Where I Can Follow

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Zine
Title: Where I Can Follow
Editor(s): Elliot Sonder, ApprenticeOfDoyle, KrisseyCrystal, Madi Wander, ministarfruit, transtrucy
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Type: Fanart, Fanfiction
Date(s): 2022-2023
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Medium: PDF, Print
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Fandom: Ace Attorney
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Language: English
External Links: Twitter carrdarchived
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Where I Can Follow is a nonprofit fanzine centered around sibling relationships in the Ace Attorney game series.

About

The project was first announced on June 2, 2022, on Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter[1]. Only canonical characters were allowed to be featured, and ships were allowed to be featured in zine submissions, but only if they were in the background and need to be disclosed in a contributor's pitch[2].

Interest checks opened on June 7, 2022, and closed on July 4, 2022[3]. Over 400 respones were reported to have been received in social media posts highlighting results from the interest check[4]. Applications opened on July 10, 2022, for page artists, merch artists, and writers, and remained open until August 7, 2022[5]. On July 15, 2022, the organizers announced their chosen charity to be Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Australia[6].

Results were emailed out on August 15, 2022[7]. Hours later, as explained in a follow up post, the organizers made a post apologizing for a mix-up in zine emails that caused multiple applicants' emails and potentially sensitive information to be revealed[8]. Despite this, the project was able to move along into its creation period, as announced on September 8th[9].

Preorders opened on January 15, 2023, with the following pricing tiers[10]:

  • Sibling-In-Law ($15 USD) - Digital Zine, Behind-The-Scenes PDF, Icons, Emotes, Desktop Wallpaper
  • Turnabout Sisters ($30 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine
  • Kleiner Bruder ($45 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Bookmark, Prints, Die-Cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet
  • Found Family ($55 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Bookmark, Prints, Die-Cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Random Acrylic Charm, Random Pin Badges
  • Pinkie Promise ($70 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Bookmark, Prints, Die-Cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Acrylic Charms, Pin Badges

For all physical bundles, digital merch could be added onto an order for $7 USD. Stretch goals included additional prints at 25 orders, an enamel pin at 50 orders, additional sticker sheets at 75 orders, washi tape at 25 orders, and an acrylic stand at 150 orders[11].

In collaboration with Pillars of Love, a writer-centric zine for Ace Attorney, magnets were offered to fans who ordered physical bundles from both zine projects[12]. In collaboration with the Ace Attorney Siblings Week 2023, a giveaway and share campaign that ran from January 29 to February 18 was hosted, the prize being a digital bundle of the zine to randomly selected participants[13]. A separate giveaway for a full bundle was hosted by the zine organizers themselves and ran from February 26 to March 11, 2023[14]. Preorders closed on March 16, 2023, but digital zine bundles could be purchased until shipping began[15].

Physical orders began shipping out on September 5, 2023[16]. Digital zines were sent out on September 27, 2023[17]. All shipping was completed by October 11, 2023[18]. The project's online store opened again on November 14, 2023, for leftover sales[19]. The store finally closed on December 9, 2023, when all items were sold out[20]. On December 31, 2023, donation announcement of $11,229.14 USD made to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America was posted[21].

Project Schedule
Start End
Interest Check June 7, 2022 July 4, 2022
Contributor Applications July 10, 2022 August 7, 2022
Preorders January 15, 2023 March 16, 2023
Shipping September 5, 2023 October 10, 2023
Leftover Sales November 14, 2023 December 9, 2023

Contributors

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

Page Artists

Merch Artists

Writers

Mods

Gallery

  • Social Media Banner

    Social Media Banner

  • Digital Bundle Listing

    Digital Bundle Listing

  • Full Bundle Listing

    Full Bundle Listing

  • Stretch Goals

    Stretch Goals

Fan Reception

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

lizardwip wrote on Twitter

Can't take a pic of the full bundle as I'm unpacking everything still but still wanna share that I got my copy of @aasiblingszine!! Kinda unbelievable to actually see my art on the cover still ;_;[22]

m wrote on Twitter

AHHHH ITS FINALLY HERE

a HUGE thanks to the team over at @aasiblingszine for this beautiful zine!!! pretty fitting that my sibling ended up picking the mail up for me today, and i'm stoked to read all of the stories and beautifully printed artwork this zine has in store!! tysm <3[23]

Twin wrote on Twitter

Meant to post this a while ago but OMG my copy of the @aasiblingszine is here!!! It looks so good in my collection and the art is so cute! I can’t wait to be able to sit down and read through all the little stories 🥰[24]

vyn wrote on Twitter

and speaking of zines, my contrib copy of @aasiblingszine arrived and i finally got some nice pictures of it!! SO excited by it all — my lovely collab piece with @wumbsie came out amazing in print, and i’m so proud of my sticker too!!! what a lovely project this was, ty to mods![25]

Mill wrote on Twitter

am SO stunned and proud of everyone who made @aasiblingszine possible 💫 It is unbelievably gorgeous, as is the phenomenal writing of @bringmoreknivez who I had the absolute pleasure of collaborating with! I'm also thrilled to finally hold the pin I designed in my hands :')[26]

Willow wrote on Twitter

Sooo excited about getting my copy of the @aasiblingszine in! It was an absolute delight to read through and look at all the art (thank you all for tearing my little heart out, <3 u)

Some of the prints are already up on my wall!! Just gotta find space for the rest…[27]

Robin wrote on Twitter

@aasiblingszine it arrived!! Got an extra copy of the colourful Hawthornes print which I'm not complaining about at all. Here's hoping I can find any sort of space to put them up (I have so many prints already help)[28]

dee / vini wrote on Twitter

my @aasiblingszine HAS ARRIVED!!! look at all the sibbiess… also the collab magnet with pillars of love is so good… thank you for the food[29]

References

  1. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1532376455669329922
  2. ^ https://aasiblingszine.carrd.co/#faq
  3. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1534208397599555585
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/aasiblingszine/status/1545092265747615745
  5. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1546160802092171266
  6. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1548027984589639687
  7. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1559258462751756288
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/aasiblingszine/status/1559373986349420544
  9. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1568042408193003523
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/aasiblingszine/status/1614701440496242689
  11. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1627404333502414850
  12. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1615537499815698437
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/aasiblingsweek/status/1619780499022675974
  14. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1629981232296501248
  15. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1636379137953914882
  16. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1699190850780013005
  17. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1707965526620659998
  18. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1711934700661481733
  19. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1724895101560963157
  20. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1733729809694375962
  21. ^ https://x.com/aasiblingszine/status/1741543650486608289
  22. ^ https://x.com/lizardwip/status/1701013802433802387
  23. ^ https://x.com/psychelocs/status/1700674395281170770
  24. ^ https://x.com/TwinFreaks0102/status/1701694761306870074
  25. ^ https://x.com/bringmoreknivez/status/1701830155927228713
  26. ^ https://x.com/wumbsie/status/1702329162932089263
  27. ^ https://x.com/actualgob/status/1703474133210640684
  28. ^ https://x.com/robinflieseast/status/1706327366484504603
  29. ^ https://x.com/animuznani/status/1707922622779162822
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