Are You One of Us?

A fanzine centered around the characters and stories from the animated Mystery Skulls music videos!


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Frequently asked questions


♥︎ What is a zine? The term fanzine comes from "fan" + "zine" (short for magazine). It's a self-published, often collaborative, book with a compilation of works (art, writing, merchandise, etc.) made from fans of a certain community. Usually smaller-scale projects, the production is limited in volume and time.♥︎ Does this zine allow for shipping? Yes! We allow contributors to make content pertaining to fanon and canonical romantic and platonic relationships!♥︎ Is this zine SFW? Yes/no! Though no contributions will contain nudity, there may be mild gore! There may eventually be a specific NSFW zine created separately in the future.♥︎ Do you need prior zine experience to apply? No, you do not! Experience will not affect your application!♥︎ How will the contributors be compensated? There will be no compensation for individuals working on this zine! Access to the completed zine will be free for everyone!♥︎ Is there a rough timeline for the production of this zine?
Yes! You can see schedule on this carrd and or in our info doc! Please note that it's subject to change, and updates will be made to it if necessary.
♥︎ Can we get extensions for check-ins?
Yes, just make sure you communicate this with your designated mod in the correct channel!
♥︎ What happens if we miss a deadline?
As long as you have communicated with your mods that you will not meet the deadline / have missed the deadline, you can ask for an extension. However, failure to communicate over an extended period of time will lead to you being dropped from the project, and temporarily blacklisted from future projects.
♥︎ For any further questions, please refer to our info doc, or reach out to our mods!


About Us!


❤︎ "Are You One of Us?" is a yearly SFW free fanzine centered around the characters and story of the Mystery Skulls Animated music videos.❤︎ Our plan is to create a digital zine consisting of several short works of
fanfiction/poetry/prose (around 2.5K – 4k words) and fan art (digital and traditional)


APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED


    Mods


    Borf420

    Head Mod/production manager


    They/Them




    Casey

    He/It

    Communications mod



    Karma

    Artist mod

    She/They



    fishbones

    he/him

    author mod



    Schedule

    CURRENTLY ON HIATUS UNTIL NEXT INTEREST CHECK


    zines from previous years



    StageDate
    Interest Check OpensDecember 15, 2024
    Interest Check Closes:January 15
    Contributor Applications Open:March 15th
    Contributor Applications Close:April 15th
    Draft Submissions (Authors and Artists):April 18th-25th
    Check In one:June 15
    Check in two:July 15
    Check in three:August 15
    Check in four:September 15
    Check in five:October 15 (Final Check-in)
    Posting Week:November 1-5
    Server close:November 30th
    Layout/formatting moderator(s) compile Zine:December 1-January 13, 2026
    PDF version available for mods/contributors:January 15, 2026.
    PDF version available for publicJanuary 25th, 2026