I got hooked on Xena: Warrior Princess in January ‘99, just after switching to cable TV and thus being able to see the show (which is not generally available here in the UK) for the first time.  After much surfing of the Web I became fascinated with the various forms of artwork based on the series. Being a seriously non-creative person I spent most of my time collecting other peoples pictures, montages and wallpapers. After assembling a collection of several hundred wallpapers (especially Sherrie Butlers marvelous creations) I felt  inspired to have a go myself. The result is this site which was created  to show off my personal Xena wallpaper designs. The originals were created at 1200 x 900 (my desktop is 1920 x 1200 on a 24” TFT monitor) and scaled down to 1024 x 768. They use a low level of compression to preserve quality and are typically  120k - 350k in size. I do screencaptures from the series, these are of a high standard and can be found on the Screencaps Page, almost all Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 episodes are featured.  There are also many caps from other TV series  such as Hercules, Young Hercules, Farscape, Buffy, Angel, Lost, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1, Charmed, Enterprise, Andromeda, Voyager, Earth:Final Conflict, Witchblade, Battlestar Galactica, Atlantis, Smallville & Firefly and many films.  Something for everyone :) Note that there are a number of high quality personal  scans available, go to Mikes Page to find the Galleries.  There are also links to a large number of other sites that I’ve found to be of excellent quality and are highly recommended on this page. A number of these wallpapers have  been posted to the alt.binaries.multimedia.xena-herc newsgroup from July 1999 to June 2009. This newsgroup is well worth visiting regularly for the outstanding artwork posted.  I’ve added an ABMX-H Page with typical examples from most of the  regular contributors, check it out! This site is usually updated once  per week on Sundays.  Scroll down this page for ‘What’s new’   I hope you find something here worth downloading! Feel free to e-mail me with  comments/suggestions/feedback (& criticism!) at :

mike@mikes-images.com

What’s New

28/6/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 30 & Gabrielle 15), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

21/6/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 13 and Hercules/Iolaus [Others 18]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

14/6/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 24 & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

7/6/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 29 and Najara [Others 22]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

31/5/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 21 & Gabrielle 23), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

24/5/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Alti [Others 45] & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

17/5/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 12 & Alti [Others 54]), removed 1 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

10/5/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Emotions 3 & Annie [Others 53]), removed 1 old wallpaper, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 5 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

3/5/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 1 & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

26/4/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 20 & Emotions 24), 2 old wallpapers removed, scan replaced on Mikes Page

19/4/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 17 & Emotions 14), 2 old wallpapers removed, scan replaced on Mikes Page

12/4/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Aphrodite [Others 37] & Otere [Others 43]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

5/4/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 25 and Victoria Pratt [Others 27]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

29/3/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 29 & Borias [Others 28]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

22/3/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 18 and Ares [Others 5]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

15/3/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 6 and Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

8/3/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Callisto [Others 9] & Emotions 22), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

1/3/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 26 & Ephiny [Others 46]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 20 screencaps from Renee’s appearance in ‘Double Dare’ courtesy of Akiela Xal, HERE

23/2/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 9 & Xena/Callisto [Others 52]), removed 1 old wallpaper, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 46 screencaps from Renee’s appearance in ‘Follow the River’ courtesy of Akiela Xal, HERE

16/2/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Hercules [Others 18] and Episode wallpaper ‘The Quill is Mightier [Episode 20]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 67 excellent screencaps of Renee’s performance in Ghost Town courtesy of Akiela Xal, HERE, ABMX-H 2009 Calendar completed with the addition of March by SteveC!

9/2/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Lucy and Callisto [Others 10]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added 34 good quality screencaps of Renee’s performance in Danielle Steel’s ‘Changes’ courtesy of Akiela Xal, HERE

2/2/2009 Reposted Emotions 43 as the title was wrong!  Whoops!

1/2/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 19 & Emotions 43), removed two old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

25/1/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 14 & Joxer [Others 25]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added Summer & August Pages to the ABMX-H Calendar

18/1/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 9 and Episode 8), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

11/1/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 27 & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 4 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma), link added to a mini Xena game on Mikes Page

4/1/2009 Added 2 new wallpapers, both on the Miscellaneous Page, removed one old wallpaper, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added 91 screencaps from Lucy’s appearance on Burn Notice here

21/12/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 20 and the May Page of the ABMX-H calendar), removed 1 old wallpaper, replaced scan on Mikes Page

14/12/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Ares [Others 2] and Callisto [Others 7]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, updated links on the ABMX-H Page

7/12/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 5 and Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

30/11/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 14 & Hudson [Others 9]) removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

23/11/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers, (Emotions 49 & Callisto [Others 12]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

16/11/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers, (Xena 16 & 23), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma), added a link to a new art contest HERE on Mikes Page

9/11/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 11 & Episode 6 [A Day in the Life]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added an award from The Xena Scrolls Xecademy contest - I won best Xena Artwork site!  Huge thanks to all that voted for me :)

2/11/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Livia [Others 32] & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

26/10/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Emotions 10 & Brittney Powell [Others 31]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added Whole Year Page to the ABMX-H 2009 Calendar Page

19/10/2009 Added 1 new wallpaper (Xena 29), removed 1 old wallpaper, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest gallery #4 (Norma), added Winter, July, September, October, November & December (by me!) to the ABMX-H 2009 Calendar Project

12/10/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 15 & a misc wallpaper), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added Autumn Page to the ABMX-H 2009 Calendar project

5/10/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 15 & Lucy), replaced scan on Mikes Page, added ABMX-H 2009 Calendar Page with the first 9 wallpapers!

28/9/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 34 & Emotions 2), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

21/9/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 22 & a Lucy/Renee wallpaper HERE), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 2 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

14/9/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Ares [Others 2] & Emotions 18), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

7/9/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 8 and Lucy), removed two old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

31/8/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 5 and Adrienne Wilkinson [Others 38]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

24/8/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Episodes 11 & 12), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, new link added to Guest Gallery

17/8/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Renee [Gabrielle 31 & Hercules [Others 16]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 43 screencaps from Lucy’s appearance in ‘Darkroom’

10/8/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 25 and The Golden Hind [Others 45]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, updated Gabrielle’s Wallpaper Gallery (44 extra 1200 x 900 wallpapers!), updated all the Mike Scan Galleries on Mikes Page to bring them up to date, added 271 screencaps from Hercules and the Maze of the Minotaur added to the Screencaps Page

3/8/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 24 and LUCY), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added a Gallery of my Episode wallpapers

27/7/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 1 & Gabrielle 17), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma), link added on Mikes Page to The Xenascrolls Online 2008 Convention

13/7/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 7 & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page.

Note there will be no update next week as I’m on a mini holiday :)

6/7/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 32 & Episode 5), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers top Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

29/6/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Hercules [Others 17] & Hudson [Others 9]), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page

22/6/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Hope [Others 38] and LUCY), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

15/6/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 25 & Gabrielle 1), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest Galley #4 (Norma)

8/6/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Episode 19 & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 503 screencaps from the film Blade 2

1/6/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Varia [Others 35] & Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page and a sad note.  Ira, who posted to Guest Gallery #1 has very sadly passed away from illness. She will be sorely missed :(

25/5/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Ares/Gabrielle [Others 4] and Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page, added 4 new wallpapers to Norma’s Gallery, added 4 new versions of my London Con Video’s (much higher quality), added 162 screencaps from Renee’s film Alien Apocalypse

18/5/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Athena [Others 44] & Hercules [Others 15]), removed 2 old wallpapers, added a further 15 previously posted Lucy wallpapers to Lucy’s Page, replaced scan on Mikes Page

11/5/2008 Added new Lucy wallpaper HERE, and added lots of stuff from the recent London Convention HERE plus a new lovely Lucy scan on Mikes Page. New wallpapers next week when business returns to normal <g>

5/5/2008 No real update this week as I was at the Xena convention in London all weekend. However, I did take a lot of photographs of which quite a number have come out very well I’m pleased to say.  To keep you happy till next Sunday I’ve put up a small selection of 94 pics from both the con and the concert HERE.  On Sunday it’ll all be organised properly!

27/4/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 16 & Emotions 9), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, redid the Lucy wallpaper (lightened it), added 6 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

20/4/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 15 & Lucy), scan replaced on Mikes Page, added SFX Magazine to the Magazine Scans Gallery

13/4/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 4 and Misc), removed 1 old wallpaper, scan replaced on Mikes Page

6/4/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Hercules [Others 15] & Emotions 32), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

30/3/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 2 & Ares [Others 3]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, 4 new wallpapers added to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

23/3/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Emotions 24 and Episode 18 [Haunting of Amphipolis]), scan replaced on Mikes Page, removed 2 old wallpapers, April Page added to Guest Gallery #1

16/3/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 17 & Emotions 41), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

9/3/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Gabrielle 18 & 19), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

2/3/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 33 & Autolycus [Others 41]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

24/2/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 5 and Lucy), removed 2 old wallpapers, replaced scan on Mikes Page.

17/2/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 8 & Aphrodite [Others 37]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 214 screencaps from I, Robot

10/2/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Emotions 1 & Hercules [Others 13]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

3/2/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Hercules [Others 19] and Episode 21), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

27/1/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Emotions 15 & Hudson [Others 11]}, removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added February Calendar Page to Guest Gallery #1

20/1/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Xena 20 & Deianeira [Others 29]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page

13/1/2008 Added 2 new wallpapers (Callisto [Others 8] and Varia [Others 35]), removed 2 old wallpapers, scan replaced on Mikes Page, added 3 new wallpapers to Guest Gallery #4 (Norma)

Note the counter below has suddenly reset itself.  No idea why, just add about 560,000 to it <g>