Over eXposure
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| Title: | Over eXposure |
| Publisher: | IIBNF Press |
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| Date(s): | 2002 |
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| Fandom: | X-files |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | flyer, Archived version |
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Over eXposure is a slash 104-page anthology. Art by The Theban Band, colour cover, interior art in colour and b/w.
Part of a Series
- eXposure (1997)
- Double eXposure (1998)
- Indecent eXposure (1999)
- Over eXposure (2002)
Statement on Visibility
The publisher of the zine was unhappy with the ever increasing visibility of slash fan fiction in the public eye and the disintegration of the Fourth Wall.
From the zine: "This zine is not to be given to journalists, actors, producers, or anyone else involved in the entertainment/media industries. Please do not refer to this zine in any public forum without the express permission of the editor."
This stipulation was in reference to several cheeky, and often insulting, articles about fandom and fans for a major Toronto newspaper by in particular Cynthia Brouse and Veronica Cusack that were written in 1998 (Internet Authors Put TV Buddies in Unusual Romances) and 2000 (Gross encounters: on the way to writing a profile of Paul Gross, the author discovers his fans are the real story. Reflections on celebrity worship, Internet love and Canada as the Holy Land).
However, given the publication date, slash fandom, and X-Files slash fandom in particular, increasingly inhabited the public online spaces. In fact, right above this prohibition was the publisher's website address in bold letters where she openly advertised the fanzine.
Editorial
Huge thanks to Ned&Leny for their art and design work, Edwina for her poofffooding, Linda for her tireless devotion to binding and pointing out my idiotic mistakes (don't look too closely at the page numbering, please) and Kirstie for cutting holes in paper until her body was a mass of pain. Another huge thanks to the authors who waited so patiently for this zine to see the light.
Notice: This zine contains depictions of homosexual intercourse, do not read if you find this offensive. This is a not-for-profit publication.
Contents
Excerpts and descriptions below are from the publisher.
As per previous zines in this series, the luckless "Gwendolyn/Gwendolen/Gwendolin" has their name spelled several different ways in this issue.
- Confessional, poem by Garnet (unnumbered page)
- Krychek's Vow, poem by Khylara (unnumbered page)
- Reversing Polarity by Moonpuppy and Zen - M/K (Krycek shrugged with one shoulder. "It's not really my story to tell; it's Mulder's. Ask him. I'm sure he'll be glad to fill you in on the gory details. Then you'll leave me alone and I can get on with this fucking suicide.") (3)
- Cadaere by Sin - M/K (Question: How the hell do you deny a dying man his last wish? Answer: You don't. So, there I was – dying rat bastard on the phone and unable, or not willing to dismiss his plea. Standing there, listening to his ragged breathing and soft moans of pain as my brain churned over the implications of the situation.) (26)
- Swap Meet Mulder by The Rathole Cuties - M/K (Mulder muttered 'coupons' under his breath with disgust. "I might be nearly 40, by I'm sexy, damn it. And I'm worth more than coupons!" Mulder ran a hand over his crotch. "Just look at this!") (28)
- Left Turn at Albuquerque by Garnet – M/K (If guilt could get me what I want – what I need – then I'd say feel free. Go for it. I'd grind my mutilation, my pain, into his face in order to get a chance to grind myself into that fine bit of ass he has on him. Hell, I'd do it just for a chance at a kiss. A real kiss.) (31)
- Forget, and I Believe, two poems by Gwendolyn (34)
- Alpha Male Crap by Ratlover - M/K ("Mulder, I gave you my gun and turned my back to you! I gave you the perfect opportunity to shoot me and all you did was sit there. Every other time you've caught up with me, you've roughed me up, but not permanently hurt me. It took me a while to figure out that it was foreplay.") (35)
- Healing, poem by Sterling (40)
- Just a Kiss, poem by Gwendolyn (40)
- On the Edge of Your World by Jami Wilsen - M/K (Raggedly drawing a breath, Alex said in a pain-soaked tone that left no doubt of the sincerity or depth of his apathy and suffering, "Go on, Mulder. Please. Please, finish it this time." And his words lent validity to the hopelessness that Mulder was seeing in his eyes.) (41)
- Moonlight and Shadows, poem by Sterling (80)
- Where the Dark Remains by Garnet - M/K (My stomach twisted and I couldn't believe the sound I made, that I muffled with the bedspread beneath me, as it slipped between my thighs. The head right up behind my balls. As it began sliding slowly back and forth across the tender skin there. A taste of what was to come. A prelude to pleasure and to madness. To a submission I never would have thought to ever agree to, let alone with him of all people. My dearest enemy. The man I had betrayed. The man I hated. Who hated me even more deeply.) (81)
- The Truth, poem by Gwnedolen (92)
- Second Chances by Clare - M/K (Today was the day he was due to met Fox Mulder for the first time. "I don't know what's going on," he whispered, "but please let it mean that you're going to let me try again. I promise you I'll do everything in my power to make it right for him. I don't know if I can make it up to him, but I'll spend the rest of my life trying if you'll just let this really be happening.") (93)
- Someone to Watch Over Me by Josan – Sk/K (Krycek rolled his eyes and crouched by the man curled up tight. "Skinner. It's time for another of those suppository things. I have no intention of doing that here on the floor.") (96)
Interior Gallery Sample
The zine-in-hand used here for description had this art (with no comb bound holes) included at the end in a plastic slipcover with comb bound holes. The art is also ever-so-slightly bigger than the rest of the pages. It is likely that this art is not original to this zine.
