A Brighter Light
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Brighter Light |
| Publisher: | |
| Editor(s): | MimiPlaysGames, Rain, Haelyonn, Michi |
| Type: | Fanart, Fanfiction |
| Date(s): | 2019-2021 |
| Medium: | PDF, Print |
| Fandom: | Kingdom Hearts |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Twitter carrd |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
A Brighter Light is a charity zine focused on the character Ventus from Kingdom Hearts.
About
An interest check for the project ran from September 12 to October 14, 2019[1]. Initially, the project was meant to be a digital zine with a merchandise bundle due to difficulties faced in planning for physical copies[2]. Moderator applications were open from October 20 to October 27, 2019[3]. Artists and writers could begin applying as contributors from November 3 to November 25, 2019[4].
The project went dormant after a contributor spotlight posted on March 2020, then returned with an update on August 10, 2020[5]. The update cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason production slowed down and also announced a new mod team had been assembled.
Preorders were originally meant to begin January 3, 2021, but was delayed to the next day due to complications with payment processors[6]. Preorders were run with the following pricing tiers[7]:
- The Sleepy ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
- The Dandelions ($20 USD) - Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper
- The Chirithy ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine
- The Wayward Wind ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper, Die-cut Sticker, Postcard, Bookmark
- The χ-blade ($45 USD, Limited) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper, Die-cut Sticker, Postcard, Bookmark, Keychain, Washi Tape, Candy Charm
Preorders ended on February 6, 2021, although digital copies continued to be sold afterwards[8]. Shipping for contributor bundles began approximately July 30, 2021[9]. Preorders began shipping on August 2, 2021[10]. Digital orders were sent out on August 2, 2021[11].
The projects online storefront reopened for second sales on November 11, 2021, until supplies ran out[12]. Leftovers ended on December 18, 2021[13].
To close off the project, a final announcement on December 27, 2021, reported that $1,407.24 USD made from the zine was donated to Feeding America[14].
| Start | End | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Check | September 12, 2019 | October 14, 2019 |
| Mod Applications | October 20, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| Contributor Applications | November 3, 2019 | November 25, 2019 |
| Preorders | January 4, 2021 | February 6, 2021 |
| Shipping | July 30, 2021 | August 3, 2021 |
| Leftover Sales | November 11, 2021 | December 18, 2021 |
Contributors
The following names were taken by cross referencing the contributor spotlights and the initial contributor lineup on the project's social media account[15][16].
Page Artists
- Exekyl
- Apticho (thegnomechild)
- Dani (danini__panini)
- UltySo
- Nico Yaro
- Moe (terraswill)
- Candy (Candasaurus)
- devurr
- Haelyonn
- Cece (CelienaPrisia)
- Akai-kuma (aulia_hafiza)
- Jinsei (gorellery, jin-seiko)
- Rushire (Rushire_art)
- Marie Jaeger (mariejaegerchen)
- Maryellen (Eztli89)
- Cenobia (starryprincipe)
- Uqei (HaizeUqei)
- Zingo
- Rayan (ocxansbelow)
- onniedoodles
- Michi (RequiemPluie)
- Ryuki (RyukiX_)
- Mar (excalimar)
- Lexx (passersby-gamer)
- Velvet (amaranthlight)
- Freesia (sorokiee)
- Pin6 (onlytoeight)
Merch Artists
Writers
- waywardriot
- MimiPlaysGames
- Dizzy (kingdomdizzy)
- Xynzel
- Angelscythe
- Kotora (Kotora68620352)
Mods
- MimiPlaysGames - Lead Mod
- Rain (AkimetsuAkii) - Finance, Merch Consultant
- Haelyonn - Layout Designer
- Michi (michi_cocopop) - Graphic Designer
Former Contributors
- Echo (echoequinox) - Mod
- Cherrym (cherrympiee) - Mod
- Herakushi - Artist
- Crystalcici (crystal_cici) - Artist
- Dragdraws (DDrawsb) - Artist
- Five Bread Loaves - Artist
- Void (seasaltdreams, TheBlackSouledFox) - Writer
Gallery
Social Media Banner
Full Bundle Listing
Fan Reception
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Cassie wrote on Twitter
My @VentusZine came in today and everything is so pretty!! The wrapping paper was so nice!! Plus little puppy ventus enjoyed the box! Thank you everyone who worked on it! 💚[17]
ALittlePuckish wrote on Twitter
I tried to be so careful to not rip the tissue paper to save it LOL
But yay!! My copy of @VentusZine arrived to make a bad day better[18]
Lyssa wrote on Twitter
got my beautiful copy of @VentusZine last night and shxjdjfjdjf what an absolute treat 😭😭 thank you all for your hard work and beautiful dedication to this sweet sweet boy. I adore it all!! 💙💙💙[19]
childxlicious wrote on Twitter
My @VentusZine came in yesterday and I might have teared up a little while reading 😭💚[20]
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1175451077224910848
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1182711948166778881
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1186030733703311360
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1190911990321033216
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1293299149543096321
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1345909188602388480
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1346142426558296067
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1358310593095110656
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1421175711541260291
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1421175711541260291
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1422324833724080128
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1459023398760116227
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1472196145707368458
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1475541293551865856
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1219031958254047232
- ^ https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1219220825477275649
- ^ https://twitter.com/ChairmanRaph/status/1422954817102745600
- ^ https://twitter.com/a_puckish/status/1423091834604097536
- ^ https://twitter.com/Lyssalalaa/status/1423277449186480132
- ^ https://twitter.com/childxlicious/status/1425340383077224450