The Ties That Bind (Kingdom Hearts zine)

The Ties That Bind is a digital zine centered around the friendships in the games leading up to Kingdom Hearts III.
==About==
The project was announced on Destiny-Islander's Tumblr blog on November 15, 2018, with an open call for artists, writers, graphic editors, and cosplayershttps://destiny-islanders.tumblr.com/post/180142158612. The digital and free zine would focused on themes of friendship, one of the central themes of Kingdom Hearts.
Contributors of all skill levels were welcome to contribute so long as submissions were safe for work, did not include romantic content, and were submitted to the project's designated email address by January 18, 2019. By the deadline, the organizers reported that over 200 pieces were submitted for the zinehttps://destiny-islanders.tumblr.com/post/182125859027.
The zine was released for free on Gumroad on January 20, 2019, with a total of 221 creatorshttps://twitter.com/DaPandaBanda/status/1087183987632685056. The zine was re-released a day after with corrections to the credits section of the zinehttps://destiny-islanders.tumblr.com/post/182184617352. By February 12, 2019, the organizers reported that the zine had been downloaded two thousand timeshttps://destiny-islanders.tumblr.com/post/182760916127.
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from pieces that were shared on the social media accounts of the zine's organizers. The list may be incomplete or inaccurate.
===Artists===
* 100acrewoods-girl
* Anastasia )imtryingtobeanartist
* akeltza
* artofmaddy
* aurasol
* Azunoir
* beautifulworld (beautif51504434)
* biananas
* blackswanndraws
* blazingdave
* bluerosetail
* BrambleQueen
* Candasaurus
* Prescillia (ChoiKyongKofuu)
* Claire Firedragon
* clauidi
* Clockwork Clown Art
* coralyart
* crap-ton-of-kingdom-hearts-stuff
* d34th154th4nd
* dandyligerarts
* Destiny-Islanders (DaPandaBanda) - Organizer, Back Cover Artist
* didsomeonesayventus
* echoheart0324
* Elinska
* Eus_mylus
* greenboyofjupter
* heartofthekeyblade (TheMangosity)
* herakushi
* himepastuch
* TheEndHero (hornerjimmy)
* icejewelqaurtz
* Illusionsprite
* iwillbetheirwayfinder
* Jax (artofjax)
* Jetset_Chris
* Lia (LiaSunderland)
* kalapenopeppers
* keydom_kate
* kh3s
* kingdomsaurushearts
* ky-jane
* like-a-doll-kc
* littlesat
* lolnoodle
* lookanartdweeb
* MadAsThyHatter
* mansasart
* mariaashby64
* mattycroker1998
* maybeheir
* Melissa (addnoise)
* mizu (mizuchiart)
* munashii-kioku
* nagichi-deku
* nameless-stars
* onlyrei42
* orihime00sama
* PaopuNovallion - Organizer, Front Cover Artist
* Pocket (pocketflutter)
* pookapu
* RokuTheDorku
* sapphirebloomjustart
* Serah (littlestarbird)
* SereneTrash
* Shawinnja
* sheenath
* shibuyagato
* shinyredriot
* SirLadySketch
* sofibeth
* soras-sky17
* sorastimeoutconer
* Sparx (sparx_doodles)
* stubsel
* superblycolorfulknight
* thefabhawkart
* thefairywithfandoms
* thelocalmuffin
* tifamex
* tropicpenguiin
* trust-me-im-nicolas-cage
* Tyler M. (TMart_X13)
* unionwitch
* wearepopcandies
* wingblade1357
* wingbladeweaver1357
* Rhine (wreathshade)
* zorialdiamond
===Writers===
* mikiri
* ruletherealmwithadustycrown
* melodiousramblings
* The Mangosity
* Bill (JoyKillB1ll)
===Cosplayers===
* April (AprilsaurusRex)
===Edits===
* scarletrigmor
* sunroseblossom
===Mods===
* Destiny-Islanders (DaPandaBanda)
* PaopuNovallion
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts shared by the zine's organizers.
argentum-archives wrote on Tumblr
twilight-town-gays wrote on Tumblr
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2019 Zines