New Gotham Knights - C.W. Blaine
Category: Angst/Adventure Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: R   Continuity: Elseworld
Summary: Two years after the anihilation of Gotham, the remenants of the BatFamily draw together to protect the superhuman community from its worst nightmare: an insane Batman. Unfortunately, said superhero community doesn't believe it.
Archivist's Comments: Ow. Owowowow. This is a severely scary story and downright sad. HIGHLY recommended!

Night At The Roxbury - Smitty
Category: Humor/Angst Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Spudverse: Story 2
Summary: Spud gets introduced to more of his new family. Hilarity, angst, and general family confusion ensues.
Archivist's Comments: Whee! Tim and Cassie show up! I love Tim and Cassie! I love Spud! I LOVE this series! Read it now or I will reach through your moniter and tweak your ear!

No Caffeine Is Suck - Smitty
Category: Humor Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Spudverse
Summary: Tim discovers that even Evil Secretaries can come through for you.
Archivist's Comments: BWAHAHAHAHA! Oh... *giggle* man! $10 says Tim will ever have less than 4 cans of the stuff in storage after this one...

Opening Lines - Anonymous
Category: Humor/Vingette Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Spudverse
Summary: Bert Drake's first words! But did anyone remember to explain secret identities?
Archivist's Comments: Yay! More Gatorfic! Yet another illustration on how Tim Drake is Shat Upon.

Past and Presents - Nikoru Nikoru
Category: Vingette/Angst Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Comics
Summary: Batgirl recieves a gift, thinks about the past, and makes a decision about the future.
Archivist's Comments: This is one of those stories that makes you go 'aww' for like twenty minutes. Interesting Cass-voice with lots of Gratuitous Tim-Joy.

Romantic Machinations of Timmy the Elf Who Didn't Want to be a Dentist, and his Faithless Sidekick, Yukon Cassandra, The OR Story in which Dick and Babs are Doomed, A - Anonymous
Category: Humor/Romance Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Comics
Summary: After Babs and Dick have a fight, Tim enlists the help of Cass (Batgirl) to get them back together and SAVE CHRISTMAS!
Archivist's Comments: ::desperately waves the masses towards the story as she tries to catch her breath from laughing. Which doesn't work. Really. She's still laughing::

Sanctity of Snow, The - Gen X
Category: Angst/Xmas Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG-13   Continuity: Comic
Summary: Close to Christmas, the Family faces a crisis that will change its dynamics forever.
Archivist's Comments: ::speechless:: Oh. My. God. This is one of the most beautifully written and amazing stories I have read in my 6 years in fandoms. Heartbreaking in the extreme, IMO, this is above and beyond par with Killing Joke. If you ignore all my other comments, please take these to heart and READ THIS STORY.

Small Potatoes: Coming Home - Smitty
Category: Adventure/Angst/Humor Archived: 1/31/02
Rating: PG-13   Continuity: Spudverse: Story 1!
Summary: The first of Spudverse canon, this is the story of a little boy and an example of how fate has a wicked sense of humor when it comes to the Family.
Archivist's Comments: Okay, if you want even the VAGUEST clue about 9/10ths of Smitty's other stories, READ THIS! Her magnum opus, this story introduces several of the most wonderful, vivid, facinating original characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading. If you want a good read, and the exposition for MANY MORE good reads, hunker down and get comfy, cuz this is a bigge. :)

Strange Behavior - Debbie & Rick
Category: Angst/Adventure/Suspense Archived: 7/1/02
Rating: PG-13   Continuity: Comic
Summary: A reaction to Batman #600, the entire BatFamily pulls it together to give Bruce on big, collective kick in the fanny. Also, the Bruce Wayne: Murder plotline is wrapped up into one nice, neat little ball.
Archivist's Comments: Hee! This is just insanely fun. I don't know why, but I couldn't get into the BW:M plotline as well as I got into No Man's Land, but this story made me clap with glee. And Bats? So needed that kick. September 2002's Story Of The Month.

Super Halloween, A - Gaeriel Mallory
Category: Humor/Vignette Archived: 10/5/02
Rating: PG   Continuity: Comic
Summary: Two generations of Batgirls and Robins discover the joys of candy for free.
Archivist's Comments: I love this story! It's just so sweet, and cute and... Just READ!