He was M.I.A. for a few days while Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida, but as of last night, Miami attorney and self-described "anti-game crusader" Jack Thompson is back. Jack dropped by GamePolitics long enough to respond to a piece we ran on Monday concerning some critical coverage he received in the Edmonton Sun.

But more significantly, Thompson complained in the same message that he was experiencing harassment on the home front. Thompson links this to his well-publicized dust-up with Penny Arcade.

Specifically, someone delivered flyers in Thompson's neighborhood which were highly critical of the game violence activist. Thompson faxed GamePolitics a copy of the flyer, which has a Halloween theme and begins with the salutation, "Dear neighbor of Jack Thompson," and proceeds to launch into a satirical call for a ban on trick-or-treating ("What is trick-or-treating, other than a very immersive violence simulation?").

The flyer went on to reference the Penny Arcade affair in some detail, including a link to P.A.'s coverage of the controversy. The letter is signed, "A proud citizen who could not afford being sued into silence by Jack Thompson."

In his GamePolitics post last night, Thompson made some dire predictions.

"...it turns out that Penny Arcade is in quite a bit of trouble. Turns out that one of their operatives in my neighborhood went door to door with a Penny Arcade flyer, and that has gotten PA into a whole heap of trouble. Trust me. Also, a kid in Katy, Texas threatened to kill me because of the PA self-immolation, and that has been more than useful. Trust me on that as well."

"I'm a Christian so, Joseph's having told his brothers "What you intended for harm, God used for good." So it is with the sociopaths at Penny Arcade. They lied about what I said about the donation to a charity. They set their pixelantes on me, and they got caught, bigtime. My, my, my what a wicked web we weave when first we practice to deceive. I would much rather be me than PA right now. Trust me on that, too."

In addition to posting about the flyer and the phone call on GamePolitics, Thompson forwarded his complaint to John McKay, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. It was just last Friday that GamePolitics broke the news that Thompson was trying to enlist the help of the federal law enforcement apparatus in his clash with Penny Arcade.

The controversial attorney did not respond by press time to several follow-up questions, including whether or not the incident had been reported to his local police department.