An Alien Stage Fanzine

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A fanzine based off the series "Alien Stage" by VIVINOS on youtube


Schedule

April 24: Interest Check opens
June 10: Mod Apps open
July 20: Mod Apps close
July 20: Mod Results emails sent out
August 10: Contributor Apps open
September 10: Contributor Apps close
September 30: Result emails sent out
October 10: Deadline for confirmation/entering the discord
November 1: Pitches due
December 1: First check-in
January 15: Second check-in
February 30: Third check-in
March 30: Final check-in
Pre-orders open TBD
Pre-orders close: TBD
Production/Shipping: TBD


HEAD AND MERCH

Zeph he/theyPast Experience: Head/Shipping mod for 1, 2, Showtime! a Ruikasa Zine / Merch mod for DR Critical Dice Zine / Merch mod for The Show Must Go On an Oumota Zine / Merch mod for Everyday With You an Anhane ZineI've been a fan of Vivinos work since they released Pink Bxxch Club. I remember round 1 dropping and getting hooked and loving Mizi and Sua.


HEAD AND ART

Kumiamii all/any
Head and Art mod
Splash artist and games artist currently studying to make art for games.
previous experience: cover artist for the Ruikasa zine.
discovered Alien Stage from round 5 on YouTube.


HEAD AND ART

Mars they/them
art mod
animator, visual developer, fanartist
previous experience:
page artist for This Too Shall Pass: a Malevolent zine, horror section cover artist for Titan's Tomes: a TOH zine, guidebook page artist for Malevolent Tarot zine, promotional artist for Road X audio drama


SOCIAL MEDIA MOD

mioyat


GRAPHICS MOD

lavvkii they/she
graphics mod
in university for graphic design, has been drawing seriously for 6 years.
got into Alien Stage round 2 when it came out on youtube a year ago.


INTERN MOD

rainbow they/them
merch mod intern
fanartist, majoring arts and technology
previous experience: saimatsu, tenko and danganpawlooza zine (graphics mod), tojo zine (socials mod), aesop carl zine (cover artist), page artist in a couple of other zines
I only got into alnst recently because of a crossover fanart but I'm really loving it so far! the lore, art, writing, songs are all heavenly and I'm really excited to see more!


WRITING MOD, RESPONSIBLE FOR:

  • Reviewing and voting on writing applications

  • Making sure writers follow zine guidelines

  • Providing necessary constructive feedback to writers at zine check-ins

  • Keeping track of writers who have completed check-ins, who has extensions, and contacting those who are late


SHIPPING AND FINANCE MOD, RESPONSIBLE FOR:

  • Working together with the merchandise mod, producing the merchandise ordered with the zine shipping it out

  • Producing physical copies of the zine and merch and getting it to the people who have ordered them

  • Keeping track of the correct orders and making sure people have gotten what they have ordered

  • Managing online shops, receiving orders and shipping them out in a timely manner


FORMATTING MOD, RESPONSIBLE FOR:

  • Arranging the zine pieces into a final submission file to provide to the printer

  • taking contributor feedback and fixing errors in relevant files during the review process

  • helping determine final specs for the zine (size, color profile, etc)

  • informing the team of any issues with pieces

  • arranging pieces into a PDF for a digital zine