A Ms. Marvel Zine
"Your favorite local convenience store and superhero hang out spot." An upcoming digital charity zine celebrating the magnificent Ms. Marvel aka Kamala Khan! ⚡✨
Circle Q is currently on indefinite hiatus in solidarity with Palestine and the BDS's boycott on Marvel. For more information, please read our statement.
GUIDELINES
general:
✶ All contributors will be responsible for creating a new original piece centered around Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan.
✶ Applicants must be at least 16 or older. (Please be aware that adults will be working on and running this zine – use discretion.)
✶ Discord will be our main source of communication. Contributors will need an account and be willing to join the zine's group server for communications.
✶ Responsiveness is a must. We recognize that this is a non-profit project and life and other responsibilities can get in the way. However, if contributors or the mods themselves do not communicate with the rest of our team, we cannot appropriately accommodate you. If you need to step down, or need a deadline extension, please let us know ASAP.
✶ Applicants who create or condone offensive or discriminatory (racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, incestuous, pedophilic, etc.) content/behaviour, fictional or otherwise, will not be accepted.
✶ Applicants who create or support NFTs, AI art, or writing using generative language models such as ChatGPT will not be accepted.
✶ Our mod team retains the right to dismiss contributors at any time for not following the guidelines.
page artists:
✶ Submit 3 completed sample pieces demonstrating their work.
✶ Submit a link to their portfolio containing at least 2 additional pieces.
✶ Application and portfolio samples must be SFW.
✶ Submissions will be evaluated by our mod team on colour, concept, and composition.
✶ If accepted, page artists will be responsible for a single-page illustration, two page spread, or multi-page comic.
spot artists:
✶ Same portfolio and application guidelines as page artists.
✶ If accepted, spot artists will be responsible for creating illustrations to accompany 1-2 written pieces.
digital merch artists:
✶ Same portfolio and application guidelines as page artists.
✶ If accepted, digital merch artists will be responsible for creating one larger digital merch piece (ie. a wallpaper) or one set of smaller digital merch items (ie. multiple emotes).
writers:
✶ Submit 2 completed sample pieces demonstrating their work, each with a maximum word count of 3k words.
✶ Samples can be excerpts from longer works as long as it can be read as a standalone (the full work can be included in the portfolio).
✶ Submit a link to their portfolio containing at least 1 additional piece.
✶ Application samples and portfolio must be SFW.
✶ Submissions will be evaluated by our mod team on formatting, style, and characterization.
✶ If accepted, writers will be responsible for creating a 1k - 3k word short story or meta essay/artcile
SCHEDULE
| EVENT | DATE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| interest check | oct 18 - nov 1 | ✓ |
| applications | nov 8 - dec 6 | OPEN |
| email results | dec 13 | |
| check in #1 (pitches due) | dec 27 | |
| check in #2 | jan 20 | |
| check in #3 | feb 10 | |
| final submissions | feb 24 | |
| sales open | apr 26 |
MODS
JUN (she/he)
head + art + formatting mod
Jun is an Asian American artist from New Jersey who is just like Kamala Khan for real. She is the founder and organizer of the Blaseball Zine Jam and was a contributor in 2 Everything 2 Everywhere. He is excited to move beyond the limit into a brand new project!
JACQ (she/they)
finance + writing mod
Jacq (or Jacqueline) is a tired student and even more tired (ocasional) comic enjoyer. With experience modding Flying Solo and 2 Everything 2 Everywhere, they’re delighted to be handling writing submissions and finances for Circle Q!
JENN (she/her)
graphics mod
Fueled on three hours of sleep and WIPs, Jenn hopes to use whatever creativity she has left to make more content for her favorite fandoms and share her 5 years old love for Kamala Khan.
LHAMO (she/her)
organization + writing mod
Lhamo is a long time Ms. Marvel fan who previously was a moderator and editor for Charge! A Champions Fanzine.
CHRIS (she/they)
social media mod
Ms. Marvel: No Normal was Chris's first ever comic and it was like love at first read — it's only gone downhill from there. With their experience modding 2 Everything 2 Everywhere and Flying Solo, they'll use their powers to stretch across all our socials!
KAI (she/they)
formatting mod
Kai loves Kamala Khan just as much as she loves browsing and downloading new comic book fonts. Having been scarred by the credits page font for the Ms. Marvel comics, they are excited to give her a fresh new look! She has experience formatting multiple zines including Gear 5: A Luffy Zine and Wildcard: A Denji Zine!
FAQ
Q: what is a zine?
→ a zine (short for magazine) is a homemade/indie publication collecting various art and writing pieces around a specific topic. since ours is a ms. marvel fanzine, it will be feature fanart and fanfiction about kamala!Q: is this zine SFW?
→ yes, this is zine will strictly only feature safe for work content as it focuses on a teen character.Q: is this zine for profit?
→ no, this is a non-profit zine. all proceeds raised will be donated to a TBD charitable organization.Q: how many contributors will there be?
→ we are looking for approximately 30 contributors, not including our additional 5 guests.Q: can i apply for multiple roles?
→ yes, but contributors will only be chosen for one role.Q: is featuring other characters allowed?
→ yes, but only as side characters. each piece should focus on kamala as the main character. any concerns can be discussed with mods.Q: can my piece depict MCU ms. marvel, x-man ms. marvel, etc.?
→ our zine's focus is on the 616 comics iteration of kamala, primarily during her original willow wilson/alphona run. any concerns can be discussed with mods.Q: is romantic/ship content allowed?
→ this will be a gen zine focusing on kamala herself. the inclusion of any ships will need be discussed with mods and determined on a case-by-case basis.Q: how can i receive news and updates from you via email?
→ by adding your email address to our mailing list HERE.Q: i have a question that isn't listed here. what should i do?
→ feel free to reach out to us! You can @ or DM us on all our socials (@msmarvelzine), send us an ask on Tumblr, or email us at [email protected].