Joestar of Finland

An Unofficial JoJo's Bizarre Adventure x Tom of Finland FanzineJJBA and Tom of Finland both have a love of big, beautiful men, it's only natural they should be combined. Joestar of Finland is an upcoming NSFW zine that brings together the queer eroticism of both works into one sexy book.
Joestar of Finland only has 3 rules:
1) It's gotta be buff
2) It's gotta be grayscale
3) It's gotta be gay

About

Joestar of Finland is produced by Studio Cirque's adult imprint: AFTER HOURSOther projects by Studio Cirque include
Cirque du Passione: A Vento Aureo Fanzine
WANNABE! A JJBA Y2K Zine
Other projects by After Hours include
Midnight Delight: Cirque du Passione After Hours

The Mod Team

D.

Project Lead
Formatting
Finance
Printing and Shipping

Bratty

Writing Mod
Admin Support

FAQ

What is this zine about?
This zine is an explicit NSFW, all-parts Jojo's Bizarre Adventure zine in the style of Tom of Finland. Tom of Finland, the pen name of Touko Laaksonen, was a Finnish illustrator known for his erotic art of gay men, especially leathermen. The zine will also pay homage to G.B. Jones, a lesbian artist who created "Tom Girls", the lesbian equivalent to Tom of Finland's works.
The zine will feature explicit queer, muscular illustrations of Jojo characters in black and white.Is there an age restriction for who can contribute?
Yes. This zine is extremely NSFW, so all contributors need to be 18+ by the time applications close.Does all the art need to be of slim cis gay men?
No - gay, lesbian, t4t, etc. etc. pairings are all accepted and encouraged. Cishet content (illustrations or writing that only includes cis MF) will not be included as it is not in the spirit of Tom of Finland's work. The requirement for "muscular" characters includes fat interpretations of Jojo characters. Being strong is not mutually exclusive with being plus size. Bears are extremely encouraged.Will the zine be for-profit or for charity?
The zine will use part of the net sales to provide a free copy of the zine and merch to each contributor as a thank you for their hard work. Any remaining net profit will be split between the Tom of Finland Foundation and the Red Umbrella Fund, within a minimum donation of $50 per organization -- if the remaining net profit does not cover the minimum donation, the lead mod (D) will cover what's needed to reach the minimum donation to each org.
The Tom of Finland Foundation is a US-based organization that supports the creation and preservation of erotic art.
The Red Umbrella Fund is an international, sex worker-lead organization that helps fund smaller, grassroots sex worker-lead orgs around the world.Will this zine be printed?
Yes, the zine will be printed in black and white. Depending on the scale of sales, it will either be printed and sewn-bound by the mods or printed and staple bound by a professional printing service.Will there be merch?
Yes, there will be merch, printed in color and black and white. Per the interest check results, the merch will be one sticker sheet, one die-cut sticker, two postcards, and a stretch goal enamel pin.Is shipping content allowed?
Yes. Most ships are allowed, provided all participants are adults. "Aged Up" characters are allowed as long it's easily apparent they're no longer in the same stage of life as they were in their part - Tom of Finland and G.B. Jones drew people who all looked to be in their 20s or older.
CW, incest mention// Incest content won't be included in the zine itself due to personal preference by the zine mods. JonaDio is not considered incest for this project.// CW endAre there any other content restrictions?
Although police fetishism has a long history in gay leather culture, depicting police in dominant positions is discouraged. If you want to indulge in uniform kink, we recommend professions such as firefighters, mail carriers, EMTs, factory workers, bikers, park rangers, etc. Police in submissive positions (such as in G.B. Jones' works) are acceptable. No Stroheim, no nazis.Will there be writer applications?
Yes! The project will have 2-3 full-length writers and 1-2 short-length writers. Full-length fics will be about 3.5k words and short-length fics will be about 1.5k.Will there be artist applications?
Yes! The project will have about 35 artists.What content is allowed in the application?
Anything is fine. There are no restrictions on what can be included in an applicant's example pieces or portfolio, the zine's content restrictions don't apply to applications. Please appropriately tag, though. NSFW content is encouraged for obvious reasons. Further info and guidelines are available in the application itself.
The zine is discourse-neutral and does not inherently penalize or x-list artists who make content that doesn't meet zine guidelines outside the project.Will artists be assigned their characters and parts?
Artists will be asked for the parts they'd like to draw in the application and will receive a suggestion for a part based on that answer, but will not be assigned specific characters. Cross-part works are allowed.

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