Our Future Days:
a Last of Us Zine
Our Future Days focuses on the possible future Ellie and Joel could've had together! This is a half for charity, half for-profit platonic SFW Ellie and Joel zine.
There will be no explicit smut, excessive gore, or hateful content towards LGBTQ+ characters.
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Mod Team
General/Cosplay Mod Hana
Formatting Mod Fate
Shipping/Writing Mod Noct
Finance Mod humanbobjeanpants
Guidelines
View the guidelines in Google docs here!
Theme
Our Future Days focuses on the possible future Ellie and Joel could've had together! This is a half for charity, half for-profit platonic SFW Ellie and Joel zine.
There will be no explicit smut, excessive gore, or hateful content towards LGBTQ+ characters.
Contributor Compensation
All contributors will receive a free digital zine. If budget allows, contributors will also receive a free physical zine and merch. After production costs, any profit will be split, with half donated to the charity Lucie's Place and the other half among contributors and moderators.
Zine Specs
The zine will be B5 (6.9" x 9.8") perfect bound, featuring 1 cover artist, 25 artists, 8 writers, and 3 cosplayers, along with 3 merch artists. Merch includes a polaroid, brochure and print.
Schedule*
December 1st - Mod App. Closes
December 18th - Finance Mod App. Opens
January 8th- Finance mod App. Closes
March 15th - 19th - Mod Team Announcement
March 21st - Contributor Apps Open
April 19th - Contributor Apps Closes
May 2nd- Email Results
May 15th - Concepts Finalized
June 20th - July 27th - 1st Check-in
July 25th - August 1st - 2nd Check-in
August 22nd - Final Submissions Due
April 5th, 2022 - Pre-orders Open
May 15th, 2022 - Pre-orders Close
June 2022 - Shipping
Schedule subject to change if delays occur.
--DELAYS OCCURRED due to sickness and real life troubles. The zine is now BACK ON SCHEDULE.--
FAQ
Will the zine be available digitally?
Yes, the zine will be available to buy as a PDF. All digital zines will be distributed after physical zine sales have ended.
Is this zine NSFW or SFW?
Since this zine focuses on a happier ending for Joel and Ellie, this zine is SFW with minimal blood and violence. There will be no explicit sexual content.
Will this zine be for profit or for charity?
We will be doing half for profit and half for charity! Contributors will help decide which charity to donate to.
Where will the zine ship from?
Everything will ship from the US.
Charity
The charity our contributors voted to donate 50% of the sale profits is to Lucie's Place!
"LUCIE’S PLACE PROVIDES LGBTQ YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, JOB TRAINING AND COUNSELING SERVICES IN ORDER TO ENSURE LIFELONG STABILITY AND SUCCESS, AND WORKS TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE FOR LGBTQ YOUNG ADULTS."
Click here for more information on Lucie's Place!