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Willingham, creator of The Elementals at Comico, traces an adventurous pre-comics career spanning cultural anthropology fieldwork in the Yucatan, truck driving, and three years as a military policeman in Germany, before a circuitous path through TSR Hobbies, rejected Marvel auditions, and two collapsed independent publishers led him to Comico. He explains his unusual process of pencilling the full issue before writing any dialogue, emphasizes keeping all creative control in the studio, and discusses upcoming storylines revealing why the Elementals were created. He delivers an extended, outspoken critique of organized religion as inherently political, compares it to the TSR/Dungeons & Dragons controversy over religious pressure, and defends his characters against charges of being Marvel analogues. Rankin, who came to comics after a decade in rock music and managing a comic shop, discusses his inking approach and his upcoming work on a Jack Kirby's Demon mini-series written and pencilled by Matt Wagner.

Editor-in-Chief Diana Schutz and Administrative Director Bob Schreck discuss Comico's editorial philosophy in depth: a strict hands-off creator-ownership policy, careful audience targeting across its line (from Robotech for younger readers to Grendel for adults), and Comico's decision to use "Parental Guidance Suggested" labels rather than censor content outright. Schutz explains how Howard the Duck brought her back to comics, her brief four-day stint at Marvel, and her background running the Telegraph Wire newsletter at Comics and Comix in Berkeley. Schreck recounts his path from film buff to convention promoter to Comico, and explains how he secured the Max Headroom license. Both also praise Matt Wagner's writing and Bill Willingham's Elementals as genuine social commentary.