

Ilios: A Phainon Zine is an unofficial, for-profit physical zine focused entirely on the Chrysos Heir, Phainon, from Honkai: Star Rail. This zine will be SFW, with a possible NSFW pinup side zine.
Interest Check Opens In
Guidelines
- General Requirements -
Have a Discord account or be open to creating one, as it will be the primary means of communication.
Submit check-ins regularly, or request an extension at least 24 hours before the deadline. Failure to communicate may result in forfeiting your spot in the zine.
While filling out the applications, please remember to provide all requested samples. Make sure the samples are accessible by opening the link in an incognito window, and that your samples are complete. Otherwise, we will have to disqualify your application.
✦ For Page Artists ✦
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project.
You will be asked to create either one fully rendered page complete with a background, or a two page spread.
3 samples of what you consider your best work: ideally, this will be fully coloured pieces, akin to what you will create for the zine.
A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.
Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Phainon, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.
✦ For Merch Artists ✦
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project. You do not need to have experience creating merch.
You will be required to create two pieces of merch, with the option to work on a third one which will be a stretch goal.
3 samples of what you consider your best work: this must be in the same artstyle that you will use in your creations. For example: If you're applying to do a keychain and a print, we will require samples of both the style you would use for the keychain, and the style you will use for the print.
Feel free to show us produced merch, but initial designs will not affect your chances of being accepted.
A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.
Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Phainon, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.
✦ For Spot Artists ✦
Artists of any skill level and following are welcome. No previous zine involvement is required. We will decide based on your style, abilities, and interest in the project. You will be assigned a writer to cooperate with and create several drawings for. The total of your art must take up no more than one full page.
3 samples of what you consider your best work: ideally focused on a spot art style (highlighting and supplementing written text), akin to what you will create for the zine.
A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, social media and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.
Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Phainon, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.
✦ For Writers ✦
We will be grading writer applications based on story flow, characterisation, and writing style.
You will be required to create a work with 1k-1,5k words, with a hard upper limit of 2k words. This can be a fanfic, a travelogue, a diary entry, poems, a letter etc.
3 samples of what you consider your best work: at least one must be a completed work between 1,5k-2k words, akin to what you will create for the zine. There is wiggle room of about +/- 500 words. At least one sample should fit within this requirement. Other two samples, and works in your portfolio, can be excerpts from longer works, or WIPs.
A link to your portfolio with at least 3 completed pieces in it; while we prefer Google Drive, Ao3 and other websites are also allowed. All we need is for your work to be easily accessible. Please put all NSFW pieces into a separate folder.
Works featuring Honkai Star Rail characters, especially Phainon, are preferred, but not required. This will not have an impact on your acceptance.
Schedule
Interest Check
Contributor Apps
Apps ResultsSubmit Pitches
1st Check In
2nd Check In
3rd Check In
Final SubmissionsFormatting Break
TBA
Apr 28 - May 26
Jun 1 - Jun 30
Jul 7Jul 21
Aug 25
Sept 29
Oct 27
Nov 24December
Prod, Shipping
Our schedule may change with notice!
Mod team
FAQ
GENERAL INFO
✦ What is a zine? ✦
A zine is a collection of works; art, writing and otherwise, created by fans on a specific topic. It can be digital, physical, and even come with fanmade merch.✦ Will this zine have any NSFW content? ✦
The main zine will not feature any NSFW content. Our interest check will decide if we will have a NSFW add-on.
CONTRIBUTOR INFO
✦ Are there any expectations for artists/writers/creatives? ✦
Any skill level is more than welcome. Contributors must adhere to all deadlines and openly communicate with the mod team regarding issues, concerns, and extensions.✦ What will the contributors get?✦
Depending on sales during pre-orders, contributors will be compensated according to the following financial model:Tier 1 : Digital zine + Digital merch
Tier 2 : Physical zine
Tier 3 : Flats bundle
Tier 4 : Full bundleShipping is included for each bundle. If there are leftover profits, they will be split equally amongst everyone.
PRODUCTION & SHIPPING INFO
✦ Where will you be shipping from? ✦
Our shipping mod is located in Croatia. Croatia has a low, flat international shipping rate.✦ Will you be shipping to (insert country)? ✦
Croatia currently doesn't have any restrictions regarding which countries one can ship to.✦ What about VAT/tariffs/extra charges? ✦
All buyers are responsible for any extra costs they might have to cover. Most good will be produced in the EU. For customers from the USA, the current expected tariff is 20%.
Draft Section for drafting elements