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This Issue's Edition

Welcome and News from the CM

Dave Mattingly

Power Point #10

Bringing you some Power Point LUUUVV for Valentine's Day, Dave Mattingly gives you the scoop on his new spinoff campaign, "The Franchise" (this Fall on Fox), hips you to the news that the print Hero version of the Algernon Files is now on sale from Blackwyrm Games (and that Scott Bennie's "Gestalt" book is soon to follow), and presents his larger-than-life character Miss Liberty! She won't be the ONLY one carrying a torch once you meet her...

Martin Maenza

World of Maenza: Online #13

And love is in the air from the W.O.M., too, as Martin Maenza brings you some more Omniverse goodness with a Lodestone tale called "The Lunch Date". And back in the "real" world, there are two titanic tales from that universe's favorite hero teams. "The Protector's First Noel" is a little Christmas in February treat for you to unwrap, and "Cross-Roads" looks in on two of the heroes of The Justice Gang...circa 1987...Robot Man and Space Lord. Write-ups are provided for both of the famed heroes, and things are capped off with an all-new feature called "Enemies Revisited", where Hero Games villains meet the World of Maenza. Grond is the first villain featured, so don't miss out on this, or any of the excitement!

Michael O'Connell

The "F" Word #12

The love affair for fans of the Forte world's latest hero team--Forge--is finally rekindled! "Forge: Things Change, Chapter Four: If You're Going..." is up on the Forte '05 page, courtesy of Mr. O'Connell, and concludes the origin tale of San Francisco's last, best hope. Be there for the start of a new heroic era! Plus, there's plenty of fantastic new Forte world art in the Forte 2000 Gallery to make your heart skip a beat, and for those who've wondered how THEY can get such amazing art for their OWN campaigns, an essay on eBay commission art buying is presented to teach you all you need to know to get on the bandwagon! Who loves you, baby?

K.C. Ryan

Son of Thunder #11

Apparently, it's K.C. RYAN that loves you, if you're an Americana fan. Who needs flowers and candy when he's giving you EIGHT all-new Americana tales?! Set your hearts on "Phantom Bones" and "When Strikes the Skeleton Crewe", where AC must face off against an all-new, all-deadly Crewe that she can't hope to match! "In the Cobra's Den" brings a tragic and shocking twist to the world of Americana. "Changing of the Guard" is only the calm before the storm, because "Dead to Rites" sends five villains, united, to put an end to the heroine once and for all! And as if all that wasn't enough, AC teams up with ConTinuum's high-flying heartthrob--Windjammer!--for an action-packed trilogy in "Jammer Time", "A Whirlwind Tour" and "Path of Destruction"!. PLUS there's new Americana art in her gallery! This Valentine's Day, I "propose" you dig into some Americana action!