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Jack Butler

Black Hats and White Capes! #3

Turns out there IS a cure for the summertime blues…and that’s a new edition of “Black Hats and White Capes” from Jack Butler! Jack takes us back into his gaming universe (the Butlerverse) for some new 4-1-1 on his world. First, there’s more detail on the TAROT organization with a write-up on the Cups Division. And the Who’s Who entries continue as he gives us backgrounds and character sheets on three of TAROT’s “finest” – Chariot, Death and The Devil. There are three new Encyclopedia entries giving us details on the lunar colony called “Armstrong Base”, the Mars terraforming endeavor called the “Barsoom Project”, and the tragic metahuman manifestation known as “The Bruise Baby”. Finally, the Butlerverse Time Capsule focuses on the big events of March 15th, delving further into the world’s timeline. Start your summer vacation the Butlerverse way!

Martin Maenza

World of Maenza: Online #21

The ‘Times boys of summer continue cranking out the heat as Martin Maenza takes us back into his universe, the World of Maenza. Martin feeds your need for justice as he takes us into the classic ‘Times campaign that ran in his world, focused on the team known as Rough Justice. Return to the WOM in 1990 and see how the team began in two fictionalized tellings of their earliest adventures, “”More Than Meets the Eye” and “Turn to Stone”. Plus, you get to meet two of Rough Justice’s heroes – Phaedrus and Karishi – in full character sheet write-ups. Why waste time with barbecues and water sports when all this hot heroic action awaits you?

Michael O'Connell

The "F" Word #20

Your summer travel plans aren’t complete without a trip to the Forte Universe, and Michael O’Connell has just the triptik for you with the latest installment of “The F Word”. This time around, the focus is wholly on the Forte 2000 campaign, where latter-day Forte adventure awaits you. The origin of Forte’s Seahawk continues with the second chapter in the “Seahawk: Number Zero” tale, where the identity of the mysterious Mr. North is revealed, along with the reasons for his call for Seahawk’s aid, and we jump back even further in the armored avenger’s past to a moment that changed one ex-cops destiny forever, and we meet, for the first time, several players that are now a major part of Forte history. Don’t miss a moment of the revelations and the excitement as the tale continues to unfold! Plus, there are dazzling new full-color additions to the Forte 2000 Art Gallery, and the introduction of the first Forte 2000 soundtrack, now posted up and available on iTunes!

K.C. Ryan

Son of Thunder #19

If you’re ready to get your summer reading started, K.C. Ryan has you set up right with his latest edition of Son of Thunder. Start your 4th of July celebration early with more patriotic adventures of the ConTinuum world’s most exciting heroine, Americana! There are five (count ‘em!) all-new exciting AC tales with new thrills, new enemies and new dangers! These summer tales take us to Christmastime in the ConTinuum world, where Americana is clearly NOT getting what she asked Santa for in the electrifying “Bull Run”, “Disco Inferno”, “Skullfire”, “Smiles When You Say That” and “Deep-Sixed!”. There’s also two new galleries of eye-popping AC art for your ocular appreciation. Plus, K.C. launches a whole new page that focuses on his tales from the gaming universe of his creation – the Forte Universe! All his previous Forte world stories are collected here, all-new character art is showcased, and there’s an all-new tale of the east coast’s greatest hero team – The Justice Squadron – to launch the new page with a bang! Forget the big summer movies – all the action you need is right here!