Welcome to DBDA Uplifts!
We're glad you're here! ๐
๐ This is a fan-run page focusing on boosting collaborative creative events, hosting and highlighting charity fundraisers, and spreading positivity through vocal support and encouragement in the Dead Boy Detectives community.
๐ You can meet our Admins HERE.
๐ Our goal is to celebrate everything the fandom is doing, so feel free to tag us in your events, fundraisers, merch, watch parties, meetups (big or small!), and so on!
๐Check out our Dead Boy Detectives Fan Merch Spreadsheet and support a fandom artist today!
๐ 2025 COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS: x, x, x, x
๐ CURRENT PROJECTS: The Charles Rowland Zine ๐
๐ FUTURE PROJECTS: The Edwin Payne Zine ๐
Additional links and tagging guide below the cut โ
Some Notes:
๐ In addition to Tumblr, you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky. You can also find our website HERE! See how to join our Discord server HERE! Check out our charity shop HERE!
๐ DBDAUplifts socials are run by @alltimefail, and @lastsynne. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to either of us personally, or here on the Uplifts page!
๐ A HUGE "Thank you" goes out to our fellow admin, friend, and artist, the wonderful @edmcmayonnaise, who provided all the beautiful artwork for our socials!
๐ If you have a fandom event, fundraiser, or collaborative project that we haven't reposted, it's likely because we just missed it! Please let us know, and we'll share it with the fandom ASAP!
๐ If you have a fandom event, merch, or charity project idea that you'd like to see happen, feel free to share those with us, too! Even if we can't take the project on, we love hearing ideas and could (at the very least) help get the idea out to the fandom and possibly connect you to the right person or resources!
Our tagging system:
๐ All shares and reposts are tagged as #uplifts rb
๐ All meetup photos or independent DBDA-related adventures and projects will be tagged as #community
๐ All artist boosts will be tagged as #artist boost
๐ Additions to our merch sheet or new artist comms will be tagged as #dbda artist comms
๐ All organized charity events and fundraising opportunities will be tagged as #charity
๐ Collaborative Projects will be tagged as #fan projects
๐ Save Dead Boy Detectives Campaign events and fandom participation are tagged as #save efforts
๐ Prompt Events are tagged as #dbda prompt events
๐ Cast and Crew-related posts - i.e., appreciation, birthday posts, etc., are tagged as #dbda c&c
Tags for Our Past Events:
๐ Dead Boys Birthday Bash 2026: #dead boys birthday bash
๐ Lastly, we promote all projects in the fandom, and this might include NSFW content or ships you aren't into. We will always tag ship-related content with its corresponding ship name (i.e. #Payneland, #Catwin, #Palasaki, etc.) and all 18+ content will be tagged as #18+ projects, so curate your space and block those tags if need be!
Keep an eye on our page for charity and collaborative project opportunities weโll be hosting or boosting in the coming months!
Today we're putting a spotlight on the physical zine and Pins & Patches poster!
The 260-page zine is filled with fan-works from 49 different contributors; the poster pays homage to the ones adorning the walls of his childhood bedroom.
The zine's cover and poster design were done by @comical-specimen. You can pre-order both of these items in our store until August 6th, 2026!
All orders will be shipped in September, 2026. Check out a little peek of the zine's interior pages and the poster's star illusion film effect below the 'read more' cut! ๐โค๏ธ
We're going to kick off this preview period by highlighting our "Bag of Tricks" tote bag by Anke @khorazir & our trading card collection by various zine contributors โ all of which we've credited in our shop and below the cut!
Card 1 art by: Angy_Cacioppo (neawy)
Card 2 art by: Anke @khorazir
Card 3 art by: Cherie @cheriebryantsart
Card 4 art by: Comical Specimen @comical-specimen
Card 5 art by: distracted_and_diffused @distracted-and-diffused
Card 6 art by: edlington @edmcmayonnaise
Card 7 art by: Emi @looneytooneybastard
Card 8 art by: Fatal @fairandfatalasfair
Card 9 art by: Hobbitsdoitbetter @hobbitsdoitbetter
Card 10 art by: Homoquartz @homoquartz
Card 11 art by: Jess @guardianspirits13
Card 12 art by: Ivan / Jinx @jinx-the-jester
Card 13 art by: kai @dukes-hickory-horned-devil
Card 14 art by: Lorelin @adskayapanda
Card 15 art by: sam-art21321 @sam-art21321
Card 16 art by: Suz @suzimi
Card 17 art by: WeHaveTheSameLeft @wehavethesameleft
Card 18 art by: Whit @damselofdarkness
***Please note that all physical items are pre-order only. Physical items will not be manufactured until we have a final item count on August 6th. Shipments will start in September, and tracking numbers will be sent out via email. Read more on our shop's shipping and delivery page HERE.
Hi! So I was wondering because I've seen this happen in a different project before, but is it possible to send proof of donation to a different charity in order to get the digital zine? I ask because internationally the cost can get up to 5x or 10x the original, and it makes sense to also help local charities I guess. Is this something that could be worked out? Like, I'd donate 10 bucks in my own currency to a local organization and send you guys a receipt? Hope it made sense!
Hello!
We completely understand. We're always happy to work with people one-on-one to obtain digital creations, we just need a bit more information! ๐ Please reach out to us via email at [email protected] so we can work something out!
Please note that we canโt make any exceptions for the physical zine and merch at this time due to production costs and shipping costs on our end needing to be paid through the shop.
I'm starting a new theme for myself of picking a character and using their hero colour for bowties each month. Today we are kicking off with our psychic queen: Crystal Palace ๐๐๏ธโจ
Forgive me if this was somewhere and i overlooked it, but how long will the Pins and Patches Zine preorders be open for? Thank you so much for organizing this!!
You are perfectly fine! Pins and Patches, and all its accompanying merch, will be available for a full month! The shop will stop taking pre-orders on August 6th, 2026, at 11:59pm EST. The digital version of the zine will stay available on the shop indefinitely!
Thank YOU so much for your support. Charles's Zine was a labor of love, and we're so grateful for every single one of our contributors. We're already starting to brainstorm for the next zine!
Here is a sneak peek at the comic I made for the Charles Rowland Zine โจ
You can find it (along with quite a few charming trinkets) here. So many wonderful artists poured their hearts into it, it's definitely worth checking out!
Thank you to everyone who has supported this project. We couldn't have done this without a massive amount of encouragement, insight, and collaborative help from our contributors, and we're extremely grateful.
Check out the shop HERE! โค๏ธ
Shipping info below the cut:
Please note: we've done our best to be conscientious of shipping prices within the limitations of the global shipping economy. We've included shipping breakdown graphics below. You can also find this information and more on our website under the "Shipping and delivery" section.
If you have any questions, please feel free to send a message via DMs or email us at [email protected].
