 289; #293; #294-295 (the infamous break-up happened at this point in Batman and the Outsiders #1); #300; #302

▻ Superman Annual #7: The origins of the Superman-Batman team ▻ Superman Annual #9

☆ Superman Annual #11: For the Man Who Has Everything

Post-crisis (1986 - 2011) // New Earth

Main universe:

☆ The Man of Steel #3 - One Night in Gotham City. New first meeting. general warning for John Byrne rightwing-leaning superman but ok i guess

▻ Adventures of Superman #440 - The Hurrieder I Go. Secret identities revealed. Part of the ongoing story in the Superman books at the time.

▻ Batman #428-429 - part of A Death in the Family.

☆ Dark Knight over Metropolis

Preceding events: Action comics annual #1, Adventures of Superman #466, Action Comics #653. Read these for the full story.

Main story: Superman (1987) #44, Adventures of Superman #467, Action Comics #654

▻ Superman: The Man of Steel #37 - first time seeing each other again after Clark’s death and Bruce getting his back broken. Part of Zero Hour. Could be read as stand-alone, might be a little confusing.

▻ Superman: The Wedding Album - Bruce arranges for Metropolis to be protected during Lois and Clark’s honeymoon.

▻ JLA (1997) 80-page giant #1 - The Green bullet (first story)

▻ JLA (1997) #27

▻ Superman: Emperor Joker - Bruce shows up mainly in the second arc, The Reign of Emperor Joker. Read the full story to understand it all! Starts in Superman (1987) #160, or collected in tpb.

☆ Superman (1987) #168 and Detective Comics #756 - With This Ring and Lord of the Ring.

▻ Batman #612 - part of Batman: Hush.

☆ Superman/Batman (2003). Longest running team-up book to date, beside the World’s Finest Comics. Definitely essential reading!

Reading order: Annual #1 (first meeting retold, again. this time with deadpool); Annual #2; Secret Files and Origins 2003 (When Clark Met Bruce); #1 - 56; Annual #3; #57 - 87; Annual #4

▻ Batman #640 - part of Batman: Under The Hood. harder to read on its own.

▻ Justice League of America (2006) #0 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

▻ Superman #710 - part of Superman: Grounded. Can easily be read as stand-alone.

Limited series:

☆ World’s Finest vol. 2 (1990) 3 issues.

▻ Legends of the World’s Finest (1995) 3 issues.

☆ Batman & Superman: World’s Finest (1999) 10 issues - #7 is the most important.

New 52 (2011 - 2016) // Prime Earth

☆ Batman/Superman (2013) #1-4 - New first meeting as Clark and Bruce*

▻ Batman (2011) #19-20 - Ghost Lights (backup story)

☆ Batman/Superman (2013) #5-7; Annual #1; #8; Worlds’ Finest #20; #9; Worlds’ Finest #21; #10-20; Annual #2; #28-30

▻ Superman (2011) #40 - part of Superman: Before Truth

☆ Superman: The Final Days of Superman

Starts in Superman (2011) #51

Batman/Superman #31-32 are tie-ins.

Earth two:

▻ Worlds’ Finest #27-29: The secret history of Superman & Batman

*New first meeting as Superman and Batman happens in Justice League (2011) #1, part of Justice League: Origin (see at the end under ‘Extra’)

Rebirth / DC Universe / Infinite Frontier (2016 - now) // Prime Earth

▻ DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1 - The Last Minute

☆ Batman (2016) #36-37 - Superfriends

▻ Prelude to the Wedding: Nightwing vs. Hush #1

▻ Batman (2016) #68

☆ Batman/Superman (2019) #1-11; Annual #1; #12-15

☆ Superman: Man of Tomorrow #19

☆ Future State: Batman/Superman #1-2

☆ Batman/Superman (2019) #16-21; Annual 2021; #22

☆ Ongoing Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022)

Elseworlds

▻ The Dark Knight Returns - Read at your own risk. Miller Batman and Government puppet Superman.

▻ Dark Knight III: The Master Race - Continuation of Dark Knight Returns and Dark Knight Strikes Again. Can be read on its own.

▻ Kingdom Come

▻ Elseworld's Finest - 1920’s pulp Superman and Batman. Need I say more?

▻ Superman and Batman: Generations

▻ JLA: Shogun of Steel - Superman and Batwoman in feudal Japan

▻ Superman: Red Son

Extra

▻ Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity (2003), 3 issues. TW: suggestions of rape / rape threat

▻ Trinity (2008), 52 issues

▻ Trinity (2016), 22 issues + 1 annual

▻ Injustice

▻ Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest (official adaptation of the animated series 3-part episode)

▻ Superman: Red & Blue #3 - Deadline (the first story)

Justice League books

Obviously not all superbat focused, but lots of great interactions and team dynamics. And check out the special recs:

▻ Justice League of America (1960), 261 issues + annuals.

▻ JLA: A Midsummer’s Nightmare (1996), 3 issues

▻ JLA (1997), 125 issues + annuals. Especially: New World Order (#1-4) and Tower of Babel (#43-46)

▻ Justice League of America (2006), 60 issues + specials. Especially #31 (part of When Worlds Collide)

▻ Justice League vol 2 (new 52), 52 issues. Especially Origin (#1-6), which includes the new first meeting between Superman and Batman.

▻ Justice League vol 3 (rebirth), 43 issues. Especially The People vs. The Justice League (#34-38)

▻ Justice League vol 4 (current), 66 issues. Especially The Sixth Dimension (#19-25) and The Garden of Mercy (#51-52)

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Hello everyone! We've noted that in the past few weeks there's been some issues with the comics reading list, as Tumblr seems to still not support pages on mobile (😔), so we decided to put the reading list in a carrd as well, in case that's more helpful. If there's any broken links or if it's hard to read, please let us know and we will change font, sizes, and more so everyone can use it ^_^

And also if you think we're cool consider dropping a like here , it's greatly appreciated 👍

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Bruce Wayne/Talia Al Ghul

Recommended Issues Reading List

Detective Comics #411, 526, 750, Annual #1

Batman #232, 243-244, 400

DC Special Series #15

Batman: Son of the Demon

Birth of the Demon

Bride of the Demon

Batman Chronicles #8

Batman and Robin #0 nu52

Li'l Gotham #11-12, 21

Batman: Arkham Unhinged #38-40

Also check out Batman the Animated Series episodes Off Balance, The Demon’s Quest and Avatar, Superman TAS episode The Demon Reborn and Batman Beyond episode Out of the Past.

Pretty sure i might be missing some issues so let me know if you think I should’ve added something :)

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Diana of Themyscira (Wonder Woman) Reading List

Foreword: Molded from clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and blessed by her patron gods of Olympus, Diana grew up on Themyscira, mentored by her Amazonian sisters. When Steve Trevor’s plane crash-landed on the island, ending the era of isolation from the patriarch’s world, the Amazons held a tournament that would produce a champion who would go back with Trevor and spread peace and hope to the outside world. Through the ages, Diana has served as a military secretary, a UN ambassador, a member on the Justice League, and most importantly, as Wonder Woman herself.

As always, the issues or runs that are strongly recommended are bolded and italicized.

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any fics where arthur knows about merlin's and is a total mother hen about it? (preferably with merthur)

Hi anon! Sure, here’s a few for you!

A Warlock’s Worth (need ao3 account)

Born of Magic

One of the Wonders

Protection

The Weight of Words

Where We Overlap

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so uhhhhhhhhh i may have gone a little overboard (batman/batfam is a hyperfixation of mine, fanfic is a special interests. this is all essentially an infodump lmao)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37252429

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33082348

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2114211

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36853240

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35650879

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27668846

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36017020

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35974873

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19016809

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28191915

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28834356

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30131670

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34171288

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35606470

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34305517

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1391065

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32923582

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35131708

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29342163

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32374201

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30261765

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34350739

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34435897

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35188033

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26919892

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34451542

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27638897

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31241006

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33417265

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2541136

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34492891

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34676047

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2276987

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30482187

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20120557

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31447613

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24442657

it’s… it’s glorious 🥺

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group ask for lost fics #35

Hi y’all! Below are a few lost fics that us mods just can’t seem to find. That being said, we’re hoping that you lovely followers are able to help! If anyone knows any of the fics below please reply below or send in an ask with which anon/user and group ask that the fic corresponds with when the ask is back open!

Note: previous group asks and all lost fics!

Anon 1 asked:

So there is this fic somewhere i think in tumblr or ao3 which I read a while back . Basically it was about a merlin when he was young kissing a boy in Ealdor and getting punched and bullied then onwards. Fast forward in Camelot the visiting kingdom brings some knights and one of them is the bully. He ask infront of Arthur if Merlin had revealed his secrets or something. Later Arthur says he already knows about his magic while Merlin is breaking down and is okay with the gay part too. I needspace

A continution for my before one. So they at the vulnerable moment before merlin says sorry and leaves. Later the bully knight tries to embarrass Merlin infront of the other knights before Gwaine steps in and says most of them are gay too.

Anon 2 asked:

Hi! I’m looking for a fic and you’re my only hope I need your help. I think Merlin is a wedding planner of some sort, Mithian makes cakes (?), Arthur and Elena are getting married? Obviously Merlin has a crush on Arthur and Mithian on Elena. Happy ending. I remember nothing else plot-wise. Thank you for your help, sorry but English is not my first language

Anon 3 asked:

Hi there. Thanks again for all the work that you do here.

I’m looking for an old fic that I lost and can’t remember the name of. Its in Canon era set between season ¾ the premise is Merlin finds out he is now an orphan because he saw his mother killed and Ealdor massacred by an unknown figure in a dream that came true. Arthur is heartbroken cause he has just witnessed Gwen and Lancelot kissing. Merlin convinces Arthur to take him to Ealdor along with the knights of the round table. (Romance + Magic reveal)

Thank you Again :)

Anon 4 asked:

Hi Lovely People

I’m looking for a fic I lost some time ago. It’s Canon era set in the witchfinder episode (s2e7) just after Arthur stops Merlin from attacking Aredian and takes him to the dungeons. Arthur needs to make it look like Merlin was punished for his actions so he punches him in the face and gives him a black eye. Arthur is riddled with guilt afterwards. That’s all I remember.

Its totally fine if you can’t find it. I know my description is pretty vague.

I wish you all the best!

@thelady-mary asked:

Hi! Can you guys help me find this fic? I remember Arthur was in a meeting when someone said that Dyes are expensive and A at some point ask Merlin why he have such a colourful wardrobe and he says he only have 2 shirts, they were traveling and M forgot his Razor blade and his magic needed an outlet so his hair grows faster that normal and A thinks he’s hot, when they come back M got help with Gwen and George to get A a bath and let M shave and cut his hair, I remember M saying this and something among the lines of “I got help, see? Team work”. Then I remember A needed an speech ready and M writes for him and is the most beautiful writing he’s ever seen, and M writes A name and he gets so in love, at some another point M got sick and he and A exchange notes through George and he told A that he was thinking it was inappropriate, and one was M sending “I believe in you” A keeps as it means the world to him. I remember that was a feast And A wrote a speech about love and union, looking directly at M, and it have a band and A was watching the show and gets a part that tells a story about a Knight that falls in love with a servant and they run away together and he was informed that M wrote that part and it was dedicated to him, A goes looking for M, but he’s with Lance and he thinks it’s about L and gets sad and jealous. And I don’t remember anything else anymore, I just got everything out of my head and I hope one day I got to finally find this work so I can hold close to my heart again.

So sorry if it’s too much of if is deleted of if you guys can’t find it. Sorry for the trouble.

Anon 5 asked:

Hey

I read a fic that for the life of me I can’t find and it’s driving me crazy so I hope you can help.

Bamf merlin. It’s a 2 part series’, merlin gets tied up and tortured, artistically and he tells the torturer taht he should have been an artist . He also chokes him with his legs and opens shackles with his feet. He and the knights are in a fortress and there are magical children locked up and he gives them to the knights by how much control they have over their magic. The duo with the least control goes to Lancelot nd the most to Arthur.

Anon 6 asked:

Hi! I feel like you’ve posted this fic before but I’ve searched through jealous Arthur, modern AU, and Merlin quits and I still can’t find it.

The fic im looking for is a modern au Merlin is arthurs assistant I think? And Arthur always “fires” him but this time Merlin has officially left. Arthur quickly sees how much Merlin does for him and gwen gives him advice on how to get him back. Arthur ends up offering Merlin a really high position and generous pay and they eventually get together. I’m also pretty sure Arthur goes to merlins house and sees a guy shirtless and gets jealous but it was just merlins cousin.

Sorry if it was in the tags and I just missed it 🤦🏻‍♀️ thanks for everything you do!! This blog is so high quality and it is really labor intensive! But we appreciate it SO MUCH

Anon 7 asked:

Heyy!!! First of all I want to say how easy it has been for reading fics with your help. Lots of Love ❤❤❤❤. So there’s this fic where Arthur is emotionally constipated and keeps noticing things about Merlin and calls it “merlin sickness/illness” or something I read this long time ago and i think they were neighbors. Modern au obviously. Thanks again its okay if you don’t find it too

As always, this post will be updated if any fics are found!

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Do you have any fics where it’s Killgarah and/or Gaius critical/bashing? Sounds bad but I’m feeling salty atm

Um, here’s one that I could find with Kilgharrah (he’s mostly just ~dark in it though):

(Don’t) Trust the King 

But that’s about it! If anyone has anymore recs, drop them in the replies!

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Merlance Edit <3

Characters : Merlin (BBC) & Lancelot (BBC)

Relationship : Merlin x Lancelot

Audio : Exile ft. Bon Iver by Taylor Swift

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No Man is Worth your Tears by onceandfuturekid

Characters : Leon (Merlin)

Relationship : Leon and Arthur Pendragon

Summary : Short excerpt on Leon coping with Arthur's death

Archive Warnings : Major Character Death

(Written for M5 Merlin's Bingo Transition !!)

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FIC LIST PT2

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The King's Circle JessicaMDawn 20k

A Dragon's Treasure samm_jpg 4k

Five Times Arthur Protected Merlin Howlingdawn 5k

of Shaking Quills and Smudged Ink [a Midnight Affair] TheCourtSorcerer 6k

An Accidental Union acciomerlin 8k

Stop Being a Girl, Merlin. Literally. coldishcase 2k

lying by your grace kastrzmiel 6k

I'm Yours WinglessCrows 61k

First Time's the Charm hermanthejanitor 55k

i know you LilacsAndLilies 3k

Hold On To Your Heart (Hold It High Above Flood Waters) tehfanglyfish 10k

Dragoon's Theme curlsinthewind 5k

Don't Know You platonic_boner 1k

Secret Whistle thenerdyindividual 6k

Honey, There Is No Right Way Biromantic_Nerd 67k

To Sacrifice One's Self simpleficgirl 11k

Leave My Body hiddenhippo 4k

Redemption flakedice, Zerda 66k

Which One? Impala_Cherry_Trickster 1k

le Roi de Camelot et Merlin d'Avalon amatchforyourmadness 10k

Dying to Return StormDancer 19k

An Arrow to the Stomach Leads to the Heart HonoraryFox 15k

Personal Training. Michaelssw0rd 5k

Scars DollopheadedMerlin 7k

by the sea Elizabeth 3k

In a Land of Magic merthurkdramas_101 6k

To You I Pledge beren 45k

If Thou Wolt Haue it Red Skitz_phenom 33k

The King and his Merlin canwecallit 13k

Of Faith and Hope and Love versaphile 30k

Before the Sun Breaks Another Day accordingtomel, adelagia 109k

A Yule Carol Patterfly 17k

He Will Not Leave Me Behind GalaxyGhosty 4k

Chaotic Siblings GalaxyThreads 11k

Tell me every terrible thing you ever did (and let me love you anyway) Stardustwrites17 2k

We Begin Again katherynefromphilly 314k

'tis the damn season ashamedbliss 29k

Fortune favours the brave albions_need_is_greatest 10k

some things are always true ariadne_odair 2k

The Isle of Mora Ceebee 53k

and may love find you lunapark 14k

The Disir fancyh 4k

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All time Favourite Merlin Fanfics

A Man's Measure sharehenstar : I LOVE, series, magic reveal, bamf merthur {125k}

so close and I'm halfway to it ariadne_odair : magic reveal, pining merthur, slow burn {221k}

Born of Magic KingPrat : magic reveal, high king arthur, fuck uther {77k}

Sides imagia_quill : magic reveal, soulmate au, soul poetry {21k}

Next to You (It's the Rule) LunaMyLove : get together, post magic reveal {47k}

Only Friend CaptainOzone : magic reveal, arwen, mergwenthur bffs {60k}

Why are you walking with a limp? viflow : oblivious arthur, arthur knows, getting together {20k}

How to Untrain Your Dragon Teumessian : magic reveal, changeling au, getting together {34k}

Of Soulmarks and Servants Bisexual_Bookworm238 : soulmate au, soulmate identifying marks, a servant of two masters au {7k}

to the world that never let you be ImperialMint : scar reveal + magic reveal {54k}

Dreams Don't Turn To Dust goodluckgettingtosleep : soulmate au, arthur knows, soulmates dream each other {4k}

forget me not (and I'll remember) bravenclawesome : canonical mcd, magic reveal, arthur returns {4k}

These Ghosts Might Be Mine PeaceHeather : post canon time travel, arthur travels back to past, fix it {68k}

like the feel of your hand in mine ariadne_odair : modern era, humour, established relationship {6k}

Somewhere I Fit In Fulgance : Post 1x10, magic reveal {2k}

The Salt of the Forsaken CaffeinatedFlumadiddle : crack, alator lives au, magic reveal {14k}

That's the Spirit CaffeinatedFlumadiddle : soulmate au, magic reveal, soul animals, light angst {12k}

A Royal Pain AnotherWriterInTheDark : soulmate au, soulmates feel the other's pain, cute {4k}

Destiny Ordered You to Die, But I Willed You to Live ironfamjam : magic reveal, angst, fluff {17k}

Winter Solstice Celebrations And A Lesson in Appreciation Glon_Morski : Christmas Carol AU, arthur doesn't appreciate merlin but he does in learns {13k}

Court sorcerer Rona23 : magic reveal with twist, loads of ust, good morgana {18k}

Strike of Lightning helloearthlings : soulmate au, magic reveal, angst with happy ending {4k}

Is It Really A Curse If It Gets You What You Want? tehfanglyfish : soulmate au, fairy tale curses but not really, magic reveal-ed {4k}

A Right to Know Trexi : The Last Dragonlord AU, magic reveal {5k}

glow in grey helloearthlings : protective siblings, arthur has a terrible dating history {3k}

About Time rosewatergold : post canon au, merlin travels to past, fix it {50k}

Where I'm Meant To Be mischiefmanager : arthur returns, get together {41k}

From the Start CrzyFun : WIP , different first meeting, magic reveal {103k}

For Him AngelynMoon : Mercelot, angst with happy ending {5k}

Who You Really Are Penndragon27 : magic reveal, arthur realising how much merlin has done {6k}

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