You've Killed Me Every Time is a pro-fic Boyfriend to Death illustration fanzine celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first Boyfriend to Death game's release-- June 3rd, 2016.The name of this zine is a play on the newest installment of Gatobob's games, YKMET: STRADE, a revamp of the original route of her character Strade in Boyfriend to Death. The past tense ties into how this zine is a celebration of a decade of this series of games existing, and how we've all died to these terrible boyfriends at least once!All profits will go towards a charity TBD, one supporting sexual abuse survivors.
MODERATORS
GENERAL RULES
You must be 18+ to participate in this zine. You will be subjected to ID Verification as to keep minors out of this zine. You will be only asked for a photo of your ID with all information except date of birth blocked out, accompanied by a slip of paper with your username.
All participants must have a Discord account for communication and organization purposes.
There will be absolutely no hateful language or drama during the duration of this zine. If you are found to be hateful, harassing another member, or doing anything moderators deem inappropriate, you will be REMOVED from the zine.
Moderators reserve the right to remove any participant who breaks rules, and anything is up to moderator discretion.
HOW WILL THIS WORK?
Contributor Sign-Ups will open September 10th.
You will propose your idea for an illustration and include examples of your work.
Sign-ups close October 1st and chosen participants will be emailed/messaged on social media on the 2nd and 3rd.
If selected you will be invited to a Discord server for communication, as well as to share progress and chat with others.
Details regarding the physical zine will be released when we have an idea of how many participants we will have in the zine. There will be at least two different tiers-- a basic pre-order, and a pre-order with extras.
WHAT'S ALLOWED?
SFW Artwork
Fullbody Illustrations
Chibi Artwork
AU (Alternate Universe) Works
Main Character/MC designs as long as accompanied by a BTD/YKMET characters.
Artistic Nudity
Suggestive Work
Gore/Blood*
Approved Characters featured in Boyfriend to Death 1 & 2, as well as YKMET: Strade.
Digital Artwork
Traditional Artwork (as long as it can be scanned and uploaded).
Allowed Characters
Main Character OCs/Inserts/Designs**
Strade - Gatobob
Ren Hana - Gatobob
Lawrence Oleander - Gatobob
Lucien Rire - Darqx
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*Please send an idea of what you would do to Compendium for approval, as it wants to approve of those works to make sure we have a better chance at the zine being printed through the printing company we have in mind).
WHAT'S NOT ALLOWED?
Blatant Porn / Sex. Sorry. I know. It sucks.
Extreme Gore
The Price of Flesh characters (Including Fox, Demon Strade, The Lich, etc..)
Characters owned by Electricpuke.
Low-Quality work (things that clearly did not have time put into them).
ILLUSTRATION REQUIREMENTS/DETAILS
The zine will be printed/formatted to A5 (5.8 inches x 8.3 inches)
300 DPI / Resolution
CMYK Color Profiles (RGB will automatically convert, but to make sure your colors turn out right in printing, preview in CMYK!)
3496 (width) x 4960 (height)
| Project Stage | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| INTEREST CHECK | August 24th | September 20th |
| Contributor Sign-ups | September 10th | October 1st |
| Contributor Selection / Emails Go Out | October 2nd | October 3rd |
| Creation Period | October 3rd | December 28th |
| Check-In #1 | October 30th | |
| Check-In #2 | November 20th | |
| Check-In #3 | December 10th | |
| Creation Submissions | December 28th | December 29th |
| Formatting Period | December 28th | February 10th |
| Zine Teasers | January 5th | February 20th |
| Charity Selection | February 1st | |
| Physical Zine Ordering Form/Page | March 1st | To Be Decided |
| Digital Zine Purchase Page | To be Decided |
All dates listed here are subject to change.
FAQ - Answered by Compendium
> What is a fanzine?
A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest.Typically, publishers, editors, writers and other contributors of articles or illustrations to fanzines are not paid. Fanzines are traditionally circulated free of charge, or for a nominal cost to defray postage or production expenses. Copies are often offered in exchange for similar publications, or for contributions of art, articles, or letters of comment (LoCs), which are then published.
> Source
> What's "profic"?
Pro-fiction means supporting the creation of fictional works and exploration of taboo subjects. This also extends into the phrase "pro-ship."
There is a common misunderstanding as to what the word pro-ship means. It's often confused for being for "problematic-ship," which it is not. Pro-ship means being anti-harrassment and anti-censorship, even if it's with content you don't like. Instead of harassing others, you leave them alone, block, and move on. Basically, accepting some things just exist on the internet whether you like it or not, and curating your own internet experience to make yourself comfortable and happy.
>Will this be a digital or physical zine? Pricing???
This zine will be both physical and digital .All proceeds will go towards charity. This means that anything not used for production costs and shipping will be given to a TBD charity.Digital zine will be Pay-What-You-Want, and have a small minimum price.
Physical zine pricing will be announced once we have an idea of how many contributors there will be, as that determines how many pages the zine will need.All contributors are volunteers and will not be monetarily compensated besides receiving a digital copy of the zine and merch goodies.
> How do we know this is legit?
I genuinely don't want this to be a part 2 to that Russian BTD zine. I am new to organizing projects such as this, but regardless of how long it takes, I will absolutely guarantee a finished product. I've researched into how others have organized zines in the past. Furthermore, I have selling/pre-order experience through my Etsy!As for the donating to charity aspect, supporting sexual abuse survivors is very important to me as I am one myself. Price breakdowns will be estimated as we get closer to the illustration creation deadline. I will provide full proof of donation after zines/additional items are shipped out.
> Why can't I draw Ren Hana with an oiled up & spread hole for this zine?