Dark Sun Apocalypse

Curtis and I continue our Doomsday Prepping, focusing this time on how to get ready for the advent of the Dark Sun, when a rogue asteroid spins our planet into a closer orbit, turning the world into a desert planet. Curtis got some new toys, and we do a bit about using the new Dwarven Forge miniature dungeon. The pieces are really spectacular, and there will be pictures posted into the blog later in the week. Other topics include updates on our plans to attend Fear the Con 5, Free Comic Book Day, and the premiere of The Avengers this weekend. Check out the artwork from Atomic Earth, and send us some feedback to mindspike@criticalpressmedia.com!
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Reactor Leak – Monster Sighting

Atomic Earth news! The unstable isotopes are degrading, and the first revised monster cards have leaked!

Water Is Life

Water is LifeWater.
We drink it.  We bathe in it.
We wash our clothes in it.
We need it to grow crops.

We take it for granted, yet for 1.1 billion people in the world clean water is a luxury.  Unclean water threatens the lives of billions of people every day, but most of us don’t know what life without clean water would be like.  Something as simple as a public water fountain is an oddity to many people.  We buy clean water in a bottle for $1 and that same dollar could give a person clean water for an entire year!

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The Data Vault: November 2009

Data Vault 0911A monthly chapbook in digital and hardcopy, The Data Vault presents original stories and classic reprints from the creative minds that form popular culture.

In the November 2009 issue:

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New Atomic Earth Serial

The first serial novel for Atomic Earth has finally launched.

The Archivist follows the adventures of Bill Johnston as he is thrust from a protected life of study in the heart of Challenger City into a wilderness filled with atomically charged monsters, predatory mutants, and the treachery of human greed.

Chapter One: Mid-day Breakthrough is now online!