Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa is a digital zine featuring characters from the Ace Attorney game series. The theme of the zine is exploring potential bad endings in the games.
==About==
The zine was announced on December 14, 2022, as a non-profit, digital fanzinehttps://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1603132733223493632. Interest checks for the zine opened on December 17, 2022, and closed on January 14, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1604144703040913408. Over 150 responses were reported to have been submittedhttps://twitter.com/aabadendingzine/status/1618299440464551936.
Applications for an art mod opened on January 2, 2023, then closed on January 15, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1609924620915986432https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1614804747680382976. Mod application results were sent on January 18, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1615764082400821262. Applications for page artists, merch artists, fanfiction writers, and flash fanfiction writers opened on January 21, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1616836873145487361. Applications closed on February 25, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1629647702198812672. Results were emailed on March 5, 2023, and a full contributor lineup was posted on March 22ndhttps://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1632460238895939585https://twitter.com/aabadendingzine/status/1638699246839799808.
Preorders opened on Gumroad on September 1, 2023, and would stay open until September 30thhttps://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1697638358984311197. All money made on the project would be donated to the Transgender Law Center. While the zine itself was distributed for free, fans could pay a minimum of $4 USD for both the zine and a merch bundle featuring digital stickers, icons, digital wallpapers, and any unlocked stretch goals. Such stretch goals included extra wallpapers and an emote packhttps://twitter.com/aabadendingzine/status/1697646244997345422.
Preordered zines were sent out on October 1, 2023https://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1708543813495443937. The zine was re-released for free on November 1, 2023, via a link on Google Drivehttps://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1708543813495443937. The organizers promised that donation receipts would be posted within the week following the free digital release, but have yet to post such details.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	December 17, 2022	January 14, 2023
Mod Applications 	January 2, 2023 	January 15, 2023
Contributor Applications	January 21, 2023 	February 25, 2023
Preorders 	September 1, 2023	September 30, 2023
Shipping 	October 1, 2023 	-
===Engagement Campaigns===
To boost engagement, the project's social media account ran multiple polls for fans to decide the outcome of an interactive short story. The first poll was posted on December 21, 2022, portraying Fraziska von Karma as the defendant of a trialhttps://x.com/aabadendingzine/status/1605609447266476034. Fans were asked to choose the victim of the trial, and the majority of the votes went to Miles Edgeworth. A second poll was posted on February 10, 2023, to decide who Franziska's defense lawyer would be, and most votes went to Phoenix Wrighthttps://twitter.com/aabadendingzine/status/1624166856377376768.
==Contributors==
The following names were taken a copy of the zine.
===Page Artists===
* Amber Ultramarine (amberfails)
* Buns (Buttlerina)
* Brian (phoenichwright, bgin_spacemann)
* Canny (Cannypie0)
* Cas Lynn (CassiferLynn)
* Birdie (ca-tzi)
* Del (cosmicdelibird)
* Den (u3pxx)
* Ellen (hauntedorbwatch, emaaskye)
* Espy (funisfish, art-hoodie)
* Frog (frogdotpng)
* Indy (ind1c0lite)
* JustGunter (gunterjustgunter)
* Kai Sholmes (solarotters, dyingotters)
* Kit (kitschclown)
* Levi Anjo (citricclown)
* Maddy (drawsmaddy)
* Max Concannon
* Oleks (eggpngg)
* Pennovich
* PM (2p42m)
* Ronan Nelson (routezeros, hadespaint) - Cover Artist
* Salcreus (salcredeux)
* Strawberriesandsoup (strw_berry_soup)
* Tempest (tempest-likes-worms)
* Yaz (brightsidenight)
===Merch Artists===
* Amber Ultramarine (amberfails)
* Canny (Cannypie0)
* May (onsukun)
* Ophichus (ophi_chus)
* Starry (Starredfishing)
* Tempest (tempest-likes-worms)
* Yaz (brightsidenight)
===Writers===
* Browniefox (br0w13f0x)
* D (danimal_dna)
* Elle (contritecactite)
* Experimentaldragonfire
* HopeStoryteller
* Jess (kristimoon)
* Kay (kbots)
* Kim (magnvseffect, shdwthief)
* Parker (probablygayattorneys)
* Percy (masqueradingmoon)
* Sailor (sailorartemis)
* Sparrow (ikuzonos, buried-stars)
* vacuumtan
* Willow (actual_goblin)
===Mods===
* Sailor (sailorartemiss) - Head Mod
* Elle (contritecactite) - General Mod
* Kit (kitschclown) - Graphic Design, Formatting
* Jess (kristim00n) - Writing Mod
* Espy (funisfish, art-hoodie) - Art Mod
==Gallery==
File:Aa mea culpa zine cover.png|Zine Cover by routezeros
File:Aa mea culpa zine banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Aa mea full bundle.png|Zine and Merch Bundle Listing
File:Aa mea culpa stretch goals.png|Stretch Goals Listing
== References ==
Category:Ace Attorney Zines
Category:2023 Zines