Commander Rick looks at the depiction of violence in science fiction, fantasy, horror and comic books, with his guests: Keith Giffen, creator of the comic character, Lobo; Alan Moore, comic book writer, Miracleman; Neil Gaiman, discussing his experiences writing Miracleman and his upcoming adaptation of Sweeney Todd; Canadian film director, David Cronenberg (Scanners; The Fly; Naked Lunch); Dan Simmons, author, Song of Kali; Brian Stableford, author, the Halcyon Drift series; Leona Gom, author, The Y Chromosome; James Morrow, author, The Wine of Violence; and Lewis Shiner, editor of When the Music's Over, an anthology of science fiction tales against war and violence.