Welcome onboard!
Wanderlust: A JJK Travel Zine is a newly announced Jujutsu Kaisen travel themed fanzine! Whether it’s Gojo and Geto relaxing on the warm sandy beach in sunny Okinawa or the first year trio sent on a mission abroad to exorcise spirits or a close-up of Yuta’s travels when he was overseas - the scenarios are endless!The zine aims to depict the beauty of various locations along with the fun and lighthearted memories made showcased through illustrations and written pieces along with merch items. The zine will be an A5 physical book, general (no romantic ships), SFW and canon-compliant.
** STATUS: Leftover sales open June 6!
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F.A.Q.
ZINE & CONTENT:
Q: What is a fanzine?
A fanzine is a fanmade, self-published work featuring various content from writing to art encompassing a theme or subject.Q: Will there be manga spoilers?
For anime-only fans, manga-only characters will be in the zine, but no major plot points will be spoiled as the zine will divert from the main plot to focus on the fun of traveling!Q: Are ships allowed?
No romantic ships will be featured. The zine will be strictly platonic.Q: Will there be AUs?
The zine will be set in canonverse. No AUs will be included.Q: Will this zine contain NSFW content?
Nope, this zine is strictly SFW.Q: Will the travel theme be worldwide or Japan-only?
As voted on interest check, the zine will feature worldwide locations.Q: Is the zine for-profit or for-charity?
As voted on interest check, the zine will be for-profit.CONTRIBUTOR RELATED:
Q: How many contributors are on the zine?
The zine's full creative team includes 24 page artists (1 cover artist), 6 writers and 6 merch artists. These numbers include guests.Q: Is there an age requirement for the zine?
With the zine being for-profit, all applicants are required to be 18 years old or older by the time contributor applications close.Q: How will contributors be reimbursed?
We aim to provide each contributor with one full physical bundle (zine and merch) and shipping, if finances allow. At the very minimum, all contributors will receive a digital PDF of the zine and additional items at production cost.The project will work under three compensation tiers:
>>> Tier 1: Contributors all will get a free PDF of the zine book and merch and physical zine at production cost.
>>> Tier 2: When the project reaches the break-even point for a free physical book, every contributor will get the physical book for free including shipping and the merch at production cost (with the exception of merch artists who get their own merch for free in addition to the book).
>>> Tier 3: When the project reaches the break-even point for a full bundle, every contributor gets the physical zine and one of each merch for free including shipping. Any extras are at production cost.
Mod Team.
JIA
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she/her, 20+, organization + social media + production modAs a big traveler myself (and hoping to travel to Japan again), I'm excited to bring forth this zine with everyone! I've modded both zines and fandom weeks with my most current ongoing project being the 2022 Sylvix Fan Calendar as the head and graphics + formatting mod! P.S. Nobara is best girl.MARI
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she/her, 20+, graphics + formatting modHello! My name is Mari. I've modded quite a few zines over the years, including the Fun in the Sun (Arcana!), Winx, and Kitchen Hero Zines! I'm ecstatic to be a part of this project. Looking forward to see what we create!CHA
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she/her, 28, finance modI'm Cha, here to watch the shop and live vicariously through the JJK characters my dream travel adventures! I've modded quite a few zines before, including several FE3H projects (Lost & Found, Fell Stars, Fated Skies, 2022 Sylvix Fan Calendar) and Enlightened: a Gojo Satoru zine. Let's fly away together!PEAR
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she/her, 25+, shipping modHey I'm Pear! I've never traveled too far from home, but I'd love to explore the world more after the pandemmy! I will be lovingly shipping you your packages from the wild Midwest. I love JJK a normal amount :- ) Pear is the head, logistics, social media mod for Fódlan Cuizine: an FE3H zine and cookbook and head, logistics, social media and shipping mod for Enlightened: a Gojo Satoru zine.CHEWY
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they/them, 20+, writing/beta modHi I’m Chewy! Super excited to take off on this zine adventure! I’ll be helping writers pilot their story to a safe landing~ Let’s navigate the world of JJK together! Chewy is a beta/intern mod for two zines, contributor for 10+ zines and an editor for college journals.
SCHEDULE.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 15 - May 15 | Interest Check |
| May 24 - June 21 | Contributor Applications |
| July 3 | Contributor Decisions Emailed |
| July 5 - September 20 | Creation Period |
| -- July 15 | Pitch Check-ins |
| -- August 2 | 1st Check-in |
| -- August 30 | 2nd Check-in |
| -- September 20 | Final Submissions |
| October | Preorders |
| November - February | Production / Shipping |
Please note, the schedule is subject to change as the zine progresses.
g u i d e l i n e s .
General:
• All applicants must be 18 years old or older by the time applications close.
• Applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio with 5 (five) to 10 (ten) art samples (artists) or 3 (three) writing samples (writers).
• Please make sure provided links are functional and accessible for the mod team to view. (Double check those Google drive links to have sharing: ON!)
• Portfolios are asked to be SFW. Please note any content warnings accordingly in the space provided in the application.
• Portfolios may contain manga spoilers. Please note spoilers on your application!
• If accepted, contributors are required to have a Discord for communication purposes.
• Applicants may apply to multiple positions, but will only be accepted to one position at the mod team’s decision.
• We will not be providing feedback on applications.
PAGE ARTISTS
• Accepted page artists will be tasked with one (1) original A5 size vertical piece.
• Page artist applicants are asked to submit a portfolio with 5 (five) to 10 (ten) art samples featuring your best works.
• Art samples must be completed works and relevant to the style you’ll be drawing for the zine. At least one (1) sample must include a full background.
• Jujutsu Kaisen pieces are encouraged, but not required.
• Traditional artworks will be accepted. For this zine, traditional artworks must be scanned at 600 dpi or higher.
• Pieces will be evaluated on overall composition and technique including, but not limited to anatomy, use of space and background, colors and lighting, etc.
MERCH ARTISTS
• Accepted merch artists will be tasked with two (2) to three (3) original merch pieces. Merch applicants will be asked to rank their merch preferences and the type of merch will be assigned by mod team.
• Merch artist applicants are asked to submit a portfolio with 5 (five) to 10 (ten) art/merch samples of their best works.
• Art samples must be completed and relevant to the style you’ll be drawing for the zine. A full background piece is encouraged, but not required.
• Jujutsu Kaisen pieces are encouraged, but not required.
• Photos of previous merch samples are ideal, but not required. Art only applications will be accepted for merch applications too.
• Pieces will be evaluated on overall composition and technique including, but not limited to anatomy, use of space, colors and lighting, etc.
WRITERS
• Accepted writers will be tasked with one (1) original piece with a word count of 2.0k - 2.5k.
• Writer applicants must include three (3) writing samples of their best works.
• Writing samples must be between 1.5k - 3.0k words per piece. At least one sample must be completed. The other two may be excerpts from a longer piece.
• At least one Jujutsu Kaisen piece is required.
• Pieces will be evaluated on overall narrative and flow including, but not limited to characterization, grammar and use of dialogue.
