yuletide | 2021 Yuletide Promo Post

Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

FANDOM NAME:
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT:
WHERE CAN I FIND IT (optional):

(Bonus optional: What are you thinking of requesting for this?)

EDIT:

Useful tips (Not required, but helps people if they want to engage with your fandom!):

- Mention what form of media the canon is. Is it a comic miniseries? Is it a twenty season tv show? Is it a book? Is it a twitter feed?
- Is it standalone or part of a series?
- It's best to make each fandom its own entry with its own title in the subject line! That makes it easier for people to find/see what you're promoting! Don't worry about 'spam', that is the entire point of this entry and you're using it exactly as intended.

For reference, last year's promo post!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

FANDOM NAME: Zombillenium (Bande Dessinée)
MEDIUM: Comic
LENGHT:: 5 volumes (4 currently released in english + 1 in french)
WHAT IS IT?: A critique of capitalism which uses monsters to portray class struggles, but also directly tackles things like unionization and the speculative nature of the stock market. Though the director of the eponymous park, Francis, had the best intentions when opening the park and intended it to be a place where monsters could live without being persecuted, the need of money to keep it running eventually lead to the involvement of both human and demonic investors — with the humans demanding profit and the devil demanding souls, it quickly became an exploitative workplace where workers choose between either being stuck in a terrible job for all eternity or being sent to hell.

The comic itself follows Gretchen, a witch and an intern at the park whose sole objective is that of making it close and saving the souls of everyone who ever signed theirs away, including her mother.

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: It has gorgeous vector art, the characters are flawed but endearing enough that you care about what happens to them, and it has plenty of hilarious moments between the drama and social commentary.

WHERE CAN I FIND IT: The comic’s english release is currently available online via https://www.comixology.com/Zombillenium/comics-series/10432 , and there are hardcover versions available through retailers like amazon.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF REQUESTING?: Jaggar/Francis. In vol. 3, Jaggar is sent to the park in order to improve the way it runs (basically, make sure it sends more souls down to hell). While Francis represents a well-meaning boss who finds himself forced to participate in a system that he knows is ultimately bad because he sees it as a necessary evil, Jaggar represents ruthless capitalism devoid of any moral compass except the aim of coming out on top. The way they’re opposites is even reflected in their designs!