This issue features an in-depth interview with the amazingly versatile J.M. Dematteis, as he discusses his work on Disney’s Abadazad with Mike Ploog (who provides a sidebar interview, and this issue’s all-new cover)! Plus: an amazing "Nuts & Bolts" section on DC’s red-hot 52 series, featuring script by the Mark Waid/Greg Rucka/Geoff Johns/Grant Morrison team, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, and pencil art by Joe Bennett and Chris Batista; Jim Ottaviani (writer of Two-Fisted Science) tells you about the world of nonfiction comics writing and publishing; Grimjack’s John Ostrander discusses the difference between writing a character you own and a “franchise” property, on everything from Star Wars to Batman; Star Trek novelist Bill McCay tells how to deal with editors and rewrites; Journalist Don Smith takes you on a tour of the zany world of self- publishing; plus samples of comics scripts and art, and more! Edited by Danny Fingeroth.