Wayfinder

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Zine
Title: Wayfinder
Publisher:
Editor(s): nagittos, rb347, Raynef, Toshi, kirintorte, guizhongli
Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2021-2022
Medium: PDF, Print
Size: A4, 108 pages
Fandom: The Great Ace Attorney
Language: English
External Links: Twitter carrdarchived
Zine Cover
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Wayfinder is a travel zine featuring characters from The Great Ace Attorney duology.

About

Wayfinder is a travel zine featuring the characters from The Great Ace Attorney in various locations at the beginning of the 20th century. From Gina and Gregson in France to Nikolina in America, this zine aims to celebrate the series by showing the beloved characters experiencing different locales.

The zine will take place in the canon era but not necessarily following canon events. Spoiler characters may make appearances.

This fan anthology will be a physical sfw book, with merch bundles and digital options available.[1]

The project opened its social media account in late September 2021, then announced it's working title, Wayfinder on October 2, 2021[2]. Its interest check ran from October 8 to October 28, 2021[3]. Contributors could begin applying as writers, merch artists, page artists, and graphic designers starting November 7 to December 7, 2021[4].

Preorders opened on May 4, 2022 with the following pricing tiers[5]:

  • Economy Class ($20 USD) - Digital Zine
  • Business Class ($25 USD) - Physical Zine (+ $5 USD Digital Add-on)
  • England Bundle ($60 USD) - Digital Zine, Physical Zine, 2 Polaroid Prints, 2 Postcards, 2 Sticker Sheets, Print, Stretch Goals
  • Japan Bundle ($60 USD) - Digital Zine, Physical Zine, 2 Acrylic Charms, Wooden Charm, 2 Standees, Enamel Pin, Tote Bag, Stretch Goals
  • Premium Class ($60 USD) - 2 Sticker Sheets, 2 Polaroid Prints, 2 Postcards, Print, 2 Acrylic Charms, Wooden Charm, Enamel Pin, 2 Standees, Tote Bag, Stretch Goals
  • First Class ($80 USD) - Digital Zine, Physical Zine, Sticker Sheets, Polaroid Prints, Postcards, Print, Acrylic Charm, Wooden Charm, Enamel Pin, Standees, Tote Bag, Stretch Goals

The project offered an early bird bonus of die-cut stickers for the first 75 orders[6]. Stretch goals included an A5 print of the zine cover at 75 orders, an acrylic charm at 100 orders, a themed printed mailing box at 125 orders, and a wooden standee at 150 orders[7]. Preorders closed on June 19, 2022.

Orders began shipping out on September 15, 2022. By October 26, 2022, all physical orders were finished shipping. Digital materials were emailed later in the weekend[8]. Leftover sales ran from November 11 to December 11, 2022[9]. Once the last of leftover orders had been shipped, the project was announced closed on December 14, 2022[10].

Project Schedule
Start End
Interest Check October 8, 2021 October 28, 2021
Contributor Applications November 7, 2021 December 7, 2021
Preorders May 4, 2022 June 6, 2022
Shipping September 15, 2022 October 26, 2022
Leftover Sales November 11, 2022 December 11, 2022

Contributors

The following names were taken from the project's social media account.

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Mods

  • Mari (nagittos) - Head Mod, Finance, Shipping
  • rb347 - Writing Mod
  • Raynef (Raynef_san) - Japanese Communications
  • Toshi (zieksmmorl, ihaveanidia) - Art Mod, Merch Mod
  • sam (kirintorte) - Graphics
  • Vi (guizhongli) - Intern

Gallery

  • Social Media Banner

  • Zine Cover by qosicart

  • Full Bundle Listing

  • Stretch Goals Listing

  • Box Design

  • Interest Check Results

Fan Reception

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

Chris "Jethro" Schilling wrote on Twitter

@DGSTravelZine It's here!! Thanks to all the artists and your work, and I'm excited to ten along with all of the bizarre and wonderful characters from DGS. : )[11]

quincy wrote on Twitter

my @DGSTravelZine arrived !!!!!!! everything is such good quality and the zine is CHOCK FULL of stunning art !! thank u to everyone who worked on it and participated i will cherish this forever

[12]

Psyche wrote on Twitter

And here's @DGSTravelZine ! The suitcase box looks wonderful, and I had such a fun time assembling the merch items. The variety of places featured in the book is super cool! Some pieces do hurt what with the "these people are dead in canon" thing. xD[13]

dee / vini wrote on Twitter

WAYFINDER FINALLY ARRIVED!!! EEE EVERYTHING IS SO COOL!! i cant wait to read all this! this zine was the last of the zines i preordered earlier in this year so thats a weight off my chest. but wow once i finish my replay of dgs im definitely diving into everything! @DGSTravelZine[14]

Meowzy wrote on Twitter

After many shenanigans involving Dutch customs, my @DGSTravelZine bundle arrived! I'm still so honored to have been a small part of this; every single contributor crafted something truly lovely, be it art, merch or writing. <3[15]

Silvy wrote on Twitter

My bundle from @DGSTravelZine arrived! The zine and merch are so incredibly pretty, I'm in love😭💞💞 Thank you to everyone who participated on it![16]

sam wrote on Twitter

Thank you to @DGSTravelZine and all the contributors for entrusting me with designing for this amazing project 💙🤲

If you see this, go grab a copy from the leftover sale!

(1/2) The beautiful contributor bundle + Highlights of the zine formatting + Specifically the page stamps

More highlights!

(2/2) Intro + Table of contents + Merch spreads[17]

llaria wrote on Twitter

I and @kalliope_muse finally received the bundle version of @DGSTravelZine wonderful zine! 🥳 It was a birthday present and one of the best we've ever received 😭❤️🙏 it's beautiful, I can't stop looking at it 💯👌🫠❤️[18]

References

  1. ^ https://dgstravelzine.carrd.co/
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1444490025593409537
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1446324499339792384
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1457467912902545417
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1521957957050712065
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1521959132923891715
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1521958999960260610
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1585314576429555712
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1591114549364633600
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/DGSTravelZine/status/1603256376217636864
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/ijethrobot/status/1570806487186042881
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/ShinigamiUsagii/status/1581071813676703744
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/IndecisivePsych/status/1584733227117604864
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/animuznani/status/1588051774492987392
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/MeowzyMcGilded/status/1591440523029581824
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/susatoss/status/1584850198043701249
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/kirintorte/status/1591628648485978112
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/pallas_arachne/status/1593254516476239876
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