About the Zine

Gravity Between Us Vol 2 is a for charity zine focused on the relationship between Midoriya Izuku and Uraraka Ochako. Volume 2 will be composed solely of AUs and popular tropes. Other characters may make appearances in the project, but the focus of each piece will be on IzuOcha.

Anticipated Specs

  • 5.5” x 8.5”, Perfect bound

  • Physical book, as well as PDF digital download

  • Physical and digital merch

  • One or two possible books

  • 100+ pages

  • 30-40 artists, 8-10 writers

  • 1.5K Word limit

  • Teen Rating, no NSFW in printed zine

  • Possible add-on - theme to be announced

Moderators

Contributors

Schedule

  • July 25 - Interest check opens

  • August 7- Mod Apps Close

  • August 22 - Interest check closes

  • August 22 - Contributor apps open

  • September 19 - Contributor apps close

  • November 7 - Check in 1

  • December 5 - Check in 2

  • January 20, 2022 - Final Check in

  • February 14, 2022 - Preorders open

  • April 1, 2022 - Preorders Close

  • Updates on production and shipping estimates will be announced on Twitter and Instagram. Please be sure to follow us on one of those platforms to receive the most up to date information about production and shipping. If you have questions you can reach out via google forms, attached in the links portion of this carrd.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a zine?

A zine is a self published booklet. This zine specifically is a fan made publication about IzuOcha AUs. There will be short fanfics, fan arts, comics, and perhaps some other interesting fan made content!

What kinds of merch will be available?

Mods have made no decisions at this point about merch. We have ideas that are fun and different, but want to wait until after the interest check closes before we continue with merch planning.

What is the zine rating?

PG13, this is an SFW zine.

What do contributors get?

We are offering free PDF versions of the zine and all merch options, however, if the zine sells enough for the mods to provide free books/bundles for the contributors that is what we want to do!

What kind of charity are you wanting to support?

Mods want to support a charity dedicated to combating climate change. However a decision has not yet been made on the final charity we will donate to.

How will I know if I get picked as a contributor?

Mods will be sending out e-mails to the account on your contributor application in late September. Keep your eyes on Twitter for an announcement that e-mails have been sent.

Do I have to have a beta?

Please try to secure a beta. Mod Bitchy and Mod Mahogany will read before final drafts are approved.

Is there an age limit for the people who can participate?

While the minimum age for a moderator will be 18, the minimum age we will accept for a contributor is 16 years old. You must be at least 16 at the time of applying to participate.

Can I be an artist AND a writer? Or do I have to pick only one?

You are of course welcome to apply as a writer and as an artist! Although we can not guarantee that if we ask you to be a writer you will also be asked to create art for the zine and vice versa.

Will you be allowing multi shippers to join?

Multi shippers are more than welcome to participate! In fact, the current mods are multi-shippers. As long as the content of the piece that is created for the zine is IzuOcha focused, we have no problem with allowing anyone who is enthusiastic about the ship to participate!

Do contributor applicants have to have previous zine experience?

Not at all! We want people who are passionate about IzuOcha! As well as someone who has talent and is dedicated to making this project the best it can be!

Are you going to have any guest artists or writers? Or will they all be determined by apps?

We have secured a few guests and are reaching out to one or two more. Look forward to guest announcements during the contributor application period.

How many of each contributor are you wanting to accept?

Mods have vague numbers we are anticipating asking for, but will reassess once the interest check closes. As of this moment we anticipate wanting 30-40 artists and 9-11 writers.

Will you allow collabs?

Mods prefer and encourage collaboration in their projects, as long as the constraints of the project allow for it. There will be a few artists that will be asked to be “fic artists” to collaborate with an author to create a title page and a few small pieces for the fic they write.

What is a pinch hitter?

Sometimes contributors need to drop out of a project and mods will ask people to come and fill in the gaps that they left. We call these people pinch hitters.

Will we be able to create two pieces if we really wanted to?

There will be opportunities to create multiple pieces. Check the Discord for details once creation begins!