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A wide-ranging interview covering Gaiman's entry into comics via Black Orchid with Dave McKean, the origins and evolution of Sandman as a monthly series, and his approach to writing Miracleman: The Golden Age as a post-utopia character study. Also discusses Books of Magic (a four-issue guided tour of DC's magical universe with four different artists), his novel Good Omens co-written with Terry Pratchett, and numerous future projects including a Batman/circus graphic novel with Simon Bisley, a Death miniseries ("The High Cost of Living"), and a Sweeney Todd story for Taboo.

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.

Bisley reflects on his fascination with death as a theme and how it informed his approach to Judge Death in Judgment on Gotham, acknowledging the book is ultimately a fun, black-humored action story. He discusses his contrasting views of Batman (a medieval-knight idealist) and Judge Dredd (a realistically plausible fascist figure), and mentions upcoming projects including a Batman graphic novel with Neil Gaiman and a Superman story with Dave Gibbons.

McFarlane discusses Image's break from Malibu, his strategy of bringing in high-profile writers (Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim) to write Spawn as a response to critics who said he couldn't write, and reveals the then-unannounced Batman/Spawn crossover — the first time in 50 years Warner Bros. allowed Batman outside of DC. He outlines plans for a Violator mini-series and explains Image's ownership structure: creators own everything they create, but not the "i" logo itself.