Kingdoms & Keyblades

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Zine
Title: Kingdoms&Keyblades
Publisher:
Editor(s): Noct, Kry
Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2020-2021
Medium: PDF, Print
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Language: English
External Links: Twitter Tumblr
Zine Cover by mana_iac
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Kingdoms&Keyblades is a zine for Kingdom Hearts, where the characters from the games are portrayed as Dungeons and Dragons classes.

About

Interest check for a Kingdom Hearts and D&D zine opened on February 29, 2020[1]. During this time, the zine's social media account hosted a poll on Twitter to decide on the zine's name, to which a majority of votes went to "Kingdoms & Keyblades"[2]. Interest checks closed on May 15, 2020[3].

Contributor applications for artists, writers, and merch artists opened on March 15, 2020[4]. In response to the swirling concerns that too many Kingdom Hearts zine projects were running at the same time, the zine's Twitter account posted a poll asking followers when would be the best time to open preorders, to which a majority voted that the zine should come out later in the year[5]. Applications closed on April 13, 2020[6]. Acceptance emails were sent out by April 17th[7].

The zine opened shop for preorders on August 15, 2020, with the following pricing tiers[8]:

  • Bag of Beans ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
  • Bag of Tricks ($20-25 USD) - Digital or Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet
  • Bag of Devouring ($45-50 USD) - Digital or Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Acrylic Charms
  • Merch Bundles ($10-50 USD)
  • Bag of Holding ($60 USD) - Digital Zine, Physical Zine, Prints, Sticker Sheet, Acrylic Charms, Acrylic Standee

On August 25th, the zine store unveiled a new bundle, a merch-only bundle with a limited ten sets of Kingdom-Hearts-themed die[9]. The die sets sold out on the same day. A giveway for two sets of dice was organized from October 12 to the end of preorders[10]. The winners of the giveaway was Twitter user critsareforkids and Tumblr user quoththecrow[11][12].

Preorders were closed on October 31, 2020[13]. Digital versions of the zine was sent out soon after on November 2, 2020[14]. Shipping of physical products that did not include dice began approximately after December 18, 2020[15]. Orders with the die sets were put on hold as the dice had been yet to be made. Another update on January 23, 2021, reported that the project's dice maker had experienced bad luck and still could not produce the dice[16]. A new update on April 5, 2021, announced that the dice maker was in a better state and work on the dice was happening, with estimates that the products would be shipped by May 2021[17].

Second sales began on February 14, 2021[18]. The zine's shop was officially closed on August 4, 2021[19].

By now, the dice had yet to be made, although an update on September 16th reassured buyers that they were a work in progress[20]. Delays continued on an update on November 30, 2021, as the zine's social media account reported that the dice maker was undergoing personal problems[21]. Due to these circumstances, the zine's mods choes to send the bundles without the dice as soon as possible and send the dice at a later date.

Project Schedule
Start End
Interest Check February 29, 2020 May 15, 2020
Contributor Applications March 15, 2020 April 13, 2020
Preorders August 15, 2020 October 31, 2020
Shipping November 2, 2020 -
Leftover Sales February 14, 2021 August 4, 2021

Contributors

The following names were taken from the project's social media account[22][23][24].

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Mods

  • Noct
  • Kry

Gallery

  • Zine Cover by mana_iac

  • Full Bundle Listing

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1233960171564486657
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1235094631500484612
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1239174926520569856
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1239424700637310976
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1247022589324562432
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1251255945625104384
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1251266080808394752
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1294750027101777920
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1298394372757544960
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1315813927972814849
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1323180325548167169
  12. ^ https://khdndzine.tumblr.com/post/633660796701917184
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1322796313465872384
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1323180325548167169
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1340193162166378496
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1352954988599799808
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1379011499146891267
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1361072728766361601
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1423051564739039235
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1438415924164390915
  21. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1465610710574985219
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1258223606204518400
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1258223821523349504
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/KH_DND_ZINE/status/1258224034564567041
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