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She Put My Zine Page on the Cover Without Asking

I drew one page for the back of the zine. She made it the cover without asking.

Fictional case Interactive webtoon 8 panels

This is an original fictional interactive webtoon case about culture clash. Read the story, inspect the details, pick a side, and see the split.

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Nora draws at a community zine table while Lina organizes pages.
It was one page.

A quiet piece for the back half.

Gut pick

Pick your first lean.

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Optional. Final pick comes later.
Tension meter
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First take: No first take yet. Story pressure only.

Receipt layer
3 receipts waiting.
Nora gives Lina an envelope of zine art at a generic copy table.
She trusted the layout.

Credit inside was the plan.

Lina compares zine spreads and notices Nora's page works as the cover.
Then Lina saw the cover.

The issue suddenly had a face.

Nora looks surprised at a zine release table while Lina presents the finished issue.
Nora saw it at the table.

Her page was on the front.

Lina points to an inside credit area while Nora looks uneasy.
Lina said she gave credit.

Nora said credit was not the only point.

Contributors react differently around a zine table.
The table had opinions.

Compliment, or choice taken away?

Nora and Lina stand near a copy machine with another zine stack waiting.
The second print was waiting.

Changing it would cost time.

Nora and Lina sit with copies of the zine between them.
What is the fair take?

The cover made the work bigger.

Evidence

Check the details.

Submission note

Nora submitted one page for the zine and expected standard inside credit.

Layout choice

Lina moved the page to the cover after deciding it made the issue feel stronger.

Release timing

Nora learned about the cover placement at the table, after the first stack was printed.

Pick your side

Should Lina change the cover, keep the stronger issue, or create an ask-first rule?

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Three takes are live. Tap a lane.
Open the receipts
  1. It was one page.
    Nora joined Lina's tiny zine project with a single illustration.
    Just place it wherever it fits.
  2. She trusted the layout.
    Nora expected the piece to sit inside the issue with everyone else's work.
    I will credit you inside.
  3. Then Lina saw the cover.
    During layout night, Lina decided Nora's page was the strongest visual.
    This pulls it all together.
  4. Nora saw it at the table.
    Nora found out with everyone else, right as the first stack came out.
    Wait, that is my page.
  5. Lina said she gave credit.
    Lina thought the inside credit solved it. Nora felt the cover changed the work's role.
    Your name is inside.
    But you did not ask.
  6. The table had opinions.
    Some contributors said Nora got the best spot. Others said the best spot still needed a yes.
    Exposure is not the same as permission.
  7. The second print was waiting.
    Lina had already paid for the first stack. The second stack could still change.
    Do we reprint, or note it?
  8. What is the fair take?
    Nora wants a say. Lina wants the strongest issue to stand.
    Where do you stand?
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