The Charles Rowland Zine
A nonprofit fanzine celebrating the brawn of the Dead Boy Detective Agency, created by fans around the globe.
About Us:
The Charles Rowland Zine is a non-profit zine celebrating our favorite caring, cricket bat-wielding detective, Charles Rowland. It will feature various incredible writers and artists from our community and will be available digitally, free to all, with physical copies available for a limited-time preorder period.Any leftover funds from the zine preorders will be donated to charity; the charity will be announced closer to release!This zine's preorder period is currently set for April 2026!
Schedule
| Zine Announcement | October 24, 2025 |
| Interest Form Opens | October 27, 2025 |
| Contributor Applications Close | November 17, 2025 |
| Moderator Applications Close | November 18, 2025 |
| Moderators Added | November 20, 2025 |
| Contributor Emails Sent | November 21, 2025 |
| Claims/Pairing up Starts | November 26, 2025 |
| Claims/Pairing up Ends | December 10, 2025 |
| HOLIDAY BREAK BEGINS | December 15, 2025 |
| HOLIDAY BREAK ENDS | January 5, 2026 |
| 1st Check-In | February 27, 2026 |
| 2nd Check-In | March 23, 2026 |
| Final Submission | April 27, 2026 |
| Digital Release Day! | TBA |
| Physical Zine Preorders Open | TBA |
| Physical Zine Preorders Close | TBA |
Please note: this schedule is subject to change based on the needs of our contributors. Should we run into delays, our team will keep everyone up-to-date with any changes.