//My dear anon, I have not forgotten thee. This will take a little longer for I have found quite much Armand and cats have in common. I’ll upload the whole comic strip as soon as I get to finish and color it.
(I think u mean Blood Paradise;The Vampire Lestat was published in 1985.)
We waited 7 years between Blood Canticle and Prince Lestat, not even expecting that there would ever be another VC! Supposedly they’re also working on adapting TVL and/or TOBT for the big screeeeen, so I think we can wait for BP ;]
//Ohhh the “Chateau the Lioncourt” one it’s nice… quite expensive too…
Personally, I believe that if there will be a time to make fandom merch is now. AR attitude towards the fandom has been more laid-back lately, probably because she is writing VC books again and she needs a fandom to sell them to, so as long as she is still interested in sell books it’s unlikely she will send her attorneys to sue people. But I can’t blame anyone who is suspicious of course. One way to go around the law is thinking of merch with more vague references, and so less susceptible to copyright laws. For instance:
“My sugar daddy is a vampire” or “looking for a vampire sugar daddy” “Palazzo’s Boy” (random really big roman number) Great Family annual meeting Talamasca corporative t-shirts and polos Talamasca cricket team and polo team shirts “3rth Great Burning” commemorative t-shirt. Trinity Gate, New york.
I believe anyone in the fandom would get the references and still there are no characters names or actual quotes from the books and so no copyright infringement.
^Excellent points, I think all that would be acceptable!
//Well I have no idea who he is but the person who posted the original pic is Norwegian so I sent her a question about it. We’ll see if she replies.
//All hail my supreme internet skills – she didn’t recall his name but after some googling it turns out it’s Tristan Zieverink. He’s the brother of Jacko Zieverink, who also looks ridiculously like Tom Cruise and who was a contestant on The Voice Germany (singing Somebody To Love, hilariously enough, so it’s good classic rock genes all the way). And even better, there’s five of them in the family, and they have a band. For extra stalker points, his profile pics on facebook are public. You’re welcome! 😀
i love the idea of lestat being a huge fan of selfie culture and also sending gabrielle awful snapchats all the time with louis unwillingly participating in them
Not a silly question! There are 11 VC books now (13 if you include the New Tales’Pandora and Vittorio) THATS A LOT OF STORY (just imagine this gif 11-13 times bc I don’t wanna actually throw it in 11-13 times not aesthetically pleasing)
What is being part of a fandom?
Everyone’s idea of this is different.
The short answer is simply: You’ve read enough to be part of the fandom! Welcome! I, Mater Fabuloso, decree you worthy.
As far as the later books having a bad reputation…
Yes! Some of them are so crazy and wildly cracky! That’s why we also call them the #Vampire Crackicles. It’s a term of endearment. The crazy is a big part of why we enjoy it. Dysfunctional vampires! The first 3-4 books in the series seem to be the more highly regarded, VC-fandom-wide, maybe bc the crazy was better woven in.
If you liked the first 3 – and some others – enough to reread them, you must also enjoy the sense of humor that’s mixed in with the angst, the love, the overall crazy! The bad-reputation VC have some silly/angsty/etc. quotes and scenes that are not to be missed (like that quote about Lestat’s foot size insecurity pfffft).
Short answer is: give it all a chance, skim if you must, and decide for yourself, it’s meant to be fun, it’s not a religion, there are no chants to memorize, you will not be quizzed next Monday ;]
Personally, and I hope this goes for others, I welcome anyone into the fandom who loves any of the characters. Maybe someone’s gateway drug was movie!IWTV. Maybe it was Claudia’s Story (graphic novel). Any combination of VC books/media counts!
I sound like a broken record bc I write this SO OFTEN: my idea of being “part of the fandom” just means engaging in discussions about the series, making fanworks, and making friendships with ppl who share your interests. I don’t know how other fandoms behave, but that’s a summary of my positive experiences in the VC fandom.
playing around with colour. inspired by that really awesome piece of fan art where thor is a boxer and loki’s stuffing money into thor’s briefs. i can’t find it now but you guys know the one i’m talking about right it was superior to this in every way and thor actually had nipples.
I imagine Lestat is excellent with technology and social networking but pretends that he isn’t for the sake of trolling, or bc he enjoys it when Louis thinks he knows something Lestat doesn’t.
Lestat likes having Louis explain things because Louis is very thorough and patient, which Lestat finds irresistibly endearing ❤
