Black Rose--This issue is 23 pages long (so 4 more pages). After that, I have a week of bonus material, and then will start on Issue #11, which is the last of the "Moral Consequences" story arc (which started back in Issue #5).
Black Rose--Although I've talked to Al about plans for a third Crossover (Al has the concept and ideas for at least some characters in the lineup), he hasn't said anything about Fusion being in the next series. The Fusion-verse, as it were, will likely be providing a major character in the story, and I've scripted a 10-page prologue sequence for the character already (which actually takes place a number of years before Savunn became Fusion). Nothing has been finalized (and I don't even know if Al has decided to do the series for sure)--everything at this point is just a few of us tossing around some ideas.
On Thursday, look for the second teaser for "Dude in Distress."