The Art of AoEx Cui-Zine

General Info

🔥 What is a zine?
In our case, a zine is an unofficial fanmade collection of illustrations, written works, and/or merch.
You can read more about zines from both a contributor and supporter’s perspectives from this helpful resource: Zine Baby🔥 What is the zine title?
This zine is titled “The Art of AOEX Cui-Zine,” or “The Cui-Zine” for short, as it is mainly an anthology of Blue Exorcist fanart celebrating the way the characters connect with each other through food. However, we are also welcoming fic writers and recipe writers to supplement the art!
AoEx is the official shorthand for Ao no Exorcist, which is the Japanese title of Blue Exorcist.🔥What kind of content will be present in this zine? What is the theme?
From art, to cosplay, to writing, as long as the theme of food is present, expect to see the AoEx characters representing it! Prepare to be hungry!
Check the Info tab or our Tumblr for more details.🔥Will this zine be digital or physical?
Ideally, both! The Cui-Zine will aim to have at least digital copies available for purchase, and physical bundles as stretch goals. For more information on the physical specs and what the stretch goals will be, check the Production Info section below.🔥Will there be ships or NSFW?
No, this zine is completely for general audiences.🔥Are OCs (original characters) allowed?
We’d prefer that artists use official characters from the series, but adding an OC alongside them is perfectly fine as long as they’re not the central focus of the work. More feedback will be given after you’ve pitched your idea as a contributor.🔥Is this zine for-profit, charity, or free?
This zine will be for charity, to be determined by the mods and contributors during the production period.

Production Info

🥢When/ where can I order the zine?
Pre-Orders are open as of October 1, 2024 and are available on our BigCartel HEREPre-Orders will close on November 1, 2024 unless otherwise noted.Once the project has finished up, there may be a chance our artists may sell copies of the books in their shop and/or at conventions!🥢When do orders go out?
We will ship after pre-orders close. Shipping will take at least 1-2 weeks and purchases will include a tracking number that will get sent to the associated email when the orders go out.Any changes will be communicated on our social media pages.🥢What are the physical specs?
Full color
Wire Bound
6 x 8.5 inches
Estimated ~80 Pages
30 Contributors🥢Do you ship internationally?
Yes, we will do our best to ship to countries that are open to receiving mail from the U.S.
Please be aware that prices on our site do not include shipping and that we cannot control shipping prices (but we’ll do our best to find the best rates!)If you are interested in being an international shipping mod, please contact us via email! We would like to find ways to help people save money where we can.🥢How will contributors be compensated?
Regardless of sales, all contributors will receive a free PDF of the zine, but we aim to provide all contributors with a full bundle including shipping. In the event that we cannot cover full bundles for contributors, they’d be able to buy items at production cost.
Any changes to the finance model will be announced accordingly.🥢How will pre-order money be used? How will the zine be funded?
All sales, both during pre-orders and leftover sales periods, will go towards the physical production of the zine. Money that is left over (profit) will go towards charity.