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Hannigan discusses drawing the premiere arc of Legends of the Dark Knight, DC's landmark new Batman series set just after Batman: Year One, which sold close to a million copies on its first issue. He reflects on the full-script method vs. the Marvel style, the commercial controversy of the four-cover variant collectible gimmick, his philosophical disagreements with scripter Denny O'Neil, and his admiration for Batman: Year One as the gold standard of superhero storytelling. He also addresses the dangers of shared-universe crossover bloat and the collector-market bubble, and discusses plans for a future personal creator-owned project.

Hannigan discusses Skull & Bones, his self-written and -drawn DC prestige limited series set in the Soviet Union, which follows an Afghanistan veteran who targets the Kremlin. He reflects on collector-driven market distortions, the superiority of writer-artists, and the bleak future of comics if Virtual Reality takes hold, while noting tentative plans to pencil a Catwoman ongoing with Doug Moench.

Hannigan talks about his work on Legends of the Dark Knight, describing the storytelling latitude the anthology format gives creators to explore different eras and interpretations of Batman.

A letter from comics professional Ed Hannigan critiques Ted Kennedy's Artists' Rights Bill as an unconstitutional overreach that restricts art ownership and resale, and ties it to Kennedy's earlier legislation targeting Rupert Murdoch's media holdings as a pattern of First Amendment hostility.

Brief column promoting the upcoming third issue of Mark Gruenwald's Omniverse fanzine, noting its full-color wraparound cover by Ed Hannigan and John Beatty, and previewing next issue's look at Don McGregor's James Bond 007 book.

DAK recounts his unsuccessful attempt as a Marvel editor to run a raw Ed Hannigan sketch as a Ghost Rider cover, using it to frame his enthusiasm for Steve Rude's unpolished Batman model-sheet cover for this issue and the forthcoming World's Finest.

Readers debate the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby co-creation controversy, with Ed Hannigan offering pointed commentary; a second letter corrects caption credits for Continuity Studios artists on the Rocketeer storyboard project featured in issue #89.