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New York–based writer who came up through Marvel's Savage Tales before joining Dark Horse, Arcudi discusses the challenges of writing licensed movie properties like Predator and Terminator, particularly how to translate film monsters and pacing into comics form. He talks about his ongoing series Homicide, the upcoming The Mask mini-series tied to a New Line Cinema film deal, and his humor writing for Cracked, while reflecting on his unfulfilled screenwriting ambitions.

Arcudi explains that his Aliens: Genocide arc follows the events after Earthwar using entirely new characters, deliberately avoiding conflicts with the impending Alien 3 film. He discusses picking up The Thing from Pfarrer, his flexible script-writing approach, the successful Mask series, and his new ongoing Dark Horse Presents character, the acromegalic private detective called The Creep.

Warner gives a blunt assessment of the mainstream comics industry: Marvel and DC reward mediocrity and have no genuine standard of quality, and creators who repeatedly return to work-for-hire on corporate characters while talking loudly about creative freedom are hypocrites. He explains why he chose Dark Horse — personal relationships with Richardson and Stradley dating back to APA-5, and the company's commitment to less conventional work. Warner discusses upcoming projects including a Predator mini-series, the next Black Cross series My War, and a co-writing collaboration on Pit Bulls with John Arcudi.