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Bisley traces his artistic influences (Frazetta, Sienkiewicz, Frank Miller) and his path into the comics industry through Titan Books connections and early DC work on Doom Patrol covers. He argues that black-and-white line art carries more raw energy than painted work, and discusses his experience on Slaine: The Horned God as a creatively mismatched project before finding his ideal collaborators in Giffen and Grant on Lobo.

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.

Bisley talks about his explosive painted artwork on LOBO and the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgment on Gotham, describing his frenetic, highly detailed style and influences ranging from heavy metal album art to classical painting.

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.