hello! are you going to be having guest artists on the second zine installment?
I have to admit I’m unsure of the distinction in what makes an artist “guest” versus “contributor”. We’ll have spreads and comics, and so many fun new merch contributions, and in preparation for Vol 2-4, I made up a list of artists I’d love to work with. But aside from making sure that everyone gets their art highlighted as best as possible in the print form of choice, and again here in their artist promos, I don’t know if I’d highlight certain artists above other artists, regardless of whether they participated on the first volume, were invited to attend, or applied with portfolio review.
We have so much amazing talent involved, at different levels of experience. For some, this might be their first zine, and their social media might cap at 100 followers. For others, they may have run several zines before. Our cover artist does comic conventions; some of our members have hotly-anticipated commission streams, or make adoptables, or create gorgeous merchandise. My enthusiasm and my desire to promote is equal for all of our contributors. I hope that those who are more established find our keen desire to display their artwork in the best fashion possible, and our newcomers will gain more attention because they’ve participated in something this special.
Hopefully, you’ll see some names you’re excited for, and find some new faves off our contributor lists, and you’ll stick around to see the amazing things we’ve got in store!