#rogue and gambit fanzine

[anna-dela-luz]

I'm thrilled to be part of the upcoming Rogue and Gambit fanzine, "Home & Harbor," and I am happy to give you a sneak peek into my contribution as a page artist. I had an absolute blast collaborating with talented writers and incredible artists. My illustration is heavily inspired by the '90s animated series, and it captures the essence of Rogue and Gambit in a single frame, but you can be the judge of that when the zine comes out. Be sure to follow @rogue-gambit-fan-zine for all the details and information about pre-orders and more!💗💥

[gina-chan1979]

OMGGAWDS happy reading tonight!!! ❤️ And just in time for Rogue and Gambit Week 2024 ❤️

My heart is soooo happy ❤️ 🥹

Thanks again @rogue-gambit-fan-zine

[ludi-ling]

Romy friends! Here's my third and final teaser for Home & Harbor, the upcoming @rogue-gambit-fan-zine! Since pre-orders will be opened next week, I thought I'd share a teaser of my art for the front cover.

It was such a blast to get back into the drawing groove with it; and it was also a real honour to be able to be asked to do the front cover. I hope I did our fave Marvel couple justice! ❤️ (Because let's face it, Rogue and Gambit are just so damn hot!) 🔥

Can't wait to see what you all think next week when the pre-orders are finally opened! 😁

[applejacks1552]

As we're wrapping up the first Rogue & Gambit fanzine, Home & Harbor, it's finally the time to share our works!

My short prose fic contribution was called "Beach Blanket BA-KOOM!" You can check it out on Ao3 (registered users).

@emyryld created some amazing illustrations to accompany the story. I love them so much! I hope you check them out. ❤

Even though all the printed zines are sold out, there's still some merch available and also digital copies for anyone interested in a self-print option if you want to check them out:

I'm so grateful to everyone who supported the zine and can't wait to see what we raised for The Hero Initiative!

[ludi-ling]

Get your applications in, Romy artists, you know you wanna! 😉

Thank you to all that have applied as fanzine contributors! You'll be hearing from us in upcoming weeks! The application for writers is now officially closed. However we are giving a 1 week extension for the artist application. So if you somehow missed your chance or were feeling shy before, you still have a shot! We want to hear from YOU! 💋

[emyryld]

Gail got me in KNOTS over Uncanny, lol. Reset my focus to something I didn't get to post in time for Romy week. Always OTP, always home and harbor, always together.

[rogueemberlight]

Here's the drawing I did for the Rogue and Gambit Zine! (@rogue-gambit-fan-zine) I'm so proud to have been apart of the project and I had an absolute blast working with such a fun group of people. :] Honestly such a highlight of 2023/2024! Special thanks to @awarriorqueen who wrote a super sweet short story that takes place after the "Nightcrawler" episode. We had the best of times working in tandem on the story and art. Please go check out her page, she has so many amazing stories! 🥰 Also, if you are interested in picking up some of the merch or digital zine head over to @rogue-gambit-fan-zine ASAP and get your order in! The store closes on September 8th and the proceeds go to a great cause! <3

[cyborgartalchemist2]

MY @rogue-gambit-fan-zine package arrived! Everything is so gorgeous! I can't wait to read the fics! I hope every contributor knows I love it all!

[penguinofthewaddles-art-only]

A sneak peek for the rogue and gambit fanzine coming soon!! I absolutely love x men and am so excited for the new show seasons coming out❤️❤️ this piece is an alternate ending for the ultimate comics universe, was super fun to come up with when I was paired with a writer!! @rogue-gambit-fan-zine

[chellerbelles]

A snipit from my story "Desperate Measures" in the Rogue & Gambit fanzine: Home & Harbor.

"Desperate Measures" is an Ultimate X-Men fix it fit, featuring our favourite Battle Couple kicking arse in their bid to Save the World. I just love seeing Rogue and Gambit doing their superhero thing together :) I collaborated with the wonderful @penguinofthewaddles-art-only, who did the amazing art for this story.

Preorders for the zine will be coming soon, so keep an eye on @rogue-gambit-fan-zine for more information. Proceeds from the zine will be going towards The Hero Initiative.

Rogue and Gambit stepped out of the lab and back into the bright, sunny day.

An energy blast burst between them. Gambit dodged hard to the side and hid behind a rock. He cradled the EMP emitter with his body.

Rogue looked down at the new hole in her sleeve with irritation.

[roguegambitweek]

Sharpen your color pencils, uncap your marker, Saturday, June 24, 2023 is the last day to apply to be part of Home & Harbor art/merch team.

We hope to hear from you!

[ludi-ling]

Folks, since pre-orders of Home & Harbor, our Rogue and Gambit fanzine, will be going live in the not-too-distant future, here's a little teaser of one of the interiors I worked on! It's an illustration for an awesome fic written by @roguetimebot! 💖 There'll be more teasers from me in the run-up to the pre-order sales, which I'm really excited to share with you. Having been a Rogue and Gambit shipper for over 20 years now, this fanzine is the culmination of a lot of fandom love and joy, and I think all you Romy shippers out there will love it too! 😍 Check out the official Tumblr for the project at @rogue-gambit-fan-zine. 💖

[applejacks1552]

Preorders for Home & Harbor, a Rogue & Gambit Charity Fanzine are right around the corner and we contributers can finally show y'all a few sneak peeks of what's inside!

My writing piece for the zine was inspired by the infamous basketball game in X-Men #4 (1991), but finds our couple in more recent times from the comics.

I always adore when the X-Men are hanging out together as a family. And I've loved Rogue and Gambit since X-Men the Animated series, so I am beyond excited for X-Men'97! Let's go Romy fans! This is our year!

Here's a little snippet from my story:

I really hope you all will check it out and support the zine. I had the distinct honor of working with @emyryld who drew some mindblowingly amazing sketches for this story! They're just SO good. I can't wait for everyone to see them!

[emyryld]

I want to do my own Remy in the croptop, but I have plenty of time to do it.

A few weeks later...

...I should finish that Remy in a croptop so I can have some joy back in my life.

Come back soon now, y'hear?! Rogue is waiting for you, Cajun!!!

I miss him already 😢

[rogueemberlight]

Its Christmas!! My zine bundle from @rogue-gambit-fan-zine came in today!! Everything looks amazing and has such a nice feel and look to it. Was such a joy to see my stickers, postcards and artwork in physical form! Thankful to have been involved, it was a highlight of 2023/2024! Hope everyone who got their hands on a physical (or digital which is coming out soon) loves it too!

[dayenurose]

#12, #14, & #28 :)

12. Favorite character to write about this year

Gambit. I really like writing Gambit. I like getting in his head. I like his passion and his pain and his powers. I’ve got to back off on his dialect (I started out so minimally……and it’s taken over my writing….aaahh!). Though, I probably needed a break from writing in his POV after finishing ’Risk and Reward,’ since lately I’ve been writing more from Rogue’s POV again. Then again, I write Rogue and we still end up getting a fair amount about Remy. Hmm…. Yeah, I really like writing Gambit.

14. A fic you didn’t expect to write

Looking back over my year of writing, there’s quite a few fics I hadn’t expected to write. There’s lots of reasons why I didn’t expect to write certain fics—because they’re from fandoms I’m not as involved in (ATLA-thanks for the challenge @hinaoyamas) or ones that I have kind of drifted away from (BatFamily), or because I never expected I would have the opportunity (the FanZine, see more at @holycoloringzine), or because I didn’t think I was ready to tackle certain stories (the unfinished Rogue vs. Carol story), or, of course, the seemingly random ideas which form as you’re talking to friends and had no idea you were going to write them before you started writing them (the prompt from @go-haywire turned into a rather involved Evo fic (thanks for the prompt, Haywire) or the story which I’m calling ‘Queen of Hearts’ and don’t want to spoil with more of a description).

But I think my biggest surprise came with my original fic story. I’d been working on the second book for a while now and it wasn’t working. Pieces weren’t fitting together and I wasn’t happy with it no matter what I tried. What I didn’t expect was the realization that I needed to set aside what I’d already written and start again. And while I haven’t made much progress, I think the new plot works better with what I want to achieve at this point in the series. It’s a bit bittersweet—seeing the progress I’d already made being put aside (for now, I hope to come back to the idea), but I hope that in the end it will make the overall story stronger. And, there’s no such thing as wasted writing. Even if I am the only one who will see this initial draft (well, me and my writing group), I learned more about the characters and the world they live in, I discovered issues with the world building that need fixing, and I still have the story which means I can adapt and use what still works while not feeling weighed down by the parts that don’t. Here is where I’ll thank my writing group for all their encouragement and support along the way. And since @angel-gidget is the only one on Tumblr read it (and has listened to my rambles as I try to work things out), you get a special shout out—thanks Gidge!

28. Longest fic you read this year

The longest fic I read was “The Air That I Breathe” by @chellerbelles (826,442 words and 122 chapters). This story is truly epic in both length and scope. I devoured this story in about a week and a half. It’s an amazing slow burn that you’re on the edge of your seat as you read, just waiting for the Romy moments, and yet, I still absolutely love Vanessa. Rogue and Gambit have an awesome friendship that truly lasts through the ages. This story definitely left me with lots to think on and had an influence on me outside of the world of fanfic. I am looking forward to when I have an opportunity to read this one again. Thanks for the stories, Chelle.

Questions from the ‘fanfic end of the year asks’. Please feel free to ask more…