Spirit & Strife

Spirit & Strife is a zine project focused on the character Cloud Strife from the video game franchise Final Fantasy VII.
==About==
=== Timeline ===
The project was announced on August 11, 2021. Contributor applications ran from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021. Preorders opened on March 25, 2022 with the following pricing tiers:
* Fenrir ($14 USD) - Digital Zine, Wallpaper, Emojis, Avatars
* Buster Sword ($27 USD) - Physical Zine
* Hardedge ($37 USD) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button
* Fusion Sword - ($47) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button, Acrylic Charm, Wood Charm, Enamel Pin
* Ultima Weapon - ($57) - Physical Zine, Mini Prints, Sticker Sheet, Round Button, Acrylic Charm, Wood Charm, Enamel Pin, Tote Bag, Acrylic Standee
Fans could purchase a digital PDF version of the zine as an add-on to physical purchases for $7. A giveaway for one Ultima Weapon bundle and a set of handmade jewelry by witchtomez was conducted from April 3, 2022 to November April 7, 2022, with the Twitter user ZayFlare4 announced as the winnerhttps://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1512195154018414597. A second giveaway open to those who bought physical bundles ran from April 20, 2022 to April 26, 2022 for a second set of jewelry https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1516824015037472771. The winner of this second giveaway was not publicly announced.
Shipping for orders began in August 2022 and leftovers were opened from August 30, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
 Zine Schedule
 	Start 	End
Contributor Applications	October 1, 2021 	OCtober 31, 2021
Creation Phase 	November 25, 2021	March 10, 2022
Preorders 	March 25, 2022 	April 25, 2022
Item Production 	May 3, 2022 	OCtober 31, 2021
Shipping 	August 9, 2022 	August 23, 2022
Leftover Sales 	August 30, 2022 	September 30, 2022
=== Theft Incident ===
During the project's production phase, their social media account announced on July 11, 2022 that the shipping moderator’s car had been broken into last Friday, and that the box containing a set of prints and the jewelry was stolenhttps://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1546629810260045824. The moderator had been in the middle of preparing for a move. While the prints were eventually found several days later — the box unfortunately thrown into a nearby bush because the thieves didn’t find them valuable — the jewelry could not be retrieved https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1547768907825524736. In light of these events, witchtomez donated a second set of jewelry to replace the stolen ones https://twitter.com/StrifeZine/status/1546630125755568128. The project was able to ship out the orders on time.
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the final copy of the project zine.
===Page Artists===
* Alassa
* Alex Chiu
* amyhayanora
* AnushPaint
* Ari (arikshen)
* bec (beccrea)
* bird (coeurvus)
* Crimson Sun (CrimblySun)
* Cyn (CYNAM1NT)
* Katha (keypyon)
* LeSoldatMort
* Grace (grakanarts)
* Kita (Moosephu)
* Li Kovacs
* iizunee
* konvee
* lily (kupoccino)
* littlesat
* Luce (hallousy)
* nana (nanariemii)
* Natalie (cloudstuffs)
* Nisnow (phantom_nisnow)
* PatPaige
* luxites
* Prar
* Rimuin
* roxe (ro_x_e)
* Shannon (ashokanspring)
* Skooba
* Sunnyyyy (yeetamin)
* Xander Pants (PantsXander)
* sera (seraphily)
* Soubi (decora_chan)
* Niku (NSilvaArt) - Cover Art
===Merch Artists===
* chiliasmos
* Grace
* iizunee
* konvee
* Prar
* Xander Pants (PantsXander)
* witchtomez
===Writers===
* AimeeLouWrites
* amuk
* AssortedGeekery (thegeeksqueaks)
* Larissa
* Liv (seaofolives)
* Lunardrop
* Roma (romacharm)
* Lux (luxroyalty)
===Mods===
* Aerith (_mageofspace_) - Art Mod
* Tifa (Tegan_Nat) - Art Mod
* Andrea (liesles_loop) - Lead, Production
* Sephiroth (chofitia) - Writing Mod
* Zack (quarriart) - Graphics, Layout
==Gallery==
File:Spirit and Strife Banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Spirit and Strife Cover.png|Zine Cover by NSilvaArt
File:Spirit and Strife Ultima Bundle.png|Ultima Weapon Bundle
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
dark moon karmi wrote on Twitter
Heather wrote on Twitter
Lyn wrote on Twitter
Roma wrote on Twitter
lumen wrote on Twitter
bad bnnuy (not the rapper) wrote on Twitter
Silver wrote on Twitter
SnowAngelRika wrote on Twitter
ChuMinamo wrote on Twitter
liv wrote on Twitter
AerisLei wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Final Fantasy VII Zines
Category:2022 Zines