Under the Ethersea Zine
A Fanzine for "The Adventure Zone: Ethersea"
about
"Under the Ethersea" is a digital fan-created zine for The Adventure Zone: Ethersea that highlights the many adventures taken by the Coriolis Crew in Founder's Wake.The Zine will revolve around the different arcs within the podcast, and the many characters that the Coriolis Crew interact with, as well as the characters Amber, Devo, and Zoox individually.As this zine covers different points in the story, it will NOT be spoiler-free for the Ethersea campaign.All Proceeds will go towards a charity of our participants' choosing!
FAQ
“What is a zine?”
A zine (short for magazine) is an unofficial project by independent creators, centered around a particular theme. Zines are usually passion projects, celebrating its topic— which in fandom, tends to be a character, ship, or story— by compiling it into a magazine-like format.
In our case, this zine will contain art, writing, and digital merch!“Will this zine have spoilers?”
Yes, this Zine will be covering the entirety of TAZ: Ethersea and will include spoilers for this campaign. There will not be any spoilers for any of the other TAZ campaigns.“Will this zine be SFW?”
Yes, this zine will be safe for work. We would rate the maturity on this as PG-13.“Will the zine be physical or digital?”
This will be a digital zine.“Will this zine contain shipping?”
Possibly. Probably."How canon is it?"
We want this zine to be as canon-compliant as possible.“How old do you have to be to apply?”
All applicants must be 16+ as of July 31st, 2024.“How many contributors will be accepted?”
We will be accepting 10 writers, 25 Artists, and 5 Merch artists.“Can I apply for multiple contributor roles?”
You can apply for multiple contributor roles, but will only be accepted for one.“What parts of the story will the zine feature?”
The zine will feature anything within the scope of the podcast, including shoreside/prologue, the interim, and the time the Coriolis Crew is active. It may also cover post-canon.“Are AUs allowed?”
Outside of post-canon content, we will not be allowing any AUs or canon divergence.What do each of the roles entail?
Page artist: You create one illustration, either a full page or a spread(2 pages).Comic artist: You will be creating a short comic, 1-4 pages.Merch artist: You create digital merch that will be available along with the rest of the zine (discord emotes/stickers, wallpapers)Writer: You write a piece with a word cap at 3k.Misc: Case-by-case decision in case you wish to apply but have skills outside of more traditional visual art or writing.How will our submissions be evaluated?
We will be reviewing all of the applications anonymously. This means your name will not be tied to your submission. Each mod will be reviewing a different contributor role and Mod Sierra will compile all the applications to be reviewed anonymously by Mods Sameer and Rin.
Schedule
Contributor applications: June 25 - Aug 16
Application Results: August 21
Start Date: August 25
Pitches due: September 8
Check-in one due: October 13
Check-in two due: November 10
Check-in three due: December 8
Final submissions: January 19
Production period: TBA
Publish Date: TBA
Meet the Mods!
Mod Sierra
Head and Graphics Mod
Sierra is our editor/formatter (and the unofficial CEO of Ethersea -Sameer), putting everything together and making sure it looks nice and fits properly. She has experience formatting, theming, editing, and managing collaborative group work when she was the editor-in-chief of her school's yearbook. This is her first zine, but she's participated in and organized community events such as a server Secret Santa and @tazsapphicweek. If you are active in the Ethersea fan community you may be familiar with Sierra in one way or another, whether it's from reblogging one of your posts, her many doodles and rambles, or from her work on the TAZ wiki. Her favorite Ethersea character is Kodira, but also Amber, followed closely by Zoox. Maybe she likes this podcast too much to be decisive.
Mod Sameer
Art Mod
Sameer is the art mod for this zine. They have experience running community events such as the Trans Nureyev Minibang and the project sekai $pee server zine. They have also participated in multiple zines as an artist, including Aerti's Flower Power and Vocaloid Tarot. Their favorite character in Ethersea is Amber Gris and her big, strong arms (all four of them!) They made the beloved beautiful art of Amber and Oksana that you've undoubtedly seen if you've ever come into contact with Sierra's blog.
Mod Rin
Writing Mod
Rin is our writing mod. You may know him as the creator and head moderator of the Blinkshark Appreciation Club server. He has also particpated in the TAZ Candlenights event and was a writer on the Persona 5 shuake Rivals zine. He likes writing about grief and related emotions, so as you can imagine he's a big, big fan of Ethersea, and particularly of Devo la Main. (He is the coolest guy and herder of blinksharks. - Sierra)