It Is What It Is

Zine
Title:	It Is What It Is
Publisher:	Ooga-Booga Times Press & Neon Rainbow Press
Editor(s):	Cinda Gillilan and Jody Norman
Type:	letterzine
Date(s):	1992-1998
Frequency:	bi-monthly
Medium:	print
Fandom:	War of the Worlds
Language:	English
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It Is What It Is is a gen War of the Worlds bi-monthly letterzine covering the series.

There were thirty-four issues.

A slash sister zine was Phoenix Mountain Project.

See List of Letterzines for similar items.

Descrption

It contains letters of comment, reviews, articles, information and news about the actors.

It Is What It Is, an all War of the Worlds l/z that tries to have accurate and up to date information on WoW, as well as on what the cast and crew have been doing in the interim since the series' untimely folded. (This l/z deals mainly with straight topics.) It Is What It Is runs approximately 50 pages or so, double sided and is due out in February, April, June, August, October and December 95. (Cost is approx $25 US for a year's subscription.)

Issue 1

It Is What It Is 1 was published in 1992.

Issue 2

It Is What It Is 2 was published in 1992.

Issue 3

It Is What It Is 3 was published in 1992.

It was so nice to see a character like Ironhorse, woman who was both a decorated vet and a compassionate man. He isn't crazy, or mean, or arrogant. Ironhorse is compassionate, understanding, and oh-so-human. His experiences were terrible, but they made him a better human being.

Issue 4

It Is What It Is 4 was published in 1993.

I think one thing that makes fans different is the way we watch TV. I mean, first of all I watch new shows with an eye toward whether it would be a series I could write fiction for. And if it is, then I go back and re-watch the episodes, looking for bits and pieces of information I can use to understand the characters, the setting, etc. I have to build up an understanding of the whole world the characters are living in. And that usually means that I have to go out and learn something I didn't know before — like learning about all things Navy SEAL, Marine Corp snipers, Delta Force, about weapons and tactics, GPS equipment, you name it so I can understand how the characters think, what they'd do in the situation I want to write them into. And at the same time I end up thinking about what their childhoods would have been like; how did they become the people we see on the screen. I project back into their pasts and then write about that and their futures. Oh, and I really like to do stories that explain things that we see like, where did that scar come from? What's that ring all about?

Issue 5

It Is What It Is 5 was published in 1993.

Issue 6

It Is What It Is 6 was published in 1993.

Issue 7

It Is What It Is 7 was published in 1993.

Issue 8

It Is What It Is 8 was published in 1993.

Issue 9

It Is What It Is 9 was published in 1993.

Issue 10

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Issue 14

It Is What It Is 14 won a 1995 FanQ and a 1995 STIFfie Award.

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Issue 17

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Until I watched WOW, I never thought much about the plight of the Native Americans today. Well, I educated myself and I have to say I was appalled! I've joined several organizations and now save cans and the like to recycle for money I donate money to the Native American community colleges. I urge you all to do the sam or pick another NA charity. I just wish I could do more.

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Issue 34

It Is What It Is 34 was published in 1998. It was the last issue.