Reverse Bang

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See also:	Big Bang, Challenge/Fanart Challenges
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A Reverse Bang is a fanart/fanfic challenge akin to a Big Bang, only with the fanart created first to inspire the fic.

A Very Early Example of a Reverse Big Bang

Though it wasn't, of course, called this, the concept of challenging writers to create fanfiction based on an existing piece of art goes back a long way. One early example in media fandom is in the seminal print zine Interphase #2 (1975), in which fans were encouraged to write a piece of fiction which interpreted the art from the cover of issue #1 of that zine, as well as that of art by Signe Landon.

Another early reverse bang was in 1995 in the Star Wars zine, I Don't Care What You Smell #5.

List of Reverse Bangs

• Avengers Reverse Big Bang (Link) (2012)
• Cap/Iron Man Reverse Bang (2010, 2012-)
• Dark Angel Reverse Bang (2013-2014)
• GabeNath Reverse Bang (Link) (2020- )
• Inception Reverse Bang (2011-)
• IT Reverse Big Bang (2019)
• Kradam Reverse Big Bang (2011-2013)
• Kurtofsky Reverse Bang (2011-)
• Merlin Reverse Big Bang (2012-)
• The Murderbot Diaries Reverse Big Bang (2025)
• One Direction Reverse Bang (2017-)
• Pictures2Words, an SPN, Leverage and RPF reverse bang (2009-)
• SGA Reverse Bang - Stargate Atlantis (2010-2018)
• Star Trek Reverse Bang (2010-)
• Swan Queen Supernova (2017-)
• Trek Reverse Bang Star Trek: TOS and Reboot (2009-2014)

Supernatural

• Dean/Cas Reverse Bang (2016-)
• J2 Reverse Bang (2016-)
• SPN ReverseBang (2010-)
• Wincest Reverse Bang (2016-)