Tony Pi's Academy of Super-Heroes Writings
Blackbird & Countinghouse
Currently, my shared-world writings appear on
the Usenet newgroup rec.arts.comics.creative, archived at The Eyrie, which also hosts my website. RACC has several Imprints for shared-world serials, and I write series for two: Academy of Super-Heroes and Legion of Net.Heroes. I find collaborative fiction quite
fun, and hope to do more. The 'imprint' that I currently write under is called
Blackbird and Countinghouse. There are some issues written by guest
authors, and you may find those at the main ASH website. Comments and
suggestions are welcome - email me at pi@eyrie.org
The Academy of Super-Heroes is an Imprint developed by Dave Van Domelen. Most series are set in the 2020s, on an Earth almost destroyed by gods in 1998, and where superhumans are slowly returning among the human populace. I have written for 6 different titles:
Conclave of Super-Villains 
The Conclave of Super-Villains is my main series in the ASH universe. It is a semi-serious look at why villains cooperate, despite their conflicting personalities and agendas. CSV was voted best series in the 1998 Urns.
- #1/2 - "RACC
Presents: Conclave"
- #1 - "Stretch of L'Imagination"
- #2 - "Seven To A
Conclave"
- #3 - "And A Partridge In A Pear Tree"
- #4 - "DEEP ARMAGEDDON PART I - Collision Course" (with Dave Van Domelen)
- #5 - "DEEP ARMAGEDDON CONCLUSION - Fallout!" (with Marc Singer)
- #6 - "TEMPESTUOUS Part I - Loyalties, Lusts and Lies"
- #7 -
"TEMPESTUOUS Part II - Two Mad About You"
- #8 -
"LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Part I - Auditions"
- #9 -
"LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Part II - Dress Rehearsal"
- #10 -
"LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Part III - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"
- #14 -
"PYRAMID SCHEME Step I - Foundations" (with Matt Rossi III)
- #15 -
"PYRAMID SCHEME Step II - Tip of the Iceberg" (with Dave Van Domelen)
- #16 -
"PYRAMID SCHEME Step III - House of Cards"
- #17 -
"PYRAMID SCHEME Step IV - Nine To Rule"
- #20 - "DEAD
KILLING EYE Part I - First Glance"
- #21 - "DEAD
KILLING EYE Part II - Second Sight"
- #22 - "VILLAIN'S
APPRENTICE Part I - Better or Worse"
- #23 - "VILLAIN'S
APPRENTICE Part II - Old, New, Borrowed, Blue"
- #24 - "VILLAIN'S
APPRENTICE Part III - Best Man Standing
- Annual #1 -
"Heirs"
- #25 - "VILLAIN'S
APPRENTICE Part IV - Altar Egos"
E.U.R.O.P.A.
Eurasian Union Ruling Order Paranormal Authority
This is a Limited Series focusing on the Eurasian Union's troubled super-team. It is much more serious in tone than Conclave of Super-Villains.
- #1 - "Shadow of the Sphinx"
- #2 - "Silence of the Sphinx"
- #3 - "Secrets of the Sphinx"
Time Capsules
Time Capsules is an anthology series set in the ASH universe's future. Stories revolve around items and data from discovered time capsules.
- #1 - "Conclave Arise!" (outline only; written by Dave Van Domelen)
- #2 - "[UUR 500] [VAI 980]" (with Dave Van Domelen)
- #3 - "Dust to Dust" (with Dave Van Domelen and Marc Singer)
S.T.R.A.F.E.
Superhuman Tactical Resources and Affiliated-Field Experts
Marc Singer and I collaborated on an issue for the DEEP ARMAGEDDON crossover.
- #5 - "DEEP ARMAGEDDON - Falling Stars" (with Marc Singer)
Warden
Matt Rossi asked me to fill in on Warden temporarily.
- #13 -
"CHANGE IS GOOD Part I - Changing Hands"
- #14
- "CHANGE IS GOOD Part II - Change of Pace"
- #15 -
"CHANGE IS GOOD Part III - A Change of Heart"
Legion of Net.Heroes 2024
Picking up where LNH2023 left off, this is a series of alternate timeline
stories set in the ASH universe.
-
#1 -
"Two-Timing"
- #2 -
"Time Out of Joint"
Virtual Trade Paperbacks
Trade paperbacks are collections of stories that form a greater story arc.
DEEP ARMAGEDDON won both the 1998 Urn and the 1998 rACCIES Awards for Best
Story Arc. It developed out of my storyline proposal, and the ASH Four
(Dave Van Domelen, Matt 'Badger' Rossi III, Marc Singer and yours truly) all
contributed to the collaborative effort. PYRAMID SCHEME (including CAPSTONE)
recounts the arc involving Rebus' ultimate play for power, and is a
collaborative effort by many ASH writers.
Academy of
Super-Heroes