Love & Peace is a Trigun zine dedicated to the orginal manga, 1998 anime and Trigun Stampede's theme of found family.Contributor Applications open May 10th - May 31st!

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Love & Peace is a Trigun zine dedicated to the orginal manga, 1998 anime and Trigun Stampede's theme of found family.This zine aims to highlight the powerful bonds between the Trigun characters and the pivotal themes of Love & Peace.This zine will get both a digital and physical release, with accompanying digital and physical merch! We currently plan on accepting around 30 page artists, 5 writers and 5 merch artists.This project's profit will go towards a charity that the contributors of this project will have an opportunity to help choose.Ships will be allowed on a case by case basis, however this zines main focus has always been and will continue to be platonic and familial bonds!You can find more extensive information and application/zine guidelines in our info doc.

frequently asked questions

Q: What is a fanzine?A: A fanzine (or zine) is a fan produced magazine, usually centered around a certain theme or media. Zines are usually limited-run, can be digital pdfs or physical booklets, and can even include fan-made merchandise. Zines have no affiliation to the creators of the source material that the zine is based on. Our zine’s theme is found family, featuring the cast of Trigun. This includes the manga, both tv adaptations, and movies.Q: What is the age rating for this zine?A: The age rating for this zine will be 15+ and may contain canon-typical violence.Q: Is this zine for charity or for profit?A: This zine will be for chairty.Q: Are you planning on creating any merch?A: Yes! We will be producing both digital and physical merchandise to accompany the zine.Q: Will follower count have any impact on applications?A: No, follower count or amount of interactions on submitted samples will not be taken into consideration. We encourage anyone to apply regardless of the amount of followers they have. Applications will be evaluated based on the criteria outlined in the application information section.Q: How will contributors be compensated?A: All contributors and mods are guaranteed a digital copy of the zine. If the zine breaks even, we will be able to provide physical copies of the zine to all contributors, free of cost. In the case that the zine does not break even, the physical zine and merch will be available to be purchased by contributors at production cost.Q: Will contributors retain the rights to their work?A: All contributors will retain full rights and ownership of their work, and are free to use their work however they like once the project has reached completion. We ask that all works are not shared with people outside the zine until the end of the project. The date that you may post your piece online will be specified by the mod team.Q: Are there any content restrictions?A: Disrespectful and/or explicit portrayals of racism, homophobia, transphobia, pedophilia, incest, or sexual assault will not be allowed. We understand that Trigun does touch on darker topics and themes, but it is important that these topics are discussed and portrayed in a respectful manner. Canon-typical violence will be allowed, but should not be portrayed graphically.We are aware that Wolfwood is often portrayed in canon material with a lighter skin tone and more Eurocentric features than in the original manga and anime, but we will not be accepting any content of whitewashed Wolfwood despite this. We believe it is unfair to take away his original and more diverse features, even if canon doesn't share our sentiment.Additionally, we encourage contributors to portray their diverse character headcanons, as well as tackle difficult subjects through the lens of healing and found family in their works.Q: Will sexual content be allowed?A: No, sexual content will not be allowed or included in this zine. Please do not submit sexual content in your portfolios or samples.Q: Will ships be allowed?A: Yes, background and implicit ships (ex. two characters holding hands) will be allowed in this zine. Ships may also be explicitly portrayed in content on a case by case basis, but romance should not be the focus.Q: Will alternate universe (AU) content be allowed?A: AU content will be allowed on a case by case basis.

Schedule

Deadlines should be submitted by EOD all time zones.
Dates are subject to change.Interest Check: March 25th - April 30th 2023
Contributor Apps: May 10th - May 31st 2023
Application Results Sent: June 10th 2023
Acceptance Deadline: June 15th 2023Creation Period: June - October 2023
Pitch Submission Period: June 10th - June 25th
Pitch Approval Date: July 1st
Check In #1: August 1st
Check In #2: September 1st
Check In #3: October 1st
Final Submission Date: October 10thPre-Orders: December 2023
Fulfillment: March 2024

applications

Applications are open from May 10th 6pm BST to May 31st 6pm BST.Page Artist AppsWriters AppsMerch Artist apps