Sovereign · January, 1996
Vol. 4 #2; Includes pullout 1996 calendar, preview of 12 Monkeys movie and reviews of Industrial Gothic comics and Martha Washington Stranded in Space comic; Ralph McQuarrie gallery
A Song Against the Dark; Kronos; The Politics of Pneumatic Times; Out of Bondage; Fortitude; The Day the Magic Came Back
Writers: Mary A. Turzillo, Allen Steele, Eric T. Baker, Don Webb, David Brin, James Gunn, Richard Parks, Elizabeth Hand, Paul Di Filippo, Dan Perez, Yoji Kondo, Geoffrey A. Landis, Kevin J. Anderson, Greg Costikyan
Artists: Ralph McQuarrie, Bob Eggleton, Greg Carter, Michael Dubisch, John Berkey, Gary Freeman, Todd Lockwood, Chris Moore, Michael Gibbs