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"The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed."

"She has short, dark hair. She usually wears aviation goggles on top of her head and a scarf around her neck. Otherwise, she dresses in comfortable clothes. She is average size and has a good body image. She has loads of confidence and charisma. She appears to be Asian or Native American. She has a ready smile." 

"Jenny has also been frequently seen wearing a long fall/winter coat. Her personality has tended to be a bit rebellious, or "for the people" (remember she is a super hero). She may also be a bit naive (she does not always know the worlds she shifts to), but very creative and "worldly". Also, her favorite food is toast."

A nice "Starter" comic to get to know Jenny:

Other, general information can be found on our "Who Is Jenny Everywhere" pages. Including counts of known works, authors and Jennys!

From the Original Website:

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The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed.

While we strongly suggest you read through the rest of this site before you begin on your story, all you really need to begin is found above. It is absolutely necessary that this one condition be met, so that the spirit of this project will be continued. Thank you.

Who is Jenny Everywhere?

Though the character of Jenny Everywhere is vague enough to allow for many different interpretations, there are a few things that define who she is. Do all these signifiers need to be represented? Absolutely not. But the fewer that you use, the less likely that your character will be recognized as Jenny Everywhere.

She has short, dark hair. She usually wears aviation goggles on top of her head and a scarf around her neck. Otherwise, she dresses in comfortable clothes. She is average size and has a good body image. She has loads of confidence and charisma. She appears to be Asian or Native American. She has a ready smile.

Does Jenny have any powers?

Jenny Everywhere exists in all dimensions at once. She has the accumulated wisdom of all her other selves, and she can potentially shape or change dimensional properties. Her powers basically allow her to have wildly diverging storylines without having to worry about continuity. Her powers aren’t the reason for the story, they’re the means to get to the story. Since she exists everywhere at the same time, you should have no trouble throwing her into any situation you choose, be it riding dinosaurs in the Wild West or arm wrestling Richard Nixon on the moon. For the Shifter, any adventure is possible.

Some people may want to explore her powers further. Keep in mind that your story does not have to showcase any overt uses of her powers at all. In fact, though her powers may be put to use in a fair number of ways, the concept behind Jenny is that she prefers to get out of dangerous situations without the use of these powers. She thrives on the thrill and always plays fair, even if it brings her close to death.

If I create a Jenny Everywhere story, am I obligated to give it to you for your website and/or publication?

Absolutely not. We hold no claim over any story produced using the Jenny Everywhere character. One of our purposes in creating Jenny is that people can create stories involving this character free of any editorial constraints. If you create a Jenny story and we never even hear about it, that's fine by us--though we would be pleased if you would consider letting us know, so we could check it out.

Is it ok to get published and/or paid by another source for my Jenny Everywhere story?

Yes. Your story is your story. You have every right to use and exploit your story in any way you wish. But keep in mind that the character of Jenny Everywhere belongs to everyone, so you have no more rights to the character than anyone else and can not transer total rights to another person or organization.

If one of the conditions of selling your story is also to sell the character of Jenny for any exclusivity, you are not free to do so. This is the one and only rule for the Jenny Everywhere concept. If you do this, you are selling your publisher a bill of goods and nothing else.

THE SHIFTER ARCHIVE PROJECT

So, is this the "Official" site of Jenny Everywhere?

Well, technically, no. Since Jenny Everywhere does not belong to anyone in particular, there is no such thing as an "Official" site. However, the original JennyEverywhere.com site would have been the closest thing to an "Official" site. The Shifter Archive, however, is backed by a number of people from the initial creators of Jenny. This  is also the definitive archival site for The Shifter... not that there is any other site like this aside from the Wikipedia entry. Will I call this site the "Official" site? No. Technically, it's a "fan site"! *wink*

What is The Shifter Archive Project?

This is a response to the old Jenny Everywhere site going down without notice. This site is inspired by the original. designed for familiarity. The purpose of this site is to archive and back up any and all Jenny Everywhere project!

Are you making money off of this site?

Any money received through this site may be used to advertise the website itself, but mostly and funds will go to our host for server costs. No profit is made through this site. It all goes to supporting the site itself. The host relies on donations to help cover server costs. Actually, funds may also go to advertising this site or contests as well. But yes, it remains non-profit. Ads will never appear on content pages.

Will you host my Jenny Everywhere comic, art, story, etc?

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: We will normally link OUT to where you have your comic, art, story, etc. hosted so you get the hits. In fact we would prefer it. However, we can host your stuff here. The only catch is that you won't be able to hot-link images, and the page design will be like the rest of our hosted stuff. The site exists as an archive, not a multi-personal site.

What are the "Archive" and "Link Out" images mean?

Basically, if the piece in question still exists online, we will highlight the button. but if we could not find it online any more and/or The Shifter Archive would be the only/better place to view said piece, then we would highlight the button. Any piece listed in the archive has a backup as well. So if a the original site disappears, we will "activate" the archive button so people won't miss it!

OTHER QUESTIONS

I may not know what the "official" answers would be (if any),
so I'll give my MY best interpretations for additional questions that pop-up.
Remember that these a MERELY my interpretations.

So Jenny Everywhere is basically open license... but what about other people's stories and designs?

Each Jenny Everywhere story should be respected as a copyright of the people that came up with it. However, if you have an idea that could be BASED off of one of these stories, or one of these stories could serve as a back story (Like "Soulless Mate" is loosely based off of "My Bloody Valentine"), should be OK. However you should still try and contact the original authors about your idea, particularly if it is heavily or largely based off of their story. Otherwise I do believe it is fine.

The reasoning that her scarf and goggles came from her Mother (who is only known as "a famous pilot who disappeared"). In a couple stories, We have also found out that her favorite food is toast. Which I believed was first mentioned in The Late Shift.

Remember that there are an infinite number of Jenny Everywhere's so there is a infinite amount of possibilities of stories. They all do not need to link up into a timeline or anything. Though some can and do. But you can also make something that contradicts another Jenny story if you'd like as well. Infinite possibilities!

What about other people's character designs?

Well, this is something where it might get a little confusing, but there are a few core elements in being a Jenny Everywhere. Again:

"She has short, dark hair. She usually wears aviation goggles on top of her head and a scarf around her neck. Otherwise, she dresses in comfortable clothes. She is average size and has a good body image. She has loads of confidence and charisma. She appears to be Asian or Native American. She has a ready smile." 

Jenny has also been frequently seen wearing a long fall/winter coat. Her personality has tended to be a bit rebellious, or "for the people" (remember she is a super hero). She may also be a bit naive (she does not always know the worlds she shifts to), but very creative and "worldly". Also, her favorite food is toast.

Technically... any of these can be messed with. In The Death of Jenny Everywhere there was a sighting of a Cat Jenny Everywhere, a African Jenny Everywhere, and a pre-op Johnny Everywhere. And in The Nipped Nap, the first fill story of Jenny as a humanoid, anthropomorphic animal, had her as a Fox.

The trick is to not go "too far" because then people may have a harder time identifying Jenny. Basically if you change some things, make sure you keep other things... for recognition purposes. If you choose to make a Jenny with a different ethnic background, keep the goggles and scarf. Some people have even just kept the goggles and her ethnicity. In Infinity Apartment, Jenny ends up having just glasses by the end. There are many possibilities.

Oh, and as far as "borrowing" other people's designs: It should be OK for the most part for adaptations, since so many are fully or partially or similarly based off of other Jenny designs already. But I would recommend against a FULL copy/mock of one's design unless you get their permission. But I doubt this would be an issue anyway.

Are there any Jennys that can openly be copied? 

Yes! For those that may worry about copying too much of anyone's design, there are a few that people can readily copy and adapt from. However, it is always encouraged that people try to create their own versions!

There are Steve Wintle's  original designs which are Public Domain, which can be found here and here. Also, Diana Nock has a Creative Commons By-Sa (give attribution and share-alike), licensed image which can be found here.

Also, Fesworks has a Creative Commons By-Sa image based off of the Crossing Over Worlds version here. It should be noted that people are free to use this version's design and color scheme (as seen in the comic). Though really, attribution is not needed unless directly linking to the Crossing Over Worlds story.

Does Jenny shift between worlds or other selves?

Previously not directly answered, but it is worth bringing up for discussion. Actually, the original idea was that "she exists in all universes at once", more or less. While there have been several comics where Jenny is not doing this specifically. Suffice to say, it is open to interpretation, and what would work best for the story one has in mind. The following are just a few examples:

• Jenny can simply exist in all universes at once with or without shifting recollections of other versions of herself. 

• Jenny can shift herself between different versions of herself in other universes. With or without changing her appearance.

• Jenny is a lone being that can shift between other universes, with or without changing appearances.

• Jenny can meet other versions of herself, meaning a single Jenny is not restricted to one universe.

• Jenny can shift OTHER things and people between universes, with or through her.

These are but a few examples, collected from several different comics featuring The Shifter. People are, of course, not limited to these examples.

Who is Jenny Nowhere?

Jenny Nowhere first appears in A Damn Fine Hostile Takeover Part 2, drawn by Nelson Evergreen and written by Joe Macré. She appears in the last page with the highly plausible assumption that she is an antagonist of Jenny Everywhere. And, to a certain degree, Mrs. Zirma, or the Mrs. Zirma comic. 

The name "Jenny Nowhere" should be available for anyone to use in any way they see fit... but the character herself is a blank slate. How she looks, how she dresses, her character quirks, what her agenda might be - it's all up to the individual who wants to do something with the name. Anyone can create their own Jenny Nowhere from the ground up.

We'd imagine that - whatever she is - she functions in some way as a "prime antagonist" to Jenny Everywhere, like you say. Yin to the yang, and that. Which can work in all sorts of ways. I like the idea that in each universe there's a Jenny Everywhere who's recognizably Jenny Everywhere in name, character and appearance... and somewhere in each universe there's a Jenny Nowhere who's recognizably Jenny Nowhere in name only.

Maybe creators should be encouraged to come up with a Jenny Nowhere that actively avoids comparisons with existing versions of the character... to go out on a limb and make up something totally unique.

But in a nutshell: use the name, make up the rest. Of course, one is not required to follow the "Jenny Nowhere" name and scheme, but could be a fun idea that people can play with.

Please either e-mail "fesworks" at his gmail account, with any questions.