Inceptum project is finished

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FAQ

WHAT IS A FANZINE?A fanzine, or zine, is a fan-made booklet (digital and/or physical) similar to a magazine for fan appreciation of different fandoms, ships or themes by artists and writers.WHAT IS INCEPTUM: A POKOPIKU ZINE?Inceptum is a fanzine dedicated to Attack on Titan's warriors
Porco Galliard and Pieck Finger,
and the potential of new beginnings.INCEPTUM /in’kep.tum/ is a latin word that means Beginning which is also our theme.
We chose ‘inceptum’ with great intention — with all of you, the story will begin again.This fanzine is a joint effort from fans to fans to keep Porco and Pieck's story alive, explore different scenarios and create new content.
Their story in the manga might have been sad and bound by duty, but through this zine, we'd like to see our favorite characters alive, together and thriving.WHAT IS THE THEME OF THIS ZINE?The theme of the zine is 'Beginning' and revolves around the potential of new beginnings. Whether it is in another life and another setting, joining as trainees in the Warrior program, exploring life as soldiers, or peeking inside a blooming friendship or a burning love, it all comes back to the idea of starting something and what comes from it.
We leave the interpretation of the theme up to the collaborators, so let your imagination run wild!WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS ZINE?This will be a digital and physical zine featuring fanworks from the PokoPiku community. Art, fanfiction among others dedicated to the relationship between Marleyan warriors Porco Galliard and Pieck Finger can be found on its pages, be it as illustrations, comics, fanfiction and merch.WHAT IS THE RATING OF THIS ZINE?This will be a SFW zine. All work will be for the consumption of the general public. This means that explicit sexual content, heavy gore, and/or graphic depictions of violence will not be featured. Non-sexual nudity and minor depictions of injury and death, however, will be allowed.
All works will be tagged accordingly and warnings will be provided in case there are slight NSFW elements on them.HOW MUCH WILL THE ZINE COST?The zine will be available in 3 different bundles: the Digital Bundle, the Physical Zine + Digital Bundle, the Full Bundle. The full info for what is included in each bundle and it's cost will be revealed on the preorder opening date, May 9th.
We wanted to provide different bundles in different price ranges so that it’s affordable enough for fans.WHEN WILL THE ZINE BE RELEASED?The pre-orders will be opened on May 9th, 2022 and the final zine to be produced in late summer. We will be making announcements on our Twitter about production and possible delays.Didn't find your question here? Hit us up on CuriousCat!

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About check-ins

CHECK-IN EXPECTATIONS✧ Contributors will have to check-in with the mods so that we can keep the zine production in-track.
✧ All submitted works should be original content created exclusively for the zine. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
✧ Contributors will be allowed to distribute their full pieces only after the pre-order period has concluded. However, contributors are welcome to share small previews of their pieces on their personal website after the first check-in.IDEA CHECK-IN✧ All the contributors will be asked to write down their idea for the zine on a google spreadsheet that the moderators will provide a link to once the full list of contributors is published. This idea may be changed in the creation process.FIRST CHECK-IN (30% Complete)✧ Artists: A sketch of the whole piece will be required.
✧ Writers: An outline of the whole piece will be required.SECOND CHECK-IN (60% Complete)✧ Artists: Line art must be completed. It would be appreciated if flat coloring has already been started.
✧ Writers: Piece should be halfway written/drafted out based on the initial outline submitted. Beta-reading will begin.FINAL CHECK-IN (100% Complete):✧ Artists’ pieces should be 100% complete, with little to no edits or changes needed.
✧ Writers' pieces will undergo final beta-reading, for possible minimal last-minute edits.PRODUCTION PERIODContributors are expected to be available during production period in case some minor changes are need to be made.

FOR CONTRIBUTORS

ARTISTSWhat is the expected output for artists?Page artists are expected to produce a new, full-coloured A5 artwork with a background. Pieces may be a single-page illustration, a two-page spread, or a multi-page comic. All technical specifications will be available later and .PSD template will be provided.Can I make more than one piece?Yes, however, certain conditions apply. The contributor must commit to finishing all pieces, we expect them to deliver and keep communication with us while working on them. All pieces will have to go through the same check-in process.WRITERSWhat is the expected output for writers?Writers will be expected to produce at least one new literary piece. All technical specifications will be available later and the .docs template will be provided.Works must be written in English. However, feel free to reach out to the moderators in case you need help with the translation of your work for the zine.COLLABORATIONSAre we allowed to collaborate with other contributors?As much as we would love to allow collaborations for the zine, we want to reduce the risks of people having arguments while working on the same piece, so unfortunately, our team decided to not allow any collaborations this time.EXTENSIONSWe know sometimes life gets in the way and you may not make one of the check-ins in time. Extensions will be granted on a case-to-case basis for the first and second check-in, so if you need one please contact one of the mods as soon as possible.Note: in order to meet the zine publication deadlines, we will only be able to offer extensions just for the first two check-ins by request.

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