Honor & Dreams

Honor & Dreams is a zine focused on the character Zack Fair from the Final Fantasy VII game franchise.
==About==
The project was announced on social media on September 13, 2021https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1437476171810160649. The project would be for-profit and all contributions would be safe for work and [Gen|would not feature ships]https://zackfairzine.carrd.co/#faq. Interest checks ran from September 26 to October 10, 2021https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1439635396250324996. The project reported over 100 responseshttps://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1449810448581214208. Applications for contributors were accepted from November 7 to December 5, 2021https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1457407501025038338. Results were sent out on December 12, 2021, with a reported total of 95 applications submittedhttps://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1470141590404583427.
Preorders opened on May 7, 2022, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1522984647835238400:
* Country Boy ($15 USD) - Digital Zine, Printable Coloring Pages, Social Media Icons, Emojis
* Backwater Export ($25 USD) - Physical Zine
* SOLDIER ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Die-cut Stickers, Bookmark, Miniprint, Sticker Sheet
* 1st Class ($45 USD) - Physical Zine, Die-cut Stickers, Bookmark, Miniprint, Sticker Sheet, Acrylic Charm, Washi Tape, Buttons, Magnet
* Hero ($55 USD) - Physical Zine, Die-cut Stickers, Bookmark, Miniprint, Sticker Sheet, Acrylic Charm, Washi Tape, Buttons, Magnet, Acrylic Standee, Enamel Pin, Digital Bundle
The "Hero" bundle was limited to 100 copies. A giveaway for one of these bundles was run from May 26 to June 6, 2022https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1529912639433887745. The winner of this giveaway was Twitter user Silver_Kyuubihttps://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1534330336083058688. Preorders were expected to end June 5, but was extended to June 19, 2022https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1533659949569413121.
Orders were shipped out on October 15, 2022, while digital zines were sent out on October 29, 2022https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1581329067693211649.
Leftover sales ran from November 13 to December 18, 2022https://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1591853399548362752. The project was closed on December 22, 2022, once leftover sales were shipped outhttps://twitter.com/ZackFairZine/status/1604703713544790016.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	September 26, 2021	October 10, 2021
Contributor Applications	November 7, 2021 	December 5, 2021
Preorders 	May 7, 2022 	June 19, 2022
Shipping 	October 15, 2022 	October 29, 2022
Leftover Sales 	November 13, 2022 	December 18, 2022
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media account.
===Page Artists===
* Aimé (Astraios_Art)
* Alassa - Guest, Cover Artist
* Ame (AmeNocturna)
* AmyHayaNora
* Bethany (zackfanclub)
* Bliss (blissynightrain)
* Crimson Sun (CrimblySun) - Guest
* Dani (danini__panini) - Guest
* Gwibart
* Katha (keypyon)
* Kino (limit_broken)
* LeSoldatMort
* Thar (thecinnaminion)
* Wistaria
* Lily (_lilylionheart)
* Nana (nanariemi)
* PatPaige
* Luce (hallousy)
* Nerrdy (Awkward_nerdd, nerdybutterfingers)
* Siplick
* sylvthea - Guest
* Luxites
* Dreaming (DreamingS0LDIER)
* nxmf
* ObsidianPeach
* TeganNat
===Merch Artists===
* Ame (AmeNocturna)
* Les (1stsoldier, caelumxi)
* Konvee (konvee_kou)
* shuuta (shootingstarshooter)
* Weiwei (peevishpants, itscoolguylink)
* Nerddy (Awkward_nerdd, nerdybutterfingers)
* Dreaming (DreamingS0LDIER)
===Writers===
* Squeem - Guest
* Amuk (amukWrites)
* HardNoctLife
* Jodie (graylights)
* waltzforthemoon
* winterune
* Tenshi no Korin
===Mods===
* Bliss (blissynightrain) - Social Media, Finance
* Riley (RChapple18) - Graphics
* Les (1stsoldier) - General Organization
* Rune (wiinterune) - Beta Reader
* Jess (shakyypen) - Consultant, Layout
* Amar (amarxlen) - Shipping
==Gallery==
File:Ffvii honor and dreams socmed banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Ffvii honor and dreams limited bundle.png|"Hero" Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
opapei wrote on Twitter
Raptorchan wrote on Twitter
waltzforthemoon wrote on Twitter
Jodie wrote on Twitter
Silver Kyuubi wrote on Twitter
Nina wrote on Twitter
FAIRweatherPUPPY wrote on Twitter
Konvee wrote on Twitter
liesles_loop wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Final Fantasy VII Zines
Category:2022 Zines