CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT – LOREMASTER

Next is the lovely Loremaster, who creates utterly breathtaking art and comics that can be just as funny as they can be heart wrenching. Their forte allows them to be twice as productive at any task… that they’re not supposed to be doing. Cheers to that, Loremaster.

Contributor Spotlights! Meet Leith!

Each week we will be highlighting one of our amazing contributors! This week we would like to introduce you to one of our writers, @leithlovesyou

Get to know Leith below!

What are you most excited for with this Zine?

Leith: seeing everyone's amazing creations!

What is your favorite DPxDC Headcanon?

Leith: The Phantom Zone and the Ghost Zone are the same

What is your favorite DPxDC fanfic?

Leith: Change in Management by voidwriting

Want to know more about Leith? Check out faer ao3 at leithlovesyou

the opening to this match is very special to me (the whole match is very good at least in my opinion); things i noted:

the lighting - so sick how for the first portion there's a notable difference between how shawn has the spotlight on him (presentation/entrance purposes, but also illuminates him as a bright "babyface" figure - the connotations are very hopeful and exciting for the crowd) and the placement of the shadows on hunter make him feel more deep within the cage itself (it feels very instinctually predatorial - especially given the eye contact and pacing in the first portion); hunter's placement within the cage (back to the wall in a way that sizes up the area) also screams "animal that has adapted to its environment".

the difference in eye contact - shawn takes his time getting to the ring, and he spends a lot of moments posturing for the crowd, his attention kind of scattered in multiple places (usual for him); hunter maintains his eye contact solely on shawn, tying in to how intrinsically linked he is to him, regardless of whether he likes it or not. shawn has a characteristic enthralling pull to him, and this is something that hunter has known for the entirety of his time here (which, for sake of kayfabe, is the entirety of his existence, from the start in which he breathed life into the character/gimmick. inadvertently, this makes shawn some level of a figurehead in his mind. this is coupled with the ceremonious lighting and spectacle of shawn's entrance here) - it should be noted too how the shadows let up and hunter is flushed with light the minute shawn steps into the ring with him. (to me, this just seems like pulling back the curtains and allowing for some level of intimate truth to be shared between them through the violence of the match; shawn drinks up hunter's attention on him, and begins to share the glance.) the cage is lowered and there is a level of separation just for them, that is doubled through those watching through the camera lens. hunter states how much he enjoys HIAC matches, and i feel that it couples with his own strange intensities - which are increased during his rivalry with shawn -> it always had the feeling of a man obsessively trying to kill their own personal deity, with the undercurrent of two lovers scorned in different ways.

of course, as it is with all wrestling matches that have heavy chemistry among its participants, there's the feeling of deep-rooted sentiment and intimacy within the violence and physicality. i love how drawn out the introduction is (even after shawn makes it to the ring and the cage is lowered/bell is rung, they still stare at each other for a good while) and i haven't yet seen one similar to this (no promo, no talking, no nothing) - but, there probably are others out there

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✨Volume 1 is out NOW!✨

We're so excited to share the work of LGBTQ+ South Asian artist and writers with you!

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Warmth will wash over you with the illustration Fawkes Art will be creating for Aerith x Tifa!

Give a warm welcome to Page Artist - Fawkes Art!

✨ Contributor Spotlight: AsterEfflores ✨

Please give a round of applause to the amazing AsterEfflores, @asterefflores, our promo artist! 🤍 🤍

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Meet the Talented agents behind Tea, Toast & Ghosts - A Lockwood & Co. fanzine

⚔ Coming to an agency near you Spring 2024 👻

For more information and direct links to our contributors, read below the cut 💚

Coel: @coelart, coelagirl (Instagram)

Corvoraz: corvorazisinkmade (Instagram), corvorazart (Twitter)

Czenzo: @czenzo, czenzo (Archive of Our Own)

Duck: @bewilderduck-art

Ellie: ellie.wishes (Instagram), EllieWishes (Youtube), Ellie.Wishes (linktree)

Eliza.b.doodlin: eliza.b.doodlin (Instagram)

Hailqiqi: @hailqiqi

Indecisive Scribbler: @penultimatestalematewithdeath, IndecisiveScribbler (Archive of Our Own)

itripandfallalot: @itripandfallalot

Ives: @ivester-spy, sid.fai.he.art (Instagram), ives_spy (Twitter)

Jessie (Chibiosaka): @chibiosaka, proartistjessicaanecito (Instagram)

Marcelina: @friendlydrop, FriendlyDrop (Twitter), friendly.drop (Instagram)

Neeve Dafoe: @neevedafoe, Bumble_Bienchen (Twitter)

Skull-in-a-jar: @skull-in-a-jar, @skull-ina-jar, skullinajar (Instagram)

Snazzy Spectral: SnazzySpectral (Twitter), snazzyspectral.bsky.social (Bluesky), snazzy.spectral (Instagram)

vRyfMi: @vryfmi, vryfmi_ (Instagram)

WolfjawsWriter: @wolfjawswriter, Wolfjawswriter (Tiktok), Wolfjaws Writer (Youtube)

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🌟 MEET OUR GUESTS 🌟 Hello Klancers!💋

Please say a warm welcome to our esteemed guests! Today we present BadSongPetey @badsongpetey

Are you ready to be dazzled by her amazing creations? 💫 xoxo

Don’t forget that applications are still open.

Make sure to take the opportunity to be part of this amazing team! Link to the forms in bio

👻 Guest Spotlight!👻

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that @datcravat has joined our zine as a guest artist!

With her beautiful colors and composition, we are excited to see what she has planned for this project 👀

CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT - LILIACULT

Next up is the lovely Liliacult! With a very distinct, dreamy art style and vibrant colors, he's a very welcome addition to the team! With enough concentration, his forte allows him to detect the thoughts and feelings of others! Y'know, I'm also a bit of an empath- dont laugh!

🗡️Contributor Spotlight🗡️

We wanted to spotlight one of our writers, @optiwashere. She loves providing what she wants to see in the world and we're in full support of that!

We can't wait to see what she crafts up for this journey!

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ GUEST SPOTLIGHT⋆⁺₊⋆

We’re excited to kick off our guest spotlights! Our first guest artist is @soapyakships! Their favorite things about AkiToya are the trust, the companionship, their chemistry, and those sweet teasing moments.

We love the character and raw emotions in her art, and are greatly honored that they’re on board and look forward to what they will create!

🦊 Starting our guest lineup is an!

Loving everything about them, she's here as a guest page artist! Welcome~ twt: niki_pan08 tmblr: @niki-pan

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Check them out here!! @spookylovesboba @spookylovesart