#dethzine

[thesylverlining]

So... got something pretty special for you guys tonight.

You might have heard me yelling a while ago about The Dethzine, a Metalocalypse fanzine.

Well, these two pieces of mine, illustrating the incredibly metal Brendon Small’s 8-minute epic, The Ocean Galaktik (and my theory about what would have happened to General Crozier!) are going to be a spread in said fanzine, and I am more freaking excited than I can even tell you. This thing got me painting again. For that alone, it’s important.

But it’s much more than that. The Dethzine - official blog over here @thedethzine​ - is an incredible collection of 35+ artists and writers, all making amazing art dedicated to this badass, hilarious, beautiful show that we still remember, love, and haven’t given up on. I don’t even care if it’s silly to say, or how it sounds; Metalocalypse was incredibly formative for me as a young teen/artist/creator. At its core, it’s a beautiful story about creation, found family, and powerful music, all tied up in a nonsense, ridiculous douchebag wrapper.

It’s important to me. It’s important to a lot of us. It made my life better, it made me feel braver, and I’m honestly trying not to cry writing this (because that’s not very metal), because we’re not only donating almost all the proceeds to humanitarian aid charity Direct Relief, but, sadly, the family of director Jon Schnepp, who recently suffered a fatal stroke. 

We meant for this to be a memorial tribute to a beloved TV show, and it ended up being one for him as well. Nothing can begin to make up for that loss, but I sincerely hope that this can be tangible proof of the lasting impact the show he helped create, and how our lives are better and more metal for having our faces melted by its awesomeness, and our hearts face-fisted by its brutality.

You can pre-order the zine, both PDF and physical, here on Gumroad

Or check out its official site for extras (stickers!) and more cool stuff!

Thank you for reading, and I hope this looks like something you’ll enjoy.

...But there’s no freaking way you’ll enjoy it as much as I loved being part of it. Rock the fuck on. <3

(Lastly, because tumblr IS DEFINITELY hiding this post because it has outside links, reblogging is incredibly appreciated. Thank you.)

[shittiest-punk]

Hope you’re all as excited for the dethzine as I am

[snartha]

For anyone not following @thedethzine blog, you can now purchase physical copies of the Dethzine!! It’s got my 3-page Skwisgaar comic as well as tons of art by lots of amazing talented artists! All profits gained from this project will go to the Direct Relief Foundation.

Yes! I want to buy a physical copy of The Dethzine!

I want to buy a PDF version instead!

[walkwithursus]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Metalocalypse (Cartoon) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler/William Murderface Characters: Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler, William Murderface, Charles Foster Offdensen, Roy Cornickelson, Johnathan Twinkletits Additional Tags: Mixed Media, Homophobia, Therapy, Zine, Dethzine, Dickface Summary:

Murderface fires Dick Knubbler for mysterious reasons, leaving Charles to deal with the aftermath.

This piece was written especially for @thedethzine, a Metalocalypse Charity Fanzine published in 2018. It was a privilege to work with so many talented artists on this project, the profits of which will be donated to Direct Relief. To obtain a full copy of the Dethzine, please click here. 

[glamthrashtrash]

HEY GUYS IM LITERALLY TOO STUPID TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PREORDER THE DETHZINE can someone please explain it like you would to a child I keep stalking the shop page hoping I’ll just....grasp it

[little-murmaider]

Sometimes I remember I wrote an entire fic solely to set up a joke about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song and think wow I really am That Bitch.

[tcmtv]

wh.. Where’s the zine though

[comfyklok]

i just wanted to say that i looooved your nickles fanart in the dethzine!! omg i've just been sitting here staring at it's so nice!!

I SAW THIS TODAY!!! THANK U SO MUCH I LOVE YOUUUYYYYYYYYYY IM SOS ORYY I

[arathergrimreaper]

My copy of the Dethzine arrived and it is darling.

[thesylverlining]

So i’m really excited for @thedethzine and did 2 Huge pages I’m super proud of, and here’s a preview of a few Choice Things in one of them~

[shadyhouse]

the fact that the dethzine closed before we could get to it is homophobic

my art has improved Greatly since i was in the mtl fandom maybe i should join the zine

[shhheep]

wwuh heres a little preview of smth i made for @thedethzine wahoo

[hecko--gecko]

Also I think it’s ok to post this now -- I did a piece for @thedethzine 

Cool project, excited to get my hands on a physical copy.

[miriena]

If you think that I'm not gonna pre-order the Dethzine the minute it's available then you're a damn fool

[tempural]

Here’s the individual drawings for the piece I did for the DETHZINE.  All on 9x12 bristol board, drawn with pen n’ ink.

PS: my cat needs BLOOD WORK.  An ocean of blood.  So you can purchase the original drawings on my site to support her very brutal medical needs. 🤔 

originals: nathan / skwisgaar / facebones

[thesylverlining]

so today I finally felt well enough to try drawing sitting up, and

1) it’s much, much easier than lying down/on ipad but that’s all i’ve had spoons for in like a year (art is hard but not as hard as that)

2) ballet poses are really fun practice, and, naturally, they needed to be rascally goofball scandanavians

3) am i kicked out of this fandom yet

EDIT: now with added charles~