Kid Dynamo

"Kid Dynamo" is a novel-length story in the X-Men universe, written by Connie H. It was originally published in the X-APA apazine in the late '80s; the author posted it to Usenet in 1992. The story became so well-known it had a section to itself on the rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks FAQ (Item #8). Over twenty years later, it is still being recommended as how to write an original female character who by rights should be a Mary Sue, but is still an engaging character.
== Overview ==
Kid Dynamo focuses on the original New Mutants team, and is told mostly from the viewpoint of Jessica Pierce, a teenage mutant OFC who joins the team halfway through their first series, during a time period when Magneto was the headmaster of Xavier's School. 
A fix-it fic, the story used Jessica's presence to alter canon events such as the death of Douglas Ramsey;New Mutants #60, 1988 with the story starting around the point where the comic's original writer, Chris Claremont, had left the storyNew Mutants #54, 1987. The author has said that her displeasure with the post-Claremont issues was her impetus for writing the story.Comments in the author's LJ Many other fans had also been unhappy with the changes in the comics, and "Kid Dynamo" provided a happier alternative for them. 
"Kid Dynamo" was also noteworthy for including a lesbian romance for Dani Moonstar (albeit largely off-screen). 
== Awards ==
CBFFAs
* 1998 - Best New Mutants Fanfic and Fanfic Hall of Fame.
Maggie Awards
* 1999 - Gamma Ray
==Reactions and Reviews==
The story was extremely popular at the time it was posted and later was often cited as a classic. This may be partly because it was written so early, but it was also long and well-written, providing characterization and development for the entire canon cast as well as the work's original character, Jessica.
The fanwork continues to be recced more than twenty-five years after it was originally written, with some fans describing it as "one of the greats" or as a classic fanwork in their recommendations and reviews. The humour within the fanwork is often commented on as well:
Other fans felt that Kid Dynamo was better than the New Mutants story-line that occurred in canon, considering it almost an alternative timeline to the original story-line and crediting the quality for its longevity:
The quality of the writing for the original female character was also commented on by many fans with even those who considered any OFC to be a Mary Sue describing the characterisation postively:
==Discussing Jessica as an Original Female Character and/or Mary Sue==
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== Archives ==
* Ebonbird's Fan-Fic Cache, 
* Donald's Eclectic Web Page, 
* Alara's Cyphered Text 
* Fonts of Pryde & Wisdom Fan-Fiction: Bootleg Story Annex
== Meta ==
* Kid Dynamo has been featured on the Retro Fanfic Retrospective (episodes 75 and 76)
== Recommendations ==
* All the Tropes - X-Men/Fanfic Recs - recced by Fuzzy Boots
* Arne Henrik Juul - Personal Website - recced 2007
* RPGnet - Recommended Fanfiction - recced by OldSkoolGeek (Apr 24/14)
* CBR - X-Men Fanfiction thread - recced by magnuskn (May 15/14)
* Reset Era - Favourite member of the New Mutants from comics? thread - recced by FnordChan (Oct 26/21)
* Reddit.com - r/Marvel - Does anyone actually like Cypher? I know his character was massively hated when he first appeared but I actually really appreciate him. (Inferno #3 by: Jonathan Hickman) - recced by nnems00 (2022)
== References ==
Category:1992 Fanfiction‎
Category:X-Men Fanfiction
Category:Gen Fanfiction
Category:1988 Fanfiction