Spirit & Strife

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Zine
Title: Spirit & Strife
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Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2021-2022
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Medium: Print & PDF
Size: 7"x 10", 89 pages
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Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
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Language: English
External Links: Twitter Tumblr carrdarchived
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Spirit & Strife is a zine project focused on the character Cloud Strife from the video game franchise Final Fantasy VII.

About

The focus of the fanzine is on Cloud Strife in a positive light, whether that’s during canon events, with hope for the future, a headcanon between scenes, or in an AU. We want to celebrate Cloud and his involvement, drive, and value to the Final Fantasy VII universe and to audiences around the world.[1]

Timeline

The project was announced on August 11, 2021. Contributor applications ran from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021. Preorders opened on March 25, 2022 with the following pricing tiers:

  • Fenrir ($14 USD) - Digital Zine, Wallpaper, Emojis, Avatars
  • Buster Sword ($27 USD) - Physical Zine
  • Hardedge ($37 USD) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button
  • Fusion Sword - ($47) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button, Acrylic Charm, Wood Charm, Enamel Pin
  • Ultima Weapon - ($57) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button, Acrylic Charm, Wood Charm, Enamel Pin, Tote Bag, Acrylic Standee

Fans could purchase a digital PDF version of the zine as an add-on to physical purchases for $7. A giveaway for one Ultima Weapon bundle and a set of handmade jewelry by witchtomez was conducted from April 3, 2022 to November April 7, 2022, with the Twitter user ZayFlare4 announced as the winner[2]. A second giveaway open to those who bought physical bundles ran from April 20, 2022 to April 26, 2022 for a second set of jewelry [3]. The winner of this second giveaway was not publicly announced.

Shipping for orders began in August 2022 and leftovers were opened from August 30, 2022 to September 30, 2022.

Zine Schedule
Start End
Contributor Applications October 1, 2021 OCtober 31, 2021
Creation Phase November 25, 2021 March 10, 2022
Preorders March 25, 2022 April 25, 2022
Item Production May 3, 2022 OCtober 31, 2021
Shipping August 9, 2022 August 23, 2022
Leftover Sales August 30, 2022 September 30, 2022

Theft Incident

During the project's production phase, their social media account announced on July 11, 2022 that the shipping moderator’s car had been broken into last Friday, and that the box containing a set of prints and the jewelry was stolen[4]. The moderator had been in the middle of preparing for a move. While the prints were eventually found several days later — the box unfortunately thrown into a nearby bush because the thieves didn’t find them valuable — the jewelry could not be retrieved [5]. In light of these events, witchtomez donated a second set of jewelry to replace the stolen ones [6]. The project was able to ship out the orders on time.

Contributors

The following names were taken from the final copy of the project zine.

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Mods

Gallery

  • Social Media Banner

    Social Media Banner

  • Zine Cover by NSilvaArt

    Zine Cover by NSilvaArt

  • Ultima Weapon Bundle

    Ultima Weapon Bundle

Fan Reception

The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.

dark moon karmi wrote on Twitter

my hero arrived when i needed him most 😭

i’ve been having a rough couple weeks but today my @StrifeZine came in the mail!!!! and just in time for his birthday too!

thanks so much to the mods and contributors, such a wonderful project for the best boy!!! 🥰 [7]

Heather wrote on Twitter

My @StrifeZine came on Clouds birthday 😭 #HappyBirthdayCloud[8]

Lyn wrote on Twitter

What better way to celebrate my boy Cloud's birthday than the arrival of @StrifeZine!! Seriously what perfect timing! I love everything here so much!! Can't wait to flip through the zine itself! Thank you to all that helped to put this zine together![9]

Roma wrote on Twitter

welcome home @StrifeZine!! one of the best zine experiences of all time, i’m so happy to have the physical representation of everyone’s hard work!![10]

lumen wrote on Twitter

Still can’t believe I got all the goodies from @StrifeZine to fit in with all my other stuff on my bag 😭 thank you for such a beautiful zine and beautiful extras!![11]

bad bnnuy (not the rapper) wrote on Twitter

I'm so 😡 that usps bended my zine but I am absolutely loving @StrifeZine, by far my favorite zine of this year and I am loving this comic by @_prar_!! Also got some FFX pins from dis_ney_ry on IG, lots of FF in my mailbox today~ 🥰[12]

Silver wrote on Twitter

Finally got my zine from @StrifeZine I love it it’s so pretty that only sad part was the edge of my zine got bent pretty badly now it’s got a crack in the spine but otherwise everything was fine and beautiful.[13]

SnowAngelRika wrote on Twitter

Just as I finish my own fanart, my SPIRIT & STRIFE zine from @StrifeZine came in today and oh my god!! Everything is so beautiful! So delicate! All the beauty and dedication I love everything in here <3 I can't wait to read the stories in it tonight!
  1. CloudStrife #FF7R[14]

ChuMinamo wrote on Twitter

It's (@StrifeZine) finally here (❤️ω❤️ ) ~

All the beautiful artwork and written stories~ all the artist, writers and mods too, have done such a great job 😘

Was hoping to get it by the 11th but what can one do when it's international shipping ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ better late than never[15]

liv wrote on Twitter

I had a bad morning last Saturday but this gorgeous beast from @StrifeZine came from the mail and saved my day 😭💖 I love everything about this project and this boi huhuhu Wondering if you can still grab these goodies? Leftover sales are opening a week from now at Aug 30‼️👀✨[16]

AerisLei wrote on Twitter

So, finally got the ditigal bundle for @StrifeZine and with it came a really big version of the cover art and *holy shit* The other characters in the smoke like that??? my half blind ass didn't notice! SO cool![17]

References

  1. ^ https://strifezine.carrd.co/#faq
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1512195154018414597
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1516824015037472771
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1546629810260045824
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1547768907825524736
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1546630125755568128
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/queenkarmi/status/1557508236789649410
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/HypnotikXIV/status/1557750442020507649
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/poisonhakushaku/status/1557828427750711298
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/romacharm/status/1557863611376304128
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/_sugartooth/status/1557925840112873472
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/saphysaphx/status/1558236576483770368
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/SilverSchemers/status/1558343617617334272
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/SnowAngelRika/status/1559624649197117442
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/ChuMinamoto/status/1559910773572669440
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/seaofolives/status/1561906133228351488
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/leiaeris/status/1562236073312456705
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