I noted the variant Heroes covers on TV Guide.

In that issue, there are a few hints about upcoming events (such as that, at the moment, Christopher Eccleston may not be back in the second season, not because they don't want to involve Claude again but because Eccleston is so busy on other projects).

As you may know, I'm big on Spoiler Warnings, so I'm not giving things away here (in fact, I try to keep myself way out of the loop on this show, so's to let myself enjoy it as it evolves) -- so I didn't read the primary article, which looks as if it may be getting a bit specific. But I note a general plot direction indicated in this issue: Jeph Loeb referring to the Dec. 3 episode as "when we do our big housecleaning," when the topic of having too many characters was raised.

The episode is titled "Powerless," and we have a month to wait for it.

And then?

Well, my guess is that the writers' strike may put off further developments for some time. I hope I'm wrong, but Mark Evanier (check his link to the left) doesn't seem optimistic.