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Issues 40-51



WHOOSH #40
Dead in the Xenaverse 2000 Calendar Issue

Release Date: January 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: Where's Lucy Lawless?; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE FULL CIRCLE
Letters to the editor: XENA LIVE!, Issue 39 (December 1999), Subtext: The Morning After, Subtext Tapes, Lao Ma: A Good Influence?, Pregnant Actor Heroes, Ares as Demoted God, Joxer Corner, Sword & Staff Update, Xenite BBQ 2000 Update

Disclaimer: No LL-dissin' editor was lynched in the production of this issue.


WHOOSH #41

Release Date: February 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: I SURVIVED THE PASADENA 2000 CON!; From the Webmaster: REACTION TO THE REACTION TO TOM'S XENA PAGE'S SEMI-RETIREMENT; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE EVIL EDITORIAL AND THE CONTEMPLATIVE CONVENTION; From the HTML Editor: TWO CENTS ON A DEAD HORSE
Letters to the editor: The Price of History, Dead in the Xenaverse Calendar and Interviews, Hercules, We Hardly Knew Ye, WHOOSH's Pop-Up Captions, Lesbian Fiction, Creation Entertainment Practices Questioned, Here's to the Faux New Millennium!, Hercules Articles Appreciation, The Continuing Saga of Lao Ma, The Continuing Saga of Laura Sue, The Continuing Saga of Updates, Too Much Negativity, Xena in the Military, PURITY and BACK IN THE BOTTLE, Same Old Uber, The Century Awards, Kudos, The Joxer Corner, Into the Breach: If Only She'd Use Her Powers for Good and Not Evil

Disclaimer: No actresses were dissed in this issue.


WHOOSH #42

Release Date: March 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE FLEEING FANS
Letters to the editor: KUDOS!, JOAN OF ARC AND GABRIELLE, FEBRUARY EDITORIALS, FEBRUARY LETTERS, TODAY IN THE XENAVERSE, THE LAO MA DEBATE CONTINUES, TOO MANY FOREVERS, WHERE HAVE ALL THE COMMENTARIES GONE?, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?, DISSECTING GABRIELLE, HOMOPHOBIA, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHAT?, JOXER CORNER, XENA IN ISRAEL, REINCARNATION IN CHRISTIANITY, AUTOGRAPHS FOR ANIMALS, TRYING TO LOCATE A XENITE

Disclaimer: Joxer, nor any other fictitious character, was harmed in this issue.


WHOOSH #43

Release Date: April 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE TERRIFYING TRANSITION
Letters to the editor: March Editorial, January Editorial and February Letters Thereupon, Subtext or Subconscious, Joan of Arc, Dissecting Gabrielle, Spiritual Journeys, Forget FORGET ME NOT? Forget It!, German Fan Needs Help! Willing to Beg!, The State of Uber, Joxer Corner, Calendar 2000, When Should XENA End?, Kudos, CLEOPATRA 2525, Fishsticks Studies, Early Continuity Problems, Girls Just Wanna Be Batman??, Disclaimers, Convention Tip!

April 2000 Fool's Day Cover: All Positive Issue

Disclaimer: Although Amazons are dime a dozen in the Xenaverse, no Amazons were killed, partially killed, or reported missing in action during the making of this issue.


WHOOSH #44

Release Date: May 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: BLACKOUTS, OPINIONS, AND AUTOGRAPHS; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE BOGGLING BLACKOUT
Letters to the editor: Discrimination in the Xenaverse, Exploding Subtext, April Fools 2000, Aprils Editorial, Today in the Xenaverse, Xena Media Review's (XMR) 4th Anniversary, March's Editorial, January Editorial, Relic Hunter, What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks, The Boo-Boo Corner, The Joxer Corner, Get Your Latin Right Lady, Association of What??!!??, I Hung Up On Lucy Lawless!, Amazon Tongues, The Frustrated Corner, Episode Redux, Xena Night Announcement, France Needs Our Help!

Disclaimer: None of Josh Becker's "retarded Xena fans" were harmed in this issue.


WHOOSH #45

Release Date: June 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: You Have to Go Outside to Go to New Orleans; From the Graphics Editor: The Night of the Jilted Joxer
Letters to the editor: Re-Imagining the Religious Cosmos, Sexual Objectification In Xena: Warrior Princess, Discrimination in the Xenaverse, Crucifixion Obsessions, Season Three: A Chronological Minefield, The Internet Fan Blackout, Family Feud?, Monogamy in the Xenaverse, More Thoughts on "That" Relationship, The Decline and Fall, The Info is (Not) Out There, Subtext Corner, The Diverse Nature of the Xenaverse, Lesbianism in Xena, Australia Misses Xena, and Xena

Disclaimer: No best friends had brain matter removed by chakram in this issue, even though they often complain of "Furies" induced headaches.


WHOOSH #46
2nd All Fan Fiction Issue

Release Date: July 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: Oh No, Fan Fiction Again???; From the Guest Editor (Bongo Bear): Once Upon a Weekend Dreary...; From the Graphics Editor: The Night of the Cinematic Show
Letters to the editor: Sexual Objectification In Xena: Warrior Princess, Gabwhackers: A Comparison, June Editorial: The Night of the Jilted Joxer, June Editorial: You Have to Go Outside to Go to New Orleans, Le Morte D'Joxer, Pondering the 5th Season, Braining Gabrielle and Other Hobbies, Kudos, Xena and Callisto, Centaur Genetics, Josh Becker, Politically Incorrect, Cleopatra 2525 Music, Another Fan Drive, Upcoming Convention: Toronto Trek, and Creative Writing Corner

Disclaimer: No matter what it may look like, Missy Good was not deified in this issue.


WHOOSH #47

Release Date: August 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: The Summer of Our Discontent; From the Graphics Editor: The Night of the Advancing Armies
Letters to the editor: The Southern California Xenafest 6 was Great, But..., The 2nd All Fan Fiction Issue, Don't Forget Della Street: Standing the Test of Time, A Chronological Survey of the Fiction of Bongo Bear, The Other Side: Writing Alternative Xena Fan Fiction From a Male Point of View, Published Fan Fiction: A Critique of Emerson's Latest Xena Novels, A Very "Good" Thing For Fan Fiction, July Editorial, Kudos, Sexual Objectification In Xena: Warrior Princess, July Letters, More Pondering of the 5th Season, More Braining Gabrielle and Other Hobbies, More Centaur Genetics, Joxer Corner, The Christianization of XWP

Disclaimer: Most staff members were welcomed back to Atlanta (Dragon Con) after the production of this issue, though one was admonished for talking too much with someone's "wife" at My Sister's Room.


WHOOSH #48

Release Date: September 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: WHOOSH FUTURES ARE UP!; From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE SALACIOUS SURVEY
Letters to the editor: Message from Bluesong, The Sexually Dysfunctional Gabrielle, Aphrodite: Oh, My Goddess, Joxer: Death of a Hero, Editorial: The Summer of Our Discontent, The Southern California Xenafest 6 was Great, But..., Joxer Fan Fiction - The Secret Scrolls, Quality of Fan Fiction, Callisto, Joxer's Purpose, The 2nd All Fan Fiction Issue, August Editorial, Gabwhackers: A Comparison, Antony and Cleopatra, Pasadena 2001 Convention, Fifth Season Survivor, XWP and Xena Fiction, Joxer Angst, Autographs in the Xenaverse

Disclaimer: No forbidden video footage of the making of this issue was published on any fan-operated web sites


WHOOSH #49

Release Date: October 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: THE NIGHT OF THE CONCOMITANT CASUALTIES
Letters to the editor: Sexual Imagery in Xena: Warrior Princess, Season Five In Review, September Issue, Kudos, Charity Abounds, History and Stuff, Joxer Corner, Lighten Up!, Oz Needs Help!, The Sexually Dysfunctional Gabrielle, Soulmates, Xena/Ares Stuff

Disclaimer: No articles were delayed in deference to a mildly interesting, biennial sporting event which most people will not watch much of anyway during the production.


WHOOSH #50
Special 50th Issue: Fans Ponder Fandom

Release Date: November 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Editor-in-Chief: 50 Issues, New Blood, and a New Season; From the Guest Editor (Debbie Cassetta): Obsessive Fandom; From the Graphics Editor: The Night Of The Malcontent Milestones
Letters to the editor: 50th Issue, The Mythic Triad: An Examination Of The Xena/Gabrielle/Joxer Dynamic, In Illo Tempore...An Introduction To A Marxist Analysis Of The Making Of A Postmodern Mythology In XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, Amazons, We Hardly Knew Ye, Views On Creation Entertainment, October Letters, An Interview with Alexandra Tydings, 6th Season Advertising, Season Five, 16 Episode Crisis, Ares and Xena, Bring Back the Gods, Hades is Not a Wuss, Rockford Files, Still Likes the Show, Opening Credits, Lauda WHOOSHA, Scheduling Woes, Norwegian Fan Club, 7th Season Petition

Disclaimer: No evil daughters were birthed, threatened, poisoned, burned, hatched, spurned, or forgotten about during the production of this issue.


WHOOSH #51

Release Date: December 1, 2000

Editor's Page: From the Graphics Editor: The Night Of The Sensational Season
Letters to the editor: 50th Issue, No Rob, Subtext Did Not Ruin Xena, November Editorial, Fandom.com, The Episode Guide, O'Connor is Just Killing Time, We Live to Serve, Maybe It's the Writing?, Maybe It's the Direction?, Maybe It's the Kissing?, Legacy, XENA is Everywhere, Riding the Fantasy Wave, A Day in the Life of a Website Owner Contest

Disclaimer: Much contemplation and reflection went into the making of this publication, but we decided to publish it anyway.




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