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Burden discusses the origins of the Flaming Carrot, from a crude 1979 debut in the Atlanta-area anthology Visions to its development as a surrealist superhero unlike any satire before it. He ranges widely over pop culture, film history, censorship, and comics industry trends, arguing that superhero comics have colonized a medium that could encompass far more genres, and expressing admiration for Eisner, Carl Barks, the Hernandez Brothers, Harvey Pekar, and Charles Burns. He reveals he is collaborating with Arthur Adams on a Gumby Special for Comico.

Part two of Burden's interview covers the publishing history of Flaming Carrot from its earliest limited-edition appearances in VISIONS through the Aardvark/Vanaheim series. He offers wide-ranging opinions on the state of the comics market, arguing that a glut of new independent titles is burying quality work, and proposes a satirical art movement called "Defenestration." Burden also weighs in on the Kirby/Lee artwork controversy and previews upcoming projects including Draconian Features and a new super-team, the Bikini Teens.

A personal letter from DAK to Bob Burden praising Flaming Carrot Comics enthusiastically and referencing DAK's own offbeat humor during his Defenders run, setting up the issue's Burden interview.

Adams discusses his self-taught, humor-inflected artistic style, developed primarily through his work on LONGSHOT, and his habit of hiding background cartoon characters (Gumby, Wimpy, Goofy) in Marvel pages. He describes his upcoming projects — a LONGSHOT Graphic Novel he will pencil, ink, and color; a MARVEL FANFARE Longshot story that ballooned from 15 to 30 pages; and the GUMBY one-shot for Comico written by Bob Burden, a collaboration he initially tried to dodge. He expresses dissatisfaction with print reproduction quality and praises inkers Terry Austin and Craig Russell.