A Brighter Light

A Brighter Light is a charity zine focused on the character Ventus from Kingdom Hearts.
==About==
An interest check for the project ran from September 12 to October 14, 2019https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1175451077224910848. Initially, the project was meant to be a digital zine with a merchandise bundle due to difficulties faced in planning for physical copieshttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1182711948166778881. Moderator applications were open from October 20 to October 27, 2019https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1186030733703311360. Artists and writers could begin applying as contributors from November 3 to November 25, 2019https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1190911990321033216.
The project went dormant after a contributor spotlight posted on March 2020, then returned with an update on August 10, 2020https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1293299149543096321. The update cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason production slowed down and also announced a new mod team had been assembled.
Preorders were originally meant to begin January 3, 2021, but was delayed to the next day due to complications with payment processorshttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1345909188602388480. Preorders were run with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1346142426558296067:
* The Sleepy ($15 USD) - Digital Zine
* The Dandelions ($20 USD) - Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper
* The Chirithy ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine
* The Wayward Wind ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper, Die-cut Sticker, Postcard, Bookmark
* The χ-blade ($45 USD, Limited) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Icons, Digital Wallpaper, Die-cut Sticker, Postcard, Bookmark, Keychain, Washi Tape, Candy Charm
Preorders ended on February 6, 2021, although digital copies continued to be sold afterwardshttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1358310593095110656. Shipping for contributor bundles began approximately July 30, 2021https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1421175711541260291. Preorders began shipping on August 2, 2021https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1421175711541260291. Digital orders were sent out on August 2, 2021https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1422324833724080128.
The projects online storefront reopened for second sales on November 11, 2021, until supplies ran outhttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1459023398760116227. Leftovers ended on December 18, 2021https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1472196145707368458.
To close off the project, a final announcement on December 27, 2021, reported that $1,407.24 USD made from the zine was donated to Feeding Americahttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1475541293551865856.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	September 12, 2019	October 14, 2019
Mod Applications 	October 20, 2019 	October 27, 2019
Contributor Applications	November 3, 2019 	November 25, 2019
Preorders 	January 4, 2021 	February 6, 2021
Shipping 	July 30, 2021 	August 3, 2021
Leftover Sales 	November 11, 2021 	December 18, 2021
==Contributors==
The following names were taken by cross referencing the contributor spotlights and the initial contributor lineup on the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1219031958254047232https://twitter.com/VentusZine/status/1219220825477275649.
===Page Artists===
* Exekyl
* Apticho (thegnomechild)
* Dani (danini__panini)
* UltySo
* Nico Yaro
* Moe (terraswill)
* Candy (Candasaurus)
* devurr
* Haelyonn
* Cece (CelienaPrisia)
* Akai-kuma (aulia_hafiza)
* Jinsei (gorellery, jin-seiko)
* Rushire (Rushire_art)
* Marie Jaeger (mariejaegerchen)
* Maryellen (Eztli89)
* Cenobia (starryprincipe)
* Uqei (HaizeUqei)
* Zingo
* Rayan (ocxansbelow)
* onniedoodles
* Michi (RequiemPluie)
* Ryuki (RyukiX_)
* Mar (excalimar)
* Lexx (passersby-gamer)
* Velvet (amaranthlight)
* Freesia (sorokiee)
* Pin6 (onlytoeight)
===Merch Artists===
* Chromel (ChromelxD)
* Deckard (littleconan_)
* Rain (AkimetsuAkii)
* May (littlemay528)
* Kuuropi
===Writers===
* waywardriot
* MimiPlaysGames
* Dizzy (kingdomdizzy)
* Xynzel
* Angelscythe
* Kotora (Kotora68620352)
===Mods===
* MimiPlaysGames - Lead Mod
* Rain (AkimetsuAkii) - Finance, Merch Consultant
* Haelyonn - Layout Designer
* Michi (michi_cocopop) - Graphic Designer
===Former Contributors===
* Echo (echoequinox) - Mod
* Cherrym (cherrympiee) - Mod
* Herakushi - Artist
* Crystalcici (crystal_cici) - Artist
* Dragdraws (DDrawsb) - Artist
* Five Bread Loaves - Artist
* Void (seasaltdreams, TheBlackSouledFox) - Writer
==Gallery==
File:Kh brighter light socmed banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Kh brighter light socmed full bundle.png|Full Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Cassie wrote on Twitter
ALittlePuckish wrote on Twitter
Lyssa wrote on Twitter
childxlicious wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2021 Zines
Category:Charity Zines