Brad Meltzer picks his 5 favorite DC stories of all time;
Brian Michael Bendis comments on Secret War;
First Look: Superman/Batman #8, with comments from Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner;
Q & A with Guillermo del Toro on Hellboy film;
Queer Eye for the Super-Guy: Phil Jimenez, Robert Rodi and Jose Villarrubia give haute-couture makeovers to Luke Cage, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Angel, Captain Boomerang, Baron Zemo and Galactus, with Jimenez illos;
Ultimate Universe quiz;
Q & A with Mark Millar;
Alan Moore reflects on his biggest successes, with David Finch/Art Thibert illo;
best of 2003;
Man of the Year: Dan DiDio;
Q & A with Garth Ennis;
New X-Men #151 is 'previewed' in its entirety - all 22 pages;
Basic Training by Joe Kubert (Part 5 of 6);
comics' hottest scribes take up writing for video games, with comments from Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Kelly and Stephen T. Seagle;
Q & A with Mark Waid;
Secret Stash: Blankets;
Neil Gaiman checklist;
13 things you didn't know about Batman
plus: the leading comic book, toy and card price guides.