We would just like to take this opportunity to give everyone an update. We are very pleased with how well our first run has gone. We received far more orders than we could have anticipated.
We do have a single person handling printing and shipping, and with printer difficulties we are a little behind schedule, but we are about 80% percent done with printing as we speak.
We hope to begin shipping by the 27th so we don’t have problems with the holidays.
We sincerely apologize for the long wait. We decided early on to print the zine ourselves so we could get past the monetary problems a fixed print run had, but we couldn’t anticipate all the unexpected problems we had with the printer machine and how long the service technicians would take.
Thank you again for your patience and understanding!
We’re really sorry to announce that our shipping dates will have to be pushed back approximately 5 days due to a small issue with printing. The issue is completely minor and fixable, but unfortunately it’s cropped up just before the weekend and so our printers are going to have to wait until an engineer can be sent out, which can’t be done until Wednesday.
We’re trying to produce the best possible zine for you all, so we hope you don’t mind waiting a few extra days!
In the meantime, though, we’re excited to be able to share a small video of the printing proof!
As some of you may already know, we are lucky enough to have a fantastic foreword by @chrismcfeely!
We’re sure you know Chris well from his incredible work on @tfwiki and his appearances at cons, as well as here on tumblr where he shares his amazing knowledge of the Transformers franchise.
In his foreword for the zine, Chris talks about the changing contribution of fans to the fandom, and how this has shaped the fandom itself into what we see and love today. It’s a fascinating subject for fans of any age or experience!
Remember you have until the 13th November to pick up your copy!
First off, now that orders are closed we’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who made this zine possible. Each of our contributors, our fantastic zine team, and everyone who bought a copy: thank you so much!
Secondly, we’re really excited to now be able to announce that not only are we lucky enough have a foreword from @chrismcfeely, our zine will also feature special guest art from @dyemooch!
We’re sure you’re familiar with Josh Perez’s amazing work from the IDW’s Transformers, so we are incredibly excited and honoured to be able to confirm that his artwork will be featured alongside the work of our amazing fan-contributors.
Last, and certainly not least, we’d like to share with you the first proofs we’ve received for the final copy of the zine. Please remember that these may be subject to change as we finalize the print, but we hope you enjoy this first glimpse of our zine!
Not only have we reached over 100 orders, a fantastic accomplishment, but in light of the US election being on the same day as our orders closing, we’ve extended the order window until November 13th just in case the political hoopla distracted anyone from buying. Hooray!
The project is almost ready for print, and we can’t wait to share
it with you!
We are proud to present our first edition of the TFZine, collecting talent from all over the globe! For this issue, we feature no less than 37 artists, writers and crafters – teaming up to bring you a 90 full-color page anthology celebrating beloved medics of the Transformers franchise. For a full roll call, check our
participants list here.
Full Color | 90 pages | 26 x 17 cm
The bundle
includes:
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A copy of the zine
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Postcards
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Stickers!
Orders end November 8
Estimated
shipping period will be from Nov 15 to 20. Ships Worldwide.
We are only printing as many as are ordered. We will not be printing copies to sell after the order period is closed.
• If you are one of the contributors to the zine, please read this post before ordering. •
YUUUUSSS!! Very excited for this thing. Can’t wait to see all the amazing art. Orders can now be placed and close in a couple weeks time so don’t delay!
Also, I may or may not have something in the zine xD
