Jundland Wastes

You may be looking for the Star Wars newsletter, Jundland, Too.
 "... what we have done with Lucas hath wrought."
Jundland Wastes is a Star Wars letterzine that ran for sixteen issues, two of them double issues.
From the first issue: "Jundland Wastes" is a bi-monthly publication of Nerfherder Press. Subscription rates: .90 per issue, $2.70 for three issue subscription; add .25 per issue for overseas." A free issue was given to writers for every three letters published. Like many early fan publications, the letterzine was published without any copyright notices and may, in the US, be in the public domain.
==Permission To Copy==
"Again, for the record, I officially give permission for fans to copy any of my OOP SWars zines (frankly, it's easier on me than doing the photocopying myself): JUNDLAND WASTES (all issues), ALDERAANI IMPERATIVE, COMPLETE CIRCLE OF FIRE 1 and COMPLEAT ZEEK 1." Southern Enclave #25
==About==
From Maggie Nowakowska:
Jundland Wastes ran until 1983 and covered, as Maggie Nowakowska describes "a sizzling period in SW fanzine activity that began with the release of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and climaxed with the revelations of — and reactions to — RETURN OF THE JEDI."
==More History of this Letterzine==
Maggie Nowakowska has written an extensive and enlightening history: The Incomparable Jundland Wastes. You can read the entire thirty-eight page account here.
==Other Star Wars Letterzines==
* Alderaan (February 1978 to August 1981) (morphed into the multimedia letterzine, Comlink)
* Bound by the Force (1982-1997) -- contains some mulifandom content
* Darkside (1994-1997)
* Jundland Wastes (March, perhaps June 1981 to September 1983)
* Jundland, Too (February 1984 to May 1984)
* Rebel Alliance (1993-1994)
* Scoundrel (late 1983 or fall 1986)
* Southern Enclave (1983 to 2000)
* Tusken Farms (1993-?)
==Letterzines and the Postal Service==
==The Golden Time==
==Some of the Major Topics==
Fans discussed, and discussed, and discussed many things. Some of the larger topics were:
* The Luke and Han War
* the function, fairness, and validity of zine reviews
* Darth Vader, evil or just misunderstood?
* who was "The Other"?
* the role of Leia Organa, and more generally, how she was portrayed in fanfiction
* the impact each movie had on fandom
* censorship, pornography, and the Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett
* slash was barely mentioned
==Hokas! And Pat Nussman==
From Millennium #2 (2004), a zine that was dedicated to Pat Nussman:
==Difficult Times==
After Return of the Jedi was released, Star Wars fandom entered a trying period. There were no new movies on the horizon, and the last one, had been somewhat of a letdown, anyway. The wounds opened by debate, much of it pointed and painful, in "Jundland Wastes" caused many fans to lick their wounds and back off:
==Maggie Nowakowska Comments on Issue 1==
==General Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 1 (1981)==
Jundland Wastes 1 was published in March 1981 and contains ten pages.
* the editor writes: 
* this issue contains a letter from an author who has been trying to market her stories commercially: 
* a fan complains about editors refusing to print death stories, saying that the characters are real people with real lives that are dangerous and not allowing them to die every once is a while is not realistic
* fan complains about the anti-Leia and anti-Lando sentiments she's seen in other zines. 
* nearly 30 fanzines are advertised as available in the classified ads; either will be published soon
* 17 zines are in the planning stage and request contributions and/or SASEs for information
* 13 fanzine titles listed as out-of-print
* a review of Skywalker #4, see that article
* a review of Galactic Flight #4, see that article
* a review of Twin Suns #1, see that article
* a review of Equal Space, see that article
==Issue 2 (1981)==
Jundland Wastes 2 was published in May 1981 and contains 12 pages.
* art by Gee Moaven, Anne Davenport, and Wanda Lybarger
* the letterzine prints its first meta, an article by Karen Osman called Will the Real Darth Vader Stand Up?. In The Incomparable Jundland Wastes, Maggie Nowakowska wrote: 
* there is discussion about the differences between a Get 'em and how it branches out into H/C
* there is much discussion about the differences between Get stories and death stories
* a fan can only think of three fanfic stories where a main character dies, "Corellian Wake," (Han) " The Wages of Virtue," (Leia) and "The Chosen" (Vader)
* about fans writing Deathfic in the Star Wars universe: 
* there is a notice posted by a fan that reads: 
* a fan writes a detailed letter in defense of Lando, comparing him to Leia. Leia, she says: "She is probably the most misunderstood of the main characters and the least appreciated."
* a fan disagrees with the previous issue's positive review of Skywalker #4, saying she found the zine solid, but no fun and rather emotionless
* the editor of the letterzine wants to know if zine comments should be divided into reviews and criticisms. A fan had suggested that: 
* a fan questions the editorial policy of not allowing death stories involving major characters or excessive violence, suggesting that without those possibilities, fanfic will be as boring and shallow as most TV series' plots
* a fan defends Darth Vader who says he is cruel but not sadistic
* a fans suggests that so much fanfic portrays the characters as "Wimpy, Goody-Two-Shoes Skywalker," "Han Drunken Buffoon Solo," "Leia Snippy-Brat/Frigid Bitch Organa," and "Darth Hi-My-First-Name-Is-Evil Vader," is because fans only have four hours of film to work with. "After all, with STREK we had 79 hours -- and still some writers never got it right!"
* some fans complain about stories that show Han Solo as uneducated, speculating that he may have a background with a higher social class than portrayed
* many fans write and defend Leia despite the few stories there are at the time that feature her as an important, active character
* a writer suggests that the reason Lando is not a popular character is he was a man who made a decision in a tough spot, and that "moral ambiguity [in characters] is not appreciated [in fandom]."
* a long-time and well-known fan writer says that fanfic shouldn't just be imaginative or emotional indulgences and that folks who want to write Star Wars fiction should read a history, psychology, and mythology book first
* a review of Twin Suns #2, see that article
* a review of The Tatooine Tribune, see that article
* a review of Facets #5, see that article
* a review of Millennium #1, see that article
* 40 zines are listed as available or on the way, 16 zines are planned
==Issue 3 (1981)==
Jundland Wastes 3 was published in July 1981 and contains 12 pages. Art by Gee Moravan, Anne Davenport, Judith Low, and Wanda Lybarger.
* there is a lengthy article, called "Give'em Hell, Kid: The Skywalker/Solo Team in Star Wars Fanfiction," exploring the relationship of Luke and Han in fan fiction. It uses four stories, Foreshadows in Skywalker #4, "Kinmeet" in Galactic Flight #2, "The Payoff" in The Jedi Journal #2, and "Birds of a Feather" in Warped Space #43, as examples to explore the themes of Han's "big brother" protectiveness of Luke, and of Luke's growth and maturity, much of which as to do with his friendship with Han": 
* a fan divides fanfic into three groups: 
* a fan writes that she felt Star Trek fandom, the relationship story had completely taken over: 
* a fan writes that Lando is not: 
* a fan wonders where all the strong women are: 
* a fan is against deathfic, saying: 
* a fan responds to a letter in an earlier issue that said a fan should write fic unless she has read some history, psychology or mythology books: 
* a zine editor says she personally doesn't like death stories, but would never say they shouldn't be written: 
* one of the first letters, of MANY more later on, is written by a fan who is tired of fanfic treating Luke like an naive farmboy and Solo like an illiterate pirate with a heart of gold and of Leia as the bitch princess.
* a fan writes a letter that disagrees with a previous review of Foreshadows
* a fan says "reviews" should be of zines and "criticism" should be of individual stories or art
* a fan writes that feels there could definitely be too many stories that emphasize Luke-Han friendship stories as: 
* a fan notes that: 
* a fan writes that Star Wars is a big Mary Sue: 
* a writer/fan says that fans are buying bad fic in zines because they'll buy anything written about Star Wars: 
* a review of Guardian #3, see that article
* a review of Time Warp #5, see that article
* a review of Millennium #1, see that article
* a review of The Dark Lord #3/4, see that article
* a review of Space Happy, see that article
==Issue 4 (1981)==
Jundland Wastes 4 was published in September 1981 and contains 12 pages.
* there is an extensive, thinky article titled about The Other called, "Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?, or, But Daddy, You Said I Could Be 'the Other' Today!" by Anne Elizabeth Zeek. Its subject? Speculation on Yoda's line, "No, there is another."
* Linda Deneroff, publisher of Guardian, writes of the letter she received (the same letter was printed in Universal Translator #3): (For more about this controversy, see Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett.)
* another fan writes: 
* one of the authors of Foreshadows writes a response to a previous review
* a fan writes a letter in response to a previous fan's complaint that women in the SW universe were defined only by their relationships to men: 
* another fan writes: 
* A fan writes: 
* a fan says no one should write a review of a zine she has material in as it is a conflict of interest
* a fan says some fans are taking SW fiction too seriously: 
* a fan says that just because fiction is fan fic doesn't mean it should be the writer's very best effort: 
* a fan comments on another's comment that there is much more bad fic in SW than in Star Trek: 
* there is a submission request for "Matthews Collected," an anthology of Susan Matthews fiction: 
* there is a long letter complaining about people automatically labeling a story with a OFC a Mary Sue
* a review of Kessel Run #1, see that article
* a review of The Jedi Journal #3, see that article
* a review of Warped Space, #45, see that article
* a review of Hydrospanner Zero, see that article
==Issue 5/6 (1981)==
Jundland Wastes 5/6 was published in November 1981 and contains 20 pages. Art by Anne Davenport, Judith Low, Wanda Lybarger and Gee Moaven.
* Maureen Garrett, author of the Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers, writes a response to another fan's letter. See that article for more.
* a fan writes that ST and SW are different in that, while ST is Gene Roddenberry's creation, there were many different writers of the show and that with SW, George Lucas is the only creator: "It is, afterall, George Lucas's game from step one."
* many fans bring up the Moral Majority and Jerry Falwell's popularity as a possible reason/fear of "less than wholesome" fan fiction
* two fans write a joint letter claiming that SW folks at Star Trek America Convention gave them "... cold shoulders and infantile behavior [that] was enough to make us retch. If you don't belong to a certain click [sic], then you don't exist. Nice attitude, folks. Never have we EVER seen in Trekdom such a display of conceit and snobbery, and we're sorry as hell to see in in the SW fandom." The writers go on to complain that the zines that were reviewed favorably in Jundland Wastes were all being sold on the same table and accused the editor of the letterzine of playing favorites. The editor responds to this "extremely unpleasant letter" and says she doesn't fix reviews in any way, that some folks shared a table at the con to share expenses, she believes no one knowingly snubbed anyone, and that she finds SW fandom to be a pretty friendly place. Other fans wrote in and echoed Jundland Wastes' editors thoughts.
* fan says all the sex being written in SW fan fiction is because the fans all want to sleep with Harrison Ford
* a fan speculates that Lando will have to die saving Han to make up for his betrayal, something that fits into basic mythology
* a review of Warped Space #46, see that article
* from the editor: 
* the editor is feeling weary: 
* it contains the second part of the article titled: "Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? Or Damn It All, George, How Could You Do This to Us?" by Anne Elizabeth Zeek. It is a continuation of the article in issue #4 and investigates the line by Yoda, 'No, there is another.': 
* fan comments on the Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers and explicit sex in zines: 
* another fan writes that she sees a big difference between X-rated fiction and pornography, and "most of what I've read I would not consider pornography." She also says that accusing fans of writing X-rated fiction is an "attempt to darken Lucasfilm's reputation" was wrong: 
* a fan comments about the letter from Lucasfilm: 
* a fan writes of "The Controversy": 
* a fan reports about the talk that Maureen Garrett gave at Denvention about Lucasfilm and fan fiction. During it, Garrett said that she would 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan notes: 
 
* the editor of Twin Suns says she will not bow to censorship and hypocrisy in any way, shape or form: 
* the editor of Organia reports:
* an editor writes a letter to Lucasfilm:
* a fan writes of Lucasfilm: 
* a fan speculates on the recent complaint over sex in SW fan fiction: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
==Issue 7 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 7 was published in January 1982 and contains 20 pages. Art by Anne Davenport, Judith Low, Wanda Lybarger and Gee Moaven.
* many fans respond to the article in issue #5/6 ("Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?" about who is "the other")
* regarding "the other," a fan writes: 
* a male fan comments: 
* a fan adds: 
* another fan weighs in on "the other": 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* there are many, many more letters about the letters Lucasfilm sent to fanzines, and the editor says she is weary of the conflict and will not print any more letters after this issue about it
* a fan is worried about cons limiting attendees: 
* a fan blames Star Trek for the censorship conflicts: 
* a fan talks of the fan fiction tradition and Lucas and alludes to Imperial Entanglements: 
* a fan talks of fandom's place in society: 
* a fan comment on the lack of females in fanfiction: 
* a fan comments on why explicit sexual scenes are written by fans: 
* an much, much more
* a review of Evolution of a Rebel, see that article
* a review of The Princess Tapes, see that article
* a review of The Dark Lord #5, see that article
* three reviews of Pegasus #5, see that article
File:jundland7art1.jpg|inside art from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger
File:jundland7art2.jpg|inside art from issue #7, Anne Davenport
File:jundland7art3.jpg|inside art from issue #7, K. Kent
File:jundland7art4.jpg|inside art from issue #7, Judith Low
File:jundland7art5.jpg|inside art from issue #7, Anne Davenport
==Issue 8 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 8 was published in March 1982 and contains 20 pages. Art by Gee Moaven, Anne Davenport, J.R. Dunster, Cathye Faraci, Steve Gallacci, J.A. Low, Wandy Lybarger and P.D. O'Neill.
* The Hero's Hero ("being an exploration of some of the revolutionary ideas of George Lucas' heroes"), essay/article by Jean L. Stevenson: 
* a fan encourages fans to pick up thephone: 
* a fan tosses out what she thinks will be a controversial statement: 
* a fan writes that: 
* a fan wonders if Lucas is setting up his audience for the revelation that Han is Luke's older brother
* a fan clears up a rumor: 
* a fan says she will not be sending any more material to a "certain SW fan club newsletter," as the editor "butchered" her vignette by taking out the paragraphs and messing with punctuation
* there is much discussion about Vader, his motivations and whether he is evil
* there is much discussion about previous zine reviews and whether they are fair/accurate
* a review of Facets #7/8, see that article
* a review of Multiverse #5, see that article
* a review of Crossed Sabers, see that article
* a review of the story "Life Line" in the zine Dracula, see that article
* a review of the story "Satisfaction Guaranteed" in the zine Pegasus #5, see that article
* a review of Star Wars Bibliography, see that article
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==Issue 9 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 9 was published in May 1982 and contains 22 pages. Art by Eluki bes Shahar, Anne Davenport, J.R. Dunster, J.A. Low, Wanda Lybarger, Pat O'Neill, and Virgina Rogers.
* it has an article/essay called "Han and Leia in Fanfiction or Do You Think a Princess and a Guy Like Me?" by Sherry Magee: 
* there is much discussion over whether reviewers should write reviews under their own names or if it was okay for them to pseuds
* there is a listing of the FanQ nominees two of which were Scoundrel and Twin Suns #4 and due to the Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett and the conflict and hassles it entailed
* there is a letter from the editor of The Dark Lord, complaining of the review of her zine in a previous issue of "Jundland Wastes." The rebuttal letter by the original reviewer is also printed.
* a fan asks: 
* there is MUCH discussion about art, originality, defense of portraits and use of photographs, a lack of action/adventure art, what makes fanart appealing, and a desire for more art to be discussed in zine reviews
* one of the two authors of "Satisfaction Guaranteed," reviewed in the previous issue, responds at length to that review, and in fact, there are many, many letters from fans, who have both positive and negative comments about the reviews Pegasus in issue #7
* a number of fans write that they dislike the factions in SW that insist on pitting Luke-fans against Han-fans, and vise versa; most fans profess a favorite character but claim to have a fondness for the other, something that didn't seem to translate in the reality on which they commented
* a fan is distressed that Leia is really the only female (aside from the little seen Beru) in the movies: 
* many fans discuss morality in relation to the Alliance and the Empire, and try to speculate on George Lucas' future plans/messages
* regarding characterization and fanfiction: 
* a fan comments on some other fans' comments in an earlier issue: 
* a fan is worried about the tone of the letterzine lately: 
* a review of A Star Wars Fanzine Index, see that article
* a review of Fantasy Flight, see that article
* a review of The Whills, see that article
File:jundland9art1.jpg|art from issue #9
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==Issue 10 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 10 was published in June 1982 and contains 18 pages. Art by Eluki bes Shahar, Anne Davenport, J.R. Dunster, Wanda Lybarger, Pat O'Neill, Ruth Templeton, and Virgina Rogers.
* the editor writes that "the New Burning issue appears to be zine reviews and what should and should not be said in them"
* a fan that had written reviews under a pseud in the past, but now that she has written and published two zines of her own, feels it is only fair to admit her pseud and now review fanworks under her legal name
* there is much discussion over whether the movies are simple action/adventure flicks or a bigger, or more meaningful, mythical messages
* the Han vs. Luke war heats up, with fans debating and jockey their favorite character for the position as the main hero
* a fan comments about explicitness of sex in fanzines: 
* fan says fan art is: 
* a fan describes her experience at masquerades when she dresses as an Imperial character: 
* a fan comments on "contemporary fannish standards": 
* there are many letters taking the reviewer in issue #9 to task for what they felt was an unfair, cruel, and racist review of The Whills
* there are the usual fan's rebuttals to other fan's rebuttals, which were in turn, rebuttals to previous rebuttals
* there is a review of the Tie-in novel, "Pawn of Prophecy"
* a review of Guardian #4, see that article
* two reviews of Starwings #1, see that article
* a review of Twin Suns #3, see that article
* a review of Knight of Shadows, see that article
* a review of The Whills, see that article
* a review of The Lost Jedis #2, see that article
File:jundland10art1.jpg|art from issue #10
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File:jundland10art4.jpg|art from issue #10, J.R. Dunster
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==Issue 11 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 11 was published in September 1982 and contains 20 pages. Art by Anne Davenport, D.R. Drake, J.R. Dunster, Pat O'Neill, and Letita Wells.
* the author of The Hero's Hero ("being an exploration of some of the revolutionary ideas of George Lucas' heroes"), essay/article from issue #8 writes a long letter responding to commenters
* a fan writes that she definitely sees Han as a pirate, as (she says) does George Lucas, and brings up what may be the first "Han Shot First" statement in this letterzine: 
* a fan comments on an earlier comment that there are many comparisons between Han and Tolkien's Aragorn: 
* the Luke and Han Wars heat up some more as fans debate who is more complex, who is the real hero, who has more faults, who is 'the other,' who is whiny...
* a fan writes an overview of Marcia Brin's Star Wars fiction. An excerpt: 
* a fan is tired of at least one comparison: 
* there is much discussion about the definition of evil and what constituted just war: 
* a fan thanks zine creators: 
* another fan is not so pleased: 
* and yet another fan is unhappy: 
* fans continue to debate the use of pseuds for zine reviews. On fan defends them: 
* a fan wants to have awards for just Star Wars: 
* a review of Kessel Run #2, see that article
* a review of Thunderbolt!, see that article
* a review of Imperial Entanglements, see that article
* a review of The Dark Lord, see that article
* a review of Visions, see that article
* a review of Storms, see that article
File:jundland11art1.jpg|inside art from issue #11
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File:jundland11art4.jpg|inside art from issue #11, J.R. Dunster
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==Issue 12 (1982)==
Jundland Wastes 12 was published in December 1982. With this issue, Pat Nussman writes that Jean Stevenson and Juanita Salicrup will take over the production work, while she continues to do content, and that without their help, the letterzine would fold. Cover article is "UHF, etc... A Song Master's Gift by Juanita Salicrup." Art by Eluki bes Shahar, Pat O'Neill, Anne Davenport, J.R. Dunster, Virginia Rogers, Wanda Lybarger and J. Salicrup.
* a fan writes a lengthy description and review of VHF, a filk work by Martie Benedict: 
* there is a review of The Star Wars Holiday Special by Jean Stevenson. She listed some highlights: it portrayed regular Wookiee life, and showed Wookiees continuing their alliance with the rebels. The reviewer found several things problematic, one being a male Wookiee being sexually aroused by watching a human woman sing. The reviewer includes all the lyrics to the songs sung and analyzes them at great length, and concludes that: 
* the JW Awards were announced, along with the rules. See image.
* a fan comments on Mary Sue: 
* a fan gives some insight into the term Smarm: 
* there are more letters about the purpose of reviews and of fans angry about zines they'd ordered not being delivered
File:Jundland12art1.jpg|art from issue #12, a fan "with grace and determination"
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File:Jundland12art8.jpg|art from issue #12, George Lucas
==Issue 13 (1983)==
Jundland Wastes 13 was published in March 1983. Art by Martie Benedict, Eluki bes Shahar, D.R. Drake, Wanda Lybarger, Pat O'Neill, and Mary Stacy-MacDonald.
* a fan speculates on the upcoming movie: 
* a fan mentions a proposed zine by Chris Jeffords called "Alternates" that would be an index to all the alternate universes in Star Wars fanfiction -- "... at least two stories written in the same continuum to qualify as a series." It would include a synopsis of each premise, the characters, the plot and what zine/zines published it. This zine appears to not ever have been published.
* it includes a letter from a fan's husband: 
In Issue 17 of the zine Universal Translator, Matthews wrote a letter complaining that she has heard that a fan using the name Inclination Press out of Tsaile, Arizona was reproducing and selling Ragnarok stories without authorization: A fan writes in this issue of Jundland Wastes that she did some detective work. She went to the post office, as she lives in this town, and questioned them. "This is a very small post office and one would take note of anything that isn't addressed to a person's name or the Navajo Community College," and they'd seen nothing sent to or from 'Inclination Press'...If the unauthorized reprints are originating from Arizona, they apparently aren't coming from Tsalie."
* a fan has made her choice about a con: 
* MediaWest's organizers respond to the conflict about AlterCon: 
* AlterCon's concom has a response to the rumors of friction they have heard: 
* a fan is back in the fannish saddle: 
* a fan refers to The Star Wars Holiday Special as "a less than successful experiment in bringing Star Wars to television." Another fan comments on the show and writes: 
* a review of Legends of Light, see that article
* a review of Flip of a Coin, see that article
* a review of Skywalker #6, see that zine
* a review of Docking Bay #3, see that article
* a review of Facets #9/10, see that article
File:jundland13art1.jpg|art from issue #13
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==Issue 14 (1983)==
Jundland Wastes 14 was published in May 1983. Art by Cheree Cargil, D.R. Drake, Wanda Lybarger, Pat O'Neill, Virginia Rogers and Mary Stacy-MacDonald.
* a fan writes of her opinion in another fan's review of/and the show in question: The Star Wars Holiday Special: 
* a fan writes a con report for Westercon. She mentions that some Lucasfilm folks were there, including Maureen Garrett. One of the slide shows was Twice Upon a Time (a Harrison Ford thing) hosted by Brian Narelle.
* a fan proposes this as the ideal third movie in the trilogy, feeling it would satisfy the greatest number of Star Wars fans: 
* without having any prior knowledge about the Ewoks in her future, a fan has this premonition: 
* Gordon Carleton writes a short history of T'Con, ReKWest*Con and the other relaxacons that became MediaWest*Con. He says MW*C was never meant to be "The Media Con" and suggests folks support other small cons, as well as WorldCon. He mentions that when the very first Fan Qs were awarded, it was in the form of a rose handed to the winner by Paula Smith and Sharon Ferraro. See media no world con.
* fans write in about their opinion regarding The Star Wars Radio Show; several find it interesting but portray things slightly out of character
* a review for "A Different Light Falls," a story in Legends of Light, see that article
* a review of Guardian #5, see that article
* a review of Legends of Light #1, see that article
* a review of The Return, see that article
File:jundland14art1.jpg|art from issue #14
File:jundland14art2.jpg|art from issue #14, D. Drake
File:jundland14art3.jpg|art from issue #14, Cheree Cargill
File:jundland14art4.jpg|art from issue #14, Pat O'Neill
File:jundland14art5.jpg|art from issue #14, Pat O'Neill
==Issue 15/16 (1983)==
Jundland Wastes 15/16 was published in September 1983 and contains 32 pages. Art by Cheree Cargill, Anne Davenport, D.R. Drake, Wanda Lybarger, S. Palmer, Mary Stacy-MacDonald, R. Walker and MAS.
* the editor says this will be the last issue, and that the letterzine will be continued by Jill O'Neill in Jundland, Too. She also reminds fans that two other Star Wars letterzines have sprung up, Southern Enclave and Scoundrel
* the vast majority of letters are fans sharing their reactions to the third movie which had come out in May
* a fan writes about the revelation of "the Other": 
* a remark from a male fan, who didn't like the movie poster and is perplexed at why the soundtrack album was only one record, adds: 
* a fan speculates on the future: 
* a fan writes of the movie: "If I see one more cute alien, I think I'm going to throw up." She hated Han thanking Luke over the comlink, hated the rescue scene, hated how Lando mispronounced Han's name everytime he said it, hated that it didn't really matter (not even to Luke) who "the Other" was, she hates how everyone was a general except Wedge, she hates that Han was made out to be bumbling idiot, and she mostly hates that George Lucas can't write meaningful emotion or dialogue.
* a fan says she loves the movie even though it wasn't the best of the trilogy. It was at least good SFX
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes that it was not the movie she was wishing for, that it was full of technical errors, felt somewhat empty, and there was too much emphasis on special effects (which she thought looked fake too often)
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: "|About ROTJ? Despite terrible dialogue and worse characterization, I love it!"
* while mostly pleased with the movie, a fan is unhappy: 
* from another fan: 
* a fan writes of the ending: "The solution was exceedingly tidy and businesslike, and I found it intellectually satisfying, but my emotions died on the vine. I just didn't give a damn."
* a fan adds: 
* a fan writes: 
* there is a long article that discusses the Lucas biography, "Skywalking," and compares Lucas' SW saga to the relationship he has with Francis Ford Coppola
* the editor ruminates on fanzine reviews, saying it wasn't the content of some of the more troublesome reviews, it was tone: 
* a fan writes: 
* a review of The Princess Tapes, see that page
* a review of Harrison Ford Filmography, see that page
* a review of Contraband, see that page
* 69 zines are listed in print
* 11 zines are coming soon
* 36 zines are planned
* 35 zines are out of print
File:jundland15-16art1.jpg|art from issue #15/16, S. Palmer
File:jundland15-16art2.jpg|tart from issue #15/16, D. Drake
File:jundland15-16art3.jpg|art from issue #15/16, MAS
File:jundland15-16art4.jpg|art from issue #15/16, Cheree Cargill
File:jundland15-16art5.jpg|art from issue #15/16, MAS
File:jundland15-16art6.jpg|art from issue #15/16, Cheree Cargill
File:jundland15-16art7.jpg|art from issue #15/16, D. Drake
==References==
Category:Star Wars Non-fiction Zines
Category:1981 Zines
Category:1982 Zines
Category:1983 Zines