Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts is a slash anthology edited by Dovya Blacque. 
It is a massively complicated shared universe based on MerLyn's Miami Vice/Psychic Vampire 'verse crossed with many other media characters.
In this zine, it appears everyone's gay, AND everyone's a vampire.
The titles are taken from Bruce Springsteen song titles.
==The Editor's Description==
==A Massively Complicated Shared Universe==
From Media Monitor #34: "More adventures in MerLyn's MIAMI VICE/"Psychic Vampire" universe! You must send for guidelines before attempting to write in this universe. The specifications are complex, but not unworkable! SASE for guidelines." 
From the first issue's editorial: 
==Issue 1==
Hungry Hearts 1 was published in July 1993 and has artwork by Cooper and Alayne and Todd Parrish. It contains 146 pages. 
"This zine will include synopses of the first eleven psychic vampire stories which appeared in various issues of DYAD as well as a "cast of characters" (including, when possible, actors who played the part) to make it easier to keep track of who's who even if you've never heard of the characters involved in the story!"
From the zine: "This is dedicated with admiration and respect to RAY SHARKEY and the art he left behind."
From the zine: "I especially want to thank MerLyn for allowing me to run with her concept, to open her universe to other writers, and for letting me turn it into "the fan universe that ate Cincinnati!"
 
* Timeline	by	Dovya Blacque		(vampires) 		 (4)
* Story Synopses	by	Dovya Blacque		(vampires)		 (5)
* On Being a Vampire, poem	by	Dovya Blacque		(vampires)	 (10)
* Gypsy Angel	by	Gene S. Delapenia		("We learn that Gina Calabrese was raised in an "old world" gypsy family from which she broke when they insisted on "traditional" female behavior from her. She’s very empathic and through a series of events, meets Felix Lawson - and instantly falls in love.") (Miami Vice)	 (11)	
* Saint in the City	by	MerLyn		 ("Rico Tubbs, living in New York, working NYPD after having left Miami, discovers that one of his squad mates has turned traitor. H^s beaten up by some bad guys and left in a very bad part of town where he’s found by a mysterious man who answered to Tubbs’ moans of "Sonny". It turns out his rescuer is Sonny Steelgrave, ex-mobster and blood-sucking vampire! Sonny is very compassionate with Tubbs and teaches him how to understand the complexities of loving someone you can’t have. In Tubbs’case, Sonny Crockett -in Steelgrave’s case, Vinnie Terranova. They make love and spend some short time together before Rico decides he has to get back to the 'real' world.") (Miami Vice/Wiseguy) (14) 
* Refuge, poem by	Dovya Blacque		(Miami Vice)		 (17)
* Luckless Joker	by	MerLyn		 ("Valerie Gordon and two other members of Tubbs’ NYPD team are killed through the machinations of the traitor in their midst. Tubbs knows who the traitor is, where he’s gone, and has vowed revenge. He follows the traitor to Miami where he hooks up again with his old Vice squad mates —still resenting the presence of Ray Gilmore and still extremely antagonistic toward Castillo, who doesn’t reel much better about Tubbs. Crockett is torn between the desperate need in his ex-partner, wanting to help him through the death of Valerie, and his love and commitment to Castillo. Also, Crockett (and Joey Hardin) is currently under "house arrest" by Felix Lawson for mis-using his psychic ability to draw power from other people. Both Crockett and Hardin have had psychic "blocks" put on them, leaving them with only their partner (Castillo and Gilmore) to draw from —and then only in emergency. Both men are in the middle of "withdrawal", not unlike drug withdrawal. This leaves Crockett even more vulnerable to Tubbs’ needs. Crockett takes Tubbs back to his hotel after Tubbs gets very drunk, finding himself in bed with Tubbs. He picks up sexual interest from Rico aimed at him, so he’s not too surprised when Rico, drunk, has sex with him (Crockett is not exactly a participant!). Feeling completely drained, and unable to stop himself, Crockett pulls energy from Tubbs —leaving Tubbs emotionally and psychically attached to Crockett. When the showdown comes with the bad guys. Crockett is torn between what he’s done to Tubbs and his love for Castillo. Crockett is shot (a minor head would) and, while in the hospital, realizes he doesn’t care for Tubbs enough to jeopardize his relationship with Castillo. For Tubbs’ part, just seeing Castillo hovering over Crockett’s hospital bed tells him exactly where Sonny’s loyalties are... and he returns to New York.) (Miami Vice)	 (19)	 
* Bedouin	by	Dovya Blacque		(Miami Vice)	(28)	
* Just a Local Hero	by	Gene S. Delapenia		 ("Castillo is tied up in court, so when Felbc Lawson needs two members of the Miami team to check out some suspicious goings on in San Francisco, Crockett is elected -and takes Trudy Joplin with him. They meet Harry Callahan ("Dirty" Harry Callahan!) at the airport (Harry’s picking up his lover, John Davis) and through a series of events, end up working with Harry (and John) to unmask the Talent Sonny’s picked up behind the events Felix sent him to investigate. The Talent is not like the psychic vampires, but an evil force that sucks up energy from people and leaves the people depleted to a point that all sense of individuality is lost. To Crockett’s utter shock and horror, this evil entity is Caitlin -- or at least what was Caitlin —and he’s forced to kill her to protect himself from her vengeance - she blames her death on him and revenge was her main point in setting up her scheme in the first place. During all this, Crockett is continually bothered by a sense that he knows John Davis -only to finally figure out that John looks almost exactly like Ken Hutchinson (who he met in "Journal", DYAD #9). As it turns out John Davis is Hutch’s half-brother - both characters were played by David Soul.") (Miami Vice)/Harry & Johnny) (29)
* Penitent	by	Dovya Blacque	by	(Miami Vice)		(34)
* Darkness on the Edge of Town		Aletha Wyndsor		("An evil entity who fancies himself a vampire but who turns out to be just an extremely disturbed man with some psychic abilities, has decided that if he kills Mickey Kostmayer, Mickey’s psychic abilities will be his. He sets atrap ailing Mickey, only realizing at the last moment that he’s got the wrong person; the man who is psychic is Scott McCall, not Mickey Kostmayer. He got them confused because they spend so much time together. Just before Mickey died, he managed to make a call to Castillo and Crockett, begging them to come protect Scott (Mickey knows Crockett has some Kind of psychic abilities from the events in "Cross Driving Rain", DYAD #4). The bad guy, Harris, ends up capturing Scott, telling him Scott is responsible for Mickey’s death (which Scott believes). Gage, Crockett and Castillo track Scott down, eventually rescuing him. But Scott still feels responsible for Mickey’s death and for the fact that he feels he came between Mickey and Gage (who were lovers in "Cross Driving Rain"). Complex events straighten this problem out, leaving Scott and Harley in each others arms, mourning the loss of their friend. Crockett and Castillo tell them that Scott is extremely psychic but he’s not "one of them" (not a psychic vampire). They return to Miami, leaving Scott in Harley’s care.") (Miami Vice/Equalizer)	 (35)
 
* The Saint of Atlantic City	by	Dovya Blaque		("After the events in "Back From The Pit" (DYAD #8), Vinnie Terranova finds himself wandering the country, trying to figure out what he’s going to do. He feels himself being "directed", pulled this way and that. Eventually, he ends up in Miami, at OCB headquarters, looking directly into a stranger’s face that is uncomfortably familiar; the face of Sonny Crockett. Crockett knows exactly who he is, suspects why he’s there. He and Castillo take Vinnie to their house where they meet with Felix Lawson. Sonny uses his psychic abilities to track down Steelgrave, giving Terranova encouragement to seek Steelgrave out and work out their problems. Terranova leaves Miami having been told that he is a latent Talent and promising to return to be "trained" by someone (Crockett, Castillo, Lawson or someone else). Crockett had told Vinnie that Steelgrave was in Atlantic City... which seems strange to Vince but also perfectly logical. He heads for A.C. only to wander around, finding himself on the boardwalk, watching the sun set. Suddenly, he feels a presence and knows it’s Steelgrave. They talk a bit, end up in a hotel room together where they make love and find themselves unable to part again. Vince explains his knew knowledge of his own psychic abilities to Steelgrave, convincing him to return to Miami with him.") (Miami Vice)/(Wiseguy)			(63)
* All of the Old Faces	by	Gene S. Delapenia		("This story takes place simultaneously with two other stories (on the same night): "Lost In The Flood" (DYAD #10) and "Tougher Than The Rest" (HUNGRY HEARTS #1). This is from the journal of Felix Lawson. Fulfilling his commitment to Bodie and Doyle (in "Sights of the Sun", DYAD #5) to go to London and help them explain things to Cowley, Lawson finds himself on a plane, thinking about many things: all the new Talent he's found recently; his love for Gina Calabrese; that he’s never managed to find a Talent older than early 40s. He makes a visit to Cowley, instantly aware that he’s in the presence of an extremely strong psychic presence, an old presence, but not feeling able to address the subject directly to Cowley at this stage. They discuss Bodie and Doyle and their newly utilized psychic powers. Cowley takes all or Lawson’s information with very little reaction, asserting that as long as his men do their work, he’s not interested in anything else about them. Lawson also makes a visit to Bodie and Doyle, helping them learn to control their Talent a little.") The Professionals	 (74)	
* Puzzle	by	Dovya Blaque		(The Professionals)		(76)
* Tougher Than the Rest	by	Gene S. Delapenia		 ("This story takes place on the same night as "Lost In The Flood" and "All The Old Faces" and is from Ray Doyle’s point of view. We see Doyle come to terms with his physical attraction to his partner, and with their psychic abilities. We also see Felix Lawson’s visit the night he also sees Cowley.") The Professionals	 (77) 		
* Resurrection	by	Dovya Blaque		(The Professionals)		(78)
* Brilliant Disguise	by	Dovya Blaque		("This is an extremely complex story involving Thomas Magnum and Indiana Jones. Magnum has re-enlisted with Navel Intelligence and has been handed a very sensitive case: he’s to go to Washington D.C. to investigate a robbery at the National Archives warehouse; an item beyond price has been removed from the warehouse, leaving everything else undisturbed. The missing item is The Ark of The Covenant. Magnum returns to Robin’s Nest (where his daughter, Lily, is watched after by Higgins when she’s not in school) to find Lily playing with a strange man who is dressed in shorts and a t-shirt reading "I Dig Archeology". The stranger is speaking to Lily in French. We learn that the stranger is "Harry Jones", who is visiting Higgins with his father, "Henry Jones", an old war comrade of Higgins’. These two men turn out to be Indiana Jones and his father, Henry, both of whom are immortal, having taken drink from The Holy Grail (see Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade). Higgins and Indy are war buddies, not Higgins and Henry as they tell Magnum. At dinner, Magnum asks Higgins what he knows about the legend of The Ark Of The Covenant eliciting a strong reaction from "Harry" and intense interest from Henry. Indy ("Harry") tells Magnum that he’s following in his late uncle's footsteps (he passes his father off as the famous Indiana Jones’ brother —it’s a long story!) and is vastly interested archeology and, in particular, The Ark. They get to talking and Indy convinces Magnum to take him doing as a consultant. Magnum gets permission to take Indy with him to Washington D.C. They fly from Honolulu to L.A. where they’re supposed to change planes for D.C. but Magnum hauls Indy off to another plane headed for Miami, saying that they’re wasting their time going to D.C., that what they want is in Miami. Having had a lengthy conversation on the flight from Hawaii, Indy gives in after a little fight and they go on their way to Florida. On this flight, they become even closer than they were already becoming. They end up in Miami, where Magnum directs them without error to Castillo’s house. Crockett opens the door, looks at both men, and asks them in. It seems that The Ark was taken by a group of psychic investigators know as 'The Talamaska" (see Anne Rice’s "Vampire Chronicles" and The Witching Hour". Felix Lawson knows about the Talamaska, has learned about Indy through a connection in the Talamaska (knows the truth about Indy) and, once Magnum and Indy arrive in Miami, Felix convinces his connection with the Talamaska to come to Miami to talk to the two men. Meanwhile, Crockett and Castillo have yet another fledgling vampire to convince and instruct, Magnum. Indy and Magnum become lovers through complex circumstances and end up spending a week with Crockett and Castillo, waiting for this person from the Talamaska to turn up. When he does arrive, he invites Indy to come to their London headquarters to help research The Ark. He also asks Magmum to come to London to be studied as they’ve never managed to convince another psychic vampire to let them study them. Indy has to take the offer and, since Magnum doesn’t want to leave Indy, he agrees to go to London, too.") (Miami Vice/Magnum, P.I./(Indiana Jones)	 (79) 
* Pirates, poem	by Dovya Blacque		Indiana Jones	(108)	
* No Surrender!	by	Gene S. Delapenia		 ("Crockett and Castillo are sent to L.A. by Lawson to investigate some "odd Talent" Lawson’s people in California have picked up on. They are directed to David Brandstetter as a consultant. They track down the bad guys in the hills above Ontario, California where Sonny is captured by the bad guys when one of them (the "odd Talent") "feels" other psychic vampires nearby. Castillo is ordered home by his superiors in Miami, but he vows to quit his job rather than abandon Crockett. A "tip" is received as to where Crockett can be found, and they find Sonny, hurt but alive.")	(Miami Vice)/(David Brandstetter) (109)
* Something in the Night	by	Aletha Wyndsor		("In this "alternate" to Aletha’s story "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". Sapphire and Steel intervene in Harris’ machinations, saving Mickey’s life, changing the events involving Harris. The story is similar but different from Darkness. In this version, Kostmayer calls Miami only to find out Harris has already been through there, killing Gina Calabrese along the way (as a means of "getting to" the psychic vampires — which doesn’t work). Mickey goes along with Gage, Castillo and Crockett to find Scott when Hams kidnaps him. They’re successful in rescuing Scott but then Harris captures Gage and Scott goes after him alone, Kostmayer, Castillo and Crockett on his trail. They find Gage and kill Harris. Kostmayer explains to Scott that the relationship he and Gage had is over, that it was a mutual, friendly decision to end their affair. Scott is, eventually, convinced of this. The story ends with Crockett and Castillo convincing Scott and Harley to come to Miami soon so Castillo can train Scott, teach him how to use and control his psychic abilities.")	(Miami Vice)/(Equalizer) (113)	
* P.O.V., poem	by	Dovya Blacque		(Equalizer) (142)
 
Image:hungryhearts1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Alayne (Miami Vice)
Image:hungryhearts1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Todd Parrish (Miami Vice)
Image:hungryhearts1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Alayne (Harry/Johnny)
Image:hungryhearts1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Cooper (Equalizer)
Image:hungryhearts1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Alayne (Equalizer)
Image:hungryhearts1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Cooper (Equalizer)
Image:hungryhearts1-7.jpg|from issue #1, timeline of stories
Image:hungryhearts1-8.jpg|from issue #1, one of three pages that describes the media characters portrayed in this universe
==Issue 2==
Hungry Hearts 2 was published in January 1995 and is 149 pages long. 
The front cover is by Elaine Cole. The zine contains no interior art. 
"This zine will include synopses of the first eleven Psychic vampire stories which appeared in various issues of DYAD as well as synopses of the eleven stories which appeared in HUNGRY HEARTS #1 and a revised "cast of characters" (including, when possible, actors who played the part) to make it easier to keep track of who's who even if you've never heard of the characters involved in the story!"
From the editorial: 
* Timeline	by	Dovya Blaque		(Vampires)		(4)
* Story Synopses	by	Dovya Blaque		(Vampires)	 (5)	
* Fledglings	by	Dovya Blaque		(Miami Vice)	 (18)	
* The Ties That Bind	by	Pamela J. Corsa		("That a Houston case had crossed with one in Miami didn't bother Levon Lundy. What did bother him was Joey LaFiamma's eagerness to see Crockett and Castillo again. Meanwhile, in Miami, Martin Castillo is not exactly acting normally... and everyone is worried.")	(Houston Knights)	 (19)
* Looking In from Outside	by	Dovya Blaque		(Houston Knights)	(36) 
* Cover Me	by	Teal Sumner		("Reeling from the isolation enforced by the mental walls Felix Lawson forced on him in LUCKLESS JOKER [HH #1], Sonny Crockett has sought isolation from everyone... including Martin Castillo.") (Miami Vice)	 (37	
* One		by Dovya Blaque		(Miami Vice)	(46)	
* Spirits in the Night	by	Gene S. Delapenia		 ("It's a nice break for Crockett and Joey Hardin when they are sent to South Carolina to help out Sonny's old pal Lou DeLong.") 	(Miami Vice)	 (47)	
* Two Good Men	by	Dovya Blaque		(Miami Vice)	(50)	
* Leap of Faith	by	Jonni Corday		("The first things Sam Beckett noticed were, in order, that he was not alone in bed, that he was male, that the other body in bed with him was also male... and then that other body moved, poised over him like a panther protecting its young, a gravel-hued voice demanding, "Who the fuck are you?"") (Quantum Leap) (51)
* Discovery	by	Dovya Blaque		(Quantum Leap)		(73)
* Time Travelers	by	Dovya Blaque		(Miami Vice)/(Quantum Leap)	(74)	
* Out in the Street	by	Gene S. Delapenia		("Trudy Joplin wasn't interested in a new partner. Gina Calabrese was her partner and always would be, even if she was dead and gone. But Trudy is forced to accept a new partner... in the form of Barbara Weston.") (Miami Vice)	 (75)	
* The Price You Pay	by	Aletha Wyndsor		("[A sequel to SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT, HH #1] Scott McCall and Harley Gage journey to Miami, accepting Martin Castillo's promise to help Scott learn to understand, use and control his psychic powers. But more than assistance and sunshine await Scott and Gage down south.") (Equalizer)	 	(77)
* Self Interests		by Dovya Blaque		("Who would have thought that the grounding Dennis Booker so badly needed would come in the form of Tom Hanson and a few late-night revelations discovered over a long talk and a big pizza?")	(Miami Vice)	 (136)
* Independence Day by		Dovya Blaque		21 Jump Street	 (37)
* Renegade Souls	by	Dovya Blaque		Booker (146)
==References==
 
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:1993 ZinesCategory:1995 Zines
Category:Shared Universes