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Joint interview about the creation of Marvel's upcoming Power Pack, a series featuring four super-powered children. Brigman, a newcomer who had previously done only scattered fill-in work, describes how she met Louise Jones (Simonson) at Marvel and won the assignment with character sketches; she discusses deadline pressures, her admiration for Walt Simonson's design approach, and the challenge of drawing convincing children. Louise Simonson explains the origins of the concept (a long-held idea for a younger group than the New Mutants), introduces the four Power children and their powers, and talks about the emotional complexities of children gaining super-abilities — particularly the "loss of innocence" theme — while expressing enthusiasm for her first solo writing project after years as an editor.

Black, publisher and lead artist at Americomics in Florida, describes the company's structure: AC-owned titles (FEMFORCE, NIGHTVEIL, SENTINELS OF JUSTICE) plus creator-owned books. He reflects candidly on overexpanding during the 1983 independent comics boom and then having to retrench when sales collapsed, and on the economics of small-press publishing under the direct-sales system. He defends FEMFORCE and his other female-led titles against charges of sexism, arguing the characters are intelligent and resourceful, and notes that FEMFORCE alumni include Paul Ryan and June Brigman, who went on to work at Marvel and DC.

Thorsland, editor of Dark Horse's Star Wars comics line, discusses the revived fan interest in Star Wars and how it parallels the cultural mood of 1977. He covers how Dark Horse secured the license from Lucasfilm, the creative freedom and restrictions imposed by Lucasfilm, the assembling of creative teams (including Tom Veitch, Chris Gossett, Louise Simonson, and June Brigman), and upcoming projects including Dark Lords of the Sith, Dark Empire II, Droids, and an X-Wing series based on the LucasArts game.