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Ringgenberg discusses his new bi-monthly science-fiction comic The Emissary (Electric Comics), co-written with Jorgensen, describing its elaborate world-building on the planet Calador and its aim for a more literary, cinematic storytelling style. He reflects critically on his earlier work for DC and Marvel, praises Alan Moore's Watchmen as the best comic on the market, and is sharply critical of Chris Claremont's verbosity and Frank Miller's insularity. He also discusses his role as associate editor at Byron Preiss Visual Productions, where he is adapting Bradbury, Bloch, and H.G. Wells stories into comics for the educational market.

Introduces the behind-the-scenes staff of Comics Interview, profiling art director Ron Fontes (formerly of Western Comics, now at Marvel Books), contributing editor Steve Ringgenberg (formerly of Fantagraphics), contributing editor Mitch Cohn (of the Fantaco Chronicles), and production associate Lesley Benjamin-Aull.

A double interview: Jack C. Harris traces Simonson's full career from his college art-school senior thesis (The Star Slammers) through his DC and Marvel work (Manhunter, Alien, X-Men/Teen Titans), to his current revitalization of Thor, on which he has been given complete carte blanche as writer and artist. Simonson explains how he's drawing on Viking imagery and Norse mythology rather than the Kirby template, is rehabilitating neglected characters like Balder, and has ideas for the run dating back to 1967. Steve Ringgenberg's bonus interview focuses on the Star Slammers graphic novel, Walt's literary and artistic influences (Heinlein, Gordion Dickson's Dorsai books, Jim Holdaway, Frank Bellamy, European artists like Moebius), and his detailed plot-to-thumbnails-to-script working method.

Reader Timothy Fay responds critically to a previous Buzz Dixon interview defending G.I. Joe as a "30-minute commercial." Artist William Stout and interviewer Steve Ringgenberg trade detailed corrections regarding factual and caption errors in a prior Frank Frazetta interview.