☆PRODUCTION UPDATE☆
- All mailers have been packed and labels have been purchased!
- Digital pdfs have been sent out! Check your emails for your digital pdf if you have ordered one.
- We’ll be doing leftover sales at a later date. Stay tuned!
☆Preorders are open now!☆
From the 1st of June to the 1st of July, you can snag yourself one of our bundles. If you’re one of the first 50 order our early bird bundle, you’ll get a holographic magnet!
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Hello MOTHER / EARTHBOUND fans!
Our team will be releasing an interest check for this zine in the next few days ★ See you soon!
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The protagonists of MOTHER 3 went through a lot of changes during development.
More information about our zine in the replies!
☆GIVEAWAY☆
We’re hosting a giveaway of one of our full bundles! Like, follow and RT this tweet and our preorder announcement tweet for a chance to win!
✰ INTEREST CHECK RESULTS ✰
The MOTHER Series Zine Team Presents:
Issue No. 1 of MOTHER POWER!
Thank you all for the amazing feedback on our project! Check our thread for a detailed text breakdown of the results. ↓↓
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These last four months since our last update have been hectic! We have been working incredibly hard. Things are moving as fast as they can, the mod team and I are real people with real lives too. But we love this project, and therefore we want to see it through!
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★ INTEREST CHECK OPEN ★
Let us know what you think! This project relies on feedback.
Survey is in the replies below! ⇩
✩ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing another one of our guests, Katie
@earthbound64
! She was out most requested invite, and her work always brings a smile to our faces. Welcome aboard!
☆PREORDERS CLOSE IN 1 DAY☆
This is your last chance to get one of our bundles - there won’t be any leftover sales! Our last stretch goal is 98% funded, so order now!
On this day in 2015, 25 years after the original JP release, EarthBound Beginnings was released in North America! Happy anniversary!
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✩ MERCH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing our guest merch artist, Wei
@cosmosully
! They are known for their various MOTHER related merch, such as their franklin badge and MOTHER 3 keychains. Welcome aboard!
✩ PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing out first guest artist, Dev
@corvitorium
! Their ability to use colour and form so expressively inspired us to invite them to our project. Welcome aboard!
☆STRETCH GOAL UNLOCK☆
Thanks to your support, our final stretch goal has been unlocked! All physical orders will include a shaker charm designed by
@cosmosully
!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the overwhelming support!
✩ WRITER SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing one of our writing guests, DaEgg123
@DaEgg123
! He is a MOTHER YouTuber that has made many videos about Mother 3 and EB64. Welcome aboard!
✩ MODERATOR SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing our Graphics+Finance Moderator, AYBT
@ayabit_
! They are the head of our project, and have drawn all of the promos up to now.
☆ SCHEDULE UPDATE ☆
Thank you all for the resounding feedback these last few days! We have improved our schedule, check our info doc for more details!
If you wish become a contributor, make sure to check the doc, as applications now open on September 15th!
Hello everyone! We recently posted our monthly newsletter on our tumblr to keep everyone updated with the zine’s production.
You can view the update here
If you wish to be added to our monthly newsletter, please email motherserieszine
@gmail
.com !
☆PREORDERS CLOSED!☆
Thanks to your support, we’ve received over 200 orders! Keep an eye on our socials for announcements regarding fulfilment and our giveaway winner.
You can email motherserieszine
@gmail
.com if you have any questions, or if you wish to join our email list.
Our contributor results have been emailed out! Be sure to double check your spam folders. Everyone who applied should receive an email, so if you do not see one in your inbox by the end of the day, DM or email us with your applicant name for your results.
✩ WRITER SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing one of our writer guests, Kody NOKOLO
@KodyNOKOLO
! He is the webmaster for Mother Forever, and organizes the yearly MOTHER Directs showcasing various MOTHER-related projects. Welcome aboard!
Q. Is the zine open to amateur artists/those who aren't professionals?
A. Yes! MOTHER is a fandom dear to many different people, so we intend on this being a beginner-friendly zine. This is a project for fans by fans.
☆PREORDERS CLOSE IN 2 DAYS☆
Our last stretch goal is now 93% funded. Stretch goals apply to all physical orders, so order now! This is your only chance to purchase one of our bundles!
✩ COMIC ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing one of our comic artist guests, Omi! She is a comic illustrator on Instagram known for remaking scenes from the MOTHER games! Welcome aboard!
By popular demand, we have decided to leave pdf sales open during production and fulfillment! This is the last chance to get a copy of the zine, as we will not be selling during our shipping phase.
☆PREORDERS CLOSED!☆
Thanks to your support, we’ve received over 200 orders! Keep an eye on our socials for announcements regarding fulfilment and our giveaway winner.
You can email motherserieszine
@gmail
.com if you have any questions, or if you wish to join our email list.
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Postage/Distribution Moderator applications are open! ★ If you marked that you wanted to apply on the interest check, please check your inboxes! Otherwise, the application form is down below ⬇️
PRODUCTION UPDATES:
★ Our merchandise has arrived! With over 200 orders and over 50 contributors, there's a lot to go through.
★Our hard-copy proof has been secured, and we will be posting images after a thorough look-through!
☆BIRTHDAY DISCOUNT☆
Happy birthday to our head mod, AYBT! Just for today, you can receive 10% off of your order with the code AYBT. Happy birthday from all of the zine team, Aya!
Happy anniversary Mother 1+2!! Unfortunately we don't have anniversary art for this, so check out our friends over at the EarthBound Café! They are an Italian community dedicated to MOTHER and host regular art events!!
✩ WRITER SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing one of our writing guests, Lottery57! He is a cherished writer in the fandom, with a long introspective work focusing on the Masked Man. Welcome aboard!
Q. Should portfolio pieces relate to the mother series, or is anything acceptable?
A. As stated in the info document, at least one piece should feature MOTHER series characters for art. As for the other 2 to 4 pieces in the portfolio, they are not required to depict MOTHER— (1/2)
Q. Can someone who has no previous illustrations to show enter?
A. The minimum number of illustrations for an art portfolio will be 3. All 3 pieces do not require fully rendered backgrounds, but it is preferred.
✩ MODERATOR SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing our Writing & Grammar Moderator, ReadyForTeddy
@TeddyReadyfor
! He is the man behind much of the Zine proofreading & communications, and will be a valuable member in ensuring our zine is easy on the eyes.
☆ADDRESS CHANGES☆
For those that have ordered any physical items, you have until April 25th to inform us of any address changes.
Digital zines will be emailed around April 26th-27th.
Please email us at motherserieszine
@gmail
.com if you have any questions!
☆ INTEREST CHECK CLOSING SOON ☆
Thank you for 200+ responses! Our Interest Check closes in 3 days.
Be sure to tell a friend if you’re interested in seeing this project come to fruition, and come back to see the results on 9/13!
The merch is safe, and Head Mod AYBT!! will be personally retrieving it in the upcoming week.
★ We anticipate that orders will be packaged this month, and we hope to begin shipping them out soon!
Wow! Thank you all so much! We are now sold out of the early bird special. But fret not, all physical orders will get our stretch goals! Stay tuned for more to come~
☆Preorders are open now!☆
From the 1st of June to the 1st of July, you can snag yourself one of our bundles. If you’re one of the first 50 order our early bird bundle, you’ll get a holographic magnet!
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✩ MODERATOR SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing our Social Media Moderator, Polly! She’s the one diligently posting updates on our social media accounts, brings questions to the team and regularly checks all accounts to make sure we don’t miss anything.
✩ MODERATOR SPOTLIGHT ✩
Introducing our Shipping and Packaging Moderator, Yurei
@yureimori
! They’re responsible for packing and shipping the zine bundles at the end of our project, as well as assisting us with decision making and formatting.
As always, feel free to reach out to us with any concerns or questions! If you wish to be added to our mailing list, please email motherserieszine
@gmail
.com
★ Regrettably, we have decided to remove our shipping moderator, Yureimori, as they were unable to fulfill zine deadlines due to health issues. This was one of the bottlenecks which slowed our progress.
Q. Will there be a discord server that’ll be available to all the zine members? Thank you!
A. Yes, of course! Discord will be the main method of communication between zine contributors and mods.
Q. There are individuals who have embezzled zine profits in the past for personal gain. How aware are the mods of this project of those sorts of scandals and the individuals involved in them?
A. The moderators on this project are aware of past zine scandals, including the (1/3)