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📢Special Giveaway📢

One random order will win this super adorable standee designed by Zenphoenixa @zen-draws! Any order that contains a physical item will qualify!

📢Leftover sales are open until November 5th!!

✨Star*Dust🌟 is a Yuri!!! On Ice astrology zine with 210 pages of art, stories, and extras from a group of amazing creators!

The physical zine, PDF, and merch add-ons are available for a limited time! 

🌟CHECK OUT THE ZINE STORE HERE!

Profits are going to Make-A-Wish Foundation💕🌟

[giseasonszine]

❄️ 🌼 CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT☀️ 🍁

Seems like Mr. Zhongli isn't the only one who calls the nation of Liyue home. Perhaps Childe can bring our artist @1rinchii next time he visits.

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💥 Meet the fearless Comic Duos of HOTGUY COMICs!

A big welcome to everyone on board, we're so excited to see what they have in store! ✨ Tune in tomorrow for part two of comic duos!

Socials for our comic duos are listed below under the cut!

💥 COMIC ARTISTS 💥

CHRISRIN: TUMBLR | TWITTER | YOUTUBE

JAS: TUMBLR | TWITTER | YOUTUBE

TIBBYCAPS: TUMBLR | TWITTER | YOUTUBE

CHARLIE: TUMBLR

GUEST COMIC ARTISTS:

DOODY: TUMBLR | TWITTER | INTRO

CHOCO: TUMBLR | INTRO

💥 COMIC SCRIPT WRITERS 💥

DUX: TUMBLR | AO3

ZIPZAP: TWITTER | AO3 | SPOTIFY

SISYPHEAN: TUMBLR | AO3

TJ: TUMBLR | AO3 | PSEUD AO3 | INTRO

GUEST COMIC SCRIPT WRITERS:

SECOND: TUMBLR | AO3 | INTRO

MARUU: TUMBLR | TWITTER | CARRD | INTRO

JONNY: TUMBLR | TWITTER | AO3 | INTRO

ZEPH: AO3 | INTRO

[xenonarrow]

At last, my piece for the Moon Knight fanzine Lunar Labyrinth (@moon-knight-zine) from last year! This is the first time I work with a zine project and it was definitely a delight.

I had fun with the symbolism on this piece, more info under the crack:

Prompt/Subject: My place in this zine was part of the artists for the 4th chapters, Waxing Gibbous: Order. The prompt was changed and revised through the process, ultimately revolving around the concept of being reborn, rebuilding, discovering each other's strengths and ultimately the chapter's namesake order. I played with the concept of rebuilding a literal set of mirrors as a visual metaphor.

General setting: I chose to feature the MCU version of the character(s) with some elements from the comics since the time of the planning was very close to its release on D+. The scene is set inside one's house as I often use them with the symbolic value of one's personality and emotional state. I chose Steven's apartment from the MCU for two main reasons: 1) It's shown at the end after the events of the series, implying they still use it as home 2) The layout of the set is well documented and also nice and cosy. I used a combination of pictures from the behind the scenes and artbook + a rough scene I put up in Blender as reference for the subjects' placement, perspective and palette

Character(s) There is only one (physical) character in scene that I called "the body" since it's placed in a way so the face is not visible. This is deliberate so to not give away any clue about which alter is fronting - he can be any of them, all or none at the same time - it's just the body. The physical appearance. The medium with which the psyche interacts with the rest of the physical world. The body's clothes were a tough choice but I ended up with Steven's pyjamas since it was what they wearing at the end of the series. Steven, Marc and Jake are represented in the mirror with their Duat sequence clothes (except for Jake's attire for his only on-screen appearance + comics version fake moustache because honestly he feels naked without them) and in a pose reflecting as much as their individual vibe and role as I could in a single image: Steven and Jake are helping the body putting the mirror pieces back together in two different ways, one in a more concerned / affectionate manner and the other is slightly more blunt and direct. Marc is covering his face, as hiding away is kinda fitting for his character on different occasions (hiding memories in an attempt to protect Steven, Hiding parts of himself and his life to his loved ones, running away from his problems etc). Being dramatic as usual.

Mirrors I love using mirrors as visual metaphors. And I love how they used them in the series. I am very normal about it. In this piece the mirrors function as a reflection of the inner self (or selves, in this case): the same body is reflected in three different mirrors (the alters) which are more or less fractured based on the status of their relationship with a specific alter and themselves: Jake has the most pieces missing, since in the series he's the most elusive one to the point of the others not being aware of his existence up until the end despite still being active in protecting them in times of need. The background of the mirrors reflects the pattern of the (head)space as seen in some parts of the Moon Knight (2016) comics while the colours are chosen and assigned based on the box colours used in Moon Knight (2021). The pattern is not following the perspective of the shards on the floor because it's not a physical space the mirror is reflecting but it's more of a "door" to another dimension, the psychological one. The back of the mirrors has a hieroglyphic inscription vaguely inspired by those seen during the first costume sequence at the end of ep 1 (will be back at this later)

The moon dart (that shiny thing stuck in the rightmost mirror): The moon dart symbolises their connection and service under Khonshu. It was thrown diagonally hitting all three mirrors (and causing the fractures in them) and it got stuck in Jake's, symbolising his status as the one in the system still under the god's leash. The dart has also a side, positive connotation: despite the havoc that being Khonshu's avatar has brought, it also started to bring them together and work as a team.

Hieroglyphs: There is a thematic back-and-forth in this segment of the mirror, as the empty sections symbolises a loss of self in favour of being an Egyptian deity's puppet (hence the hieroglyphic inscriptions, vaguely resembling the pyramid texts where a certain hymn features an earlier and more violent version of the god Khonsu being a slayer for the king), but in the same inscriptions (see the second picture) carry a hopeful message: "There is no son who is strong against his father, but you are strong and mighty while Ma'at (personification of order, balance, harmony) dwells on your arms and your Ba (plural) will last forever, repeating rejuvenation like the Moon". I used "father" referencing the comics where Khonshu leans heavier into posing as a fatherly figure as a manipulation tactic, so the sentence can be interpreted as escaping from Khonshu's leash and finding strength and balance among themselves. It also echoes the usage of the moon dart.

Easter eggs: There are two easter eggs in here. Three Ba birds with the alters' faces can be seen over Steven's mirror, it's a little signature detail since a previous drawing with them apparently became iconic in my corner of MK fandom? They are also mentioned in the hieroglyphic text. There's a tiny Dracula hiding under the carpet layer. We can't see you in the finished piece, but we know you're here you big fucking nerd

WHEW that was a lot. Thank you for reading this far!

Here are some other progress pics if you fancy:

[womenofswzine]

⭐ Meet our guest contributors! ⭐ Introducing @uzuriartonline as one of our page artists!

[opmetgalazine]

📷 Meet the Contributor! 📷

Everyone give a warm welcome to @where-does-the-heart-lie who is a Spot Artist for our wonderful gala!

Also where_does_the_heart_lie on Instagram!

[luckycharmer]

New Trolls Zine Interest Check

In light of finding put that there was a Trolls zine (I think about Broppy specifically?) circulating on Twitter/X, I’m beginning preparations for a new zine focused on folks here on Tumblr. I was disappointed to find out about it after their applications were closed and I wasn’t able to participate and I know I’m not alone. If you are in any way interested to see this zine get off the ground, please reblog so others don’t find out too late like I did!

I don’t have a name picked out yet but the theme I’m proposing is: relationships (i.e. family, friends, romance, even pets). I wanted a theme that could allow for characters and dynamics more than just romantic ships and would set it apart from the Broppy-centric zine currently running (but also could still include some Broppy, as its a main ship).

I am also looking for anyone interested in joining solely as a moderator, about 2-3 people preferably. As this is my first time running a zine, anybody with experience running a zine and/or working with the digital files would be a great help! You can mark on the survey that you’d like to be a mod or message me. If there is also enough interest from fanfic authors, we will need beta readers to apply later to help with editing.

Tagging people Ive seen who showed interest: @spooky-pop @v-poreons @potatoisvibing

[umigatos]

preview for @rnnkzine <33 PREORDERS ARE OPEN GO CHECK IT OUT!!!!! it was a honor to work on this one :3

[bwootster]

Hello, Little Turnfire!

GOOD MORNING KINICH NATION‼️‼️‼️ I’m bringing little baby guy onto the dash as a break from the angst from yesterday 😎😎😎😎

I hope that even though his childhood sucked, he was able to be happy once in a while 👉👈

Btw fun fact on his official hoyo design, his right glove is actually teal and his left glove is more green, they’re not the same color :3c

Leave it to the brainrot to help me see that his gloves are different colors 🥸

[silverfanzine]

Are you interested in one of our themes? Then follow the Kaleidoscopic Absolution zine! Our Multimedia zine has welcomed all kinds of digital content creators!

Now in the Creation Phase!

Utopia

A future too good to be true

Imagine a world without strife or disasters. A place where Silver and his friends could live happily in peace… Without the responsibility to become a hero, how would Silver have lived in a world like that?

Dystopia

A future where everything went wrong

Imagine a world with a devastated environment or an iron-fisted government, or maybe caught up in an endless war… When it seems like everyone has lost all hope, how would Silver navigate the world at its worst?

Post-Apocalypse

A disaster-stricken future

Imagine Silver surviving Iblis’ reign, or a zombie apocalypse, or even a perpetual ice age… In a future so ruined to the point it could not recover, what would Silver's life look like?

Memories

Looking back to what once was

Remember what time periods Silver has traveled to in order to fix the future. From Sonic’s present to far far in the past… How did Silver's travels affect his friends and himself? Do they even remember it happening at all?

Rebuilding

Building a new world from what is left

Even a time traveler can’t prevent every disaster, but that wouldn’t stop Silver from trying to do good in the world with what he got! After all his efforts to save these futures, in what way can Silver move on and help rebuild the world? For my friends, and for our future, I’ll give it everything I’ve got! ◎ @all-zine-apps@fandomzines@sthzinecenter@zineapps@zinefeed@zine-scene Promo Art by @superemeralds and @firbetmakes

[batchedzine]

🍪 Contributor Preview 🍪

Our next contributor preview comes from one of our guest artists, @shyranno and their beautiful piece featuring The Bad Batch!

Preorders for Batched are open now through October 31!

🧁Preorder here!🧁

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✨Merch Spotlight✨

Designed by Elianthos (@bowldeepfannish) and Void (VoidedSunflower), our Bookmarks feature Phichit, Yuuri, and Victor all bright and sparkling!

📢Leftover sales are open until November 5th!!

✨Star*Dust🌟 is a Yuri!!! On Ice astrology zine with 210 pages of art, stories, and extras from a group of amazing creators!

The physical zine, PDF, and merch add-ons are available for a limited time! 

🌟CHECK OUT THE ZINE STORE HERE!

Profits are going to Make-A-Wish Foundation💕🌟

Everyone who purchases a physical item will be entered to win a Victuuri standee too!

[giseasonszine]

❄️ 🌼 CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT☀️ 🍁

Find our artist @pepperchan18 lounging under the giant trees of Sumeru this autumn.

[hotguycomiczine]

⚡️ Meet the daring Comic Duos of HOTGUY COMICs!

A big welcome to everyone on board, we're so excited to see what they have in store! ✨

Socials for our comic duos are listed below under the cut!

⚡️COMIC ARTISTS ⚡️

ANNELIIS18: TUMBLR | TWITTER

BRANDYY0MOSS: TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM

CORNPAPERS: TUMBLR | TWITTER

EMRYS: TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM | KOFI

OTSE: TUMBLR | TWITTER

GUEST COMIC ARTISTS:

DOODY: TUMBLR | TWITTER | INTRO

CHOCO: TUMBLR | INTRO

⚡️COMIC SCRIPT WRITERS ⚡️

VANYEL: TUMBLR | AO3

BRIEFLE: TUMBLR | AO3

RAINY: TUMBLR | AO3

LUNA: TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM | AO3

GUEST COMIC SCRIPT WRITERS:

SECOND: TUMBLR | AO3 | INTRO

MARUU: TUMBLR | TWITTER | CARRD | INTRO

JONNY: TUMBLR | TWITTER | AO3 | INTRO

ZEPH: AO3 | INTRO

[classictetris]

Off Days: Inside Job | INTEREST CHECK

A fanzine dedicated to Shion’s Inside Job, focusing on the friendship of the Gang! Them hanging out and having fun outside of work ^^

Interest check is open from August 5th to August 15th

For updates check out our twitter!: @.offdayszine, or to me if you don't have twitter

[billfordzine]

🖌️ — Contributor Spotlight: Artist

Welcome @lmnrrtt, an Artist who’s sure to give us brilliantly amazing works! 🌟