Bloodstripe - Fanlore

Title:	Bloodstripe
Publisher:	Solo Press
Editor(s):	Carolyn Golledge
Type:	fanfic
Date(s):	2000 - Present
Series?:
Medium:	print zine, fanfic
Fandom:	Star Wars
Language:	English
Other:
External Links:	Bloodstripe 1 info here & WayBack link to publisher's site, some table of content info comes from the agent's website
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Contents 1 Issue 1 2 Issue 2 3 Issue 3 4 Issue 4 5 Issue 5 6 Issue 6 7 Issue 7 8 Issue 8

Bloodstripe is a gen Star Wars zine. It contains stories by multiple authors, has color covers and interior illustrations by various fan artists. The emphasis is on stories with Han Solo as the main character. At least 8 issues were printed. Some of the art by Zawiah can be found here.

Issue 1

Bloodstripe 1 was published in 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, Street, 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 Annette Stickles (As a small boy forced to work as a pick pocket, Han Solo determines to escape.)
• TRYING AGAIN Martha Wilson. A 2001 Fan Quality Award winner for Best Star Wars gen story.
• NEVER TOO HEAVY 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 Liz Sharpe (Leia and Lando come to an understanding. Originally, written in 1987 for a Lando fanzine that never made publication.)
• NIGHT WATCH Liz Sharpe (Set during Return of the Jedi. Han's first night with Leia after the carbon freeze. First appeared in Legends of Light)
• SECRETS 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 Judy Ebberley (Han sets out to rescue an Alliance General only to discover someone he'd thought long lost to him.)
• DOUBLE VISION 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 ZP Florian (Han receives a letter that takes him back to a dangerous mission from the past.)
• GHOST 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 EPILOG Annette Stickles
• I DO CARE WHAT YOU SMELL 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 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 (11 pages) by Carolyn Golledge
• Filks and poems by Johnson, Potter, Scales.

Issue 2

Bloodstripe #2 has 250 pages and 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?)
• RELATIONS by Judy Ebberley.
• 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?)
• 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 DEVELOPMENT by Annette Stickles. (Han is kidnapped by an insane wookiee who wants to take revenge on Chewbacca.)
• 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.)
• 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

Issue 3

Bloodstripe 3 was published in 2002 has 250 pages with a full color front and back cover by Kate. Color inside back cover by Zawiah Zainudin. It was the 2003 FanQ Award winner for "Best Star Wars Gen fanzine'.

• Four Letter Word by Birgitt Schuknecht art by Zawiah (Han and Leia try to help the survivors of an earthquake.)
• 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.)
• MISSION TO GALADAN by Leela Starsky and illustrated by Kate. (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.)
• AND A GUY LIKE HIM by Carly Lahanna.
• YOU HAVE THE GREATEST HEART by Birgitt Schuknecht, art by Dianne Smith. (Leia’s thoughts and feelings as she rescues Han from Jabba.)
• A FAIRY TALE by Zawiah Zainudin, art by Zawiah
• 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.)
• KINDNESS IS ITS OWN REWARD by Judy Ebberley, art by Zawiah (A long ago act of kindness rebounds to embarrass Han Solo.)
• A BABY NAMED JANAREE by Rachel Snider, art by Zawiah
• IDENTITY by Sandra Woodburn, art by Zawiah.
• HAN SOLO AND THE WIZARD by ZP Florian.
• PURSUIT OF THE HEART Part 2 by Mikell Johnson, art by Kate. (What would have happened if Han and Leia had met while he was still an Imperial Officer?)
• 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.)
• And much more by Alison Glover and others! Cartoons and filler art by Zawiah Zainudin and others.

Issue 4

Bloodstripe 4 has 250 pages, color covers and is perfect bound. Art by Zawiah, Dianne Smith, color cover by Kate. Stories by Leela Starsky (part 2 of Galadan), Cindy Olsen, C. Minor, Mikell Johnson (part 3 of Final Pursuit), Skye Rutherford, Sheila Paulson, Judy Ebberly, Naomi Stickles and others. Mostly Han and Leia stories. The zine won the 2004 FanQ Honorable Mention for Best Star Wars Gen Zine.

• 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)
• BLURRY -- by C Minor art by Dianne Smith. L
• ATTITUDES -- by Sheila Paulson, art by Zawiah
• COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN - by Judy Ebberly, art Zawiah (Many of Han’s friends are still waiting for news of his rescue from Jabba.)
• BOUNTY -- by C Minor, art by Kate/Leela Starsky (Han has accepted a contract to collect a bounty -- on Leia. Now he wants out.)
• FRIENDS AND LOVERS - by Cindy Olsen, art by Kate ("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...)
• MISSION TO GALADAN Part 2 -- by Leela Starsky, art by Kate
• 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?)
• Under Coruscant by Leela Starsky (The sequel to "Mission to Galadan.")
• Filks and Poems by Paulson, Sulaiman and others.

Issue 5

Bloodstripe #5 was published in 2004 and has 194 pages.

• Forty Days to Bespin 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.)
• other unknown content

Issue 6

Bloodstripe 6 has 200 pages. Color covers by Smith and/or Kate. Stories by Olsen, Aquarius, Yao, and others. Illustrations by Zawiah. 'Three Words' by Aquarius won the 2006 FanQ Award for 'Best Star Wars Story - Gen."

Twelve Past Victory		Lady Moonbeam		4
Melt(down) (A vignette to bridge A Princess and a Guy like Him and Vulnerable.; the South Passage encounter takes on new meaning.)		Aquarius		43
Vulnerable		Aquarius		52
Convalescence		Nai Mei Yao		75
Three Words (Han and Leia are finally ready to start a family...or are they?)		Aquarius		164 (winner of a 2006 FanQ)
Marriage of Convenience (While on a mission together, Han and Leia must pretend to be a married couple.)		Cindy Olsen		170

Artwork

Kate

front and back covers

Issue 7

From a distributor, Agent With Style: "Chockful of funny, romantic stories that will hold you spellbound to the very end, this zine contain tales in which after the Deathstar battle, Han and Leia have to figure a few things out about attraction, friendship, grief, celebration, love and the makings of a really great mint-ale flash; as the Hoth base prepares to evacuate, tensions run high between smugger and princess. Can Han find the right way to tell Leia that he must leave?; Han is severely injured when the Falcon crash lands and he and Leia are stranded, where they struggle with their developing love; and while on an undercover mission, Han and Leia must behave as a married couple -- will these two explosive personalities survive this?"

Table of Contents

The Death and Life of Han Solo		Mary Sue		5
I Dream of Leia		Aquarius		60
Youthful Indiscretions		Mary Sue		64
Art Portfolio		Leela Starsky, Dianne Smith, Kate		107
Back Returning		Lisa Adolf		114
Mine		Sean Allen		130
Enroute to Endor		RachelPrincess		136
Night Over Endor		GalaxyGirl		141
Crash Alert		Carolyn Golledge		146
Home		GrlSolo		160
The Tryst		Aquarius		170
Bondage		Amy Gettim		174

Artwork

Leela Starsky

front cover

Issue 8

Bloodstripe 8 was published in 2007 and is 216 pages long. 'I, Nerfherder' by Aquarius won the 2008 FanQ Award For 'Best Star Wars Story - Gen.'

• The Quest To Kill Count Dracula by Kim Bowers (35 pages)
• AIM In A Galaxy Far Far Away by Sue Parsons (2 pages)
• Invitation by Liesel Booker (5 pages)
• What You Can’t Have by FanOfHan (47 pages)
• Frozen Together by Liesel Booker (8 pages)
• Suspicions by Rachael Princess (33 pages)
• We’re Sleeping Too Well by Liesel Booker (8 pages)
• Show Day by Liesel Booker (6 pages)
• Broken Circle by Mary Sue (51 pages)
• Pivot by Sue Parsons (3 pages)
• Red Panty Introspective by Aquarius (2 pages)
• Hardbody by Sue Parsons (2 pages)
• I, Nerfherder by Aquarius (winner of a 2008 FanQ) (5 pages)
• Polar Opposites by Sue Parsons (1 page)
• Scuttlebutt by Helen Potter (2 pages)