Curse of the Cross

Curse of the Cross is a zine featuring characters from D.Gray-Man. The theme of this zine was centered around Grimm-style monsters and tabletop role playing games.
==About==
The zine's social media account announced on October 12, 2019, that contributor applications would open from October 14th to November 14thhttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1183223456713699329. The zine would be for-profit and be focused exclusively on gen content. Applications were extended an extra few hours to account for differing timezones and any remaining interested fans interested in writing or drawing for the zinehttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1195215255212683264. Results were sent out by November 27, 2019https://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1199902193664458752. Applications reopened again on January 29, 2020, after some contributors could not continue with the project and some pinch hitters could not be contactedhttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1222711307893260288. By February 21, 2020, acceptance emails for pinch hitters were sent outhttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1231005317862846465.
Preorders opened on July 9, 2020, with the following pricing tiers (some bundle names and prices could not be determined at this time)https://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1281476683267051520:
* Nat. 1 Bundle ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, PDF Zine, 1 Die-cut Sticker, Sticker Sheet
* Deck of Many Things ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, PDF Zine, 2 Die-cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, Holographic Print
* Unnamed Bundle - Three Die-cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, 2 Holographic Prints, Pearlescent Print, Acrylic Charm
* Bag of Holdings Bundle - Physical Zine, PDF Zine, Three Die-cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, 2 Holographic Prints, Acrylic Charm
* Dungeon Masters Kit ($75 USD) - Physical Zine, PDF Zine, Three Die-cut Stickers, Sticker Sheet, 2 Holographic Prints, Pearlescent Print, Acrylic Charm, Custom Dice Bag
Stretch goals included a Guild Member Standee, a one-of-five blindbox style acrylic standee, offered at 50 orders, a Timcampy enamel pin at 100 ordershttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1281950267760500736https://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1285968291429744645. A giveaway for a full bundle was run from July 18th to August 7thhttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1284541442757550081. The winner of the giveaway was declared to be Twitter user CandyCrackpothttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1292557211500126208. Preorders ended on August 10, 2020https://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1292838615295434753.
Orders began shipping out around October 26, 2020, when the organizers confirmed that all packages had been received by their local post officehttps://twitter.com/CurseoftheCross/status/1320741449701285888.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Contributor Applications	October 14, 2019	November 14, 2019
Preorders 	July 9, 2020 	August 10, 2020
Shipping 	October 26, 2020	-
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media account. The list may be incomplete.
===Page Artists===
* dizzyymoon
* Etola (etolalala)
* Ethan (ErithanArt)
* Hanne (badnightstar)
* HannahYonana
* maria (marialagidyne)
* Mildkat
* Mojomito
* nieniekoto
* paraffinegg - Cover Artist
* remi_dearest
* ryufromleupus
* Horrorosa (soyhorrorosa)
* qiliin
* superbadlydrawnallenwalker
* szotyola (EeNiiart)
* yitsuin
===Merch Artists===
* cookyy-draws
* _lycheeluv
* paraffinegg
* Nekkohime
===Writers===
* amuk (amukWrites)
* faeriexqueen
* kitty-bandit
* OnceABlueMoon (Bluechama)
===Mods===
* Hana (badnightstar)
* Kanin (GeneralSpooky)
* Cookyy (cookyy_draws, coookyys_closet)
==Gallery==
File:Dgm curse of the cross cover.png|Cover by paraffinegg
File:Dgm curse of the cross merch bundle.png|Merch Bundle Listing
* "au début" by amuk
== References ==
Category:D.Gray-man
Category:2020 Zines