DEADEYE
^{A Wild West Life Zine}

What's the theme for DEADEYE?
DEADEYE is a small-scale fanzine featuring the Traffic/Life series through the themes of a classic American Wild West setting. The project will feature a dual-theme of High Noon and Moonrise:High Noon is evocative of heat: of dry, sweaty deserts. Red clay, the sun’s hot gaze on the sand. The silence of the endless sands and the loud bang of gunpowder. Sepia and warm toned color palettes.Moonrise is reminiscent of ghosts: gothic horror, Romance, just a little bit spooky. Searching the shadows for things that don’t quite belong. Cool and silver-toned color palettes.What happened to Cemetery Sarsaparilla?
During the project planning, we continued evolving the ideas of this zine and found a new way to reflect its shiny western heart. We apologize for any confusion and have made sure all socials reflect this unexpected change!Will collaborations be allowed?
Yes! They’re not required, but will certainly be welcome. There is no greater worldbuilding/story to this zine outside the loose confines of the Traffic series and the dual themes: you’re welcome to explore these however you’d like.Will this zine have a physical product/physical merchandise?
At this time we are not planning on printing any copies of the zine, or creating physical merch. The final zine will be a digital product available for download.

What are the qualifications to apply?
Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of filling out their application to be accepted to work on DEADEYE. We understand this is a change from the previous direction and we appreciate your understanding.Additionally, we’re asking all of our contributors to either already have or make a Discord account, because Discord is the primary platform that we'll be using to collaborate and communicate.What is a zine?
The name “zine” comes from magazines. Ultimately, zines are a genre of small-form, self-distributed booklets, illustrations, recipes, poems or stories: whatever you really want them to be! You can find them shared in online spaces, small shops, or pinned to cork boards at your local coffee shop, bookstore, or art retail store.Fanzines carry many of the same elements as your standard zine: instead, the contributors are working together under a common fandom, character, etc. The Life Series fandom has a stunning, expansive array of fanzines and collectives. For DEADEYE, we’re eager to embrace the authentic, rugged charm of hand-made zines and the beauty of the wild, wild west.What will be allowed in DEADEYE?
Submissions must be related to characters, interactions, alliances, or settings from any of the Traffic Series. This can be interpreted loosely and doesn’t need to adhere strictly to canon; it’s up to individual contributors to decide. We’re looking for pitches that are grounded in western themes and tropes, but pieces do not necessarily need to be realistic to the time period. Have a little fun with it, and if you go too far, the mods will lasso you back in! :)The M-rating for this project includes romantic encounters (shipping is welcome in your pitches!), depictions of guns/weapons, blood and mild gore. More content warnings will be made available leading up to and included in the final release for your consideration. Explicit sexual content and graphic gore will not be included.

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