Hi and welcome! S2B2 is the deviantART home for illustrations for Shousetsu Bang*Bang. SSBB is a webzine for original gay fiction in the style of Japanese boys-love serial manga, where every story is about the torrid romance of an ordinary schoolboy and his soccer club captain - or a yakuza boss and his faithful lieutenant - or the prince of an exotic desert country and the emerald-eyed winged youth he rescues from the sawtoothed sand monsters of G'or, self-contained in 30 pages and heartwarmingly predictable. Our policy is to welcome all comers, from the most flippant bit of cliché to the greatest of literary works... as long as they have fellas in love in them. For more information, visit shousetsubangbang.com/ or bb-shousetsu.livejournal.com/p…. Works do not have to have been published in an SSBB issue to be connected with this group; concept art, extra sketches, and fanart are all welcome! Please collect your illustrations in the appropriate folder, and help spread the word of the new group! Upcoming Issue Themes and Deadlines: JUNE 23: FATHERS' DAY text deadline: Tuesday, June 17 art deadline: Saturday, June 21 We have taken to referring to this as our 'daddy issue' and are unlikely to stop anytime soon. JULY 21: COLOR WHEEL (YES, AND SPECIAL) text deadline: Tuesday, July 15 art deadline: Saturday, July 19 Calling all rainbows! AUGUST 25: THE SOLDIERING LIFE text deadline: Tuesday, August 19 art deadline: Saturday, August 23 Seamen, rear admirals, and other brothers in arms, it's time for you to report for duty. NOTE: This will be our 50th issue, so expect some exciting things from it! SEPTEMBER 22: FOUR SEASONS (ARTIST SPECIAL) text deadline: Tuesday, September 2 art deadline: Tuesday, September 16 A discourse on the transitory nature of life and the passage of time. Either that, or a really swanky hotel. OCTOBER 20: UNDER THE SEA text deadline: Tuesday, October 14 art deadline: Saturday, October 18 Since life is better down where it's wetter. DECEMBER 22: THEME-FREE BIG BANG*BANG text deadline: Tuesday, December 16 art deadline: Saturday, December 20 And as always, come the end of the year, the sky's the limit! |