Ladies and gentlemen, the next century belongs to me.

I have in my possession a contract to release the first four issues of AE through a major publisher. We're still a few months away from an official announcement, but suffice it to say that I am very pleased.

Some of you who are coming in late may be wondering what precisely an AE is. Well, it does not--I can assure you--stand for "After Earth." Honestly, it won't take much in the way of detective work for you to figure it out.

2006 will be the Year of Drew.