[1] Being so comprehensive in content, Comics International was carried by many leading UK reference libraries.

Originally printed in black-and-white on newsprint, the magazine later featured full-colour glossy covers with interior colour pages.

Conroy announced a new direction for the magazine under his editorship: My vision can be distilled down to a news-driven blend of Amazing Heroes and Starlog's Comics Scene presented with CI’s traditional level playing field approach and straightforward reportage.

[1] In May 2010, Cosmic Publications was dissolved, thus confirming that Comics International had ended,[4] after publishing only eight regular issues (and a few specials) under its new regime.

In addition to Dez Skinn's own editorial column, Comics International's main features included: In addition, there was a lengthy review section by a regular team of over twenty reviewers, a festivals calendar, and listings of U.K. comics specialty stores, mail-order companies, and the following month's U.K. & U.S. releases.