In August 1992, he co-wrote, edited and inked "Archer & Armstrong" #1, edited and provided pencilwork on "Eternal Warrior" #1, and inked Barry Windsor-Smith on "Unity" #0. Starting in November 1992, he co-edited with Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson the "Predator/Magnus, Robot Fighter" two-issue crossover, and in December was again inking and editing a Michelinie-written comic book series: "H.A.R.D. Corps". Layton edited "Turok, Dinosaur Hunter", "Deathmate" and "Secret Weapons" before writing the first of thirteen issues of "The Second Life of Doctor Mirage". He was editing a vast array of titles during this time, for which he won the Editor of the Year award in 1993, as voted by the readers of the comics magazine, "Wizard".