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Grant discusses writing Lobo regularly in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 and the upcoming series-of-mini-series format with Giffen and Bisley, describing the book as a "psychotic farce" and entertainment rather than deep thematic work. He reflects on Lobo's appeal as a cathartic fantasy of total uninhibitedness and expresses concern that a TV version giving the character a heart of gold would betray the source material.

Grant discusses the long, convoluted history of the Batman/Judge Dredd team-up Judgment on Gotham, explaining how earlier attempts fell through before he and John Wagner finally took it on. He describes their decision to play the story for dark humor rather than grim seriousness, casting Judge Death and Mean Machine Angel as the villains alongside Scarecrow, and structuring the story so that Batman and Dredd remain adversaries rather than allies throughout. Grant also discusses his extensive current workload across DC and British comics, and upcoming creator-owned proposals including Necronomicon and The Hanged Man for Touchmark/Disney.

Grant discusses his long-running Batman work, his process for developing villains, and his preference for psychologically grounded storytelling that defines Batman as a figure of obsession and fear.

Semeiks discusses his tenure on The Demon, praising writer Alan Grant's blend of action, humor, and horror in the Kirby tradition, and advocates strongly for critics and fans to evaluate comics as a combined visual-verbal medium like film. He discusses his artistic influences (Jack Kirby, Looney Tunes, Hal Foster), upcoming story arcs involving the Beyond Region and a Wonder Woman crossover, and the value of guest stars like Batman and Lobo in energizing the book.

Valentino details the Shadowhawk mystery (identity deliberately withheld, to be revealed in Shadowhawk II), explains the upcoming Images of Shadowhawk monthly with rotating creative teams starting with Alan Grant and Keith Giffen, and shares extensive detail about the 1963 retro-homage series featuring Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, Dave Gibbons, and others. He defends Image's impact on creator rights industry-wide.