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This Issue's Edition

Welcome and News from the CM

Dave Mattingly

Power Point #9

Bringing toys to all geek girls and boys, Dave's zine is back in action with all-new stocking-stuffers. He hits us with reports on the two GenCon games he ran--"Champions BYOB (Bring Your Own Brick)" and "The Algernon Files: Something Sinister This Way Comes"--as well as the "Champions Can of Whupass" game he played in. There's big news about Blackwyrm Games' "The Algernon Files" Hero System book (it's out!), and he wraps things up with a write-up on the batty "Doctor Chiropterus".

Martin Maenza

World of Maenza: Online #12

All I want for Christmas is my W.O.M.... Martin's ringing in the holidays with exciting new action in the World He Made (tm), AND some hot Omniverse action! First, in the W.O.M., the Protectors return in "Ambushed in Haygner Manor!", the last of the classic tales (which opens the door to all-new tales...woo hoo!), and as per usual, there's supplemental material for the story, this time in the form of writeups for Dr. Delirium and The Golden Greek. Then, over in Martin's corner of the Omniverse, Lodestone is back and continuing her journey to Del Oeste and her historic team-up with Tag & Dream Girl in "Vacation (Part 2): California Split), with a bonus villain write-up of the tale's nemesis, Tremor!

Michael O'Connell

The "F" Word #11

Because you demanded it (at least, one guy in the United Arab Emirites did. Seriously, he did..), your Christmas wish has come to pass...WINDJAMMER RETURNS! From the world of ConTinuum (home of Americana), Phoenix, Arizona's high-flying hearthrob is back in an all-new (and years in the making) adventure! First, the Windjammer site is fully updated, with ALL the classic WJ adventures now available online. Plus, there's a handy summary of the tales to get old readers back up to speed. There's an all-new Windjammer Gallery with brand-new stunning Windjammer art. But most importantly, "Windjammer Chapter Nine: Hollywood Nights" is on deck, the continuation (finally!) of the "Shane and Jerry's Excellent Adventure" storyline. Still in L.A., and getting even deeper into temptation, romance, celebrities and heartache, the boys spend the night BEFORE the night before Christmas dealing with their own dividing paths and personal demons. Can their friendship (and L.A.) survive what's to come? And in Forte, there's (of course) lots of new Forte art in the F2K Gallery, and the tale of Dyna Girl and Matt continues, with some unexpected and tragic turns, in "Hotline 6: 9-1-1".

K.C. Ryan

Son of Thunder #10

Red and green...pheh! We'll take red, white and blue! K.C. decks the halls with lots of Americana...five new tales for you to unwrap! There's major happenings in these latest offerings, starting with a talk with Rebecca Kane in "Answers - And Questions", a timely twist in "The Paradox Machine", the historic 75th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE of Americana that takes our heroine to "The End of Time", a race AGAINST time in "The Mad Rook's Gambit", and a grand finale in "The Quest for Home". That beats a lump of coal, don't it? And a final gift...all new Americana art!

Aaron Storck

"... The Sorceror's Apprentice"

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...all OVER Seattle! The man from Forte Town manages to dig his way out of his way-too-white Christmas to drop a MEGA Forte 2000 story down our chimney! Aaron bridges Forte old and Forte new with an action-packed adventure called "... The Sorceror's Apprentice"! The first Forte 2000 tale set in 2006, this one heralds (hark!) the return of a way-too-familiar classic Forte villain (did the title give it away?), and three evil adepts bent on inheriting his vast power...with the heroes of Forte stuck right in the middle! Don't get Scrooged and miss out!