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Marder elaborates on *Beanworld*'s tribal character dynamics — Mr. Spook as hunter-chief, Professor Garbanzo as tool-making thinker, Beanish as artist-entertainer, and Heyoka as sacred contrary figure drawn from Lakota Sioux tradition — and discusses Image's internal structure (more like an advertising agency than a publisher) and the ongoing market-share battle with Marvel.

A letter from reader Amy Sddks offers a lengthy contrarian critique of Frank Miller's celebrated status, arguing that "godlike" heroes and increasingly pretentious prestige comics miss the point, and recommending interviews with Howard Cruse, Karl Kessel, Larry Marder, and various Golden and Silver Age veterans.