Article on the revival of JLA/Avengers, with comments from Kurt Busiek and George Perez;
Last Woman Standing: Black Canary vs. Black Widow drawn by Buth Guice;
First Look: Elektra, with comments from Brian Michael Bendis;
uncovering the big lie behind The Sentry, with comments from Paul Jenkins and Joe Quesada;
the hottest Japanese franchises are depicted in a gallery by American comic greats: G Force by Alex Ross, Astro Boy by Steve Skroce, Akira by Christian Gossett, Trigun by Michael Turner, Speed Racer by Joseph Michael Linsner and Voltron by Dan Fraga;
Q & A with J. Michael Straczynski on Spider-Man;
Basic Training by Rags Morales;
Character Profile: Giselle (from Mystic);
Book of the Month: Lone Wolf and Cub;
John Byrne checklist;
The Hot Seat: Jimmy Palmiotti.
plus: the leading comic book, toy and card price guides.