May 25th: Interest Forms Live
Our interest forms will be open to see how many people would be interested in this event!
June 1st-June 18th: Sign-Ups Open
Sign-up applications for writers, artists, and betas will be open!
June 25th: Big Bang Officially Begins!
This is the deadline to join the Discord!
June 30th: Writer Synopses Due
WRITERS must send in their fic synopses by the end of today!
July 2nd, noon EST: Claiming Period Starts
The claiming document with all the fic synopses will be open so ARTISTS and BETAS can claim the fics they want to work with. There will be open slots to put your tumblr username for each fic.
Translate to your time zone, if needed: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20200723T160000&p1=179
July 5th, 11:59pm EST: Claiming Period Ends
Get in contact with all the members of your group. Take this time to set up a schedule with your beta and start to discuss which scenes will be depicted or what the concept of the art pieces is going to be.
Translate to your timezone, if needed: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20200726T035900&p1=179
July 9th: Deadline to Contact Groups
You should hear from all of your members by this date! Please let us know if there are any issues with contacting any members of your group.
WRITERS, if you are doing an outline for your fic, you must have it finished and submitted to your group today.
July 16th: First Checkpoint
WRITERS should try to have around 750 words for oneshots and 1.4k words for multi-chapter fics.
July 23rd: Second Checkpoint
WRITERS: try to reach 1.5k if you’re doing a one-shot and 2.9k if you’re doing multi-chaptered.
ARTISTS: show your group some sketches, an outline, to let them know how far you’ve gotten and if you need to know anything new.
If you’re having any trouble, please contact mods.
July 30th: Third Checkpoint
WRITERS: try to have 2.3k and 4.3k written for one-shots and multi-chaptered fics respectively.
ARTISTS: you should have a good idea of all the scenes/info. you’re planning to use, start outlining/sketching if you haven’t.
Let the mods know if you feel you’re really behind or are having any issues.
August 6th: Fourth Checkpoint
WRITERS should try to have 3k and 5.8k written (one-shot and multi-chaptered respectively). You should have a good idea of how you want things to end and should be talking with you betas about how to tie everything together.
ARTISTS should have already started their piece and continuing to be in constant contact with your group.
August 13th: Fifth Checkpoint
WRITERS should try to have 3.8k and 7.3k written for one-shot and multi-chaptered respectively. You should continue to be communicating with your team and hashing things out with artists and betas.
ARTISTS, if you’re doing more than one piece try to have one of them pretty much ready so you have time to work on the other. Let your writer know if you need more info than what they’ve given you thus far.
Let the mods know if you feel you’re really behind or are having any issues.
August 20th: Sixth Checkpoint
WRITERS should try to be at 4.5k and 8.8k written for one-shot and multi-chaptered respectively. You should be talking with your betas and artists to make sure everything gets wrapped up on time.
ARTISTS should be in constant connection with your group. If you are going to add any last minute pieces, now’s the time.
Let the mods know if you feel you’re really behind or are having any issues.
August 27th: Seventh Checkpoint
WRITERS should be at 5.3k and 10.2k written for one-shot and multi-chaptered respectively. This is the final stretch—remember to be in constant communication with your team, and make sure to give your betas enough time to look over what you’ve written.
ARTISTS, you should be very nearly done, if not yet done. You should be working on your finishing touches, and be in constant communication with your team.
Let the mods know if you feel you’re really behind or are having any issues.
September 3rd: Final Checkpoint!
WRITERS, you should be pretty much finished by this point. Use this week to edit and add the finishing touches. ARTISTS, same goes for you.
Let the mods know if you feel you’re REALLY behind (we’ll keep it in mind so we know to assign you the latest possible posting day).
September 10th: END OF BIG BANG CONTENT CREATION!
September 12th: Posting Dates Assigned
Based on what we’ve heard back from everyone, we’ll assign you a posting day (Mon-Mon the following week). We’ll do our best to give the latest posting dates to those that, for whichever circumstance, fell behind (so, if you feel you’re good to go, let us know you’re up for being the first to post).
September 13th-September 20th: Posting Week
September 21st: END OF MARVEL COMICS BIG BANG 2021
