"Across Worlds" An Voltron AU Zine

✨ GHIBLI ZINE: Artist List! ✨

We’re thrilled to present our artist line-up for SPIRIT: A Studio Ghibli Artbook (Volume II!), with over 90 amazing artists! There was a amazing amount of applications, and we’re so thankful for everyone who applied and supported us.💕

Preorders will open early April, so be sure to keep an eye on our tumblr or follow us on twitter for updates!

(artist links below!)

As we wrap up, donation receipts will also be going up in the next few days. ✨✨

✨ Preorders now open for RIFT: A Stranger Things Zine ✨

Rift is an unofficial charity fanzine, dedicated to the many characters in Netflix’s Stranger Things! With over 70+ pages of stunning artwork, our bundle also includes a variety of merch. Preorders will close May 12th!

We’re also hosting a giveaway: Reblog or retweet for a chance to win a physical or digital copy of the zine, or to have your entire order refunded!

✨ Preorders are now open for SPIRIT: A Studio Ghibli Art Book! ✨

Spirit is an unofficial charity fanzine, dedicated to the many stunning and unique films created by Studio Ghibli! With over 70 pages, our bundles will also include a variety of merch. Preorders will close March 10th!

Info: artist list | 6 x 9 | 70+ pages | perfect bound | charities | stretch goals

We’re also hosting a giveaway: Reblog or retweet for a chance to win a physical or digital copy of the zine, or to have your entire order refunded!

My piece for the @voltronauzine awhile back! Never posted it on here but it was super fun to draw!!

✨Kickstarter Launched!✨

@rikuta-art​ and I are running a quick kickstarter for some prints! They’re exclusive for MAKE//100, and are astronomy themed with metallic foil!

✨STRANGER THINGS ZINE: Contributor List!✨

Thrilled to present our final line-up for Stranger Things Zine — we’re looking forward to working with all of the fantastic people involved! There was an amazing amount of applications, and we’re thankful for everyone who applied and helped this project grow.💕 

Preorders will be launched in April; be sure to keep an eye on our tumblr and twitter for giveaways and updates!

(full list under the cut)

ZINE EXPENSES:

There’s been a lot of amazing zine projects lately, but something I see mentioned a lot is a lack of transparency and organization! By detailing sales and transfers in a spreadsheet, I’m hoping to establish more trust in collaborative efforts.

The template is free to use, and includes:

a simple template (1st sheet)

a complex template (2nd sheet)

explanations and examples (3rd sheet)

AU where the Paladins are Jedi!

Jedi Master Shirogane and Padawan Holt.

I drew this for the Voltron AU Zine, ‘Across Worlds’

Recently, there’s been a ton of scandal surrounding the McHanzo Zine, Bullseye. But it isn’t an isolated case; zines scam people all the time, though it’s almost always restricted to the smaller ones. 

As someone who’s participated in well over a dozen zines, many of the smaller projects simply never contacted me again, had absolutely awful management, or worse, never sent out ordered items. Zines are based on trust, and it’s absolutely awful that some chose to betray it! So how do you know which ones you should apply or order from? Look for these:

Make sure that the organizer is not anonymous, and has their social media and handles blatantly available. If they are anonymous, there’s nearly a certain chance they’ll drop it mid-way. If it’s clear, see what they’re like as a person, or if they have a large following.

Make sure that the moderator has organized zines before. People who haven’t organized zines before don’t have experience and often don’t realize how difficult it can be. And if they do run other projects, are those actually complete?

Make sure there’s more than one mod. Oftentimes, IRL can cause problems; if there’s no one else to pick up the slack, that’s also a huge problem. (On the other hand, too many mods can make the zine disorganized!)

Communication: Has the moderator made relevant info available? And if you’ve been accepted, do they regularly email or update you?

Graphics: Do the graphics seem well-made and aesthetically pleasing? Product placement makes a huge difference when it comes to preorders, and can absolutely mean the difference between not breaking even and success. If their stuff looks like crap, so will the zine.

Professionalism: If they are not well-organized or professional, that’s a sign that they probably won’t be able to handle everything a zine throws at them, and may discriminate against certain ships or people. 

Where do profits go? This is pretty important, and needs to established early on. Will it be split among artists, or go to charity? 

Is there support? Does the application post have at the very least 300 notes? If not, what about other posts? If they don’t have a lot of notes or followers, that means that not many people will apply, and not many people will buy. That also means a much bigger risks of the project failing, and much less people holding them accountable if they do.

For people interested in making a zine but have no experience doing so, I strongly suggest moderating one before organizing your one!

✨Call for artists!✨

Fallen in love with Hawkins? Want to pay tribute to the hit Netflix series? Applications for Stranger Things Zine are now open!

APPLY HERE

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