Dyad Vice

Zine
Title:	Dyad Vice
Publisher:	Mkashef Enterprises
Editor(s):
Date(s):	1999
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	Miami Vice
Language:	English
External Links:	online flyer with story summaries
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Dyad Vice is a set of two Miami Vice slash anthologies of fiction gleaned from other zines.

Issue 1

Dyad Vice 1 was published in 1999 and contains 310 pages. It has art by Alayne.

It contains "plain" Miami Vice stories.

• After the Rains by Atira Kei ("After shooting a young boy by accident, Crockett finds himself examining his life and what he wants out of it... and his answer is not at all what he thought it might be.") (reprinted from Dyad #1) (5)
• Friends and Lovers by Atira Kei (Crockett/Castillo/Tubbs) ("Having been informed of his partner's new relationship with their lieutenant, Rico Tubbs experiences some strange and disturbing emotions... emotions that his friends are only too pleased to help him with.") (reprinted from Dyad #2) (14)
• When the Game Ends by MerLyn (Crockett/Castillo) ("Undercover, posing with his boss as lovers, Crockett discovers some interesting things about his lieutenant.") (reprinted from Dyad #2) (20)
• Better Together by MerLyn (Crockett/Castillo) ("Crockett suffers some serious depression following the "Home Invaders" incident.") (reprinted from Dyad #2) (23)
• Dancing With Shadows by Dovya Blacque ("Was it a dream? That's what Crockett wants to know when he wakes up on his boat after the Stalker case. Can Castillo answer his question?") (reprinted from Dyad #5) (27)
• Toshi's Friend by Atira Kei ("Castillo had been stabbed by Jack Gretsky's widow -- now he's disappeared from the hospital. But Crockett knows where to look for him.") (reprinted from Dyad #6) (39)
• Heart of Flint by Flamingo ("Rico Tubbs couldn't help noticing that Martin Castillo had been riding Sonny's back for weeks. Something was very wrong here. Not to mention the strange dreams Sonny'd been having.") (reprinted from Dyad #7) (46)
• Still in My Heart by Flamingo (sequel to "Heart of Flint") ("Is it only Gina Calabrese's imagination that there's been a change between Crockett and Castillo?") (reprinted from Dyad #14) (90)
• A Friend in Need by Ida Vega ("The attack had been brutal, intimate, degrading. Now Sonny Crockett has to learn to like has to learn to like himself again and to trust those who care about him.") (reprinted from Dyad #8) (135)
• Shadows Past by Atira Kei ("Nightmare memories of his father's death haunt Crockett after the episode "Payback".") (reprinted from Dyad #11) (151)
• Miracle Men by Dovya Blacque ("Sonny didn't realize what he'd done was so funny, still wasn't sure it was as funny as Castillo apparently did. He didn't know anything anymore, not since his world had turned up-side-down at the sound of his lieutenant's laughter.") (reprinted from Dyad #12) (165)
• The Letter by Dovya Blacque (Inspired by a poem by Khylara. "Sonny Crockett has never been a man shy of words or shy of making his desires known. But when it comes to something this important, to telling his boss how he feels for him, something that will change his life, one way or another, forever, he's as tongue-tied as a school boy.") (reprinted from Dyad #16) (180)
• Somewhere in the Night by Theresa Kyle ("Sonny Crockett and Martin Castillo have some difficult facts to thrash out... and a new understanding to accept.") (reprinted from Dyad #16) (198)
• Miami Rain by Dovya Blacque ("After Castillo is shot in "Miami Squeeze", Crockett does some reflecting, some talking with his injured friend, and some revealing of strongly held and deeply felt fears and hopes.") (reprinted from Dyad #17) (209)
• The Head of the Tempest by Dovya Blacque ("Following directly after the end of Bushido, Martin Castillo is faced with incapacitation from the wounds he suffered at the hands of Jack Grestky's wife. "Nursing" him is a smoldering Sonny Crockett who is trying to make sense of Castillo's actions following Gretsky's death.") (reprinted from Lingering on the Fringes #1) (219)
• Night Hunter by MerLyn ("I'm sorry, Sonny," Castillo said softly and tugged... Crockett struggled, spluttering indignant objections, not really fighting yet. Until Castillo loomed over him, teeth bared prominently.) (also in Dyad: The Vampire Stories #1 and Miami Vice Collected Stories) (244)
• BloodBond by Atira Kei (reprinted from Dyad: The Vampire Stories #1) (255)
• In The Dust Again by Dovya Blacque ("When Martin Castillo saw Sonny Crockett exiting one of the more notorious gay nightclubs in Miami, he couldn't have imagined the true reason for Crockett's presence. But he was determined to find out. Everything.") (279)
• Under My Skin by Dovya Blacque ("A sequel to In The Dust Again. Castillo was not mistaken. Now it's time for Crockett to do some explaining.") (reprinted from Dyad: The Vampire Stories #3) (295)

Issue 2

Dyad Vice 2 was published in 1999 and contains 326 pages.

It contains the vampire, psychic vampire and crossover stories, including portions of Flamingo's The Curse of the Black Opal. The publisher had fallen out of contact with a few authors and artists published in Dyad over the years, and these people's work was not reprinted. Artists aren't listed.

• Blinded by the Light by MerLyn ("Joey Hardin should have died of his wounds but Castillo couldn't stand to see Crockett give up everything important to him because of it... so the lieutenant breaks a few unusual rules.") (This is the first "Psychic Vampire" story) (Miami Vice/Alien Nation) (reprinted from Dyad #3) (5)
• Runner in the Night by MerLyn (A Psychic Vampire story, "Unable to stay and face the consequences of his actions, Castillo flees Miami and Crockett, only to be tracked down by the detective and forced to explain how Joey Hardin pulled through.") (reprinted from Dyad #3) (13)
• Open to the Flame by MerLyn ("Felix Lawson sends Crockett and Castillo to Houston to give the locals some help with a serial killer...") (reprinted from Dyad #4) (Miami Vice/Houston Knights/Psychic Vampire) (29)
• Cross Driving Rain by MerLyn ("Castillo and Hardin are stuck in Miami testifying in a case, so Crockett and Gilmore are sent to help Mickey Kostmayer and Harley Gage find the "vampire" who attacked Robert McCall...") (reprinted from Dyad #4) (Miami Vice/The Equalizer/Psychic Vampire) (49)
• Sights of the Sun by MerLyn ("...Bodie and Doyle make a visit to Miami Vice.") (reprinted from Dyad #5) (Miami Vice/The Professionals/Psychic Vampires) (60)
• Shadow of the Noose by MerLyn ("Hardin and Gilmore head into the swamps on a case and come face-to-face with Gilmore's jealousy over Hardin's interest in Ray Doyle.") (reprinted from Dyad #5) (a Psychic Vampire story) (73)
• Back from the Pit by MerLyn & Andy D. ("Sonny Crockett can't help interfering in Vince Terranova's struggle with the entity known as Sonny Steelgrave.") (reprinted from Dyad #8) (Miami Vice/Wiseguy/Psychic Vampire) (91)
• Journal by Gene S. Delepenia ("LaFiamma starts wondering about the strange dreams he's been having that feature a certain Miami vice cop.") (reprinted from Dyad #9) (Miami Vice/Houston Knights/Psychic Vampire) (103)
• Another Fine Mess by Gene S. Delapenia ("Starsky and Hutch aren't thrilled at having to baby-sit a couple of cops from Miami... and Starsky's even less happy when he begins to get strange feelings about the blond half of the Florida team.") (reprinted from Dyad #11) (Miami Vice/Starsky & Hutch/Psychic Vampire) (109)
• Lost in the Flood by MerLyn ("Zeke Anderson attacked Castillo for a reason... but it will take the combined effort of all the psychic vampires to help Crockett and Castillo get to the bottom of the plot behind Anderson's strange behavior.") (reprinted from Dyad #10) (Miami Vice/Tour of Duty/Psychic Vampire) (113)
• Alien Distant Shore by MerLyn ("While trying to pin down the mysterious "help" he and Castillo had received in their battle with Lao Li, Crockett runs into some very strange beings... "Elementals".") (reprinted from Dyad #12) (Miami Vice/Sapphire and Steel/Psychic Vampire) (125)
• Dancin' as Fast as We Can by Jonni Corday ("His secret love for Sonny Crockett having driven him from Miami, Rico Tubbs finds himself back in New York as part of a police unit that is making his life a living hell. Just when he thinks his life is doomed to unhappiness, Tubbs meets the talented brother of a suspect; Leroy Johnson is a revelation to Tubbs... and an unbearable temptation.") (reprinted from Dyad #18) (Miami Vice/Fame) (138)
• Shade by Dovya Blacque (reprinted from Riders on the Storm where the author was listed as Starr Copeland) (crossover with Stingray) (168)
• Working Without a Net by MerLyn ("Crockett could only stare at the man with Evan Fried's face. But it wasn't Evan; Evan was dead. This man was looking for Castillo; Roger Loccoco had a bone to pick.") (reprinted from Dyad #6) (crossover with Wiseguy) (181)
• Martin's Past by Flamingo (crossover with Beauty and the Beast (TV)) (195)
• Vincent's Passion by Flamingo (crossover with Beauty and the Beast (TV)) (236)
• The Desire by Flamingo (crossover with Beauty and the Beast (TV)) (246)
• Sleeping with the Past by Ida Vega ("On the night Crockett and Castillo finally admit their attraction to one another, a stranger from Martin's past comes asking for a favor.") (reprinted from Dyad #9) (crossover with Equalizer) (257)
• Walking the Razor's Edge by MerLyn ("Crockett kept in touch with the smuggler/pilot, Jackson, from "Trust Fund Pirates". And, even after Jackson changed his name and moved to San Francisco, he proves of particular help when Crockett's feelings for Castillo begin to change.") (reprinted from Dyad #11) (crossover with Midnight Caller) (291)
• Twist in Time by MerLyn (reprinted from Cross-Currents) (crossover with Blake's 7) (321)