{"id":10324,"date":"2025-02-14T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/?p=10324"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:30:11","slug":"lupin-iii-zine-preorder-extravaganza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/02\/14\/10324\/","title":{"rendered":"Lupin III Zine Preorder Extravaganza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-evcjhq kKaZEe\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div id=\":r13:\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-dlVxhl dJseNf\">\n<div class=\"sc-6d1207e5-2 eMuEUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-6d1207e5-0 jLHILS sc-5eff1a5d-0 ivYRVt\">\n<div class=\"sc-b20d4e5f-0 fbPSoT\">\n<h3>Things Exchanged: A Lupin III Boudoir Zine<\/h3>\n<p>Curious about how Inspector Zenigata and Mine Fujiko might flirt? Or how Jigen and Goemon spend their downtime? Check out this 40 page pin-up zine for saucy illustrations and suggestive notes between each character for all 20 pairings.<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/mparker.bsky.social\">Max Parker<\/a>, art by <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/theesandlord\">Amiel Sandland<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\">Jey Pawlik<\/a>\u00a0(that&#8217;s me!) Cover and back cover by Amiel Sandland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10329\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedPaperback.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Things Exchanged: A Lupin III Boudoir Zine&quot; promo image showing three hearts on a pink background. A crop of two illustrations are in the first two biggest hearts, we can see a pinup of Jigen in a cowboy outfit smiling and giving a peace sign, the second shows a pinup of Fujiko leaning her head on a giant Faberg\u00e9 egg with a smile. Text in the last heart reads &quot;Preorders open! topazcomics.com\/shop Paperback $15CAD&quot; In the bottom right corner are two stickers that look like instax photos, one of a pink flowery bra on top of Goemon's sword. The second sticker showing handcuffs, Jigen's hat, Lupin's yellow tie and blue striped boxers. Text reads &quot;Two stickers with every paperback order&quot;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedPaperback.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedPaperback-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedPaperback-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preorders have opened for the paperback copy here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/things-exchanged\/\">https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/things-exchanged\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All paperback orders will come with two stickers and orders will be shipping out mid-March! You will get a tracking number to your email once the zine has been shipped out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10328\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedDigital.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Things Exchanged: A Lupin III Boudoir Zine&quot; promo image showing three hearts on a pink background. A crop of two illustrations are in the first two biggest hearts, we can see a crop of Jigen's butt in chaps, the second shows a crop of Fujiko's chest in a cherry blossom bra. Text in the last heart reads &quot;Downloadable topazcomics.com\/shop &amp; jeypawlik.itch.io Digital PDF $9CAD&quot;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedDigital.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedDigital-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoThingsExchangedDigital-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A downloadable version is available at both Topaz Comics &amp; Itchio:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/things-exchangedpdf\/\">https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/things-exchangedpdf\/<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/things-exchanged\">https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/things-exchanged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<h3>After All These Years, Can You Finally Say Who You Really Are? (18+)<\/h3>\n<p>An erotic Lupin III fancomic, where Zenigata is conflicted about his feelings for other men and unexpectedly meets Jigen at a gay bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10327\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllPaperback.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;After All These Years Can You Finally Say Who You Are?&quot; cover and back cover in one image. Both are done in a noir detective book cover style with lots of grungy textures in purple, yellow, orange and blue. Text in black on a yellow banner at the top reads &quot;Paperback preorders open @topazcomics.com\/shop - $15CAD&quot;. The front cover shows Zenigata standing against a wall with his hands in his pockets looking to the left at a gay bar sign glowing behind him. &quot;18+&quot; is in the bottom right corner. The back cover shows a similar set-up but from the perspective of the gay bar sign, we are looking up some stairs to see Zenigata and Jigen from behind as they walk away into the night arm in arm under a bright streetlamp. Text reads &quot;A NSFW Lupin III fancomic, where Zenigata is conflicted about his feelings for other men and unexpectedly meets Jigen at a gay bar.&quot; A yellow circle is in the corner showing a sticker of Jigen and Zenigata's hats on top of one another with hears coming off of them. Text reads &quot;All paperback orders come with a sticker&quot;\" width=\"1271\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllPaperback.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllPaperback-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllPaperback-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllPaperback-768x604.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1271px) 100vw, 1271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preorders have opened for the paperback copy here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/after-all-these-years\/\">https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/after-all-these-years\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All paperback orders will come a sticker,and orders will be shipping out mid-March! You will get a tracking number to your email once the zine has been shipped out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10326\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllDigital.jpg\" alt=\"Promo image of &quot;After All&quot;. Text in black on a yellow banner reads &quot;Digital Download @ jeypawlik.itch.io - $8USD&quot; The image shows two comic pages from the zine. Page 1 shows Zenigata's men searching one of Lupin's hideouts and finding a gay men's porn magazine. One officer asks Zenigata &quot;Inspector. Do we have protocol for handling this?&quot; he looks nervously as he holds up the magazine which shows a nude male model from behind. Page 2 shows Zenigata looking surprised then becoming serious. He says &quot;It's evidence, put it with the rest.&quot; A timeskip happens and Zenigata is in a hotel room doing paperwork, he looks serious.\" width=\"1271\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllDigital.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllDigital-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllDigital-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllDigital-768x604.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1271px) 100vw, 1271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A downloadable version is available on Itchio:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/after-all\">https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/after-all<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10325\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllBonus.jpg\" alt=\"Promo image of &quot;After All&quot;. Text in black on a yellow banner reads &quot;Bonus: Chapter 3 has both a transJigen version and a cisJigen version!&quot; The image shows a comic page from the zine twice, but with slight differences, the first showing Jigen wearing a binder and the second showing Jigen wearing a tank top. Jigen takes Zenigata's right hand and presses it up against his own chest, he takes Zenigata's left hand and places it near his own ass. The two kiss deeply on the hotel bed. Jigen leans in and says &quot;That's it, stud.&quot;\" width=\"1271\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllBonus.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllBonus-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllBonus-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PromoAfterAllBonus-768x604.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1271px) 100vw, 1271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<h3>On The Job<\/h3>\n<p>Lupin pops into Zenigata&#8217;s office for a surprise. But once he&#8217;s there things get a bit out of hand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10330\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob2.jpg\" alt=\"Cover illustration of the Lupin III fancomic &quot;On The Job&quot;. A black background with a window above the title showing Zenigata from the nose down blushing as his tie is held by Lupin's hand which comes from the bottom of the window.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10331\" src=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob4.jpg\" alt=\"Comic page from &quot;On The Job&quot;, Lupin has been thrown under a desk and his limbs are in an awkward position. Light speechbubbles bubble around him as Zenigata speaks to his commissioner. We see a shot of Zenigata standing behind the desk from Lupin's perspective, him focusing on Zenigata's crotch with a large grin.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob4-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jpawlik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ItchioPreviewOnTheJob4-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preorder the paperback: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/on-the-job\/\">https:\/\/topazcomics.com\/shop\/product\/on-the-job\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the PDF: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/on-the-job\">https:\/\/jeypawlik.itch.io\/on-the-job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ve also got a PDF bundle option on Itch: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/148007\/lupin-iii-zine-extravaganza\">https:\/\/itch.io\/s\/148007\/lupin-iii-zine-extravaganza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re a $10 Patron or VIP Member, both On The Job and After All are available for you to read already~<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things Exchanged: A Lupin III Boudoir Zine Curious about how Inspector Zenigata and Mine Fujiko might flirt? 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