PRESENTING A NSFW SHIGADABI ZINE
Ashes to Ashes Dust to Dust is an NSFW fanzine featuring a digital book and physical merch all in celebration of the darkest duo of them all: ShigaDabi.
βDance with me here in hellβ
π€ dabi
Interest Check
July 1st - August 21stContributor Applications
September 1st - October 26thEmails
November 2ndConcepts
November 9thCheck-In #1
December 1stCheck-In #2
January 21stCheck-In #3
February 16thSubmission
March 14thPreorders
April 4th - May 18thShipping
To be determined.Leftover Sales
To be determined.
*Schedule subject to change based on project needs.
βAn absurd sense of pleasure shot through my whole bodyβ
π€ Shigaraki
GENERALβ All applicants must be 18+.
β You should be familiar with the My Hero Academia series, especially characters: Dabi and Shigaraki Tomura, also known as Touya Todoroki and Tenko Shimura.
β It's preferable that you are up to date with the manga, as this project may contain spoilers, but this is not required.
β You must have or be willing to create a Discord account and join the zine's server.PAGE ARTIST & MERCH ARTIST REQUIREMENTSPage & Merch Artists must provide THREE completed illustrations:β A portfolio can be included but this is optional.
β Finished artworks with backgrounds preferred. Backgrounds are not necessary for merch samples other than prints.
β Artworks including either Shigaraki or Dabi or both are highly recommended, but not mandatory.
β Page Artists, you must include at least one NSFW sample. Merch Artists, you must include at least one suggestive sample.
β Pictures of physical merch and digital mock-ups are a great bonus if applying as a Merch Artist.JUDGING CRITERIAβ Anatomy
β Color
β Backgrounds (not applicable to merch art except for prints)
β Overall Composition
β Pitch
Page Artists are expected to provide a minimum of two pitches featuring different ideas and characters if paired with ShigaDabi.
Merch Artists should provide a minimum of one pitch for each item they are interested in designing.EXPECTATIONSβ If accepted as a Page Artist, at the minimum you will be expected to provide one fully colored illustration showcasing ShigaDabi with a background.
β If accepted as a Merch Artist, you will be expected to create two to three assigned items based on ShigaDabi.WRITER REQUIREMENTS
β Writers must provide THREE samples of what they believe is their best work. A portfolio can be included but this is optional.
β Each sample must be 2 to 3K words. One-shots are preferred, but excerpts from longer stories are just fine too.
β Fics including either Shigaraki or Dabi or both are highly recommended, but not mandatory.
β You must include at least one NSFW sample.JUDGING CRITERIA
β Grammar & Spelling
β Portrayal
β Imagery
β Plot
β Pitch
Writers are expected to provide a minimum of two pitches featuring different ideas and characters if paired with ShigaDabi.EXPECTATIONS
β If accepted as a Writer, you will be expected to provide one written work of 2.5K words max showcasing ShigaDabi.COSPLAYER REQUIREMENTS
β Cosplayers must provide THREE samples of what they believe is their best work. A portfolio can be included but this is optional.
β Photos including either Shigaraki or Dabi or both are highly recommended, but not mandatory.JUDGING CRITERIA
β Quality
β Recognizability
β Aesthetic
Cosplayers are expected to provide a minimum of two pitches featuring different ideas.EXPECTATIONS
β If accepted as a Cosplayer, you will be expected to provide one suggestive photo showcasing Shigaraki and/or Dabi. If using external parties such as photographers, you must have full rights to the photos you provide for this project.
βI didnβt itch anymoreβ
π€ Shigaraki
Q: Is this zine physical or digital?
A: The zine will be available as a digital book.Q: Is there merch?
A: The merch will be physical. Ideally, we'll have digital merch too.Q: Is there a specific theme?
A: The focus of this zine is to explore in any spicy form or shape our favorite partners in crime, ShigaDabi! Which means that canon and AU representations are welcome, as well as the appearance of Tenko/Touya.Q: Who can apply to the contributor applications?
A: Any writer, artist and cosplayer of 18 and older can apply.Q: Can I apply for more than one role?
A: Of course. However, you will be fulfilling one role only upon acceptance.Q: How contributors will be compensated?
A: Contributors are guaranteed a digital bundle. If funds allow, they will get a free full bundle and/or profit too.Q: How many contributors will be accepted?
A: We are interested in accepting 20 Artists, 4 Merch Artists, 6 Writers and 2 Cosplayers. These numbers include guests.Q: Do you have to be experienced or popular to apply as a contributor?
A: No, we welcome all aspiring contributors regardless of experience or popularity. All mods will review apps fairly and based on the judging criteria specified in our guidelines.Q: Is ShigaDabi the sole characters/ship allowed?
A: While solo ShigaDabi pieces are expected to be the main focus, threesomes and adhesion of more characters are permitted so long as they're canon adults.Q: Will accepted contributors pick which character(s) they want paired with ShigaDabi?
A: Us mods will do our best to match everyone's preference. However, we also want to prioritize the zine's diversity. For that reason, one of your pitches may be pre-approved to better fit its needs, but you're always welcome to change it later on. Please be advised ships and content may be capped.Q: Can application feedback be requested?
A: We will not be offer application feedback at this time.Q: Is there any restricted content?
A: Currently, we won't be allowing the following within the zine:
β³ Lolisho/Underage Characters
β³ Non-Con
β³ Incest
β³ Scat/Watersports/Emeto
β³ Necro/Bestiality
β³ Heavy Gore/Violence (Light and Medium are fine.)
The rest will be judged on a case-by-case basis.