Broads and Broadswords Zine
@broadswordszine.bsky.social
valiant women, non-binary champions, and handsome swords.
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⚔️ Artist applications for the third volume of the Broads and Broadswords Zine are OPEN from now until July 30th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST! ⚔️
All proceeds will go to the Transgender Law Center & Point of Pride!
Find the app here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Good luck!
All proceeds will go to the Transgender Law Center & Point of Pride!
Find the app here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Good luck!
We'd like to welcome Clara (she/her) to Broads and Broadswords Vol. III! ⚔️
"I have so little awareness of myself that I had to ask my girlfriend to tell me a fun fact about myself for this space"
Clara's work can be found @banancrumbs.bsky.social!
"I have so little awareness of myself that I had to ask my girlfriend to tell me a fun fact about myself for this space"
Clara's work can be found @banancrumbs.bsky.social!
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
We'd like to welcome Clara (she/her) to Broads and Broadswords Vol. III! ⚔️
"I have so little awareness of myself that I had to ask my girlfriend to tell me a fun fact about myself for this space"
Clara's work can be found @banancrumbs.bsky.social!
"I have so little awareness of myself that I had to ask my girlfriend to tell me a fun fact about myself for this space"
Clara's work can be found @banancrumbs.bsky.social!
We'd like to welcome Fsnowzombie (any pronouns) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Fsnowzombie is a freelance illustrator that loves drawing cool and interesting armor designs!
You can find their work @fsnowzombie.bsky.social!
Fsnowzombie is a freelance illustrator that loves drawing cool and interesting armor designs!
You can find their work @fsnowzombie.bsky.social!
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We'd like to welcome Fsnowzombie (any pronouns) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Fsnowzombie is a freelance illustrator that loves drawing cool and interesting armor designs!
You can find their work @fsnowzombie.bsky.social!
Fsnowzombie is a freelance illustrator that loves drawing cool and interesting armor designs!
You can find their work @fsnowzombie.bsky.social!
We'd like to welcome Avalencias (she/her) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I’m a huge nerd, love broads, broadswords, and getting to art to distract from the fact that I gossip for a living”
You can find her work on Tumblr @/avalencias!
"I’m a huge nerd, love broads, broadswords, and getting to art to distract from the fact that I gossip for a living”
You can find her work on Tumblr @/avalencias!
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We'd like to welcome Avalencias (she/her) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I’m a huge nerd, love broads, broadswords, and getting to art to distract from the fact that I gossip for a living”
You can find her work on Tumblr @/avalencias!
"I’m a huge nerd, love broads, broadswords, and getting to art to distract from the fact that I gossip for a living”
You can find her work on Tumblr @/avalencias!
Today we'd like to introduce Abi who will be joining us for Broads and Broadswords Zine Vol III! ⚔️
Abi has published a graphic novel and owns a sword in real life! 😱
You can find Abi's work at @/abiwatsonillustration on Tumblr and on Instagram!
Abi has published a graphic novel and owns a sword in real life! 😱
You can find Abi's work at @/abiwatsonillustration on Tumblr and on Instagram!
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Today we'd like to introduce Abi who will be joining us for Broads and Broadswords Zine Vol III! ⚔️
Abi has published a graphic novel and owns a sword in real life! 😱
You can find Abi's work at @/abiwatsonillustration on Tumblr and on Instagram!
Abi has published a graphic novel and owns a sword in real life! 😱
You can find Abi's work at @/abiwatsonillustration on Tumblr and on Instagram!
Today we'd like to introduce Kai (he/they) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Kai is an indie comic author who has never actually finished a comic and really likes instant noodles!
You can find Kai's work on Tumblr @/wemightbothberobots and bluesky @/bluebutnoclue!
Kai is an indie comic author who has never actually finished a comic and really likes instant noodles!
You can find Kai's work on Tumblr @/wemightbothberobots and bluesky @/bluebutnoclue!
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today we'd like to introduce Kai (he/they) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Kai is an indie comic author who has never actually finished a comic and really likes instant noodles!
You can find Kai's work on Tumblr @/wemightbothberobots and bluesky @/bluebutnoclue!
Kai is an indie comic author who has never actually finished a comic and really likes instant noodles!
You can find Kai's work on Tumblr @/wemightbothberobots and bluesky @/bluebutnoclue!
We'd like to introduce CoffeePhilter to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"Hey y'all, I'm CoffeePhilter. I've accidentally acquired too many new hobbies and it's really eating into my art time, but I've always got time for broads with swords!"
"Hey y'all, I'm CoffeePhilter. I've accidentally acquired too many new hobbies and it's really eating into my art time, but I've always got time for broads with swords!"
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We'd like to introduce CoffeePhilter to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"Hey y'all, I'm CoffeePhilter. I've accidentally acquired too many new hobbies and it's really eating into my art time, but I've always got time for broads with swords!"
"Hey y'all, I'm CoffeePhilter. I've accidentally acquired too many new hobbies and it's really eating into my art time, but I've always got time for broads with swords!"
We'd like to introduce Kosal (any pronouns) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I’m an artist that loves sci-fi, fantasy, and books."
Kosal can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tumblr in a "constant search for new music" @kosalus.bsky.social!
"I’m an artist that loves sci-fi, fantasy, and books."
Kosal can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tumblr in a "constant search for new music" @kosalus.bsky.social!
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We'd like to introduce Kosal (any pronouns) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I’m an artist that loves sci-fi, fantasy, and books."
Kosal can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tumblr in a "constant search for new music" @kosalus.bsky.social!
"I’m an artist that loves sci-fi, fantasy, and books."
Kosal can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tumblr in a "constant search for new music" @kosalus.bsky.social!
We'd like to introduce Audrey (she/her) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love to tell stories with colorful illustrations in the free time I have when I’m not studying literature and theology for grad school!"
"I love to tell stories with colorful illustrations in the free time I have when I’m not studying literature and theology for grad school!"
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We'd like to introduce Audrey (she/her) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love to tell stories with colorful illustrations in the free time I have when I’m not studying literature and theology for grad school!"
"I love to tell stories with colorful illustrations in the free time I have when I’m not studying literature and theology for grad school!"
Today we wanted to share a bit more info about the organizations we will be donating 100% of the proceeds from Vol. III to and why they were chosen! ⚔️ #broadsandbroadswordszine
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today we wanted to share a bit more info about the organizations we will be donating 100% of the proceeds from Vol. III to and why they were chosen! ⚔️ #broadsandbroadswordszine
Today we'd like to introduce Meg (she/her)! ⚔️
"I one day aspire to create an original piece of media that is just as inspirational to others as all the shows and games and books I've loved over the years have been to me."
Meg can be found @meg-noel-art.bsky.social!
"I one day aspire to create an original piece of media that is just as inspirational to others as all the shows and games and books I've loved over the years have been to me."
Meg can be found @meg-noel-art.bsky.social!
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today we'd like to introduce Meg (she/her)! ⚔️
"I one day aspire to create an original piece of media that is just as inspirational to others as all the shows and games and books I've loved over the years have been to me."
Meg can be found @meg-noel-art.bsky.social!
"I one day aspire to create an original piece of media that is just as inspirational to others as all the shows and games and books I've loved over the years have been to me."
Meg can be found @meg-noel-art.bsky.social!
We'd like to give a warm welcome to Jess (she/they) who will be joining Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Jess is a "grad student by day, artist by (k)night who loves to draw wild creatures and women of ambiguous gender."
You can find Jess on Tumblr @/pineshrikes!
Jess is a "grad student by day, artist by (k)night who loves to draw wild creatures and women of ambiguous gender."
You can find Jess on Tumblr @/pineshrikes!
October 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We'd like to give a warm welcome to Jess (she/they) who will be joining Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Jess is a "grad student by day, artist by (k)night who loves to draw wild creatures and women of ambiguous gender."
You can find Jess on Tumblr @/pineshrikes!
Jess is a "grad student by day, artist by (k)night who loves to draw wild creatures and women of ambiguous gender."
You can find Jess on Tumblr @/pineshrikes!
We'd like to welcome @polygraphish.bsky.social (they/them) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I'm an illustrator and comic artist who loves torturing their ocs, and I also love giving them swords while I'm at it!"
All of their links can be found here: polygraphish.carrd.co
"I'm an illustrator and comic artist who loves torturing their ocs, and I also love giving them swords while I'm at it!"
All of their links can be found here: polygraphish.carrd.co
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
We'd like to welcome @polygraphish.bsky.social (they/them) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I'm an illustrator and comic artist who loves torturing their ocs, and I also love giving them swords while I'm at it!"
All of their links can be found here: polygraphish.carrd.co
"I'm an illustrator and comic artist who loves torturing their ocs, and I also love giving them swords while I'm at it!"
All of their links can be found here: polygraphish.carrd.co
Please welcome Ugne who is joining us for Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
"I'm a huge nerd, into D&D, video games & books; cat mum; big old goth; full time office employee by day soul-searching artist by night."
Ugne's work can be found on Instagram @/fashionablybitter!
"I'm a huge nerd, into D&D, video games & books; cat mum; big old goth; full time office employee by day soul-searching artist by night."
Ugne's work can be found on Instagram @/fashionablybitter!
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Please welcome Ugne who is joining us for Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
"I'm a huge nerd, into D&D, video games & books; cat mum; big old goth; full time office employee by day soul-searching artist by night."
Ugne's work can be found on Instagram @/fashionablybitter!
"I'm a huge nerd, into D&D, video games & books; cat mum; big old goth; full time office employee by day soul-searching artist by night."
Ugne's work can be found on Instagram @/fashionablybitter!
Welcome to Lu (they/them) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
Known as Skullie in fandom spaces, Lu is a gay af artist w/ an undying love for Star Wars, women, & big swords (laser or otherwise).
Lu can be found on Tumblr & Bluesky @skullinacowboyhat.bsky.social!
Known as Skullie in fandom spaces, Lu is a gay af artist w/ an undying love for Star Wars, women, & big swords (laser or otherwise).
Lu can be found on Tumblr & Bluesky @skullinacowboyhat.bsky.social!
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Welcome to Lu (they/them) who will be joining us for Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
Known as Skullie in fandom spaces, Lu is a gay af artist w/ an undying love for Star Wars, women, & big swords (laser or otherwise).
Lu can be found on Tumblr & Bluesky @skullinacowboyhat.bsky.social!
Known as Skullie in fandom spaces, Lu is a gay af artist w/ an undying love for Star Wars, women, & big swords (laser or otherwise).
Lu can be found on Tumblr & Bluesky @skullinacowboyhat.bsky.social!
We'd like to welcome Garvika (she/her) to Vol III of the Broads and Broadswords Zine! ⚔️
"I love puns, good and bad, and will definitely laugh at my own jokes :D"
Garvika's work can be found on Tumblr @lesbad-unicorn and on Ao3 @/lesbionest!
"I love puns, good and bad, and will definitely laugh at my own jokes :D"
Garvika's work can be found on Tumblr @lesbad-unicorn and on Ao3 @/lesbionest!
October 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We'd like to welcome Garvika (she/her) to Vol III of the Broads and Broadswords Zine! ⚔️
"I love puns, good and bad, and will definitely laugh at my own jokes :D"
Garvika's work can be found on Tumblr @lesbad-unicorn and on Ao3 @/lesbionest!
"I love puns, good and bad, and will definitely laugh at my own jokes :D"
Garvika's work can be found on Tumblr @lesbad-unicorn and on Ao3 @/lesbionest!
We'd like to give a warm welcome to Kai_QS (she/her) who will be joining Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love women, and I love to draw them!!"
"I love women, and I love to draw them!!"
October 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We'd like to give a warm welcome to Kai_QS (she/her) who will be joining Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love women, and I love to draw them!!"
"I love women, and I love to draw them!!"
We'd like to welcome back Easter @easterkingston.bsky.social (she/her) to Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
We'd like to welcome back Easter @easterkingston.bsky.social (she/her) to Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
We'd like to welcome Ann Chovi, who will be joining Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
Ann Chovi is almost certainly a Real Human Person & definitely not a pencil-weilding, land-dwelling school of fish in a trenchcoat. Probably.
Ann Chovi can be found on Tumblr @/ann-chovi
Ann Chovi is almost certainly a Real Human Person & definitely not a pencil-weilding, land-dwelling school of fish in a trenchcoat. Probably.
Ann Chovi can be found on Tumblr @/ann-chovi
September 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
We'd like to welcome Ann Chovi, who will be joining Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
Ann Chovi is almost certainly a Real Human Person & definitely not a pencil-weilding, land-dwelling school of fish in a trenchcoat. Probably.
Ann Chovi can be found on Tumblr @/ann-chovi
Ann Chovi is almost certainly a Real Human Person & definitely not a pencil-weilding, land-dwelling school of fish in a trenchcoat. Probably.
Ann Chovi can be found on Tumblr @/ann-chovi
We'd like to welcome back Kino (they/them) to Vol.III of Broads and Broadswords Zine! ⚔️
"When I yawn I make a little frog noise."
You can find Kino on Twitter, Tumblr and Bluesky @moeggoi.bsky.social!
"When I yawn I make a little frog noise."
You can find Kino on Twitter, Tumblr and Bluesky @moeggoi.bsky.social!
September 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We'd like to welcome back Kino (they/them) to Vol.III of Broads and Broadswords Zine! ⚔️
"When I yawn I make a little frog noise."
You can find Kino on Twitter, Tumblr and Bluesky @moeggoi.bsky.social!
"When I yawn I make a little frog noise."
You can find Kino on Twitter, Tumblr and Bluesky @moeggoi.bsky.social!
We'd like to welcome Gazpachito (she/her) to Vol III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Gazpachito:
-Likes to cook soup
-Likes to eat soup
-Loves women with swords
You can find her work on Tumblr @/gazpachito & here on Bluesky @gazpachit0.bsky.social!
Gazpachito:
-Likes to cook soup
-Likes to eat soup
-Loves women with swords
You can find her work on Tumblr @/gazpachito & here on Bluesky @gazpachit0.bsky.social!
September 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
We'd like to welcome Gazpachito (she/her) to Vol III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
Gazpachito:
-Likes to cook soup
-Likes to eat soup
-Loves women with swords
You can find her work on Tumblr @/gazpachito & here on Bluesky @gazpachit0.bsky.social!
Gazpachito:
-Likes to cook soup
-Likes to eat soup
-Loves women with swords
You can find her work on Tumblr @/gazpachito & here on Bluesky @gazpachit0.bsky.social!
Today's artist intro features Mar (they/them) who says:
"I'm a lover of sci-fi, out of print books, and warm colour palettes :]"
Mar can be found on Tumblr @/remnantglow and Bluesky @remnantglow.bsky.social! Welcome to Vol III, Mar! ⚔️
"I'm a lover of sci-fi, out of print books, and warm colour palettes :]"
Mar can be found on Tumblr @/remnantglow and Bluesky @remnantglow.bsky.social! Welcome to Vol III, Mar! ⚔️
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today's artist intro features Mar (they/them) who says:
"I'm a lover of sci-fi, out of print books, and warm colour palettes :]"
Mar can be found on Tumblr @/remnantglow and Bluesky @remnantglow.bsky.social! Welcome to Vol III, Mar! ⚔️
"I'm a lover of sci-fi, out of print books, and warm colour palettes :]"
Mar can be found on Tumblr @/remnantglow and Bluesky @remnantglow.bsky.social! Welcome to Vol III, Mar! ⚔️
We'd like to welcome Grayson Thomas (he/him) to Vol III of the Broads & Broadswords zine! ⚔️
Grayson writes and codes interactive fiction in Twine -- his games can be found at 30x30.itch.io and he has 6 cats!
You can find his artwork at @/thirtybythirty on Tumblr!
Grayson writes and codes interactive fiction in Twine -- his games can be found at 30x30.itch.io and he has 6 cats!
You can find his artwork at @/thirtybythirty on Tumblr!
September 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We'd like to welcome Grayson Thomas (he/him) to Vol III of the Broads & Broadswords zine! ⚔️
Grayson writes and codes interactive fiction in Twine -- his games can be found at 30x30.itch.io and he has 6 cats!
You can find his artwork at @/thirtybythirty on Tumblr!
Grayson writes and codes interactive fiction in Twine -- his games can be found at 30x30.itch.io and he has 6 cats!
You can find his artwork at @/thirtybythirty on Tumblr!
We'd like to give a warm welcome back to Tobias (he/him) for Vol III! ⚔️
Tobias loves swords & fighting so much he figured out how to draw comics so he could draw more swords and fighting in sequence.
Tobias can be found @tibbatobe.bsky.social! ⚔️
Tobias loves swords & fighting so much he figured out how to draw comics so he could draw more swords and fighting in sequence.
Tobias can be found @tibbatobe.bsky.social! ⚔️
September 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We'd like to give a warm welcome back to Tobias (he/him) for Vol III! ⚔️
Tobias loves swords & fighting so much he figured out how to draw comics so he could draw more swords and fighting in sequence.
Tobias can be found @tibbatobe.bsky.social! ⚔️
Tobias loves swords & fighting so much he figured out how to draw comics so he could draw more swords and fighting in sequence.
Tobias can be found @tibbatobe.bsky.social! ⚔️
For today's intro we'd like to extend a warm welcome to Mary V (she/her), who is a "Canada based freelance illustrator, comics maker and occasional indie TTRPG & video games art gremlin"!
September 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
For today's intro we'd like to extend a warm welcome to Mary V (she/her), who is a "Canada based freelance illustrator, comics maker and occasional indie TTRPG & video games art gremlin"!
We'd love to welcome back Shroom (she/they) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love being able to craft and work with my hands on fun unique projects. Be it art, sewing, crochet, or sculpting!"
You can find Shroom on Tumblr @/shroomthedecayedfox!
"I love being able to craft and work with my hands on fun unique projects. Be it art, sewing, crochet, or sculpting!"
You can find Shroom on Tumblr @/shroomthedecayedfox!
September 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We'd love to welcome back Shroom (she/they) to Vol. III of Broads and Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love being able to craft and work with my hands on fun unique projects. Be it art, sewing, crochet, or sculpting!"
You can find Shroom on Tumblr @/shroomthedecayedfox!
"I love being able to craft and work with my hands on fun unique projects. Be it art, sewing, crochet, or sculpting!"
You can find Shroom on Tumblr @/shroomthedecayedfox!