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About That’s a Wrap!: Something's wrong with Sunny Day Jack FanZine

Hello everyone, SWWSDJ Fanzine Team here!

We’re planning to open the application for this project, but first, we have to introduce what this project is about!

All of this info will be updated; so don’t hesitate to shoot the question for us to satisfy your curiosity!

● Who is organising the zine?

There are 7 of us who are ~~crazy~~ I mean, passionate about Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack. So we figured it would be fun to start another project after the Phantom of the Sunny Day Jack project.

@thisisEClmao, @enthused _ubi, @theyukidragon, @luckyclover _NB, @Alonsy_Nah, @primarvelous, and @kristella_lav going to be on the boat for this project as mods.

This is our first time organising a zine so we’ll try our best to bring out everyone’s sunny-fantastic work!

● What is this zine about?

This Sunny Time Jack Zine is a SFW zine centred around the prompt that Sunny Day Jack, Ian Duff, Shaun Durand-Cofer and Nick “Nicholas” Herraras are actors for Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack. We encourage writers and artists submitting to the zine to imagine what the actors are like when working on an 18+ erotic yandere horror game.

Examples:

Moonpie is not actually blind ._.
Shaun prefers dogs to cats.
Barry is allergic to yoghurt.

We want to let the artist and writers work on what the character(s) are like when the camera is not rolling. Since it's behind the scenes, we can have 2 directions for this zine (so everyone won’t be drawing or writing the same scene):

Get into work mode: The camera is ready, and everyone gets into the working mood: costume changing, script practising, makeup etc.

After the work mode: When the camera is turned off, everyone can be more relaxed after a long day of work, they can hang out together, grab lunch, play games together etc! Things to do to let off some steam.

How one writer/artist interprets the actor's version of a character doesn’t have to affect how another writer/artist interprets the same actor. There’s no set continuity, and we encourage creativity, but let’s not make the actor versions of our favourite characters too different from their game counterparts, shall we?

We want to have at least one piece for every single one of them, which also means the creators will have to fairly decide which one they want to work on.

We are accepting only platonic relationships between characters. No sexual or violent depictions will be permitted at this time. OCs can be included in the art/writing but should not be the main focus of any given work.

● Who are “they” (the characters)?

These characters are from a game called “Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack” which is an R18 psychological horror erotic visual novel game. I highly encourage anyone who is not familiar with it to give the game a try. The demo is out on Itch.io and Steam. This game is only for adults who are above the age of 18.

It also goes without saying that anyone who is under the age of 18 is not allowed to play the game or join this project.

“Sunny Day” Jack - Your best friend! :D He may be a ghost and a clown but he will never leave your side, especially during hard times.
Shaun Durant-Cofer - Your best bud from college! He is very involved in the film industry and is a well-known cat daddy.
Ian Duff - Your childhood friend and ex. He is an actor and was there with you during the most important moments of your life and is willing to do anything to get you back.
Nick “Nicholas” Herraras - He is an influencer and a dom and has some dark secrets he wants to hide.

More information on Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack:

● Where will the funds go?

After printing and shipping costs are covered, all proceeds will go to contributors of the zine.

Contributors will be split into two types:

Contributors

The artists and writers who have applied to join the project
The contributors will be compensated for their work with a free copy of the zine - both physical and digital copies - and also the entire selection of merch we have available.

2. Major contributors
The project organizers; ones who are responsible for making sure everyone's progress goes smoothly, monitoring the project's official social media platforms, putting together the zine into a booklet for printing and appropriate arrangements for any printing and QA if merch were to be made.
Major contributors will be getting the same bundle and splitting the extra funds among ourselves as compensation.

● Who can participate in the zine?

We are planning to have around 20 Artists and 10 Writers in total. Depending on how many applications and how much interest we receive, we may increase the amount.

We are preparing an application form for artists and writers. Everyone is welcome to apply!

Each artist will create an illustration complete with character(s) and background. Digital and traditional illustrations are both welcome, but traditional illustrations must be scanned at high resolution!

Writers have a minimum word count of 500 with 2000 maximum. (Still deciding on the word limit) The focus should primarily be on the main cast of characters, but secondary characters - including OCs - are allowed to interact with them.

Artists are welcome to collab with writers to draw some scenes out!

● Will there be merchandise too?

Absolutely yes, we would like to offer different bundles with prints, stickers, or a combination of all of these. We’ll keep you updated about this. Artists are also welcome to apply as merch artists!

● What will I get if I contribute to this zine?

A physical copy of the zine will be offered to all contributors (hopefully). Shipping will be covered if funds permit; otherwise, contributors will be responsible for their own costs.

This is why your support and help in spreading the word about this zine are so important!

● What’s your schedule?

We have a very tentative schedule as follows: (Hopefully)

Opening the applications in early June
Closing the applications close by the end of June
List of contributors up by the end of June or early July if we need a bit more
Creation period for both artists and writers from August - September (2 months period)
Pre-Orders open in October
Zines shipped out by November-December

We are still deciding the exact dates based on a number of factors. By the Closing Date of the Applications, we will share a definitive date!