Cap-IM Rec Week: Canonize That!
Monday: Canonize That! Fanart you think should be canon
There is SO MUCH LOVELY ART of Steve and Tony (and Steve/Tony) but when it comes to the stuff I'd actually want to see as canon... there's a real range of things here!
Starting off with G rated and the heat rating increases as we go along. I'll star anything that shouldn't be looked at in public.
Cap asks Iron Man a pertinent question in lovely retro art by @chase2452 – I would love him to say this in early canon:
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The artist at work by @kayvsdoodles – and he's doodling with hearts again:
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I can't share this directly but it's a tender Cap and IM moment by @ireallyshouldbedrawing – yes, kiss that shellhead.
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Your Plans and those Slow Hands (Ao3 link) by @artgroves -The most GORGEOUS art of 1960's Steve and Tony in the mansion library (their natural habitat) and the level of detail always blows me away. Steve is clearly not going to get much reading done.
Turn the lights on (Ao3 link) by @shaliara – I first encountered Shaliara's art through reading America Isn't Chicken and I quickly fell in love with her style – beefy Tony, many injuries, crying men. The hurt/comfort of it all. And while I have not read the canon this lovely comic strip is based on, it sure does hit deep and I would love to see this sort of thing in canon, even if we don't get the kisses. They are not normal about each other.
Schiti but Stony by @the-casual-cheesecake – because casual touching and loving hugs are important and it would be great if Cap could model that canonically.
💬 1 🔁 147 ❤️ 360 · "Schiti but Stony" to continue the Marvel Artist but Stony series. This one goes out to @cathalinaheart! Happy Birthd
The result of Tony's sleepwalking by @jeandrawsstuff – this MCU fanart has lived in my head for five years now. We really missed out on team bonding and closeness in phase one and two (and it wouldn't have made the films too long – the Lego 45 min specials manage to squeeze it in!) – anyway this has always cracked me up and it feels like some of the shenanigans the team would go through (the fan fic is good too!)
💬 1 🔁 311 ❤️ 501 · Drew this as part of a trade, my friend Foxy wrote me a Doctor Who fic in exchange for me drawing a scene from one of h
Kissing at Billy and Ted's wedding by @massivespacewren – I appreciate that we get both moustache and goatee versions of this. I love this little secret moment at a canon comics event. Make it canon, you cowards.
💬 2 🔁 144 ❤️ 714 · My art for msermesth! Steve and Tony find a secluded place at Billy and Teddy's wedding. Why do you think Tony's tie wa
** Tony Stark on the subway with his “XXL Cap'n Stars & Stripes” dildo by @dirigibleplumbing (this is on Tumblr but marked as mature) – I love this Tony so much. He's so brazen about it, and it tells quite the story (was it a bet? or just because he can?). I am in love with the whole thing, I want it to be canon because it does have that element of Tony's character - the playful "why the hell not" of it all.
** A Quiet Interlude (Ao3 link) by @jellybeanforest-a-go-go – I do think we could insert some sad, bad etiquette BDSM between Steve and Tony into the Ultimates universe without too much bother. This comic happens after the end of Ults 2, and is perfect if you like men crying. Mind the tags.
** I Saw Captain America at the Hellfire Gala Orgy (Ao3 link) by @phoenixmetaphor – i've not read the right comics yet but the whole Hellfire Gala thing is very compelling. Here, Steve stumbles in on Emma and Tony... or did he go looking?
** First Date by @jetblackfeeling (bsky link) – Everyone loves the Smithsonian date between Steve and Tony in Captain America: Man Out Of Time. Consider this an extra panel of them taking it to the logical conclusion.
that time i tried to "imitate" marquez's artstyle for the camouflage challenge in stg (failed but it was fun) the square was "first date" an
I really enjoyed putting this together as part of the @cap-ironman rec week. It's also made me realise I need to find some Casualties of War fan art because in terms of what's happening off the page there, WELL.
Fan artists are awesome! Make sure you let them know that!