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Based on a tumblr post I forgot where I saw it but yea this is them

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Welcome to the Zine of Elements!

Zine Information Doc || FaQ || Updates || Interest poll || Add yourself to the alert list || Application form TBA

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Zine of Elements! This fanzine project is centered around celebrating the LEGO Ninjago TV series’ various lesser-appreciated elemental masters through fanfiction and fanart. Applications for the project will open in three weeks (Nov. 24, 2024) so follow this blog and read on for more information!

What is the Zine of Elements?

The Zine of Elements (ZoE) is a free, digital SFW fanzine hosted by @21st-century-ninja (Fabro) and @curiositythecryptid (Lis). Over the course of three months, 25 artists and 6 writers will work together to bring the background elemental masters to life!

The ZoE is a canon-focused zine, which means that contributors will be asked to create works that fall beneath the canon umbrella (see the Zine Doc for more details). While the ninja are allowed to be background characters in any works created, they cannot be the subject matter, as this is a zine dedicated to the lesser-seen elemental masters.

Who can apply?

Anyone, regardless of age or skill, is welcome to apply for the ZoE. You must be able to use Discord to communicate, and you must be able to speak either English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

What does the schedule look like?

Applications: Nov 24, 2024 to Dec 14, 2024 Application results: by Dec 28, 2024 Creation period: Dec 28, 2024 to March 22, 2025 (12 weeks) Pitches due: Jan 11, 2025 Check in 1: Feb 1, 2025 Final dropout date: March 1, 2025 Check in 2: March 1, 2025 Due date: March 22, 2025 Zine publishing date: Mid April 2025, TBD

What if I have more questions?

If you have more questions, the Zine Doc has more detailed information on the project. Our ask box is always open, too!

I'm excited to apply! How do I do that?

In just three weeks, writer and artist applications will open via Google Form! In the meantime, though, you can be prepping your portfolios. Artists will be required to provide at least three pieces, at least one of them that must be Ninjago-focused, and writers will be required to provide three writing samples, at least one of which must be Ninjago-focused and under 2,000 words.

And that's that, everyone! Follow this blog for future updates on the project, and we'll see you Nov 24th!

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Happy lego monkie kid week, or whatever.

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I’m so tired I can’t even tell if this is funny but my half asleep brain found the idea of it hilarious

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reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

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Mm mMonkey

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My ninjago hot take(s) of the day

I HATE Zane's current titanium look

I hate that they made him look more and more robotic and act more robotic as seasons went on. The one thing about Zane that was so interesting WAS his humanity despite being a robot but it seems as if time went on that aspect of him was stripped away in favor of jokes and tropes and I hate it

I also HATE the fuckin voice filter shit he got going on they need to get rid of that.

Honestly my gripes with his characterization is the same gripes I have with Jay's in later seasons

They stripped Jay down to just being Nya's boyfriend. All his interesting traits were just snatched away from him and being with Nya was the only interesting thing about him

The writers were so afraid to make Nya just Jay's girlfriend that they hard pivoted into the other direction and simplified Jay down to being just Nya's boyfriend

Which SUCKS as a Jay fan he's my favorite, but they do him so dirty in the later seasons

It's why I really hope they don't only focus on Jaya for Jay's Arc in DR. He's more than just the other half of Jaya dammit!

Anyway I just wish both Zane and Jay were done better, I miss Zane's classic look and I hope that DR improves on their characters I really do

This post is all over the place

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amnesia trio

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One week until applications open!

Start prepping your portfolios, folks, and we’ll see you on the 24th :D

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Wu and Bonzle! I was originally going to do a Gandalaria/Bonzle piece, but I liked this scene and it gives me an excuse to add Wu to the collection. Plus I really wanted to draw the Dragonstone Shrine, it was probably my favorite set out of the last wave.

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cowboy season where they get kicked out of every tavern for being too loud every episode

blep :P

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OC stuff!

I rarely ever talk about my creations in this blog, but I wanted to share a bit about them. I'll start with one of my most recent OCs, which I created through an LMK roleplay I am having quite a bit of fun with.

Name: Jing Minzhen Pronouns: they/them Age: 25 years old Species: human, mortal

They're witty, but not the wisest. Jing has functionally no brain-to-mouth filter, often swinging wildly between brutally honest and dangerously reckless. They're also a huge fan of ghost and cryptid-hunting, using a personal blog to document their findings and theorize conspiracies under the pseudonym of "Zhenli51".

Backstory:

Two years ago (before the start of the show), Jing went ghost-hunting in an abandoned park, fell and hit their head. They've been working on recuperating their memories for the past two years, but a lot of things just never came back. But it's okay! They've got their blog, they've got a job, and at least the staff of the place they eat lunch at are nice...

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SO HOW WE FEELING AFTER THAT TRAILER DROP

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ego death

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"Don't use the flame, Mei. Be the flame."

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Was struck with a truly silly non-serious AU idea in which our resident jailed Great Sage gets befriended by a little gal sometime after Guanyin stops by to inform him of the journey.

She keeps him company until the Tang Monk arrives, by which time she’s a lil wrinkly and, since she has outlived most of the people she knows, Pilgrim Sun decides to bring her along!

Cue old lady grandma shenanigans mixed with classic jttw shenanigans wherein Pilgrim Sun will fistfight yaoguai with a grandma on his shoulders.

I like to think he calls her either great-granddaughter (zēng sūn nǚ) or little sun.

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