🌟 COMPLETED! 🌟
Project to create a book-centered Asimov zine, a self-published collection of visual and written artworks by fans and for fans!
➡️ Read it now! ⬅️
Ephemeridia Galactica is a free digital zine, dedicated to the works of Isaac Asimov, from the standalone short stories and novels, to the Foundation and Robot Series, and all in between!
The fanzine is now available for download, and includes:
A high resolution PDF
A mobile-friendly PDF
50+ pages of art and writing, from 19 contributors
Digital merch (icons and stickers)
➡️ Download the zine here! ⬅️
We’re so excited to finally share this with you! We hope you enjoy the works from our wonderful contributors 💫
Please reblog, and share this zine with your fellow fans! Thank you to our contributors and supporters - for keeping the fandom, and the love for Asimov's works alive 🌟
OK so I participated in an Asimov-themed fanzine months ago and then forgot to upload the thing I made. You can read the finished zine and/or participate in the next edition (Foundation TV series themed) here: @theasimovzineproject !!
I decided to do a creature design: the "Hawkinsite" alien from Asimov's short story "Hostess". It was described as a kind of bovid centaur with so many joints in the first set of limbs.
When I tried drawing it, I didn't know how to approach it, without knowing how this creature acquired their strange limbs. So I decided to draw the evolutionary history of it first, which you can see in turqoise. There's a few poses in red, demonstrating how it might move, and there's detail of its front limbs in red too.
I did quite a bit of research on the evolution of tetrapods, read a few papers and consulted with a biologist, which was all overkill but it was interesting.
I had a few different paths that I could take. The one I chose was to start with a real extinct fish called (yes) Coccosteus, which was special because it had six limbs, with the last pair being their claspers (that's right). I might go into detail about my research & design process in another post.
Announcing The Language of Angels - a Foundation (TV) Fanzine!
Who: Anyone 18+ who is passionate about the Foundation TV series on Apple TV!
I will be editing and moderating the zine, but I will also be looking for registrants who are willing to beta-read and otherwise assist with each other’s submissions, as well as a cover artist, so please indicate in the sign-up form if you would be open to doing that!
Personal disclaimer: this is my first time running a zine, but I have been heavily involved in online fan spaces for over a decade, have created plenty of fanart and fanfiction which you can find on my art tumblr and ao3, and I have many years of professional experience in graphic design and communications.
What: A free-to-download digital-only zine featuring fanworks relating to the first three seasons of Foundation. Please do not submit heavily Foundation book-reliant pieces - while some book references are fine, the focus of all submitted pieces should be on the show. Your submission could be about any aspect of the show - characters, worldbuilding, storytelling and themes, costume and set design, leitmotifs, historical/scientific/literary references, you name it! I will be accepting anything that can go into a PDF, such as:
Fanfiction
Fanart/fancomics
Meta essays/media criticism and analysis/philosophical writings
Visual mixed media projects (which are static and can be displayed as an image file - no GIFs, music or animations)
Moodboards/collages
Poetry
Recipes
Photography (cannot feature any humans who are not registered for this zine)
Cosplay photos (cannot feature any humans who are not registered for this zine)
Photos of crafts/fibre arts/sculptures/3D models/etc.
Sheet music
Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have a submission idea that doesn’t appear on that list, we can chat and try to figure out a way to incorporate it! Also, all submissions must be fully completed by the submission deadline, so please plan your time accordingly. If a submission is not finished by the deadline, it will not be included in the final zine. Submissions already posted publicly in their finished form will not be accepted (WIPs started before this zine’s launch, as well as completed but unpublished pieces, are fine). Please refrain from posting submissions anywhere else until one week after the release of the final version of the zine. Submissions must also be original, and created by YOU - generative AI and plagiarized submissions will be rejected. If you have sources, cite them!
Image submissions should all be at least 72 dpi, preferably higher in case anyone wants to print this zine out for personal use. I would advise that written submissions stay under 15 pages - if you have something longer or are concerned about this guideline, please reach out and we can discuss. I will be accepting submissions in English and French, as these are the languages I can read and therefore moderate content in. If anyone would be willing to help me moderate content in other languages (if that situation arises) please let me know. I do intend for this to be a primarily English zine, however.
This zine’s main section will be SFW with an NSFW add-on chapter - this is the reason why I am only accepting submissions from those over 18. I am open to accepting NSFW submissions containing sexual content, graphic violence and other mature themes, but I retain the right to reject submissions if I do not feel that they suit the tone and scope of the zine. I will also not tolerate any harassment or abuse towards myself or other contributors to the zine. Please reach out to me if you are unsure about your submission(s) in any way, as I am happy to discuss! I do not agree with the current trend of censorship of NSFW materials, and I am trying to walk a middle ground between accessibility and freedom of artistic expression in administering this project.
When: The submission deadline will be on February 28, 2026, in order to give people plenty of time to work on their pieces. Registration opens today, and will close one month beforehand, on January 31, 2026, to try and make sure everyone has time to finish their submissions. I will be posting periodic reminders + status updates here on Tumblr as well as on Discord and via email. After the submission due date, I will compile all submissions and begin formatting the zine, which may take time, but I will do it as quickly as I can :) More details about the final release date will be released after the submission deadline.
Where & How: If you want to submit something, fill out this registration form and I will email you a link to a Discord server where everyone involved in the zine can talk! Once you have finished your submission(s), please email the relevant file(s) to me at the email address I will use to contact you after registration. You must be comfortable with your piece(s) being shared online and hosted long-term in the final version of the zine - however, there will NOT be any money or profits involved in any part of this zine, so commercialization concerns should not be an issue.
To get in touch with me, feel free to send me an ask or a DM here on tumblr anytime! If you have registered for the zine, you can also email me or message me on Discord. You can also find all posts relating to this zine by searching #tLoAzine on my tumblr page.
Why: To celebrate this amazing show and its small but mighty fanbase, of course!
Thanks for reading, and happy creating! I can’t wait to see what we can all make together :D
*Note: the art of Demerzel featured in the zine announcement poster above is my original artwork, which you can see posted on my art account korekyane.
So It's been a month since the "Ephemeridia Galactica" Zine (You can find It on @theasimovzineproject) so I think I should post the piece I did! (Separately cause yeah)
We are Running the Streets Friends and Enemies!
(I think I could strive to do even Better next time but I'm really glad I challenged myself with this)
Ephemeridia Galactica is a free digital zine, dedicated to the works of Isaac Asimov, from the standalone short stories and novels, to the Foundation and Robot Series, and all in between!
The fanzine is now available for download, and includes:
A high resolution PDF
50+ pages of art and writing, from 19 contributors
Digital merch (icons and stickers)
➡️ Download the zine here! ⬅️
We’re so excited to finally share this with you! We hope you enjoy the works from our wonderful contributors 💫
Please reblog, and share this zine with your fellow fans! Thank you to our contributors and supporters - for keeping the fandom, and the love for Asimov's works alive 🌟
Ab aethere voces - Phlegmatic_Fla - Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov [Archive of Our Own]
My zine for @theasimovzineproject is finally out!
It's a character and planet exploration of Dors, surviving the Elettro-Clarifier attack and returning to Trantor during Golan Trevize's times. How much has the planet changed, and what has stayed the same?
Read to find out, and check out the whole zine! It features lots of beautiful art and fics, and you can feel the love for Asimov pouring from each one of them!
My contribution to the Ephemeridia Galactica Zine (@theasimovzineproject)!! It's free, if you want to take a look :D
Caves of Steel is one of my favourite books ;u;
Our fanzine has finally been released! Thank you to everyone who's taken the time to read our zine, like, and share it so far! If this is your first time hearing of our project, you can read Ephemeridia Galactica: An Isaac Asimov Fanzine here for free 🌟
Have a question or opinion about any of the pieces? Want to share your thoughts on the project? We would love to hear from you! You can send us a DM, an ask, or even contact us at our email [email protected]!
And, of course, remember to show some love to the individual pieces we'll be showcasing in our #finished works tag, and to the artists and writers who created them!
Thank you for your support - it means the galaxy to us! 🌠
I drew this map for @theasimovzineproject which has been published today, at last! Check it out:
I loved getting to meet other fans and help edit the writing! In addition to this map, I also have a story in the zine.
I drew this map in ink on white paper, then inverted the colors on MS Paint. I tried to include all the planets I could find in Asimov's Robot-Empire-Foundation series; I looked over my copies of the books and checked out fan websites, including Reddit debates and a still-running site from the 90s! Hopefully I put them all about where they're supposed to go. 🌌
We did it, boys girls and nonbinary pals. Ephemeridia Galactica is finally out.
When I first had the idea last August, the thought that it could become a reality didn't even cross my mind... and now we're here, artists and writers from all around the globe, celebrating our love for Asimov and sharing our works with all of you.
And still, although I had the idea, there's only so much one person can do.
Amy, @the-l-spacer. Thank you for coordinating all our efforts, taking care of socials and of the graphics. You've been the head AND heart of this whole project: I don't think I'm exaggerating when saying that, without you, this couldn't have been possible.
Arthur, @knightotoc, thank you for all your suggestions, corrections, the swift and precise guidance you've offered to all the team. You've been a light in the dark for all of us.
Nini, @yeastpanini, my beloved sibling. Thank you for being my first supporter, for all the reading suggestions, laughs, sketches and musings.
Thank you to all of the contributors who offered their heads, hands and hearts for this zine, and created all the beautiful artworks and fics you now can enjoy too. I could sense the passion in each one of them and now seeing them, all beautifully put together in the final product, fills my heart with a new kind of joy and wonder.
I hope you all are as happy and proud of the work you've done as I am right now.
Last but not least important: dear reader, thank you for stopping by and giving us a chance. I hope you'll enjoy the fruits of our efforts.
