[saoryemanoelle]

On this day, 15 years ago, we were first introduced to the man who would become our Champion of Light! And today, the citizens of the Cauldron Lake Server come together once again to celebrate #AlanWake 's anniversary with "TALES OF CAULDRON LAKE 2" !

When I first created the Cauldron Lake server, its main goal was to be a place for friends to chat and celebrate their love for the incredible games Remedy gave us. It's been over a year now since that day, and the server is still what I've always wanted it to be: A place from friends to friends,

where we could chat and play and, in general, just have fun. But you know what? It's more than that. To me, the server is home. i've met so many wonderful people there, and made so many friends for life.

When we released our first zine last year celebrating Alan Wake 2's first anniversary, I was overjoyed. I would've never expected for everyone to be on board with releasing a second one so soon! But here we are! I am thankful to all of you, my friends, for being part of this and for making this whole experience better. I love you all!

Shoutout to the amazingly talented people who participated in this zine!

[ssshiversss]

MAPPING REVACHOL (2.0)

Back in July of 2024, I was incredibly inspired by the project Mapping Revachol by Map Max and wanted to continue on with an attempt of my own. The canon map we're given felt out of date and more than a little incongruous with what we're told in-game, and being both an avid fanfic writer and compulsive visualizer, I really wanted to be able to see Revachol in my mind's eyes.

So, taking inspiration from both Map Max's attempt, as well as meticulously combing through in-game dialogue (with the help of my intrepid friend and far more meticulous researcher than I, @spine-y) we scoured Fayde for any and all directional references to the different districts of Jamrock, East and West Revachol, and everything that lay beyond. (Shoutout to the MoralIntern questline, that one came in clutch).

I took a few liberties with district placement, especially because the wiki also seems to contradict a few things we're told in the game. You may not agree with my choices, and I'm open to suggestions! I may not make any changes anytime soon because this took forever, but I also welcome any other attempts to map Revachol!

(The red line that cuts through Central Jamrock and Faubourg is Boogie Street!)

Included below is my initial sketch before I realized that doing this in markers and microns would actually be the death of me, and then some of the early screenshots of trying to figure out what the hell the 8-81 would actually look like and how to make it make sense.

Does it make perfect sense? No! I'm not a cartographer; I'm a fanartist. I'd much rather draw men dicking each other down nasty style. But this was an incredibly fun project that only took me... only six months to complete.

I hope you enjoy!

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I NEED YOU.  YOU CAN KEEP ME ON THIS EARTH. BE VIGILANT. I LOVE YOU.

[whirlingincosmos]

Amazing art by @ssshiversss

I love this, love looking at maps :D

[de-fanzine-cpr-pale]

PALE_ HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED!

Totally free to download, over 100+ pages of fanworks!

DOWNLOAD HERE!!

Link takes you to an itch.io page; there are two versions to download, an HQ one that is about 1 GB in size and a lower quality one about 200 mb in size. There is also a lyrics booklet with the lyrics for everyone's song their pieces were based off!

Note: this zine contains spoilers for Disco Elysium. A Content Warnings list is provided on page 6!

This not-for-profit zine aims to create a showcase of the Disco Elysium fandom's talents! Featuring over 100 pages of original fanworks each centered around separate song lyrics picked by the artist, totally free to download.

The idea is that through celebrating this game, we keep its world and its characters and its story alive. With our love for Disco Elysium, we save it from dissolving into the Pale. We save it from being forgotten, from being erased from memory. We come together and through our love for the game, we preserve it.

This is why we are known as the Counter-Pale Resistance. This is why the title of this zine is Pale_, struck-through.

As the lines of an old song go, "All of this belongs to you. All of this belongs to me. All of this belongs to us. And it goes on endlessly."

Thank you to our contributors for joining the resistance!

Please check it out; everyone did such an amazing job!!!!! Super, super excited to share; it's been a long time coming!

Special thanks to Jay @starspaces for her help answering all my questions on running a zine! I would not have been able to do this without her.

Playlists and the Table of Contents with a list of contributors, their work titles, and their songs under the cut!

Note, some songs may not work in some countries.

YouTube (best version):

PALE_

Spotify (missing some songs):

[teaformarwood]

Please, check it out! I participated in this zine.

[cinemaspam]

The Double (2013) dir. Richard Ayoade

[room-665]

I'll write. I'll keep writing. Outside there is only darkness. Outside the cabin, outside the story, there is only darkness.

[inthedarktrees]

A change, not an end.

Catherine Coulson | Twin Peaks: The Return

[weltenwellen]

Franz Kafka, The Diaries of Franz Kafka: 1910-1913

[nevver]

At this hour, Losel Yauch

[applerums]

oh so he's your narrative foil but also your best friend? kinda gay.

[janirah]

Just so you know, I suspect Thomas Zane of all imaginable and a couple of unthinkable sins. He's a suspicious asshole! But after that damn video, I can't stop thinking about it.

A bit of - hmmmm! - content down there:

[teaformarwood]

It was not the first time, Alan questioned whether The Dark Place was an actual place. What if it was his own creation? What if, after all these years, he had been trapped in his own mind as some kind of sick twisted punishment for his past actions?

[teaformarwood]

[teaformarwood]

omg i just stumbled across your page and i absolutely love your art, tumblr is an amazing place if it just randomly shows me awesome people like you.

Hi! Ta very much, dear. That's such a lovely comment. I posted more stuff on IG if you are interested :D Hope you are having a good day so far.

[teaformarwood]

do you sell prints of your art? :0

Hi anon! I'd love to. It's one of the things I want to work on in the near future. Will let you know as soon as I do, don't worry. Thanks for taking some interest :)

[teaformarwood]

"Tonight your light will shine for me. Tonight you will hear my call. Will you answer? See you soon, Friend."

The Riddler: Year One.

[teaformarwood]

Depression never looked so Disco.

[teaformarwood]

Watchmen comic panel redraw. You know the one…