GID stands for Guys In Distress, which is a flip on the traditional “damsel in distress” trope. It may also fall under the categories of whump, hurt/comfort, male bondage, dubcon/noncon, etc. The first edition of the Zine of GID featured original and fan-based artwork and literature centered on male distress. This charity zine was 18+, and together we donated $1006.21 to RAINN.
The 2023 zine included 19 short stories, 23 artworks, and bonus content. Our merch bundle had stickers, bookmarks, an art print, paperdoll, button pins, and an acrylic keychain.
2023 SCHEDULE:
- INTEREST CHECK: September 22nd, 2022- November 1st, 2022
- CONTRIBUTOR APPLICATIONS: November 1st, 2022 - November 30th, 2022
- CONTRIBUTOR DECISIONS: December 14th, 2022
- CONTRIBUTOR SHOWCASE: December 2022
- CREATION PERIOD: December 15th, 2022 - April 1st, 2023
- CONTENT PREVIEWS: March 2023
- COVER REVEAL: March 19th, 2023
- PREORDERS: April 1st, 2023 -June 1st, 2023
- SHIPPING: August 2023
- LEFTOVER SALE OPENS: August 2023
- SHOP CLOSED: December 31st, 2023
MOD TEAM:
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Scarletfish8eta
TUMBLR MANAGER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: ElGrajaz
FIC LIAISONS: Whumpsmith and TheIllustriousShadow
ART LIAISON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: CosmicChrysalis
ARTISTS:
ARTIST-WRITERS:
Emmett (Emmettnet)
WRITERS:
Abitat (abita4teco)
Archer (evilwriter37)
Ari (ari-cactus)
CosmicChrysalis
FightTheThorn
H (blood-is-compulsory)
Iamnotreal
Jake (DarkFeanix, Creepervine)
Keith (BlackFury20)
L (BoredArse)
Malice (whumpers-inc, malicemusings)
Max (whumpsmith)
Mill (whumpsday)
Rem (RemKinks)
Ruth (pigeonwhumps, paintedpigeon)
Salome (salomeslashes)
Sean (TheIllustriousShadow)
MERCH ARTISTS:
Calico (befuddled-calico-whump)- bookmark
CosmicChrysalis- sticker
ElGrajaz- sticker sheet and bookmark
KORVO (ko2vo)- bookmark
Link (kingxlink)- button pins
Raven Quinn (gaggednshit)- sticker
Reta (tsukareta819)- sticker
Stab (scarletfish8eta)- print and paperdoll
Vulnerix- acrylic charm