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Noah Kahan
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Not today Justin
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ojovivo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
taylor price
The Stonewall Inn
Sade Olutola
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
KIROKAZE
NASA
ellievsbear
titsay
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occasionally subtle
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Doug Jones
seen from Colombia
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Iraq
seen from Philippines
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seen from India
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@dcrarecharacterexchange
The DC Rare Character Exchange is here!
The DC Rare Character Exchange is a gift exchange dedicated to fanfic and fanart focused on underappreciated or underrepresented DC characters.
For the purposes of this exchange, a rare character is any DC character that has fewer than 800 works on Ao3 when applying the “complete works only” and “language: english” filters on their character tag.
Tag nominations open on the 1st of February.
Rules and FAQ | Ask the mods | Collection | Tag set
The collection has been revealed!
Make sure to give your gifter some love.
Works will be de-anoned on May 14th at 10pm UTC.
Thanks for another brilliant year of the DC Rare Character Exchange <3
What happens if the last pinch hit doesn't get taken? Does the person who requested it have to change their request?
If the last pinch hit wasn't taken, reveals most likely would have been delayed. However, it was taken, so we're on track for reveals on the 7th.
Pinch Hit #2
We still have one unclaimed pinch hit, so the reveals will be postponed until May 7th.
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The new deadline is May 4th at 10pm UTC or As Soon As Possible.
More details for the request can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #2
Phantom Stranger (Comics): Phantom Stranger
Spectre (Comics): Aztar | The Spectre, Jim Corrigan, Kim Liang, Nimue Inwudu
The Flash (Comics): George "Digger" Harkness, Hartley Rathaway, James Jesse, Jerrie Rathaway, Leonard Snart, Lisa Snart, Mark Mardon, Sam Scudder (Flash Comics)
Superman (Comics): Traci Thirteen
Justice Society of America (Comics): Jay Garrick, Jim Corrigan, Michael Holt
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/david%20(honeydont)
Works Due Today!
Unless you've asked for a different deadline, your assignments are due today at 10pm UTC.
Here is a link to the collection: DC Rare Character Exchange 2026 | Archive of Our Own
Reveals are scheduled for April 30th at 10pm UTC. However, they will be delayed until everyone who created a gift receives a gift.
We have one unclaimed PH - if you're a fan of the Phantom Stranger, The Spectre, The Flash Rogues, Traci Thirteen or the Justice Society of America, take a look at the Pinch Hit here.
We look forward to seeing everyone's works!
Pinch Hits #2-4
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The deadline is April 15th or As Soon As Possible. The new deadline is April 21st at 10pm UTC. Reveals will be postponed until all pitch hits have been fulfilled.
More details for requests can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #2
Phantom Stranger (Comics): Phantom Stranger
Spectre (Comics): Aztar | The Spectre, Jim Corrigan, Kim Liang, Nimue Inwudu
The Flash (Comics): George "Digger" Harkness, Hartley Rathaway, James Jesse, Jerrie Rathaway, Leonard Snart, Lisa Snart, Mark Mardon, Sam Scudder (Flash Comics)
Superman (Comics): Traci Thirteen
Justice Society of America (Comics): Jay Garrick, Jim Corrigan, Michael Holt
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/david%20(honeydont)
Pinch Hit #3
Green Arrow (Comics): Connor Hawke, Eddie Fyers, Master Jansen, Mia Dearden, Sandra Moonday Hawke
Firestorm (Comics): Jason Rusch, Lorraine Reilly
DCU (Comics): Lonnie Machin
Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics): Diane, Zatanna
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/holyarcana
Pinch Hit #4
Green Arrow (Comics): Shado
Batman (Comics): Minhkhoa Khan
Gotham Academy (Comics): Kyle Mizoguchi, Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi
Absolute Green Lantern: Cameron Chase, Sojourner “Jo” Mullein
Flash (Comics): August Heart
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/silver_penny
Pinch Hit #3
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The deadline is April 15th or As Soon As Possible. Reveals will be postponed until all pitch hits have been fulfilled.
More details for requests can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #3
Green Arrow (Comics): Connor Hawke, Eddie Fyers, Master Jansen, Mia Dearden, Sandra Moonday Hawke
Firestorm (Comics): Jason Rusch, Lorraine Reilly
DCU (Comics): Lonnie Machin
Absolute Wonder Woman (DC Comics): Diane, Zatanna
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/holyarcana
Pinch Hit #2
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The deadline is April 15th or As Soon As Possible. Reveals will be postponed until all pitch hits have been fulfilled.
More details for requests can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #2
Phantom Stranger (Comics): Phantom Stranger
Spectre (Comics): Aztar | The Spectre, Jim Corrigan, Kim Liang, Nimue Inwudu
The Flash (Comics): George "Digger" Harkness, Hartley Rathaway, James Jesse, Jerrie Rathaway, Leonard Snart, Lisa Snart, Mark Mardon, Sam Scudder (Flash Comics)
Superman (Comics): Traci Thirteen
Justice Society of America (Comics): Jay Garrick, Jim Corrigan, Michael Holt
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/david%20(honeydont)
This pinch hit must be filled before the exchange's works can be revealed. Currently, works are scheduled to be revealed on April 15th, but this will be delayed if this PH has not be claimed/filled by that date.
If you're interested in filling this pinch hit, send an email to [email protected] with your ao3 username and the PH number.
Thanks!
Pinch Hit #2
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The deadline is April 15th or As Soon As Possible. Reveals will be postponed until all pitch hits have been fulfilled.
More details for requests can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #2
Phantom Stranger (Comics): Phantom Stranger
Spectre (Comics): Aztar | The Spectre, Jim Corrigan, Kim Liang, Nimue Inwudu
The Flash (Comics): George "Digger" Harkness, Hartley Rathaway, James Jesse, Jerrie Rathaway, Leonard Snart, Lisa Snart, Mark Mardon, Sam Scudder (Flash Comics)
Superman (Comics): Traci Thirteen
Justice Society of America (Comics): Jay Garrick, Jim Corrigan, Michael Holt
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/david%20(honeydont)
Initial Pinch Hit #1
To claim a pinch hit, send a message to [email protected] with the pinch hit number and your Ao3 username.
The gifted work should be a new, complete story in English that is at least 1000 words long or a piece of artwork that is at least a clean, finished line art on unlined paper. The deadline is April 15th or As Soon As Possible. Reveals will be postponed until all pitch hits have been fulfilled.
More details for requests can be found in the autoao3 link.
Pinch Hit #1
DCU Comics: Karl Wasieman
Batman Comics: Jean-Paul Valley
Azrael: Agent of the Bat: Lilhy
Young Justice Comics: Cissie King-Jones
https://autoao3app.fandom.tools/#/DC_Rare_Character_Exchange_2026/user/pinkapplepieshy
Assignments are out!
Check your email or the assignments tab for your assignment. Finished works are due on April 15th at 22:00 UTC.
Happy creating!
Sign-Ups Are Closed!
Assignments will be out by March 4th at 22:00 UTC.
In the meantime, keep an eye on your email. it's possible you may need to add offers to make yourself matchable. Initial Pinch Hits will be posted on this blog on March 3rd as well.
Sign-Ups Close In 1 Hour!
Sign-ups for the DC Rare Character Exchange 2026 close in 1 hour.
The event collection can be found here. The tag set, which has the approved additional tags and character tags, can be found here. More information about the event can be found here.
Sign-ups will close on March 2nd at 22:00 UTC.
Sign-Ups Close In 2 Hours!
Sign-ups for the DC Rare Character Exchange 2026 close in 2 hours.
The event collection can be found here. The tag set, which has the approved additional tags and character tags, can be found here. More information about the event can be found here.
Sign-ups will close on March 2nd at 22:00 UTC.
Update: Sign-Ups Extended
Due to ao3 being down, and having been down for most of the last 24 hours, mods have decided to extend sign-ups to 22:00 UTC (March 2nd). This should give everyone time to get in last minute sigh-ups, or to edit their sign-ups as desired.
Additionally, assignments will be delayed by 24 hours. You can expect your assignment at 22:00 UTC (March 4th), barring any futher issues.
We hope to not have to delay things any longer than this, but it depends on how long ao3 is down.
Apologies for the wait! Please bear with us.
Sign-Ups Close In 1 Hour!
Sign-ups for the DC Rare Character Exchange 2026 close in 1 hour.
The event collection can be found here. The tag set, which has the approved additional tags and character tags, can be found here. More information about the event can be found here.
Sign-ups will close on March 1st at 22:00 UTC.
The minimums for gifts are 1k for fics and line art for art. There are no maximums. Gifts must match the recipient’s requested combination of fandom, medium, character, and at least one additional tag, and respect their DNW. Treats are welcome!
The use of AI for the creation of gifts is not permitted.
We hope to see you there!
Sign-Ups Close In 2 Hours!
Sign-ups for the DC Rare Character Exchange 2026 close in 2 hours.
The event collection can be found here. The tag set, which has the approved additional tags and character tags, can be found here. More information about the event can be found here.
Sign-ups will close on March 2nd at 10:00 UTC.
The minimums for gifts are 1k for fics and line art for art. There are no maximums. Gifts must match the recipient’s requested combination of fandom, medium, character, and at least one additional tag, and respect their DNW. Treats are welcome!
The use of AI for the creation of gifts is not permitted.
We hope to see you there!