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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. A Word from the Publisher
2. A Word from the Club President
3. Spotlight on: "Doretta's Interactive Fanfic"
4. Sound Off!
5. What Happens Next?
6. Interview with Joe Ruiz
7. Important Addresses

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Hi Fellow I-Maniacs & welcome to all our new members!

I know I promised you an interview with Paul Ben-Victor this issue, but it is being postponed until next issue. Why, you ask? There's a very good reason… Paul didn't get the chance to finish with his answers and he really wants to complete them before I publish the interview. I can only be honored and amazed at the amount of time he's willing to spend answering my questions and look forward to reading what he has to say. For this issue, however, I was lucky enough to get an interview with Joe Ruiz who is one of the hard working I-Man crewmembers and an all-around great guy!

Yet again I received some really great "Sound Off!" story continuations for this issue and was forced to choose just one! For all of you who submitted a chapter, I applaud you on your creativity… I wish I could include them all. Keep up the excellent work!

As always, I have a list of "missing members" I'd like to make you all aware of. The current list of fan club members whose email addresses are not working for me are: reddevil59, quicksilvr, DeptofFishandGame, CanadianNational, Slave2chiana and LuvnVinVin. If you see any of them in the chat room or on the bboard, please do me a favor and send them my way at imannewsletter@yahoo.com so I can get things straightened out and make sure they don't miss out on anything!

We welcome any feedback, not only for this newsletter, but also for the fan club web site at http://www.geocities.com/imanfanclub as well. Please send your comments and suggestions to imannewsletter@yahoo.com.

Gina

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A WORD FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT
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Agenda

*Greetings & Welcome
*Some Changes
*Pen Orders
*EWSWFH Contest
*Prey Write In
*Emmy Nod

*Greetings

Hello to all my fellow hiatus-induced-Vinsanic Imaniacs! We can all rest well in the knowlege that in just 25 short days, we will be graced not only with new eppies (R2 pauses to dance) but also a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW SEASON!! If that isn't cause for rejoicing then check your pulse 'cause you might be dead.
To everyone that is part of this club I want to extend sincerest appreciation for the way you have stuck by me while I planted my feet on the ground and worked my way through the growing pains of organizing this "society" of sorts. It hasn't always been easy, there have been some rough spots, but you were patient with me and we have emerged wiser on the other side. So thank you one and all!
Our numbers continue to increase, and this is an endless source of joy for me. That there are more and more fans out there discovering our great show and wanting to be around others who share in their Vinsanity. Our numbers now top out at a whopping 214 members! *R2 pauses to swoon and dance*
Our newest newbies are : Ryu_Kokoro, Maxdout, Logans_Girl, AmazonEMT, Thrakman, Fawkes-n-quicksilvermadness, Geonn_Quotes, The_Patryness, Kelli, Quinn, Starrynights, DariensGirl, Debra and Wyvern. Let's give a huge great big insane welcome to all our newest members! *R2 does a Darien dance of joy* I'm noticing that more and more of our members are coming over from the bboard. This is great! The more the merrier. Spread the word because a fan of the show is a friend of mine!

*Some Changes

Because the size of the fan club is growing and expanding so quickly, it is getting harder and harder for me to run things solely by myself. For the longest time I have been doing that. Taking most of the responsibilities and just relegating a few activities to some of the members.
This is going to change in the upcoming future. I have been in discussion with a few "original" club members and I am going to put together a "Board of Directors" if you will. A group of Imaniacs who will work with me to help keep the club running.
I wanted to let you all know in advance of this change, because there may be a different person in the future that you need to send requests or questions too. I will still be here and you will still be able to get in contact with me, but because of our increasing numbers, my responsibilities are increasing as well. It's time to organize and get things in order so that all you Imaniacs can continue to enjoy this fan club and I can keep things moving along smoothly.
As soon as the "Directorate" (*snort* sorry, bad reference) is in place, I will let you all know who they are and what their responsibilities will be.
So again, thank you all for your support and desire to help. That really means a lot to me.

*Pen Orders

A great big THANK YOU goes out to LoganLover for all of her hard work with me on this one. I really could not have done it without her! All those last minute emails to her screaming that I needed more pens and within the space of a week, BAM I had them. So LL, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I'm still behind in shipping out the last of the orders, and this is only because I had some other business I needed to take care of. Fear not my wonderful Imaniacs, if you placed and order and sent in your payment, you WILL be receiving a pen. I just apologize for the delay in getting your shipment out to you. One of the other reasons I'm putting together this Board I spoke of.
As for the ordering of pens, I will continue taking orders up until the 1st of March. After March 1st, I will NO LONGER accept any new orders. I will send out the remaining shipments and then close the window on this brand of merchandise. Now, this does not go to say that I will never sell these wonderful items again. They were a huge hit and I was very pleased with them. As with the shirts, these items will definitely be "on the market" again in the future.
So, if you think you're going to want more or you have friends you'd like to get some for, drop me an email BEFORE March 1st and I'll add or update my list.

*EWSWFH Contest

Wowie! We've gotten many entries into this *ahem* morbid little contest. Thank you to all of the entrants who have sent in their pieces of death. Once again, thanks to Beth for coming up with this little number --- it helps to keep our minds off the hiatus. Beth & I are continuing to accept entries into the EWSWFH contest until March 1st. After that, all entries will be forwarded to our anonymous judges who will then grab chocolate chip cookies and milk and go through the oh-so-difficult task of finding a first, second and third place winners. I want to extend my thanks to Cleya for helping design the prizes that will be awarded! You guys are gonna DIE when you see them! They are so cool! So Cleya & Beth, huge great big THANK YOU'S!!

*Prey Write-In

Thank you to each and every one of you that sent in a letter or an email in support of a 2-hour mini-movie to tie up all the loose ends on Prey. I sent in a total of 102 letters to SciFi in support of this venture. This was just the letters I received, I'm going to find out from the Prey for Us campaign how many letters they were able to send in.
Thank you to everyone for taking an interest, Prey fans thank you and I thank you. I know that we would want others to help US if the shoe were on the other foot. I and those involved with the Prey campaign will keep you all informed as to how things move forward with the mini-movie.

*Emmy Nod

This may sound a little bit ... I dunno. Strange. But then again, we are the Imaniacs so if things weren't strange then we'd all be worried, right? Right.
So, okay. I got an email from Fawkeskitty stating that it would be really very cool if we could send in an Emmy nomination for Iman for best new SciFi TV series. I thought this was a brilliant idea!
Fawkeskitty has been doing all the research on how we could even START to do something like this, she found out that the only way a nomination can be made is if you happen to be involved in the production/creation of movies, TV shows etc. So the way it looks is, if we want to even consider the possibility of nominating Iman for an Emmy (how COOL that would be!) we need to try and find a member of the academy and petition them like crazy.
Now, I have absolutely NO IDEA how one would go about tracking down this poor unknowing individual so we could bombard them (in a good way) with petitions on why Iman should be nominated, but I do believe it can be done.
Fawkeskitty is continuing her research and I'm putting feelers out as well. If any of you know where we could track someone like this down, or you just so happen to KNOW someone we could petition, then contact me ASAP!!
I'm not sure, but Fawkeskitty seems to think there is a deadline on nominations. I just think this would be a really cool thing to do; all of us fans joining forces and sending in reasons why Iman should get an Emmy. Don't know if we would be able to even pull it off, but just imagine how great it would be to be sitting in front of the TV during the Emmys and hearing those glorious words "and the winner for best new SciFi Television show is ... The Invisible Man ...!!" *R2 faints*

And that's what I have for you guys this time around. Never a dull moment around here, I tell ya! I've taken up enough of your time. Go. Enjoy the rest of the newsletter!

Stacey

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SPOTLIGHT ON:
DORETTA'S INTERACTIVE FANFIC
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Remember those "choose your own adventure" books you read as a kid? Remember how fun it was to read and reread them over and over because, unlike other books, they were different each time? Well, now you have an opportunity to relive that fun with Doretta's "Invisible Man" Interactive Fan Fiction site at http://www.interactivefic.homestead.com/.

The story at Doretta's site is fun, well written, and best of all, you get to determine how it proceeds by selecting one of two options at intervals throughout the story.

So, go ahead and check it out… again and again and again!

Got a great Invisible Man web site? Tell us about it. Send e-mail to imannewsletter@yahoo.com

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SOUND OFF!
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In this section of the newsletter we offer all of you the opportunity to give us your opinion on various Invisible Man subjects.

Before we get into the new topic, let's check out the results of the last "Sound Off". If you remember, I asked you to choose your favorite Arnaud disguise: An ice cream man, the "Swiss Doogie Howser", Fort Leavitt Hospital surgeon, Kevin Fawkes, or a limo driver. This was a very close race among most of them (although no one thought it was amusing when he messed with Darien's head as Kevin)! However, the "Swiss Doogie Howser" look was the winner, followed closely (by one vote to be exact) by the limo driver disguise.

As KitKat put it, "Portraying the genius scientist, then playing ping-pong with the other doc, declares 'it's 9 oclock' and BOOM kills him dead! From then on he was the Swiss Terminator. Love the accents too! Hey, the guy is the ultimate villian. That's why we love to hate him."

New Topic:
Okay, before I tell you the question, let me just say that I realize there will be many options that are not included. I had to narrow the list down to just a few, so I apologize if your favorite is not here.
On to the question… What is your favorite Darien shirt? Is it the undersized orange number, which is probably dry clean only but he threw it in the washer and dryer anyway? Or do you prefer the laid back look of his Barfly tee shirt? Maybe you're partial to the more formal look of the white button-down shirt, which looks perfect with a black tie, black suite and sneakers? Or do you think he looks best in those V-neck tee shirts he likes to wear which look great alone or go splendidly under other articles of clothing such as gas station attendant shirts? Or, speaking of gas station attendant shirts, do you secretly harbor a love for those often discussed items? When answering, remember "no shirt" is not a valid option (at least not for the purposes of this survey :)

You can Sound Off by sending your choice (as difficult as it may be, please choose only one) to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by March 12th and be sure to put the words "Sound Off" in the subject of your email.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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In this section of the newsletter you get the chance to get your creative juices flowing and write the next part of an ongoing story. Below, you'll find the story so far. Your mission, should you choose to accept it (unlike The Official, we give you the choice :), is to write the next part of the story in about 125 words or less. It'll be a tough choice, but I will pick one submission and post it in the next newsletter and continue from there. Ready? Here goes!

The teaser:
Darien was a happy guy. He had just gotten a shot of counteragent and wouldn't need a new one for a while, things were quiet at the agency, and most importantly, he was going to spend a nice relaxing evening at home with a home-made meal and his favorite book "The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers". "It doesn't get any better than this", he thought as he headed toward his apartment with a bag of groceries in one arm.
As he unlocked the door, the scene inside made him stop in his tracks. "Aw crap!" he said as the smile disappeared from his face and was replaced by a look of dismay. His apartment had been ransacked and very thoroughly at that. After taking a moment to digest the situation, he walked cautiously into the apartment careful not to step on anything breakable, which had not already been broken, and checked to make sure that whoever made the mess wasn't still there.

Part 2 by R2:
Glass crunched under Darien's feet as he made his way through his destroyed apartment. Nothing had been spared and Darien felt violated. Unknown hands had rifled through his possessions, going over his personal affects. The intruder, or intruders, had been quite thorough. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest, his small abode abnormally quiet. With a deep breath, Darien allowed the quicksilver to coat his body, neatly rendering him invisible. If whoever had done this was still here, he saw no need to give them the advantage. There was a small noise from inside the bathroom, Darien's head snapped around at the sound as he began to make his way toward the closed door.

Part 3 by R2
Slowly, Darien reached out and grasped the cold handle in his equally cold hand. Fear and anger were vying for attention, whoever had ransacked his home was still stupid enough to be here. Big mistake.
He flung the door open and blindly launched himself inside, grabbing a stunned individual around their waist. There was a startled shout as he and the intruder fell to the ground in a tangle of arms and legs, Darien could feel them struggling to get out from under him and he knew that he had the upper hand.
Darien gripped a flailing hand tightly as he glanced down at the person who had destroyed his apartment. His breath left him in a horrified gasp as he recognized the man, "Hobbes?"

Part 4 by Kathy Czechowski, a.k.a. Hei_Mao
Hobbes snorted, jerking from Darien's grip and standing. "Thanks for the hospitality. Love what
you've done with the place," he said, brushing broken glass from his sleeves.
"What do you mean by that? I didn't do this." Darien's brow furrowed as he let the quicksilver fall
away.
"What, and I did? You called me here."
"No, I didn't." His voice trailed off as he stared at the mess.
"Yeah, you did. You said you wanted to talk to me about something, the door would be unlocked, I
should just walk in. I walked in, and POW! I woke up in here. Then you came barreling in...."
Darien paused, shaking his head. "I didn't call you. This doesn't make sense."
"Right. If someone wanted to frame me for tossing your apartment, why call me here?" Hobbes rubbed the back of his head. A large bruise was rapidly purpling beneath a dozen small cuts. He winced, mumbling curses.
"Somebody wanted us here at the same time. The mess is just a distraction. Someone wanted us out of the
way," Darien declared.
Hobbes nodded, his expression grim. "I was thinking the same thing."

Part 5 by FawkesFox
Hobbes' cell phone began to ring. He took it out of his pocket and answered it, "Hobbes... What?... Where are you?... Stay there, we're on our way." He hung the phone up and turned to Darien. "There's trouble partner." Hobbes started for the door, Darien following closely behind him. Within minutes they arrived at the Agency. Once they got there, they knocked on the door of Charlie's office. There was no answer so Darien kicked the door in. Inside, Charlie was tied to the chair, a gag in his mouth.
"Hello, Darien." A familiar voice said from behind the door. Darien turned to see the man who was responsible for his brother's death.

Part 6 by Allison Riley
Darien's couldn't speak. He never, in his wildest dreams, thought that Arnaud would come back for a third time. Then, the memories of Kevin dying in his arms came back to him. His speechlessness disappeared. Darien tried to punch Arnaud, but he wasn't quick enough. Arnaud grabbed his fist and squeezed it tightly. Pain rushed through Darien's arm. Then he let go. The pain vanished. Darien ran to the center of the room and quicksilvered. Arnaud just laughed. Darien tried again to punch him, thinking that he couldn't stop his fist this time. But he did. Hobbes had been standing there staring. Now he could see Arnaud holding something in midair. Arnaud squeezed Darien's fist even harder than before. Forcing him to become visible again. Arnaud laughed. "How did he do that?" Darien, Hobbes, and Charlie all said quietly to themselves.

Part 8 by jakgirl
"Are you selling me out?" cried Darien.
Arnaud perched on the Official's desk. "I think we should tell him, don't you? Otherwise he will waste his time and my patience trying to discover the answers." He quirked an eyebrow at the Official and continued,
"The explanation is simple. Using nanotechnology, I've perfected special contact lenses with tiny viewers, which enable me to see quicksilver: a superior version of the Agency's viewers. I have proven to your employer that they work. Now he knows I can find and kill you anywhere, at any time, and he has agreed to let me…borrow you for a little job I have. Otherwise, I shoot you and harvest the gland. Don't think I won't do it."
"What's the job?" asked Darien warily.

Part 9 by FawkesFox
"My neice has been kidnapped by some very ruthless people." Arnaud said.
"More ruthless than you?" Darien quipped.
Arnaud ignored him and continued, "I can't stand seeing my sister so upset."
"Well, well... Never would have figured you for a softie." Darien said.

Part 10 by Sasscat
"Ordinarily no," Arnaud said smoothly, "but Jessica shows a lot of promise. Her mother is right to worry."
Darien froze, barely hearing Arnaud's next words. He knew he was being stupid - it wasn't exactly the most uncommon of names - but somehow he had a feeling, low in his gut, that he was about to hear some unpleasant news. "Your niece is called Jessica?"
"Jessica Semplar. She's in grade three at Heatherfield Elementary. If you'll come along I'll give you all the information you need."
"My god," Darien said softly. "Jess." He stumbled backwards until he found the wall, and clung to it for support. Jess had been kidnapped. Jess was related to *Arnaud*. And that was something even her
invisible best friend Ralph couldn't save her from.
But he could try. Darien lifted his eyes to Arnaud's, coldly determined. "I'll do it."

Part 11 by Mandy, a.k.a. fawkesielady
"Good" Arnaud said with a slight smile. They walked out of the building, guards on either side of Darien just incase he decided to change his mind, and got in Arnaud's car.
"So, what do these people want with Jessica?" Darien asked as the car pulled out on the street.
"That I am not sure of yet. She is a very bright girl, very bright for her age." Darien thought he saw a tinge of hurt behind Arnaud's hard exterior. He would have felt sorry for him if he wasn't Arnaud.
"Yeah, I know." He mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Nothing. Tell me what you want me to do. But understand one thing, I'm not doing any of this for you."
Arnaud chuckled, "I'd hope not. After this is over, we can go back to hating and wanting to kill each other. But for now, I'm afraid we have no choice, we must work together."

Your turn! Send your version of What Happens Next to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by March 12th and be sure to put the words "What Happens Next" in the subject of your email.

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INTERVIEW WITH JOE RUIZ
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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
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To join the fan club:
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