Incident UXP

Zine
Title:	Incident UXP
Publisher:	Hanger X Publishing
Editor(s):	Debbie Roberts
Date(s):	1994-1995
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	X-Files
Language:	English
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Incident UXP is a gen X-Files fanzine.

In addition to fan fiction and fan art, each zine contained letters of comment, articles about the show, and episode guides.

Some Firsts

It was the first X-Files zine published.

It was also a source of some vocabularly. In the first issue, the editor used the terms "X-O-Phile" and "X-o-Phile."

According to the wikia The X-Files Wiki, Chris Carter originally called fans of The X-Files "File-o-philes" before the term X-Phile was coined.

See a February 1994 discussion at alt.tv.x-files.

Issue 1

front cover of issue #1

back cover of issue #2

Incident UXP 1 was published in May 1994 and contains 69 pages.

The interior art is by Laura Miles, Barbara Caldwell, Barbara Tanke, and Rae Anne Weston.

The zine contains many articles from mainstream publications. They are not reproduced as photocopied clippings, but instead re-typed and have original lay-outs.

From the editor:

This fanzine contains adult language. The articles reprinted here do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editor (skeptic that I am).

From the editorial, "It's Me!!":

To paraphrase from the episode Born Again: “[The Dannon Vanilla Yogurt and Trident Cinnamon Gum] have [not] been effective in regulating her more abnormal behavior, [particularly her compulsion to edit and publish a fanzine].” No question about it, fellow X-O-Phile, I'm X-hausted.

What a task! No matter. I’m cuckoo for The X-Files — I was hooked from the start. Honestly, I’ve loved every minute spent producing this zine.

[...]

Thanks to the fabulous writers and artists who contributed to this publication. We’d all appreciate feedback on this issue so send in those LoCs.

Thanks to Chris Carter and the X-Files writers for creating such a groovy, wide-open universe.

Thanks to all of the producers and crew for making it real. Thanks to David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and all of the guest stars and featured players for bringing to life the characters that inhabit this realm of extreme possibilities.

The X-Files Division is shut down (for now). The first season is behind us — that’s more than enough grist for your fannish imagination. Take the summer to write. Or draw. Contribute something to the next issue (submission guidelines are on Page 71).

Hope you like the zine.

• Early Season Fox Broadcasting Press Release (6)
• First Season Episode List (12)
• Acclaim (14)
• Maine Winters, Male Egos and Binky, fiction by Eileen Roy (15)
• ’X’ Marks What's Hot (by Ken Tucker, from Entertainment Weekly) (21)
• True Disbeliever (by Kyle Counts from Starlog Platinum) (22)
• "X"-O-Phobia, poem by Helen Commodore (27)
• A Message (from MUFONET-BBS network - Mutual UFO Network, dated 1-1-91. "Editor's note: What follows was given to me by a friend. Said friend retrieved in a few years back from an on-line bulletin board. For inclusion here I reformatted it and replaced the names. I did not change a single letter of the text. I make no claims whatsoever to its authenticity or validity... but it does make for interesting reading.") (29)
• On UFO Propulsion ( by Frederic B. Jueneman, from R & D Magazine) (33)
• Up In The Air: Mulder and Scully at 20,000 Feet, fiction by Sherry A. Bass (35)
• Got Some X-Plaining to Do (Glenn Kenny, from TV Guide)
• Devil’s Advocate (Marc Shapiro, from Starlog) (39)
• Leaving Jefferson Valley, fiction by Kara Abbott (43)
• Official Correspondence, letter column ("Editor’s Note: I want this column to serve as a ‘conduit’ for information— anything you’d like to share with your fellow X-o-philes. Not all of us have access to the on-line BBSs, so I present this as a‘comm line’ for that low-tech (but just as effective) form of data transmission known as The Letter. With a full season under our belts now, there should be a few of you out there with opinions, explanations, and inklings about the show. What’s your favorite episode? Least favorite? Why? How have the characters and the relationship evolved over the course of the season? Exactly how many coats does Mulder have (I’ve counted four)? Whatever you’ve got to say, put it on paper and send it in. Quick guidelines for LoCs...I'll edit them for misspellings and format only; we want to hear your voice. If you handwrite your letter please do so legibly. I won’t print letters sent anonymously. I’LL PRINT FULL NAMES AND ADDRESSES WITH EACH LETTER UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE BY YOU. So write us! And don’t forget, the contributors and I would appreciate feedback on the zine as well.") (50)
• Opening The X-Files: An Interview With Chris Carter (Edward Gross, from Not of This Earth) (52)
• Circular Arguments (Judith Willms, from UFO Sightings) (55)
• Erasure, fiction by Anne Orbit (from the Deep Throat episode) (59)
• The X-Files First Season Guide (64)
• Submission Guidelines (71)

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  from issue #1, Laura Miles

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  from issue #1, sample fiction page

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  from issue #1, Barbara Caldwell

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  from issue #1, sample retyped article

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  from issue #1, Barbara Caldwell

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  from issue #1, sample poem page

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  from issue #1, page from the BBS

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  from issue #1, Rae Anne Weston

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  from issue #1, Rae Anne Weston, an example of an X-Files/Twin Peaks Same-Actor Crossover

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  from issue #1, Barbara Tanke

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

This is the only all X-Files zine that I've seen yet. It has a graphic wraparound cover and is saddle stapled. The zine is well put together with excellent layouts and production values. It is seventy-two pages long, printed in a dense, medium-sized font. The first issue has a mixture of fiction, cast info, an episode guide, some non-fiction articles on UFO stuff and some nice art and cartoons. There are four pieces of fiction. "Maine Winters, Male Egos and Binky" by Eileen Roy is five pages long. In this little tale Scully takes a wound-up Mulder for a weekend trip to visit her mother on the coast of Maine. On a little day trip to see some seals that Scully used to feed as a child, they discover that Scully's seals were not what they seemed. This is a nice little slice of life/vacation story. Some nice bits of humor and a comfortable read. "Up in the Air: Mulder and Scully at 20,000 Feet" by Sherry A. Bass is a short little tale, three and half pages. A funny little story with Mulder and Scully on a plane trip somewhere and Scully seeing Gremlins on the wings. The banter is fun and sometimes silly and got a few good chuckles. "Leaving Jefferson Valley" by Kara Abbott is seven pages long. An episode type story about the residents of a small town disappearing with no hint as to where or how they've gone. Mulder and Scully investigate with the usual strange goings on. A nice, basic story with some good character interaction. "Erasure" by Anne Orbit is three and a half pages, speculating on what happened to Mulder when he was picked up by the military in the episode "Deep Throat".

Issue 2

cover of issue #3

table of contents, issue #2, click to read

Incident UXP 2 was published in December 1994 and is 76 pages long. Interior art by Barbara Caldwell, Barbara Tanke, Rae Anne Weston, Mary Platt, and Laura Miles.

• Official Correspondence, letters of comment (6)
• The Second Season So Far (11)
• Out There, fiction by Mary Platt (12)
• The X-Files Fan Survival Manual (16)
• Wrong Number, fiction by Lisa Allen (20)
• Somewhere, poem by Joyce Fuller Kleikamp (27)
• The Holiest of Hands, fiction by Barbara Pyles Barker and Barbara Tanke (28)
• Nightmare, vignette by Celestine St. Sauveur (41)
• Goblins: A Review of the First X-Files Novel, review by Debbie Roberts (42) (3 pages)
• Interim Guide to the Second Season (45)
• Insight, poem by Joyce Fuller Kleikamp (76)
• On Duty, poem by Joyce Fuller Kleikamp (76)

• 

  from issue #2, Barbara Tanke

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  from issue #2, Barbara Caldwell

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  from issue #2, Laura Miles

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  from issue #2, Mary Platt

Issue 3

cover of issue #3

Incident UXP 3 was published in 1995 and is 84 pages long. Interior art by RAG.

• X-Con Reports from Vancouver and Seattle, con reports (2 pages)
• X-Files Episodes 31-48 (2 pages)
• Postmortem, fiction (16 pages)
• The X-Files Fan Survival Manual (3 pages)
• The UFO Institute (2 pages)
• An X-Files Tribute in Los Angeles (The Museum Of Television and Radio Salutes TV’s Hottest and Spookiest Show With A Panel Discussion With The Stars and Production Staff On March 4, 1995) (9 pages)
• Shadows and Mirrors, fiction (5 pages)
• The X-Files Episodes 32-48 (32 pages)