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This issue, Mage: The Hero Defined #0, is titled the "Second Interlude."  It takes place after the series Mage: The Hero Discovered, and also after the "First Interlude," which was published in Grendel #16-19.  It takes place before Mage: The Hero Defined #1.
 
Kevin Matchstick has continued to gain experience as a warrior against the forces of darkness.  Here, he has a more carefree attitude than in the first Interlude.  He is searching the Grand Canyon for some "nasties" and runs into Joe Phat, a fellow avatar.  Joe and Kevin fight an ogre-wight and destroy it through teamwork.  They bond quickly and decide to join together in their struggle against their eldritch adversaries.  This story sets up the partnership that they continue throughout the rest of The Hero Defined proper.
 
It is not necessary to read the Second Interlude in order to understand the rest of The Hero Defined, in terms of plot.

Mage: The Hero Defined (1997)

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The Hero Defined is the second series in the planned Mage trilogy.  It comes after The Hero Discovered and before The Hero Denied.  It was published many years after the first series.  The third series has not yet been published, many years after the second series.  The second series had more of a mixed critical reception than the first series, but still had an enthusiastic following.
 
In it, Kevin Matchstick has become a more experienced and successful warrior, but to the detriment of his character.  He must find his second mage in order to learn how to move on to a better path--although he doesn't see it like that.

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