Bloodstripe

Bloodstripe is a gen Star Wars zine with an emphasis on stories with Han Solo as the main character.
Eight issues were printed.
Some of the art by Zawiah can be found here.offline as of 2012.
==About==
From a distributor, Agent With Style: 
==Online==
The majority of this fiction was online at Corellian Embassy appears to be offline (May 2012 or before). Some time after May 2012, the site was excluded from the WBM.
==Issue 1==
Bloodstripe 1 was published in May 2000 and has 250 pages focusing on the Star Wars character Han Solo with stories in chronological order of Han's life written by various authors. It was the 2001 FanQ Award winner for "Best Star Wars fanzine'. It includes stories by Alison Glover, Annette Stickles, Carolyn Golledge, Martha Wilson and many others. Lots of artwork throughout by Zawiah (a 2001 Fan Quality Award winner for best Star Wars artist), Smith, Judy Street, Naomi Stickles and others.
Color Covers: Back cover by Dianne Smith is a centerfold type portrait of a (tastefully PG13) nude Han Solo reclining on his bunk and the front cover by Dianne Smith is a full color portrait of Han titled 'Nice Men'. All stories are rated PG13.
* Freedom Flight by Annette Stickles (As a small boy forced to work as a pick pocket, Han Solo determines to escape.)
* Trying Again by Martha Wilson. A 2001 Fan Quality Award winner for Best Star Wars gen story.
* Never too Heavy by Marcia Pecor (Set during The Empire Strikes Back, this is the story of Han's rescue of Luke on Hoth.)
* Never Tell Me the Odds, Quiet Contemplation, No Turning Back by TJ Perkins and Elizabeth Corbett (While on Hoth, Han considers his feelings for Leia. Then she asks him to go on a scouting mission with Luke.)
* Understanding by Liz S. (Leia and Lando come to an understanding. Originally, written in 1987 for a Lando fanzine that never made publication.) (archived link)
* Night Watch by Liz S. (Set during Return of the Jedi. Han's first night with Leia after the carbon freeze. First appeared in Legends of Light)
* Secrets by Martha Wilson (Leia discovers something about Han's past, but will he believe it's by accident? First appeared in Who's Scruffy Looking?)
* Reunion by Judy Ebberley (Han sets out to rescue an Alliance General only to discover someone he'd thought long lost to him.)
* Double Vision by Bernadette Crumb (What if Leia was replaced by a clone and Han has to (for the Alliance's sake) pretend it really is Leia?)
* A Letter for General Solo by ZP Florian (Han receives a letter that takes him back to a dangerous mission from the past.)
* Ghost by Carolyn Golledge (Han thought he had finally gotten rid of his arch enemy Sith Lord Hagren years ago. But now Hagren is back, in ghostly form, and he wants the ultimate revenge—Solo’s body to replace his.)
* Freedom Flight by Annette Stickles 
* I Do Care What You Smell by Alison Glover (Han, Luke and Chewie must find the source of a REALLY bad smell aboard the Falcon just when they need the ship in pristine condition for an important negotiation Leia is organizing.)
* The Last Laugh by Carolyn Golledge is the final section of the zine and is all comedy including the comic cartoon cell version (drawn by Zawiah) of Every Corellian Has His Day which was in Alliance and Empire (11 pages)
* Filks and poems by Johnson, Potter, Scales.
File:bloodstripe1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Zawiah 
File:bloodstripe1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Naomi Stickles
File:bloodstripe1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Zawiah 
File:bloodstripe1-4.jpg|from issue #1, title art by Zoya Tylner
File:bloodstripe1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Dianne Smith
File:bloodstripe1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Zawiah 
File:bloodstripe1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Zawiah 
File:bloodstripe1-8.jpg|from issue #1, sample text 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Bloodstripe 2 was published in May 2001 and has 250 pages. It is the 2002 Fan Quality Award winner for Best Star Wars fanzine. Full color covers front and back by Dianne Smith and Zawiah Zainudin. All stories fully illustrated—artists include Kate, Zawiah, Annette and Dianne Smith. 
* Not a Nice Man by Adrienne. ("Han does a deal with Rieekan to get more smuggler friends involved with helping the rebels. What is it about this deal that he hopes no one else ever finds out?" Another description: "Following the battle of Yavin, Han Solo finds himself drawn ever more deeply into friendships and responsibilities that may ruin his image as an uncaring
mercenary. What common bond does he share with Leia and Luke?")
* Relations by Judy Ebberley ("Only recently finding his father, Han Solo is in for even more shocks.") 
* Untitled by Alison Glover. 
* Pursuit of the Heart (part 1) by Mikell Johnson. ("What would have happened if Han and Leia had met while he was still an Imperial Officer?")
* Those Who Survive by TJ Perkins. ("Why was Han in such a hurry to leave Mos Eisley the day he met Luke and Ben?" Another description: "Jabba the Hutt has just posted a huge bounty for Han Solo's capture - dead or alive. The docking bay at Mos Eisley is crawling with those eager to collect the prize.") 
* Crash by Helen Potter. ("No one could survive emotionally undamaged after seeing their entire world destroyed. Who will be there for Leia when the trauma hits home?")
* A Revolting Discovery (titled "A Revolting Development" on a flyer) by Annette Stickles. ("Han is kidnapped by an insane wookiee who wants to take revenge on Chewbacca." Another description: "While visiting Chewbacca's family, Han is captured by another Wookiee who has very nasty plans for him. Can Leia and Chewie come to the rescue in time?")
* Ghost Ships by Martha Wilson. ("Han and other rebels are captured by Lord Tion's Star Destroyer. Can they escape and at what cost?" Fifth story in the Arandu Series. First appeared in Bright Center of the Universe #2, reprinted in The Renegade and the Rogue)
* Getting Under the Skin by Alison Glover ("Han, Luke, Leia and Chewie find they have accidentally picked up a souvenir from the Death Star.")
* Operation Antidote by Carolyn Golledge ("This story is best read as a sequel to A Certain Courage. Han discovers the Imperials have poisoned the woman scientist friend he recruited for the Rebels. Can he find the antidote in time? To do so he must confront an old enemy." Another description: "Han has helped recruit a scientist friend to the Alliance. What can he do when he learns she has been poisoned by an Imperial Commander, a man who has harbored a personal grudge against Solo since their days together in the Imperial Academy?")
* More stories by ZP Florian, Vicki Lawrence and others.
* THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK CARTOONS five hilarious cartoons by Zawiah Zainudin (a 2001 Fan Quality Award winner for best Star Wars artist)
* Father Figure by Judy Ebberley ("Han is worried that Chewbacca may feel left out now that Han has found his father.")
* Hair of the Gundark by Z.P. Florian ("Post The Empire Strikes Back alternate—a very different take on Han’s rescue from Jabba.")
* Filks by Traci Thompson and others
File:bloodstripe2-1.jpg| from issue #2, Naomi Stickles for "A Revolting Development"
File:bloodstripe2-2.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Crash"
File:bloodstripe2-3.jpg| from issue #2, Marla Fair for "Hair of the Gundark"
File:bloodstripe2-4.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Not a Nice Man"
File:bloodstripe2-5.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Ghost Ships"
File:bloodstripe2-6.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Ghost Ships"
File:bloodstripe2-7.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Ghost Ships"
File:bloodstripe2-8.jpg| from issue #2, Kate for "Ghost Ships"
File:bloodstripe2-9.jpg| from issue #2, Zawiah Zainudin for "Operation Antidote" 
File:bloodstripe2-10.jpg| from issue #2, Zawiah Zainudin for "Operation Antidote" 
File:bloodstripe2-11.jpg| from issue #2, Zawiah Zainudin for "Operation Antidote" 
File:bloodstripe2-12.jpg| from issue #2, Zawiah Zainudin for "Father Figure"
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Bloodstripe 3 was published in May 2002 and contains 250 pages. It was the 2003 FanQ Award winner for "Best Star Wars Gen fanzine'.
The front and back covers are by Kate (Leela Starsky). The interior art is by Kate, Zawiah Zainudin, and Annette Stickles. 
* Letters of Comment (2)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (6)
* And a Guy Like Him by Carly Lahanna ("Han is assigned to be Leia's bodyguard.") (7)
* You Have the Greatest Heart by Birgitt Schuknecht, art by Dianne Smith. ("Leia’s thoughts and feelings as she rescues Han from Jabba.") (13)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (15)
* Sleeping Alderaani by Zawiah Zainudin (16)
* Just Another Four Letter Word by Birgitt Schuknecht, art by Zawiah ("Han and Leia try to help the survivors of an earthquake.") (22)
* An Old Acquaintance by Annette Stickles, art By Annette ("A woman, long obsessed with Han Solo, gains power and has him kidnapped and his memories altered.") (26)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (60)
* Captain Solo's Mandelyr by Helen Potter ("Han and Leia are temporarily trapped aboard the Falcon. Leia takes the opportunity to learn what she can of Solo's past.") (61)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (68)
* Kindness is its Own Reward by Judy Ebberley, art by Zawiah ("A long ago act of kindness rebounds to embarrass Han Solo.") (69)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (82)
* A Baby Named Janaree by Rachel Snider, art by Zawiah (83)
* The Right Words, filk by Cindy Olsen (92)
* Identity by Sandra Woodburn, art by Zawiah (94)
* Dinner with Vader, cartoon by Sawiah (114)
* Mission to Galadan by Leela Starsky and illustrated by Leela Starsky. ("Set four months after A New Hope. A rebel operative, investigating the Empire's sudden interest in the planet Galadan has gone missing. Their assistance bought by the Rebellion, Han and Chewie find themselves guiding Luke and Leia through the jungle world, to discover not entirely welcome help in the most unexpected places.") (116)
* The Truce by Cindy Olsen (182)
* Make Me Hard, filk by Cindy Olsen, to the tune by Bernie Hayes, performed by the Whitlams (186)
* Hunting the Hunter by Martha Wilson ("Martha's first ever Star Wars story, and first story in the Arandu Series. Han meets a Sith Lord while captured by Boba Fett.") (reprinted from On a Clear Day You Can See Dagobah #2) (187)
* Pursuit of the Heart Part 2 by Mikell Johnson, art by Kate (Leela Starsky). ("What would have happened if Han and Leia had met while he was still an Imperial Officer?") (211)
File:Rojlukeleiamysis.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah, "Luke telling his sister"
 
File:pursuit1.jpg|from issue #3, Kate, for "Pursuit of the Heart"
File:pursuit2.jpg|from issue #3, Kate, for "Pursuit of the Heart"
Image:bloodstripe3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
Image:bloodstripe3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
Image:bloodstripe3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Annette Stickles
Image:bloodstripe3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
Image:bloodstripe3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
Image:bloodstripe3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
Image:bloodstripe3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Kate
Image:bloodstripe3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Kate
Image:bloodstripe3-9.jpg|from issue #3, Kate
Image:bloodstripe3-10.jpg|from issue #3, Zawiah Zainudin
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Bloodstripe 4 was published in May 2003 and contains 250 pages.
The art is by Zawiah, Dianne Smith, Pearce, and Kate (Leela Starsky).
 
It contains, like the other issues, mostly Han and Leia stories. 
The zine won the 2004 FanQ Honorable Mention for Best Star Wars Gen Zine.
* Letters of Comment (1)
* Point of No Return by Skye Rutherford, art by Zawiah ("Having escaped the Death Star, Han finds the tracer on the Falcon and decides not to go to Yavin. He and Leia and Luke have more time to get to know one another.") (9)
* The Dinner Series Comics by Sawiah (36)
* Attitudes by Sheila Paulson, art by Zawiah ("Send on a mission with only Threepio for backup, and captured by Imperials, Han finds he must rely on the droid.") (37)
* The Dinner Series Comics by Sawiah (70)
* Communications Breakdown by Judy Ebberly, art Zawiah ("Many of Han’s friends are still waiting for news of his rescue from Jabba.") (71)
* The Conversation, poem by Sheila Paulson (83)
* Blurry by C Minor by C Minor, art by Dianne Smith (84) 
* Homecoming by Sheila Paulson (94)
* Pursuit of the Heart (part 3) by Mikell Johnson ("What would have happened if Han and Leia had met while he was still an Imperial Officer?") (95)
* Bounty by C Minor, art by Leela Starsky ("Han has accepted a contract to collect a bounty — on Leia. Now he wants out.") (135)
* Fire and Rain, filk by Rosalind Sulaiman, to the tune by James Taylor (162)
* Wookiee Reflections, poem by Sheila Paulson (164)
* That Don't Impress Me Much, filk by Rosalind Sulaiman, to the tune by Shania Twain (166)
* I'm Marrying Han, filk by Julie Atwood, to the tune of "It's Raining Men" (168)
* Friends and Lovers by Cindy Olsen, art by Leela Starsky (""Friends and Lovers" is a tame-downed sequel to "Just Friends", a story due to be published in the print fanzine Don"t Get Too Excited. "Just Friends" tells the tale of Han and Leia's "first time", a time set months before the events of The Empire Strikes Back. This sequel, "Friends and Lovers," picks up where the previous story left off...") (170)
* You Belong to My Heart, filk by Carolyn Golledge, to words by Ray Gilbert, Spanish words and music by Augustin Lara, 1941 (186)
* Under Coruscant by Leela Starsky (The sequel to "Mission to Galadan.") ("NOTE: In my version of this galaxy far, far away, the Galactic Standard Year consists of ten calendar months, each containing 40 days, or four ten-day weeks. A Galactic Standard Day consists of twenty, fifty-minute hours. But this is usually deferred in preference to local time. Inspirational music: "Blade Runner" soundtrack by Vangellis. "The Dish" soundtrack by Edmund Choi. "X- Men" soundtrack by Michael K-men. "Lord of the Rings- The Two Towers" soundtrack by Howard Shore.") (187)
 
 Image:thebounty.jpg| from issue #4, Zawiah 
 Image:thebounty2.jpg|from issue #4, Kate 
 Image:thebounty3.jpg|from issue #4, Zawiah
 Image:thebounty4.jpg|from issue #4, Kate
 Image:thebounty5.jpg|from issue #4, Kate
 Image:thebounty6.jpg|from issue #4, Pearce
 Image:thebounty7.jpg|from issue #4, Dianne Smith
 Image:thebounty8.jpg|from issue #4, Dianne Smith
 Image:thebounty9.jpg|from issue #4, Kate
 Image:thebounty10.jpg|from issue #4 
 Image:thebounty11.jpg|from issue #4, Kate
==Issue 5==
Bloodstripe 5 was published in 2004 and has 194 pages. Art by Wanda Lybarger, Leela Starsky, Lyn Skillings, Zawiah, Dianne Smith and Naomi.
* Forty Days to Bespin by Leela Starsky, art by Leela Starsky (Just what did happen between Han and Leia during that long flight to Bespin?)
* A Princess and a Guy Like Him by Aquarius (Respect, friendship, and attraction grow as Han and Leia are pursued by bounty hunters on Ord Mantell.)
* He Made My Bed by Naimai Yeo, art by Zawiah
* The Mirrana Run by Sheila Paulson, art by Zawiah
* Summer Vacation by Naomi Stickles, art by Naomi
* She Kicked My Butt by Naimai Yeo, art by Zawiah
*Art: "Just What I Always Wanted" by Dianne Smith (reprint, was the cover of issue #2)
*Art: "Han and Leia Bespin" by Wanda Lybarger
 
File:bloodstripe5-1.jpg| from issue #5, Wanda Lybarger
File:bloodstripe5-2.jpg| from issue #5, Zawiah
File:bloodstripe5-3.jpg| from issue #5, Kate (a color rendition of this piece is used as the cover of issue #4)
File:bloodstripe5-4.jpg| from issue #5, Wanda Lybarger
File:bloodstripe5-5.jpg| from issue #5, Kate 
==Issue 6==
Bloodstripe 6 was published in May 2005 and has 200 pages. Color covers by Smith and/or Kate. Illustrations by Zawiah. 
* Twelve Past Victory by Lady Moonbeam 4
* Melt(down) by Aquarius (A vignette to bridge A Princess and a Guy like Him and Vulnerable.; the South Passage encounter takes on new meaning.) 43
* Vulnerable by Aquarius 52
* Convalescence by Nai Mei Yao 75
* Three Words by Aquarius (Han and Leia are finally ready to start a family...or are they?) 164 (winner of a 2006 FanQ)
* Marriage of Convenience by Cindy Olsen (While on a mission together, Han and Leia must pretend to be a married couple.) 170 
File:meltdown.jpg| art from "Melt(down)," art by Zawiah 
 Image:threewords1.jpg| from "Three Words," art by Zawiah 
 Image:threewords2.jpg| from "Three Words," art by Zawiah 
==Issue 7==
Bloodstripe 7 was published in May 2006 and contains 195 pages.
* The Death and Life of Han Solo by Mary Sue 5
* I Dream of Leia by Aquarius 60
* Youthful Indiscretions by Mary Sue 64
* Art Portfolio by Leela Starsky, Dianne Smith 107
* Back Returning by Lisa Adolf 114
* Mine by Sean Allen 130
* Enroute to Endor by RachelPrincess 136
* Night Over Endor by GalaxyGirl 141
* Crash Alert by Carolyn Golledge 146
* Home by GrlSolo 160
* The Tryst by Aquarius 170
* Bondage by Amy Gettim 174
* front cover by Leela Starsky
==Issue 8==
Bloodstripe 8 was published in May 2007 and is 216 pages long.
Art by Leela Starsky (front cover), Stephanie Swanger (back cover), Zawiah, Dianne Smith (black and white reprints of the covers of Never Say Die #3 and #6), Wanda Lybarger.
* The Quest To Kill Count Dracula by Kim Bowers (Can Luke resist being turned to the dark side Vampire style? Can Leia resist Dracula's hypnotic advances? Will Han survive and rescue his friends.) (35 pages)
* AIM In A Galaxy Far Far Away by Sue Parsons (An internet communication between Han and Leia.) (2 pages)
* Invitation by Liesel Booker (Han notices a strange coincidence when Leia invites him to her birthday celebration.) (5 pages)
* What You Can’t Have by FanOfHan (When Han finally gets some time alone, he finds himself thinking about only one woman. Irritated at the realisation that he's changing involuntarily, he tries to ignore it - and Leia - but when they are thrown together on a mission to Corellia, Han suddenly understands that his jealously for her is more deep-seated than simple lust. Now it's going to take a lot to protect her, and it's going to take everything he's got to not tell her how he feels.) (47 pages)
* Frozen Together by Liesel Booker (Han learns some new truths about himself while rescuing Luke on Hoth.) (8 pages)
* Suspicions by Rachael Princess (Set shortly after ROJ. Separate missions and old friends help Han and Leia reveal underlying fears as they strive to define their new relationship.) (33 pages)
* We’re Sleeping Too Well by Liesel Booker (Han confesses the horrors of his past when he and Leia are unable to sleep, fearing for their children.) (8 pages)
* Snow Day by Liesel Booker (The Solo Organa family have some misadventures on a day out.) (6 pages)
* Broken Circle by Mary Sue (Five years after Leia and Chewbacca are killed, both Solo and Luke begin to hope and believe she may be alive. Has she been tortured with carbonite imprisonment all these years, and if so, will she be the same person when she is rescued? Can she and Solo and their three children resume life as before?) (51 pages)
* Pivot by Sue Parsons (Many years after her marriage to Han, Leia overhears him tell Luke about a pivotal moment in the developing romance.) (3 pages)
* Red Panty Introspective by Aquarius (2 pages)
* Hardbody by Sue Parsons (Threepio has a most unusual accident that alters his perceptions of Leia.) (2 pages)
* I, Nerfherder by Aquarius (winner of a 2008 FanQ) (Han has some adjusting to do to settle into life with Leia.) (5 pages)
* Polar Opposites by Sue Parsons (On Hoth, Solo considers the chances of romance with Leia.) (1 page)
* Scuttlebutt by Helen Potter (Han and Leia are now officially a couple and everyone has an opinion as to exactly how they're spending their free time.) (2 pages)
File:bloodstripe8art1.jpg| from issue #8, Wanda Lybarger
File:bloodstripe8art2.jpg| from issue #8, Leela Starsky
File:bloodstripe8art3.jpg| from issue #8, Dianne Smith, also the cover of Never Say Die #6
File:bloodstripe8art4.jpg| from issue #8, Zawiah
File:bloodstripe8art5.jpg| from issue #8, Zawiah
File:bloodstripe8art6.jpg| from issue #8, Stephanie Swanger
File:bloodstripe8art7.jpg| from issue #8, Dani Lane, also in Wookiee Rendezvous
File:bloodstripe8art8.jpg| from issue #8, Zawiah
==References==
 
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:2000 Zines
Category:2000s