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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: "The Iman"
4. Sound Off!
5. What Happens Next?
6. Important Addresses

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Hi Fellow Imaniacs and welcome to all new members!

First of all I want to thank everyone who helped me track down people whose email addresses weren't working! The success rate was better than I expected and I only have two remaining "lost members"… LuvnVinVin and slave2chiana.

Here's a riddle for you… what's a better source of heat than natural gas or electricity? Iman! Even though it's freezing in most of the country, including here in Los Angeles (although I'm sure it's not what you northerners would call freezing :), we all feel warm and tingly inside because we have new episodes to excite us! "Flowers for Hobbes" just aired and now I'm even more convinced that this is the greatest show on television (as if I had any doubt :)

As always, 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 and Welcome
* New Merchandise
* Your Mission
* ComicCon


**Greetings and Welcome**

WHEE!!!! Greetings my fellow Imaniacs! Now that I-man is no longer in repeats anymore I have found myself floating on cloud 9!! I know that all of you are in the same boat with me and I gotta tell ya, it feels REALLY good!!
Okay ... as always I would like to pause before getting to the "meat" of my notes to say hello to our newest members. Our numbers are now up to a whopping 158 members. Our newest newbies are: FlowerbudFawkes, Darien_Fawkes, Fennec, Strange_Unusual, whitestar_2, HighlanderFan1, La_Llorena (I think she's after Darien_Fawkes! *snicker*), and One-Winged_Angel. Welcome to our newest members, I'm certainly glad you're here! Let's give them all a HUGE round of applause *R2 gets up and
cheers madly*

**New Merchandise**

Okay! The window on the T-Shirts has been closed. To all of you that had
not as yet received yours, I spoke to Judy at the print shop and she informed me that all shirts had been mailed. So, to all of you that had to wait longer than the rest of us *R2 glances at Amber* I am truly very sorry. As I said before, it was a learning experience for both Shel Bel and I and we will take what knowledge we garnered and use it in the future. That being set, COUNTERAGENT PENS ARE NOW ON SALE!!! They are pretty cool. They are pens that are in the shape of a hypodermic needle (thankfully, smaller than the one Claire uses) and are filled with a blue liquid (of course!). On the side of the pens is written "Imaniacs Coungeragent". I want to thank LoganLover for helping me out in this aspect of merchandising. Without her hard work I would never have been able to gather these items to sell to the rest of you!! So, THANK YOU BETH!! *R2 hugs LoganLover*
Now : If you would like to own one of these really snazzy pens, I need you to do something for me. I need you to email me with the following information : Your Name, Your Handle, How many pens you want, and the address you want the pens shipped to and how you will be paying (cash, check, money order).
The pens are $3, this includes shipping and handling.
As soon as I get your order, the pens will be shipped out to you. These items are a must have for any Iman fan! Think of the conversations you could start with this thing! The interest you would gather for our favorite show! I get people asking me questions all the time whenever I pull out the "sample" pen I got. So! Let me know and I'll rush out your pen(s) to you!! Thanks guys!!

**Your Mission**

... should you choose to accept it *R2 starts humming the Mission: Impossible theme .. I could see Darien as Ethan Hunt*
Okay gang, our favorite show is about to start on its 2nd Season *R2 pauses to cheer madly* and I think that we should start doing something to spread the word that it's on! Here is what I want you to do. Go outside (when you're done reading this newsletter) grab the first person you see, shake them roughly and tell them that they must watch Iman Monday nights at 9pm ET on SciFi or you will go mad and kill them. *ahem*
Okay, maybe not. What I would like to start doing, though, is getting those people that have those Nielson boxes in their homes interested. Now, I know that we have ONE fan among us, specifically, that has actually gathered quite a few Neilson families to watch Iman. And many of those families actually like the show!
So! Ask around, talk to friends, talk to their friends, find out where these elusive Neilson families are and get them hooked! Our show NEEDS us! We want it to be around for years to come, right?? Well, this is our chance to start spreading the word!! We know that it rocks on the SciFi channel with the "cult" following, but lets get the rest of the public in on our "secret". I know that it seems like an impossible task, but you know .. even if you start talking about it to others and you get them interested .. that's a win! What do you say? Are you with me? I know that I'm not the only insane fan of this show! Think of how great it would be if when the Nielson ratings came out that our favorite show had gathered a 1.8 or even a 2.0!! With our efforts and tenacity we could do it!! They work hard for us to bring us this great show, let's work hard for them and spread the word!! We are Imaniacs .. Visible Fans of the Invisible Man!

**ComicCon**

WHEE!! Okay .. as everyone knows .. comiccon is coming up in July. July 19th-21st to be exact. I, myself, plan to be there and let me tell you we got some great stuff planned for all of you!! I want to thanks Smartypants specifically for all of her hard work and diligence in finding us places to stay, party and just hang out. This girl has worked her .. *ahem* pants off trying to make this come together and I just want to give a shout out to her for all of her hard word! Thanks hon!! Also, OboeCrazy, Helena, KatrynSedai, Jak_Girl, Mrs. Spooky and others that I'm sure I'm forgetting. Everyone is working so hard to make this wonderful experience extraordinary! We have a party in the works for fan club members where we can party and hang out with each other, trivia contests, a riffing party and much much more!! This con is going to be more than just meeting the cast and crew of our favorite show! It'll be a chance for all of us to meet one another! Put faces with our handles! I am certainly looking forward to it!
For more information on the con itself you can go to www.comiccon.org As the rest of the ComicCon Committee puts the information together, I will pass it on to the rest of you. What I need now is this : I need you to email me with Your Name, Handle and whether or not you will be attending. If you're THINKING about attending I need to know that too. I need to keep track of how many of us are going to be there because then we can possibly get hotel discounts for our group along with other perks.

So when you get a chance, please drop me a line and let me know so I can start organizing things with the rest of the Committee!!

As I sign off .. I want to thank everyone for being such great fans of this great show! It's gratifiying to know that their hard work is paying off and that they have such great fans! I love you all as an extension of my own family and feel a special bond with all of you. If there is anything you would like to see in the future or have some ideas you want to pass on to me .. please to do not be shy. I WANT to hear what you have to say. This club is all about the fans and I want you to enjoy your membership! I'm still working on more chats, is there someone specifically you would LOVE to have a chat with? Is there a contest idea you have in mind? Maybe a merchandise idea? Perhaps you think I should do something a little different. I am open to any and all types of constructive criticism. This is my first fan club .. I'm doing the best I can but there is always room for improvement! As we continue to grow and expand I will start dividing aspects of what I do onto interested members. As soon as I start getting ready to do that, you will all be the first to know!
So .. thank you again for being such a great crowd! I am truly honored to know each and every one of you! Now .. onto the newsletter!!

Stacey/R2

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SPOTLIGHT ON:
The Iman 
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I've been holding off spotlighting "The Iman" at http://theiman.homestead.com/theiman.html since the fan club and this accompanying newsletter started because it's Stacey's site and I figured it would look like favoritism. However, it's way past due to give her excellent site the praise it deserves!

The Iman is overflowing with fun and interesting pages and tidbits! Among the sections you'll find there are "What if" which speculates how the characters would differ if other actors portrayed them, "Hobbes-isms" which is a list of great quotes by our favorite chemically enhanced agent, "Quoth the Raven", a list of proverbs, philosophical statements and whatnot that Darien uses each episode to make us think he's a brainiac, "Little Known Facts" which includes very interesting and sometimes little known details for each episode, "Favorite One Liners" which are great fun to read all in one place, "You might be addicted to I-Man if…" where you may start to feel a bit over-the-top in your fandom but at least you'll know you're not alone:) and the "Crap Count" which tells us how many times the word "crap" was used in every episode along with a grand total!

As if all of that isn't enough, you'll find a series of candid, on-set photos. For example, there are shots of Joshprops and some of the actual props from the show including the famous towel from "The Other Invisible Man" and a great 'bicycle not built for 3' shot.

Stacey doesn't have a guest book, but I'm sure she'd love to hear how much you enjoy her site, so be sure
to follow the email link before you leave.

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 "let's restrain Darien method": bed straps, straight jacket, handcuffs or a large net. Before I give you the results, let me just say that I really did not anticipate the… er… fantasies this question would create. It was actually inspired by the comical use of the net, but in hindsight I can understand the reaction :)
It turned out to be a very close race between the bed straps and the straight jacket with the straps winning out by a hair (seems people like the idea of a completely immobile and helpless Darien).

New Topic:
What is your favorite fake (Wile E. Coyote-esqe) company name, as seen on the side of the department van to give it an undercover feel? Do you prefer "Acme Plumbing"? Or maybe you like the less messy "Acme Carpet Care"? Perhaps you are you partial to the scarier "Acme Hazardous Waste Disposal"?
That actually brings up another question… if you could add any fake company name to the van for undercover purposes, what would it be?

You can Sound Off by sending your choice (as difficult as it may be, please choose only one) to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by January 29th 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.

Your turn! Send your version of What Happens Next to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by January 29th and be sure to put the words "What Happens Next" in the subject of your email.

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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
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To join the fan club:
stacey_meyer@hotmail.com

For newsletter comments or suggestions:
imannewsletter@yahoo.com

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's on-air programming:
program@www.scifi.com

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's bboard:
bboard@www.scifi.com

Fan mail for the cast and crew:
Cast or Crew Member's Name
c/o Stu Segall Productions
4705 Ruffin Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

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