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Martin Maenza

World of Maenza: Online #7

The World of Maenza rocks on as Martin hits us with all-new material from the gaming universe known by 'Timers the world over! First, there's a pair of new Protectors stories--"Who's That Girl?" and "The Pinch of the Claw!"--bringing you more exciting WOM tales from the 80s. And to bring the points to the prose, he follows up with character sheets from "User" of the Protectors, as well as his featured enemy, "Jake 'Steel Claw' Dunbar". Finally, he presents three handy synopsis pages for WOM teams, including The Justice Gang, the Protectors, and the evil Octagon.

Dave Mattingly

Power Point #5

The man with his finger on the pulse of Hero, Dave Mattingly, is back with another edition of Power Point. This time around, Dave talks about Lux Aeternum, the True20 setting from Blackwyrm Games, the latest from his Teen Champions game (there are dinosaurs loose!), and offers another new PC, Avatar (an homage, not a ripoff!), a Matrix Online character that escaped into the real world.

Michael O'Connell

The "F" Word #6

Your Master of the Forte Universe is back with more Forte fun. This time, there are two new stories on the "Forte '05" page, including "Forge: Chapter Three", the continuation of the four-part tale detailing the origin of the Forte world's latest hero team, and "Daddy's Girl", the sequel to "Good Guys and Bad Girls" that chronicles a major event in the life of Dr. Jackal's family. Over on the "Forte 2000" page, there's a redesign on the Gallery page, and MASSIVE amounts of new heroic artwork to check out. Plus, for more art-loving pleasure, there's a new Eryck Webb (Other) art gallery with other pieces from the Forte Universe...and beyond. And pair of little Forte 2000 tales, told in telephone transcript format, "Hotline" and "Hotline 2: Redial", where Dyna Girl finds herserlf at a loss for words.

K.C. Ryan

Son of Thunder #5

K.C.'s back with news on his holiday happenings, and lots of Americana action! First, there are SEVEN (good...choke...Lord!) new tales to be had starring America's Strongest Woman (TM). "Thundering River!" sees Americana having an unusual encounter with a Venezuelan villain, "Buried Alive" leaves her the only hope for fourteen trapped miners, "Springs Eternal" sends her a timely message from an unexpected source, "Ice Cold!" heralds the return of an old foe...or is she?, "Screwball in the Corner Pocket" puts Americana behind the eight-ball, "The Razor's Edge" pits Americana against the dark side of justice, and in "On the Wings of the Night", Americana faces death from above. Plus, Americana Galleries 7,8 and 9 bring us loads more star-spangled artworks of our patriotic heroine.