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DC's editor of Swamp Thing, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Amethyst discusses her unconventional path into comics editing (via a journalism class and a tip from friend J.M. DeMatteis), her enthusiasm for "off-genre" books over superhero titles, and Swamp Thing's 60% sales increase under Alan Moore's tenure. She shares frank observations about why female characters fail to attract girl readers, why the comics market is overwhelmingly male, and her ambitions to launch a sophisticated comics property aimed at girls (written and drawn by Barbara Slate). Berger also discusses her experience on New Talent Showcase, the emergence of writer-editors (which she views skeptically), and her belief that editorial objectivity is essential even for experienced creators.

DC's rising colorist discusses his trajectory from fat-pencil Jack Kirby imitations to becoming the company's go-to specialist for mini-series and Baxter-format books. Reveals he has just finished coloring seven different costume proposals for the new Robin, working from Marv Wolfman's directive to "reflect Batman's colors but not copy them." Details his technical innovation of introducing K-tones (black tones) to the Baxter printing process — previously unavailable for interior pages — allowing true shadow effects without color shifts, a breakthrough he pioneered on Thriller and refined for Gene Colan's pencil-only Nathaniel Dusk, where the unprecedented challenge of coloring unlinked pencil art required ultra-delicate handling. Also discusses his colorist theories centered on storytelling through contrast, continuity, and emotional cueing, and shares editor quirks: "Len Wein does not like pinks — he feels they look 'fey.' Karen Berger hates greens with a passion."

A group interview with three prolific letter-column writers, discussing why they write letters, which publishers have the best letter columns (Karen Berger's DC books and Dark Horse are praised), the strange fan mail they receive, and how letterhacking leads to other creative work. Malcolm Bourne announces his debut professional series for Dark Horse.

Gaiman discusses the premise and production of the Death: The High Cost of Living miniseries, including his collaboration with Chris Bachalo (following the falling-out between Mike Dringenberg and editor Karen Berger), and the forthcoming AIDS-awareness story featuring Death. He also covers the ongoing Sandman arc "Brief Lives," his plans to write Spawn #10 (featuring an angelic assassin he calls "Angela"), and the Signal to Noise and Mr. Punch projects with Dave McKean. He expresses cautious optimism about DC's new Vertigo imprint, with Death as its first title.