Backdraft
Explosion of flames that results from the sudden intake of oxygen by a dormant fire.
Backdraft is a Boku no Hero Academia fanzine centered on the Villain Todoroki Touya aka Dabi. It will focus on the many aspects of the Villain's life before the fateful events of chapter 290, where he finally revealed his true identity to the world.The zine will be SFW and General (read: no ship)
SCHEDULE
November 19th - December 4th: Interest check - Intern Mods Apps
December 12th - January 12th: Contributors Application
Results: January 23rd
Concept check-in: Jan. 28th - Jan 31st
Check-in 1: Feb 26th - Feb 28th
Check-in 2: March 26th - March 28th
Final check-in: April 30th - May 2nd
Pre-orders: May 12th - June 27th
Shipping: August
Due to Covid, there might have some delay encountered during Production. However, the Mods will do their best to stick to the schedule.
The mod Team
The Mod Team is so far composed of:
Elo
~ Co-Head Mod, Writing and Socials ~
Wordsmith, Screecher, Hoarder of shiny stuffExperiences:
> Contributor for several zines (White Glove, Bad Ritual, Redacted Zine), Guest for Breakaway
> Selling my own book (and not losing money, woo): handling finances, printer company and shippingStrengths: organization, love/hate relationship with spreadsheets, patience and a never-failing enthusiasm and support.
Weaknesses: will cry over all your pieces ;-;
Serra
~ Co-Head Mod, Art and Graphics ~
Refined connoisseur of Dabi's anatomy***Experiences: ***Although I'm a greenhorn to the Zine scene, I have previous experience in a similar role when I chaired a Nerd Club of 50+ members in college so I'm well versed at crying over event planning and organizing. Also, Graphic Design is my passion ✨Strengths: Previous Design, Marketing, Art and Management experience. A real hype beast.
Weaknesses: Serra no function well tea without
Charlie
* ~ Finance Mod ~ *
Tea drinker, Spreadsheet magician, Numbers crusherExperiences: I've been in over 30 zines as a writer and finance mod, but my biggest projects were the BNHA Behind the Scenes, Bad Ritual, and Low Lights! I've been involved in STUFF.Strengths: I love money and making things with art. I'm a simple boy with simple pleasures. I also make a mean grilled cheese.Weaknesses: Aside from chronic anxiety, puns. I'll pun-t them at you.
Cluna
~ Intern Mod ~
Enthusiastic Padawan, eager to learn the magic of the SpreadsheetsExperiences: I'm pretty new to modding but I'm also working on the Subzero Big Bang and Ground Zero: Foundations of a Hero zine! I'm so excited to be a part of this project and will give everything my very best 💪Strengths: pays attention to detail. dabbles in a bit of everything. has lots of love and support to give! ❤Weaknesses: emo anime bois with angsty backstories
Contributors
Dabi Shimeji
Hello Firecrackers!Since you asked for the zine to be both for profit and for charity, our wonderful Mod Serra created an adorable Dabi Shimeji for your entertainment (or despair)(he’s a brat)(we’re not sorry).
How does it work?1. A $3 Ko-fi will grant you the Dabi Shimeji + a chance to win a Full Bundle. Make sure to leave us an email to contact you if you win.If you don't know what a Shimeji is (no, it's not a mushroom), you can check it here.[Note that the Shimeji is only compatible with Windows XP and above! We’re working on Mac and Linux compatibility at the moment. We’ll keep you guys updated on our socials!]2. All profits will be donated to the International Youth Foundation.3. If you want to donate more, you can, but it won't give you more chances to win a bundle.The Ko-fi will remain open from now to the end of the Preorders period (June 13th).The winner for the Full Bundle will be picked on June 14th.Once the entry period is over, the Shimeji will be available on shimejis.xyz.The Backdraft Team declines all responsibilities in case of invasion of your screen, disappearance of things and random arson on your desktop.
Contact
You can reach us on all our socials or by email!
FAQ
You’ve got questions? We have answers! cracks knuckles Let’s do this!
Q: WHY SO FEW WRITERS???
A: MONEY DUDE. It’s easy maths, Charlie, our fierce Finance mod, has written a very interesting thread you can find here.
50% of the mod team is composed of writers and the 50% left drinks writer juice every morning. So trust us, we’re trying our best to do justice to our fellow scribblers and give them as much space as it’s humanly possible without having you read a story in Times News Roman size 2.
Q: Can I apply as a writer and an artist and a merch artist and a cosplayer and a mod intern and Nobel Prize and Best Arsonist of the Decade and -
A: YES! Yes you can apply for as many positions as your heart desires but we will assign you just one role if you’re picked. Greediness is bad for the skin.
Q: Can we write about other characters than Dabi, like the Todofam and the like?
A: Well, Touya did interact with his family and then with some people, including the LoV and PLF, Hawks, etc, so yeah, obviously, you can write about other characters as long as our arsonist is the main focus and not an excuse to write someone else.
Q: Can we ship Dabi with someone?
A: No 💙
Q: AUs?
A: Nope! Dabi is a villain, not the owner of a coffee shop or a tattoo artist or a hero or a gogo-dancer.
...Wait.
…We don’t know what he did between his “death” and his miraculous apparition as Dabert. Uh. Well, anyway, I digress. No AU. Stick to canon, just be creative to fill in the blank spaces in his timeline.
***Q: Can we apply as cosplayers? ***
A: Yep! We’re opening three slots for cosplayers 💙
***Q: Will you give feedbacks on applications? ***
A: Nope. Sorry but it would take too much time :(