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A wide-ranging conversation between two Capital Comics writers about theme, philosophy, and motivation in superhero comics. Baron explains that Nexus is fundamentally about entropy and the second law of thermodynamics — his hero is compelled to execute mass murderers by agonizing dreams that will physically kill him if he doesn't act, making his vigilantism a form of self-defense fraught with moral ambiguity. Grant describes Whisper as a story about betrayal, built around a non-superpowered heroine trained in aikido whose education in the world's treachery drives her from innocence to hard-won experience. Baron then discusses The Badger as the logical extension of vigilantism — his hero is genuinely psychotic, a personality-disordered martial artist whose costumed crime-fighting will eventually land him back in a mental institution. Both writers argue passionately that comic books carry inherent ideologies whether creators acknowledge them or not, and that the medium's philosophical implications — particularly the endorsement of vigilante violence — deserve more honest examination than the industry typically provides.

Conway recounts the creation of the Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1973), explaining the character's black-and-white moral worldview as inspired by Don Pendleton's Executioner novels. He describes designing the skull costume with John Romita and Ross Andru, and reflects on how subsequent writers like Mike Baron and Steve Grant handled the character well, though he would have preferred the Punisher remain more of a loner with no support team. He also discusses the War Journal device as a way to avoid thought balloons.

Gerber describes his experience as story editor of the G.I. Joe animated series in 1985, explaining how he recruited comic-book writers to raise the standard of animation writing and push the show toward more complex, character-driven storytelling. He discusses several standout episodes, including a biting satire of Saturday-morning pro-social programming called "The Wrong Stuff." He also reveals that he and Frank Miller had pitched a far more radical Superman revamp to DC before the Byrne version was chosen, and that the deal fell through over the "Superman bake-off" concept and DC's refusal to grant them a creator share in a new Supergirl character.

Grant discusses his approach to the Punisher Graphic Novel: "Return to Big Nothing", describing the Punisher as a "clinical psychotic" who is emotionally dead but not a mindless killer. He also explains his decade-long effort to get the original Punisher Limited Series greenlit at Marvel, his philosophy that the character cannot be reformed without ceasing to be the Punisher, and his co-founding of WAP (Words and Pictures), the freelancer communication network organized with Frank Miller and Steve Gerber.

Valentino details the Shadowhawk mystery (identity deliberately withheld, to be revealed in Shadowhawk II), explains the upcoming Images of Shadowhawk monthly with rotating creative teams starting with Alan Grant and Keith Giffen, and shares extensive detail about the 1963 retro-homage series featuring Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, Dave Gibbons, and others. He defends Image's impact on creator rights industry-wide.