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Grell explains why he was chosen by Acme Press and Glidrose Productions to launch a new James Bond 007 prestige comic for simultaneous UK/US release through Eclipse, describing his intent to base Bond on Fleming's literary version rather than the films. He discusses his characterization choices—using Hoagy Carmichael as Bond's physical model, modernizing the weaponry, avoiding SPECTRE due to film rights, and creating a multilayered villain named Widziadlo whose name translates to "phantom/spectre." He also addresses his ongoing Green Arrow series, the upcoming "Blood of the Dragon" arc featuring Shado's return, a planned Robin Hood illustrated book, and future DC projects.

Ostrander discusses his unlikely path into comics via friend Mike Gold at First Comics, his on-the-job training on Starslayer after inheriting it from Mike Grell, and his passionate co-creation of GrimJack, which he originated five years before it was published. He is candid about his dissatisfaction with Jim Shooter's Marvel — calling Secret Wars "just bad writing" and blaming corporate success for stifling creativity — while enthusiastically praising the independent scene and drawing parallels between Shakespeare's mastery of genre forms and the potential of comics. He also discusses his Dr. Who stage play project and the launch of the "Munden's Bar" backup feature in GrimJack.

New Legion of Super-Heroes artist Jurgens explains how he landed on Tales of the Legion after burning out on Warlord, a book he felt was artistically unsuited to him due to its sword-and-sorcery subject matter and the pressure to maintain Mike Grell's visual formula. He describes his preference for universe-building books like Legion and Sun Devils over grounded titles, expresses regret about how he handled Sun Devils early in his career, and discusses his ambition to write more and develop a more illustrative style like Bill Sienkiewicz. He notes he has committed to six issues of Legion with his direction beyond that undecided.

De Vries recounts the origins and rise of The Southern Squadron from its satirical beginnings in Australian OZ COMICS to its eventual U.S. publication, crediting covers by Jerry Ordway and Mike Grell with overcoming local snobbery toward Australian comics. He discusses recent DC work on Star Trek, the importance of an Australian perspective in storytelling, and his ambition to write mainstream American characters.