Live & Learn: a Sonic/Shadow zine

A Sonic the Hedgehog fanzine exploring the relationship(s) between Sonic & Shadow! Digital preorders are still open!

[sonicshadowzine]

◆ SHIPPING UPDATE (26/08) ◇

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[rockydorkart]

IT CAME

IT CAME

IT CAME!!

Thank you SonicandShadowzine!!!! I’ve been so excited the last few years and finally it came today!! It’s such a wonderful piece of art and I’m so thrilled to add it to my collection!!! @sonicshadowzine you guys made my day 🥹

The stickers are so cuteeeee!!!!

Also thrilling I got one of the playing cards I hoped for !! Black Arms Shadow my beloved,, thanks so much!!!!

Live & Learn: a Sonic/Shadow zine

A Sonic the Hedgehog fanzine exploring the relationship(s) between Sonic & Shadow! Digital preorders...

[yohead111]

THANK YOU @sonicshadowzine !! So worth the wait, absolutely adorable package!! 💙🖤✨

[mimcanary]

Hope and Destruction

Words: 500 Rating: T Summary:

The Black Arm did not understand. The blue hedgehog, their so-called champion, had been defeated; his body, his mind, his pride, should have been broken. And yet.

[ AO3 ]

Notes: Written in 2022 for Live & Learn (@sonicshadowzine)! I was honored to tackle a Shadow the Hedgehog 05-AU alongside my fellow contributor Alex (@spacecolonie)—thank you for your help all throughout this project!

[whitejungle]

here is my piece for the Live & Learn (@sonicshadowzine) charity zine - a Sonic POV poem featuring an absolutely beautiful illustration by @rayactive-factory!

full text is below the cut, or read on AO3 for some longer postmortem comments - both versions have fancy spacing (albeit not as nice as ray's)!

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you tell me that we’re nothing alike   that you will always be colder than me,     and I will always be brighter than you    and you tell me, “it isn’t that I want                         to have been created this way;                              it isn’t that I want this—                         to fall short of your grace”

but don’t you realize, my heart,   that cold is only the absence of warmth,  and dark is only the absence of light?     don’t you realize, my love,        that you are as much a part of me             as I am a part of you—        that you were always the pieces              I’ve been missing inside?

don’t you realize, my heart,    that you have somehow always          been a part of me—    and I have somehow always          been a part of you—              across eons and distance,                 across paradox and linearity—              against the push, the pull,                 carried with the ebb, the flow                    of temporal existence?

that we find each other again and again,      the quantum memories of colliding stars         scattered atoms and photons           woven into gossamer:              the interlaced threads                   of an inextricable me              between the threads                   of an inextricable you

and don’t you know, my love,    that my grace is not a height to reach—             but an ocean within my soul                vast with unending love for you?  and don’t you know, my love,     that even if you feel you must climb—             my embrace is a sanctuary                 safe for you to fall into

and if I am the sun, you are my moon,     and if I am the sun, you are the flower        turning to face my light—              nourishing my soul with your beauty            never knowing I need it just as much as you

and if you are the cold, I am your warmth,     and if you are the dark, I am your light        swathing you in golden sun—              so that in time you can bloom             never knowing that my solace is you

because even if cold is only the absence of warmth,      and even if dark is only the absence of light    to everything there is a time,      and to everything exists its place:           every summer needs its winter,            and every dawn needs its dusk—      and don’t you know, oh love,           that every piece of me needs                           every piece of you—?         and your gentle cold salves my burning heart,            and your gentle dark salves my burning eyes

don’t you know, my love,       that you have always—will always—                          be enough just as you       and never had—will never have—                          anything to prove?

and don’t you realize, oh heart,  I never need you to be anything          except for you—      because anything that I need          already exists within you

  and please know, oh love,         that to simply be               is more than enough—

        and your existence alone               is more than enough—

                                         to love you

[silvermun]

This time I shall not yield! 🗡️

my full illustration for the @sonicshadowzine!

[spacecolonie]

my tarot-inspired piece from a while ago for @sonicshadowzine ! was thinking about super shadow/dark sonic... the flavour 🦔✨

[suzylind]

My piece that I made for the @sonicshadowzine hard to believe this was a while ago. But I had the joy of drawing more Pirates!

I had a really fun time with this!

[tiliqi]

I can finally share this! my comic I did for @sonicshadowzine

This comic is close to my heart. this boss fight means a lot to me, and it's the big anchor that keeps me thinking about these two. this moment is so pivotal. this is the first time shadow truly understands sonic and himself. this is where he falls for sonic, and this is where he dies. and he's accepting of it, because he knows maria's world is in better hands with him, the true ultimate life form. Sonic will forever carry this moment in his heart. he'll forever know he's responsible for shadow's death, because he wasnt FAST enough, couldnt reach far enough. he couldn't save the guy right under his nose. it haunts him forever i think.

and then the guy comes back. he didn't actually die. but he forgot EVERYTHING..... that's when it gets very interesting. despite it all, fate has it that they keep butting heads. that shadow keeps developing the same strong feelings regardless of the change in circumstance, regardless of the fact everyone tries to manipulate him. because sonic is the ultimate life form and shadow can't do anything but look up to him.

i love them and this aspect of them so much i made a whole ass MUSIC VIDEO for the big bang just abt this topic (the fanfic that it's based on is so good too please read it.)

this comic is directly connected with the comic made by @jiiyawns ! please check them out as well!

[rayactive-factory]

these can now be posted, so here's my main piece for @sonicshadowzine! it's been a while now but i still like how it turned out ❤️‍🔥

[sharpedgedfool]

Got the go ahead to post these, I drew this for the @sonicshadowzine

You can tell it's a bit old by now but I still really like what I did with it, maybe I'll redo it someday to compare haha

[candyypirate]

My Boom Comic for @sonicshadowzine! It seems Sonic couldn't leave him out there in his terrible state huh...

Follow up bonuses afterward LOL

[jiiyawns]

comic i did for the @sonicshadowzine ..... this file dates back to 2022 and i would do So many things so differently (even these images are slightly different from how the printed copy looks from a mix of cmyk/printing funsies and the passage of time letting me look at it and want to change it) but in the end it doesn't change the fact that i find the transition of heroes to shth shadow hilarious

a semi-part 2 to this comic by @superemeralds! look at it and go insane

[candycatstuffs]

my piece for the @sonicshadowzine! <3

[sonicshadowzine]

◆ SHIPPING UPDATE (21/03) ◇

MAJOR UPDATE! We're delighted to announce that ALL international packages have now been dispatched! 🌍✨

If you were expecting an international order but haven't received a tracking email, please email us right away so we can sort this out for you.

Our shipping team is now focusing exclusively on the remaining US packages, which means we're in the final stretch of our shipping journey!

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Thank you so much for your incredible support and patience throughout this process. We're almost at the finish line! 💙❤️

[spacetofv]

finally got my hands on the @sonicshadowzine package!! i adore it so much!! thank you ❤️❤️

[sonicshadowzine]

◆ SHIPPING UPDATE (23/02) ◇

Exciting milestone update! We're thrilled to share that we've now shipped over 50% of all orders! 🎉

For those who've received their bundles, we absolutely love seeing your posts and bundles — it means the world to us knowing your order has arrived safely!

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Thank you for your continued patience and support! 💙❤️