#zine production

[batchedzine]

🍪Production Update!🍪

We're so excited to share that several merch pieces have been delivered to our shipping mod, and they look amazing!

Hardcase Acrylic Charm designed by benji Delta Squad Acrylic Charm designed by @chocomars Bad Batch and the 501st bookmarks designed by @veaski Clone Trooper Soda Die Cut Sticker designed by @squad-724 Cookie Trooper Die Cut Stickers designed by @martaare-llopart

🍩 Current production status:

Received: Charms, bookmarks, and stickers

Bulk production: Trooper Vacation Enamel Pin

Proofs being finalized: Zine PDFs

🧁 If you forgot to order your copy, we have good news! You can still order a digital copy of the zine here: https://batchedzine.bigcartel.com/

[zinesbylennon]

Handmade some paper and made a micro-zine to print out on it!

Yes it's based on that meme.

Here's the earlier test version which was just a print of an earlier zine of mine:

[aktyzine]

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ PRODUCTION UPDATES ⋆⁺₊⋆

Please keep an eye out on this post for all production updates for ECLIPSE!

As a reminder, production is estimated to complete at the end of September, but if there are any changes, we will make an announcement.

If you have any address changes or any questions, please email us at aktyzine@gmail.com!

[highrepubliczine]

✨Production Update✨

PRINTS HAVE ARRIVED!

We're thrilled to share that the stretch goal prints that will be included in all Storm and Tempest Bundles have been delivered to our shipping mod, and they look stunning!

These prints were designed by Dr Brynn , @groovygrayvy , and @uzuriartonline

Current production status:

Received: prints

Shipping: 3D printed magnets

Bulk production: zine books, die cut stickers, sticker sheet, bookmark

Awaiting proofs: foiled acrylic charms, enamel pin

[opswordsmenzine]

✨⚔️ PRODUCTION UPDATES ⚔️✨

The Way of the Blade team has been hard at work behind the scenes!

As of now, all merch items have been ordered and production has begun on all items except for the enamel pin (we are waiting for proof approval) and the letter opener.

The zine is in process of being formatted and we will provide an update once it has been ordered!

We are also pleased to announce that we have received the tassel charm (by Salmonfishuu, bookmark (by Purrresa), and prints (by Hayde_Ink & Kuzmich-Isterich)!

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⬇️ Way of the Blade’s other socials!

Twitter | Carrd | Retrospring

[noragamizines]

🎉The Zine Booklets Have Arrived!🎉

One step closer to sending out these beauties to those of you who preordered! The booklets are perfect and ready to reveal the fashion wonders inside💕

We're only waiting on our merch production to arrive! Preorders will be sent very soon!!

[thespiderversezine]

🚨PRODUCTION UPDATE🕷️

Books have arrived and are now being sorted for shipping!

Expect our next update for merchandise items soon, buyers please check emails soon for address update forms too!

We’re so excited to start shipping soon, thanks everyone for your patience!!

[pokedogszine]

Paw-duction Pup-dates! While PokeDogs Zine Paw-duction progresses, we'll be keeping you up to date on the latest and greatest news! We'll be posting all updates to this post to keep things organized! Make sure to follow us if you wanna stay in the loop!

[horizonfanzine]

Production Update!

Remember, if you missed out during pre-orders, not all is lost! Digital bundles still available!

horizonfanzine.bigcartel.com

[charlythelee]

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 ☺️

[ttmzine]

MOD APPLICATIONS OPEN! 💙

'Due to certain unforeseen circumstances, we will be opening applications to find a production mod. These applications will be open until the 12th of May. If you are interested in taking the position, please fill out the form below before the specified date.

Thank you so much for your support!

[bnhaidolzine]

🌟Hey idol fans! PDF zines have been sent out, so be sure to check your email! If you purchased and did not receive yours, or if you experience any issues, please reach out.

If you haven't gotten your hands on a copy yet, PDFs are still available in our shop! 🌟https://bnhaidolzine.bigcartel.com🌟

Stay in touch!

🌟http://bnhaidolzine.carrd.co 🌟http://instagram.com/bnhaidolzine 🌟http://tumblr.com/bnhaidolzine

[zinesbylennon]

Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel Fanzine is open for submissions!

Thought I'd make another post now that season one of Hazbin has wrapped up!

We've got a few submissions and people working on stuff for the zine already but there's still plenty of availability if you're interested!

We're looking for:

Art

Short stories

Poetry

Honestly anything as long as it's Hazbin or Helluva Boss related

Submissions are open til the end of February!

Submit here -> https://forms.gle/YGEANCJnBWVvvVnF6

[cyborb]

very fluffy volcarona that i made last year for the zine fire blast!

[highrepubliczine]

✨Production Update✨

THE ZINES HAVE ARRIVED!!!

We're so excited to share that the physical zines have been delivered to our shipping mod! Take a look at this sneak peek of the contents of the zine!

Current production status:

Received: prints, zine books

Shipping: 3D printed magnets, die cut stickers, sticker sheet, bookmark

Bulk production: foiled acrylic charms, enamel pin

If you forgot to order your copy, we have good news! You can still order a digital copy of the zine here: CLOUD (Digital Bundle) - Starlight Zine | Starlight We will be having a Leftover Sale once all orders have shipped to those that pre-ordered. Keep an eye on our page for updates!

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

this is not directed at anything in particular so much as a lament ive made in private several times over the years and am thinking about again now but. i wish that fandom had not conflated the term "zine" with "artbook". because 99% of the "zines" i see are in fact artbooks, chapbooks, or art/writing anthologies. which to me are just so so different as products!!! instead of being fully handmade they are all being professionally bound by an outside company, often come with stickers/keychains/other perks that are 3rd party manufactured, etc... and to be clear i love these and have bought several, but!

they are to me kind of the antithesis of what the word "zine" should actually imply, in the traditional sense. a zine is something you make by hand and then photocopy for the dozen or so people in your circle. a zine can be just a single sheet of paper you folded up into 8 pages and scribbled on with pencil. they can get fancier than this but once you move from using a stapler (or if you're feeling fancy needle & thread) to needing to have things perfect bound & glued by a separate industry then!!!! we have moved up the sliding scale in terms of product, towards art/chapbook and away from zine. that's what those terms meant initially we just have... kept calling them zines anyway i guess, and now i think most younger people don't realize that the origins for "zines" were things you handmade and maybe snuck your school/work's photocopier to help produce for your friends. And they were made by one person, or maybe a small collab of 2-3. Once you start adding more artists/authors, and they're all making separate things (even if on a theme), now we have hit an anthology. you know?

because i would LOOOOVE fandom zines in the traditional sense of the word, just posting photos of short scrappy handmade art/comics and mailing them to mutuals for fun like you would a christmas card. idk. like i've made i think 8-10 personal little zines on all random topics in the past year just for fun and my friends, because they're rewarding and people LOVE getting something like that in the mail. they're little visual shitposts like "rating the 16 crayola crayons i found in my drawer" and "plants i have eaten while taking walks in the desert" and it would be really fun to have fandom equivalents of those too... but fandom these days has moved away from silly rough stuff towards everything being really polished + professional and it takes some of the charm out of it i think