We Can Be Heroes

We Can Be Heroes: A Tiger & Bunny Fanzine is a gen Tiger & Bunny charity art zine benefiting the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center. The zine was organized by fruitpouch_, cranity, lordhoshiumi, and ginjimahitoshi beginning in the spring of 2022, with preorders taking place in early 2023We Can Be Heroes: Schedule. Carrd. Accessed Oct 25, 2023. (Archived 2023-10-25) and zines (and associated merch) shipping in fall 2023.tigerbunnyfanzine: 💥PRODUCTION UPDATE💥 (Sep 06, 2023). Tumblr. (Archived 2023-10-25)
The zine's cover artist is Lisu.
== Contents ==
=== Art ===
Most of the zine's contents consist of fanart. Artists who contributed fanart to the zine include:
* Adonis
* Aki
* Andy (AndytheLemon)
* Andy (kaijujuice)
* BaniKrim
* Defenestratin
* Diell
* Jude
* Jupy
* Krayonela
* Leilei
* Lo Belmont
* Lotus
* Milkypastely
* Mistersweetpotato
* Nana
* Nayuquitart
* Reno
* Ruth Ilano
* Steph Blakey
* Taybuni
* Terra
* Trinketier
* Trisiray
* Tvheit
* Vita-Divata
* ZsaZsa
=== Illustrated Written Pieces ===
The zine also includes a few short pieces of writing, each of which is illustrated. These include:
* Kotetsu's Investigation Notes, written by Karei and illustrated by 20bees
* Fan Letter to Rock Bison, written by Karei and illustrated by 20bees
* The Hot (& Cold) New Hero Buddy Duo to Rock Sternbild!, written by Jam and illustrated by Niki
* Dear Diary, It's Me, Antonio, written by Jam and illustrated by Niki
* You Can Be a Hero Too, written by Lin and illustrated by Cam
* Fangs and Ambitions Bared: Behind the Mask of Wild Tiger, written by MakiMosa and illustrated by Sam
* Tastings from Silver Sol's Vineyards, written by Morgan Rose and illustrated by Bana
* Heroes Play Arcade Games for Hero Academy Charity, written by Morgan Rose and illustrated by Bana
== Stretch Goals ==
As a charity zine, We Can Be Heroes had three "stretch goals" to encourage more fans to order the zine (and thus to raise more funds for the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center).Stretch Goals - We Can Be Heroes: A Tiger & Bunny Fanzine. Big Cartel. All three stretch goals were met.
=== Silver Foil Cover ===
The first stretch goal, met after 50 preorders had been placed, was for the zine's cover to be embossed with silver foil.
=== Tote Bag ===
The second stretch goal was for 75 preorders and consisted of a Blue Rose tote bag designed by Fia. Fans who purchased the "Good Luck Mode" or "King of Heroes" bundles received the tote bag with their order.
=== Acrylic Standees ===
The final stretch goal was for acrylic standees designed by Pika featuring Kotetsu and Barnaby, to be made available after 100 zine preorders. As with the tote bag, these standees were sent to fans who had purchased the "Good Luck Mode" or "King of Heroes" bundles.
== Merch ==
We Can Be Heroes was sold with accompanying fan-made merch that could be purchased in one (or more) of several different bundles.
=== Hero TV Special bundle ===
* PDF copy of zine
* Digital merch
** Custom stickers / emojis designed by Pika, all featuring characters from the show (Kotetsu, Barnaby, and Agnes)
** A phone wallpaper designed by Fia depicting Kotetsu, Antonio, Kaede, and Tomoe
=== Sternbild Times bundle ===
* Physical and PDF copies of zine
=== Good Luck Mode bundle ===
* Physical and PDF copies of zine
* Digital merch
* Physical merch
** Prints and stickers by Cranity (Lunatic, Kotetsu, Barnaby, Ryan) and Lazyidiotic (Kotetsu, Barnaby, Subaru, Thomas)
** Keychains designed by Niansue (depicting Keith, Nathan, Ryan, and Keith's dogs, John and Johnjohn)
** Buttons designed by Aiboneida (depicting Karina, Nathan, Kotetsu, and Barnaby)
** Tote bag by Fia from second stretch goal
** Standee by Pika from third stretch goal
=== King of Heroes bundle ===
* Digital and physical merch only
== References ==
Category:Charity Zines
Category:Tiger & Bunny
Category:Gen Zines
Category:2023 Zines