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MY PART IN "GRAVITY FALLS ZINE"
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Uncertainty About Hosting a Zine (opinions wanted)
Hello everyone! It’s been a year and three days since I last posted. I will make this quick. When Steven Universe ended, I knew I wanted to do two things: host a final gemsona art event on my blog, and host a zine. However, I am reconsidering the zine because of the following: 1. The Corona Virus has made everyone’s lives go completely sideways and upside down. A lot of people are finding themselves very creative, or very much creatively blocked and run down from the stress and isolation. As quarantine drags on and different states/countries are flipping between opening and closing, I am not certain that people will find the inspiration and motivation to participate, especially when school comes around again (see next point). 2. The entire announcement time and creation period would go until the winter. This would be a busy time for students, especially with the new schooling formats due to the virus. Holidays would also take up the time a person may have to make art and/or write. 3. I know other SU zines have done charity and for-profit zines, but I worry about the legalities surrounding the sale of products containing pre-existing characters. I will do more research into this as I want there to be digital merch as well. 4. I am entering my senior year of college. I know that I have to make a cover page and possibly make merch to help with sales for the charity zine. I’m worried about rushing these important things and the quality coming out poorly, or pushing them off because of other priorities. I want to host a zine or SOMETHING, but I don’t know how much traction I will gain with the show’s end and the virus’ toll on everyone’s lives. I want to create a bigger project for us to be proud of, but I don’t know how successful it will be. I will figure something out. If not a zine, maybe a calendar, or screen backgrounds, or a recipe book, or stories with matching artwork, or a mix of things! Maybe it will be strictly SU and SUF, or include gemsonas, or only be gemsonas. I don’t know, but if you feel some way strongly, please do leave me a message on this post, my chat, or send an ask to my inbox. Thank you so much for reading.
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There are still 2 weeks left to apply for the PLUTO Art Zine! Thank you to all the amazing artists & writers who have applied so far!
🌷Apply here!
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That's right! Our contributors have been hard at work for the past 3 months and we are now one week away from releasing the zine!!
Get your pickaxes ready to dig up the Fossil Fighters Zine on April 17th!
my page in Just_S and Alfedov zine. i really like that old stream
🎵 Lena Raine - creator
YIPPEEEE GO SPIRIT !!
HEY GAMERS I participated in the Rescue Bots Zine ;) it’s out for free at @turbofox-zines !!
that's how popee the performer zine i worked on together with other amazing artists look in my copy of it
cover artwork for popee the performer zine
my artwork for popee the performer zine 2024 (contain trigger warnings)
some cute pockets from my piece for @teufortguysngals zine!!
Since several expressed concerns about having to put addresses in for ordering on Big Cartel, we hear you and your privacy is important. You can get the digital zine here on Gumroad without having to give out any unnecessary information. https://tarekgiverofcookies.gumroad.com/l/FULLILWMC (Full zine option) https://tarekgiverofcookies.gumroad.com/l/SFWILWMC (SFW only option)
Hello everyone!
The Modern Greek Gods zine, that I've been working on with 3 talented artists, is finally here!
The pre orders open on Nov. 16 and are open until Nov. 26.
I've had so much fun working on it, I hope you will like it.
I'd really appreciate if you checked it out in the shop below! 💕
Reblogs are also highly appreciated~
EUROTOUR A KERRY EURODYNE FAN ZINE PRE-ORDERS OPEN
Ahoy scallywags! Preorders are now officially open! Preorders will go for ONE MONTH and end SEPTEMBER 29TH! GET YOURS TODAY! NOTE: SHOP TEMP CLOSED DUE TO TECHICAL DIFFICULTIES WILL UPDATE YALL ON IT SOON UPDATE: NEW SHOP LINK hopefully it wont be taken down again
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
🌟Meet our contributors! 🌟
//RAE/RAETHAN/CYTHANADIEL//: @cythan-draws / Instagram
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I so want this to happen
DD FanZine
So we’re moving forward with the DD Zine! We have artists like ViktorMaru, darneddungeon, DukeofQueers, multiple fic writers, and many other content creators involved already, so if you’re interested, please take a look at the sign up sheet!
I’ll keep it up for a couple weeks if you’re on the fence. Looking forward to the collab!
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Hello there!
Here are the three pieces I created for this fic, which was truly an amazing opportunity for me to work on the disaster trio again.
The ambiance of Onderon’s wild side was a challenge for me, especially for the first one to convey the sunset and the speed of their vehicle while they are arguing.
The sandwich was obviously one of my favorite parts along with the reflection on the glass.
However, I must admit that it was so easy to work on these pieces, especially with @kckenobi‘s writing and how inspiring the fanfiction was.
The awe in Ahsoka’s eyes, Obi-Wan’s open mindset, Anakin’s playful and relaxed attitude... It just felt right to draw them like that. Overall, truly a wonderful collaboration to work on and I’m grateful for that experience!
Make sure to check the finished work in the original post above !!!
And don’t forget to check the leftover sales on the official site @untoldstoriescwzine , truly an amazing zine ♥♥
On Gravity and Broken Things
fic for Untold Stories: a Clone Wars Zine by @kckenobi and art by @cynderiaopus
She did remember, now, what she’d learned as a youngling, staring up at hologram stars in the Jedi Temple—how even as galaxies grew further and further apart, gravity held together the masses most near to one another.
Ahsoka pulled herself up onto the hood of the speeder and sat back against the windshield. And as she stared up at stars that felt just as elusive as those holograms long ago, she found herself wishing for this: that Anakin would look up too.
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Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka, and an unfathomable infinity.
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@untoldstoriescwzine leftovers on sale now!
Hey guys! If anybody is interested, I got to be part of a zine! These are my two pieces.
The theme is Tied and Bound, so it’s a spicy zine! There’s tons of amazing artists and pre-orders are open now!
Sorry I haven't been as active here, I've been a bit busy and chaotic haha 😅
But yesterday I dropped a full 20 page Adam Warlock zine!!!
Find it 👉✨here✨👈
That's me! 💕🤭🫶
🍴Contributor Spotlight!🍴
Next in the spotlight is @artsicfox!
Their clean line art and well designed shapes lend to sleek and gorgeous art!
🎸 LEFTOVER SALES: MARCH 1ST – 23RD 🎸
Leftover Sales for "Bullet's Crescendo", a Trigun Music Zine, are officially open.
Our stock is limited this time around, so be quick if you want to grab something — among other things we're running a 10% off promo the first week, check out our Twitter (bulletcrescendo) or Insta (bulletscrescendo) for more information or go straight to our store 💕
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🧼 SOCMED, ORGA & FINANCE - MOD CHARLY 🧼
Next up, please meet Mod Charly @charlythelee ~ They are getting warmed up to wrangle with both our social media accounts and our spreadsheets and will also be responsible for handling our charity donation at the end of our project💕
✨☕️Coffee Jelly: A Saiki K Zine - SHOP OPEN☕️✨
Happy birthday, Mera-san! In celebration of her birthday, we will be OPENING OUR ZINE STORE! 🎉
PREORDER PERIOD: APRIL 20TH, 2024 to MAY 20TH, 2024
SHOP HERE: https://saikizine.bigcartel.co
🪻MOD SPOTLIGHT: CHARLY — FINPROD🪻
Next up, we want to introduce you to our Finance and Production Mod @charlythelee, who will be supporting our Merch Artists and work hard on realizing all our contributor's amazing work 🪄💵
(Meet the whole Team on our Carrd!)
Hi! I know you're very much "in" the zine community (i loved your hqmm zine!) so I had a question that I was wondering if you could answer. on projects where it was a physical zine, how did you order them/manufacture them? because most places refuse to do fanworks. Thank you & have a good day!
Hi there & good day to you too 👋🏼
Firstly, thank you so much for the compliment, I'm really happy you liked the Murder Mystery Zine (it was a really cool project with a lot of amazing people) 💕
I am by no means a big production guru (there are mods out there with years of experience and dozens of projects more than me who really know almost every single manufacturer there is and have tried and compared them all) but I'm always happy to answer zine related questions and help to the best of my knowledge — I'll put the booklet related tips below the cut but if you have any other zine or production questions, please don't hesitate to ask again or DM me ☺️
To answer your question, for physical booklets, I, personally, tend to use Mixam UK, because in my opinion they have the best price/cost relationship (there are certainly manufacturers who deliver a better quality and more paper options, but if you are trying to keep costs low, then Mixam UK does a very good job! You need to pay attention though, because Mixam also has a US site, but I would advise against using them, because they are both more expensive and their quality is at best acceptable and at worst subpar — depending on what size and page count you have it can also be cheaper to order from the UK site with shipping to the US that ordering directly from the US site, so be sure that you are on the right Mixam site. There is also a Canadian & Australian site but I have not yet worked with them so I can't speak to how they compare—as far I remember the hearsay though, they seem to be doing okay) ☺️
I have also been part of 1 zine where the booklet was ordered with PixartPrinting (though not as a moderator), who seem to do great work with their finishing (though that was some years ago and last I checked they don't offer shipping to the US/international anymore, only EU, but you might be able to get more info if you contact customer service). I have also heard good things about Jukeboxprint and Skating Bear (especially if you want things like foil on the cover, etc), but never actually used them myself because from what I hear and the prices that I have been quoted for past projects, you need to reach a high quantity (250 & upwards) for the costs to balance out. Mixam has recently also added foil options but I have not yet tried them so I can't judge their foil work.
All of these have a website where you can order directly, except Skating Bear, who operate via Alibaba.
I have also never heard of any of these manufacturers (or any other) cancel or refuse an order because it was fan work, so not sure where you have that information from 🤔 I have only heard of a single instance where a sticker manufacturer wanted proof that you could use the designs (I guess they became suspicious because the designs had different art styles?) and it was all resolved by the respective merch artists sending them a message that the project had permission to use their designs—as far as I recall this was a very small, local manufacturer though and it was also some years ago. So, if you are trying to print locally and go somewhere in-person, small shops may very well have individual policies on not printing fan works or be more pro-active when checking the designs for originality 🤔
If you had a big/online manufacturer refuse your order because it was fan work though, I would be really curious to hear which company it was, if you don't mind sharing! That could be really helpful information for future and ongoing projects which company to avoid or have a backup plan for.
I think that was it, my 2 cents on making physical zine booklets, and I really hope that it all makes sense and was roughly the information you were hoping for 😅 If there is anything that you are unsure about or want more information on, please don't hesitate to ask or DM me directly 💕
I only got my first 2 zines to completion because I had amazing co-moderators around me giving advice and sharing experiences, so I am always open to passing on that knowledge to others and help them realize their zine ideas ☺️
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Hey, hey, hey 👋🏼 To celebrate our 2 year mark, we are releasing the "Passing the Torch" PDF & add-ons for everyone! PtT is a gen, PG-13 fanzine, centered around platonic mentor & student relationships. Please enjoy💕
➡️ DOWNLOAD HERE
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🩷 The Name (✒︎ on Ao3) (Preview)
Spy x Family | Becky Angst Study | 3.1k words | Teen Up
When Becky thinks about the Blackbell family, she thinks of everything but family. She thinks of duty and of pain, of responsibilities that bind her and all the little joys that are supposed to be beneath her. She thinks of the other picture, the one in her room, and she thinks of Anya.
Aaaaaand, my fic for the @spyxangst zine earlier this year ~ The spot art was made by the amazing Saint Artemis (on IG) & the whole zine is free to download, so check it out, I had a blast working with this team 💕
I had the joy to not only contribute my own fic to the recent @spyxangst zine, but also make some spot art for @fallsintograce super angst-juicy fic "The Face of Love" (on Ao3) ~
The whole zine is free to download, so please check it out, there are so many amazing pieces in there ☺️✨
⚡ Zine Release ⚡
The result of our mission is finally ready! Enjoy the wonderfully angsty works of over 30 creators, available now for free!
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