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Silvestri recounts his path from DC anthology work and Conan to landing Uncanny X-Men through editor Ann Nocenti, and discusses working with writer Chris Claremont on the twice-monthly schedule and the Australian storyline arc. He talks about the book's wide readership demographics, his admiration for artists like Buscema and Mignola, and his interest in eventually pitching an original project with his brother.

Recorded panel discussion from a Los Angeles comics convention, addressing whether creators work for love or money. Panelists discuss creative burnout, the challenges of working with editors, the difficulty of breaking in as a writer vs. an artist, and the dual necessity of passion and business sense for a comics career. Kirby reflects on his long career spanning romance comics to Fourth World, while younger creators like Liefeld and Silvestri describe their own paths into the industry.