McPikus Interruptus

Published by Manacles Press, "McPikus Interruptus" is a Wiseguy anthology slash zine centering mostly on Frank/Vinnie stories (F/V), but also features Sonny/Vinnie (S/V), Roger/Vinnie (R/V), and Roger/Frank (R/F). 
Four issues were published over the course of the 1990s.
As with other zines from this press, these feature a very clean layout and no cover art or internal illustration. 
The title is taken from an episode of the show: Frank interrupts Vinnie and his then-fiancee, Amber, during sex. Amber dubs this "McPikus interruptus."
In 1994, Sandy Herrold gave this description of the series: 
== Issue 1 ==
McPikus Interruptus 1 contains 147 pages (85,500 words) and was published in February 1992.
* Dry Biscuit Humor (ii)
* Facets (by Maggie Hall) (1) (The author wrote Facets II: Stolen Moments, taking the premise of this story and making it a Bodie/Doyle one.) (This story was used as inspiration for the Wiseguy story by Gayle F called "Tease" that was in Risk.)
* Opus Six (by Dovya Blacque) (14)
* Opening Gambit (by M. Fae Glasgow) (18)
* Closer to the Fire (by Harmony Lewis) (36)
* Consolation Prize (by Dawn Woods) (50)
* Safe Sex (by Sharon Idaho) (76)
* The Golden Years (by Maggie Hall) (87)
* At the Heart of a Quiet Man (by Melody C.) (117)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
== Issue 2 ==
McPikus Interruptus 2 contains 136 pages (over 77,000 words) and was published in March 1993. 
From the editorial: 
* Plot? What Plot? (ii)
* Wiseguy: The Untold Slash Scenarios by Jane Mailander ("With Wiseguy, the problem isn't finding a slash scenario —it's choosing one! Here, for perusal and possible inspiration, are an armload of possibilities I have yet to see touched upon.") (1)
* Roll Over, Indiana Jones by Jane Mailander (6)
* Life Sentence by Alys/Dawn Woods ("'He's mine now, Terranova.' Certain, sure of himself... 'He's mine and you can't have him any more.' 'Chris is dead!' I know I screamed it, the sound so loud I could feel it echoing through the entire building.") (8)
* Jolly Roger by Jane Mailander ("Vince's father drove a bread truck. Sonny's father hustled jukeboxes. The turn of fate, a hair's worth of difference between the underworld king and the Federal agent who hunted him. Roger's father was a Marine.") (25)
* What's Wrong with Any Man? by Maggie Hall ("'We'll deal with it. I promise, we'll deal with it OK.' Vince kissed him again, hot and wet, strong and demanding. 'I promise.' Vinnie promised. Dig fucking deal... But Vinnie took his promises very seriously.") (32)
* Can't We Just Send Flowers? by Lainie Stone ("'You didn't like it?' 'No. But then I didn't much care for my first time with a girl, either. I hate being bad at things.' He shook his head musingly. 'And that time I was pathetic.'") (45)
* The Village Idiot by Maggie Hall & Pamela Rose ("I knew you were acop.' Vinnie said, and ducked his head with a smile. 'No chance I'm just a conscientious adult?' he asked carefully. 'Yeah, right, a conscientious adult who picks up hustlers in the Village.'") (52)
* A Question of Balance by Dawn Woods ("'Just wanna make you happy, man...' Make you happy...Read, have some control over you. Sonny Steelgrave had more of that already, than he would ever imagine.") (90)
* ...The Ones We Love by Dawn Woods ("But the underlying problem, the thing that he thought was actually the most sickening in this little mess, was that as soon as he got comfortable with a certain level of fetish, Frank would pull something else out of his hat.") (97)
* Hopscotch by Megan Kent & Sharon Idaho ("Roger was too cool, and Vinnie too hot for them to take anything at all by slow degrees... Roger Lococco was like ice on a hot summer day; a would learn real fast how to appreciate the chill.") (109)
* Gimme Shelter by Maggie Hall ("Frank would fall asleep and squirm around until he was practically hanging off his side of the bed, with one arm flung back so that their hands brushed under the covers, and Vince would bask in it and stare at the ceiling all night. It so chaste it was laughable.") (115)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
== Issue 3 ==
McPikus Interruptus 3 contains 137 pages (80,000 words) and was published in 1994. 
From the editors: "Previously in this space, we lamented the lack of plot in McPikus #2. We didn't know what we were talking about. We consider it an accomplishment that more than a day passes in at least one third of the stories in this issue. It was a struggle, we can tell you! But then again, the aired episodes had enough plot to make up for a few zines that are plot-reduced or plot-free. To our authors, we offer sincere thanks. Putting up with our quirks entitles you to brownie points in someone's book. (Not to mention your trib-copies, of course.)"
* And Back Again by Val Ferris (1)
* Over the Bridge by Lainie Stone (19)
* St. Christopher's Lie by Marie Blackpool (29)
* Vinnie the Pooh by A.A. Milano (44)
* Big Dog by Asta (47)
* Escalator to Heaven by Rokin Rolle (48)
* A Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Hall (50)
* psycho babble by Shoshanna (75)
* When Opportunity Knocks by Maggie Hall (78)
* Playing Hooky by Sharon Idaho & Megan Kent (100)
* The Antidote to Civilization by Maggie Hall (112)
* Gentle on My Guy by M.R.) (a spoof of Gentle On My Mind) (136)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
== McPikus Interruptus 4 ==
McPikus Interruptus 4 contains 130 pages and was published in 1995. 
* St. George (by Lainie Stone)
* A Loyal Man (by Keiko Kirin)
* The Old School (by Erica Little) 
* The Bludgeonings of Chance (by Sharon Idaho)
* Laugh-a-While You Can-a, Monkey-Boy (by Michelle Christian)
* None Too Soon (by Maggie Hall)
* Wiseguys of the Caribbean (by Nancy & Peggy Blackett)
* Revelation (by Maggie Hall)
== Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==References==
Category:Wiseguy Zines
Category:1990s