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Martin Maenza

World of Maenza: Online #18

Have your-self aaaaannn Omniversal Christmas... Bringing joy to the world that the 'Times built, Martin stuffs your stocking (hey, now!) with an all-new Lodestone tale called "Talk of the Town", one filled with reflections, interludes, and some pretty big "shocks"! And for the bow on that addition, he adds some new goodies to the Lodestone Gallery...with art from Tony Diaz...and Martin himself! No humbugs needed here!

Dave Mattingly

Power Point #15

A little Christmas magic comes at you courtesy of Dave. First, find out what went down in his game when the Franchise winners had their first day as a new hero team...and really got to "interract" with the public. And he also gives you a little extra Christmas spirit with his presentation of the random (literally) mystic hero called Baron Arcane!

Michael O'Connell

The "F" Word #17

As one holiday approaches, Forte bids a last farewell to its own...with the passing of the 20th Anniversary, that is. The final goodies left from that celebration, brought to you by Forte torch-bearer Michael, include "20", a story set on the eve of the famed team's historic milestone, some new additions to the Forte Prime site, now bringing the first 75 original Forte issues to the web, and a photo album called "20 Years of Forte" that shows highlights (and fashion mistakes) of the two decades that the Forte players (and their pals) have been hanging around together. As usual, there are new additions the Message Board and Calendar pages on the Forte.com site. So get to unwrapping them now!

K.C. Ryan

Son of Thunder #16

Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow (they must be muties! Kill 'em!) will find it hard to pass up this latest addition of K.C.'s jolly old zine! On the Americana side of things, there's the two-part adventure you've been waiting (at least two months) for, where Americana takes the fight to Jazzabelle, and to New Orleans, with a LITTLE help from her friends. Don't miss the exciting (and historic) "Nightmare in New Orleans" and "Theatre de Magie"! And while you're at it, don't miss all the great new art in the Americana Gallery. And definitely don't miss a very Americana-ish video selection that K.C. presents en zine. And to all a good night!