He was born on April 25, 1952 in Milton, Massachusetts to Peter John Sanderson, Sr.

A graduate of Columbia University, Sanderson became involved in the field during the early 1980s as a writer for comic fanzines. From there, Sanderson broke into the comic book industry proper; he was first hired by DC Comics, where he was given the task of reading every comic book published by the company since 1935. His research was used by Marv Wolfman in writing Crisis on Infinite Earths and by Len Wein in writing Who's Who in the DC Universe. Sanderson then went to work for Marvel as their first (and only) archivist , and contributed as a researcher on the various Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe series in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Sanderson was also the writer of the Marvel Saga and Wolverine Saga limited series. These titles did not follow the typical art-centered comic book format; instead, the two series focused on text chronicling the fictional histories of comic book characters - rather than writing new exploits of the characters - that Sanderson culled from previous titles Marvel had published over the years. The text was supplemented by individual panels excerpted from the comic books that served as Sanderson's sources.

He currently writes an online column entitled Comics in Context, which (in Sanderson's own words) is "a weekly series of critical essays on comics, cartoon art, and related subjects" (those "related subjects" can run the gamut from film adaptations of comic books, to other media that have been influenced by comics, such as Star Wars). The series started on July 8, 2003 on the website IGN.com, but then moved to the Kevin Smith-affiliated website Quick Stop Entertainment on June 23, 2006; according to Mr. Sanderson, the "Powers That Be" in charge of IGN's comics section began to tamper with the titles of his columns and complain about some of the topics he covered, whereby a "change of scenery" was necessary . After a seventeen-month hiatus, Comics in Context returned to the newly-rebranded A Site Called Fred on January 19, 2010 .

Outside of his online writings, Sanderson has also had a number of books published (including The Marvel Vault and The Marvel Travel Guide to New York), taught the class The Graphic Novel as Literature at NYU , curated an exhibition on Stan Lee for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art , and reviews the latest in comics and comics-related material for Publishers Weekly.

Comics

• Marvel Saga:
• Essential Marvel Saga: Volume 1 (440 pages, January 2008, ISBN 0785127275)
• Essential Marvel Saga: Volume 2 (472 pages, December 2008, ISBN 0785127283)

Books

• Marvel Universe: The Complete Encyclopedia of Marvel's Greatest Characters (256 pages, Harry N. Abrams, 1998, ISBN 0810981718)
• Ultimate X-Men (Dorling Kindersley, 174 pages, 2000, ISBN 0751328855, revised second edition, X-Men: The Ultimate Guide, 192 pages, 2003, ISBN 0751346179)
• Classic Marvel Super Heroes: The Story of Marvel's Mightiest (128 pages, Becker & Mayer Books, 2005, paperback, ISBN 1932855564, hardcover, ISBN 1932855327)

Comics in Context

• Comics in Context #240 (Vol. 2 #12)

Saturday April 10, 2010

Title: Wimpy in Love

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with the penultimate chapter of his extended exploration of Popeye's sometime companion, the hamburger con man J. Wellington Wimpy ...

• Comics in Context #239 (Vol. 2 #11)

Thursday April 1, 2010

Title: Scrooge's Lost Horizon

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson takes a journey with Uncle Scrooge to the not-so-mythical land of Tralla La, crafted by Carl Barks ...

• Comics in Context #238 (Vol. 2 #10)

Friday March 26, 2010

Title: Popeye vs. Wimpy

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with his extended exploration of Popeye's sometime companion, the hamburger con man J. Wellington Wimpy ...

• Comics in Context #237 (Vol. 2 #9)

Friday March 19, 2010

Title: Donald the Dad

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson dips into the comics adventures of Donald Duck and his Uncle Scrooge, crafted by Carl Barks ...

• Comics in Context #236 (Vol. 2 #8)

Thursday March 11, 2010

Title: Wimpy Redeemed

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with an additional look at Popeye's sometime companion, the hamburger con man J. Wellington Wimpy ...

• Comics in Context #235 (Vol. 2 #7)

Thursday March 4, 2010

Title: The Chief and the King

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with a look at Hanna-Barbera's king of the streets, Top Cat ...

• Comics in Context #234 (Vol. 2 #6)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Title: Diary of a Wimpy Con Man

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with a look at Popeye's sometime companion, the hamburger con man J. Wellington Wimpy ...

• Comics in Context #233 (Vol. 2 #5)

Thursday February 18, 2010

Title: Cunning Canines

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with a look at Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's FANTASTIC MR. FOX and his animated predecessor, Hanna Barbera's Hokey Wolf ...

• Comics in Context #232 (Vol. 2 #4)

Thursday February 11th 2010

Title: David Levine On Stage

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with an exploration of the work of master caricaturist David Levine ...

• Comics in Context #231 (Vol. 2 #3)

Killing Katnip

Title: Friday February 5, 2010

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson looks back on the animation voiceover career of the late Arnold Stang - voice of Top Cat and Herman - focusing on the HERMAN & KATNIP cartoons ...

• Comics in Context #230 (Vol. 2 #2)

Thursday January 28, 2010

Title: The Dark Lulu Saga

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson makes his triumphant return to FRED with an article delving into the history of kiddie comics as featured in ComicArts' THE TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS, this week looking John Stanley's comic book tales of Marge Henderson Buell's LITTLE LULU ...

• Comics in Context #229 (Vol. 2 #1)

Tuesday January 19, 2010

Title: Outfoxed

Description: Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson makes his triumphant return to FRED with an article delving into the history of kiddie comics as featured in ComicArts' THE TOON TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN'S COMICS, starting with THE FOX AND THE CROW's treatment in comics & animation ...

• Comics in Context #228

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Title: The Bat Who Shot Liberty Valance

Description: Peter returns with an in-depth look at Christopher Nolan's second big screen take on Batman, THE DARK KNIGHT ...

• Comics in Context #227

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Title: Sunday Morning at the Met

Description: Peter sanderson recounts Peter Coogan's presentation of the sartorial choices of superheroes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - plus some talk of Stephen Colbert, to boot ...

• Comics in Context #226

Thursday June 26, 2008

Title: Half a Decade with the Hulk

Description: Peter’s back with an in-depth look at the cinematic do-over featuring everyone's favorite gamma-monster, THE INCREDIBLE HULK ...

• Comics in Context #225

Wednesday June 18, 2008

Title: Getting Lucky in New York

Description: Peter takes in the Big Apple's World Science Festival and gets all super-sciencey, including encountering the real Dr. Savage ...

• Comics in Context #224

Wednesday May 21, 2008

Title: My Cinco de Mayo

Description: Peter Sanderson takes in a very special superhero fashion exhibition at the Met, talks some Iron Man, and mentions a few cartoon centennials ...

• Comics in Context #223

Tuesday May 6, 2008

Title: Gathering of the Tribe

Description: Peter Sanderson continues his in-depth blow-by-blow look at the New York Comic-Con, with a special panel reflecting on cons past ...

• Comics in Context #222

Tuesday April 29, 2008

Title: San Diego By The Hudson

Description: Peter Sanderson takes a look at the rapidly expanding New York Comic-Con, and whether or not it's a serious challenger to the San Diego behemoth ...

• Comics in Context #221

Tuesday April 15, 2008

Title: The King in Exile

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at Mark Evanier's mighty tome KIRBY: KING OF COMICS and the man behind the legend, Jack Kirby ...

• Comics in Context #220

Monday March 31, 2008

Title: The King of the Silver Age

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at Mark Evanier's mighty tome KIRBY: KING OF COMICS and the man behind the legend, Jack Kirby ...

• Comics in Context #219

Tuesday March 25, 2008

Title: Kirby at the Crossroads

Description: After a short break - and the formal release of the book - Peter returns to his in-depth look at Mark Evanier's mighty tome KIRBY: KING OF COMICS ...

• Comics in Context #218

Thursday March 20, 2008

Title: From Animation Into Reality

Description: Peter turns his eye towards Disney's ENCHANTED, discusses how it's not the first time that the 2-D and 3-D worlds have crossed over, and spends SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE ...

• Comics in Context #217

Friday March 14, 2008

Title: The Next Frontier

Description: Peter dives into the recent animated adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER, and takes an in-depth look at the original series of graphic novels that spawned it ...

• Comics in Context #216

Tuesday March 4, 2008

Title: The Omega Enigma

Description: Peter continues his look back on the work of the late, great Steve Gerber, this week focusing on Gerber's OMEGA THE UNKNOWN ...

• Comics in Context #215

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Title: Wauugh and Remembrance

Description: Peter continues his look back on the work of the late, great Steve Gerber, this week focusing on Howard the Duck ...

• Comics in Context #214

Tuesday February 19, 2008

Title: The Essential Steve Gerber

Description: Peter looks back on the work of the late, great Steve Gerber ...

• Comics in Context #213

Tuesday February 12, 2008

Title: Your Obedient Serpent

Description: Peter continues his journey into the world of online animated cartoons, this week focusing on Fleischer SUPERMANs, Fox & the Crow, TOM TERRIFIC, BEANY & CECIL, and more ...

• Comics in Context #212

Tuesday February 5, 2008

Title: Finally Felix

Description: Peter's been diving into the world of online animated cartoons, this week focusing on silent FELIX THE CAT cartoons, more Winsor McCay and Koko, George Pal's PUPPETOONS, and some bizarre Columbia animated shorts ...

• Comics in Context #211

Tuesday January 29, 2008

Title: The Silent Rabbit

Description: Peter takes a look at Disney's recent reclamation of their first, pre-Mickey Mouse animated star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ...

• Comics in Context #210

Monday January 21, 2008

Title: Divorce Marvel Style

Description: Peter takes issue with Marvel's latest character upheaval - the Faustian erasure of Peter Parker's marriage to Mary Jane - and what it means to Spider-Man ...

• Comics in Context #209

Tuesday January 15, 2008

Title: Down in the Dump

Description: Peter dives into MST3K alumnus Frank Conniff's CARTOON DUMP, which also features selections from animation historian Jerry Beck's "Worst Cartoons Ever Made" library ...

• Comics in Context #208

Monday January 7, 2008

Title: Creative Differences

Description: Peter kicks off the new year with part 2 of his review of Mark Evanier's Jack Kirby book, KIRBY: KING OF COMICS, including a digression about the BBC documentary IN SEARCH OF STEVE DITKO ...

• Comics in Context #207

Saturday December 22, 2007

Title: Royal Retrospective

Description: In this pre-Christmas column, Peter digs into an advance copy of Mark Evanier's long-awaited KIRBY: KING OF COMICS, an art book devoted to the career of the late Jack Kirby, co-creator of the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Captain America, and many more ...

• Comics in Context #206

Friday December 14, 2007

Title: Blaze Of Glory

Description: Peter goes in-depth on Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's latest LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN adventure, BLACK DOSSIER ...

• Comics in Context #205

Tuesday December 4, 2007

Title: Identity Theft

Description: Peter takes on Robert Zemeckis's mo-cap BEOWULF, and dives into the adaptation work of screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary ...

• Comics in Context #204

Tuesday November 27, 2007

Title: Was It A Dark And Stormy Life?

Description: Peter lines up the football and takes a crack at David Michaelis's controversial biography of PEANUTS maestro Charles Schulz ...

• Comics in Context #203

Monday November 19, 2007

Title: Paradise Lost

Description: Peter wraps up (for now) his look at Danny Fingeroth's book DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT, about the effect of Jewish-American culture in originating and developing the superhero genre ...

• Comics in Context #202

Monday November 12, 2007

Title: Stung

Description: In this week's column, Peter continues examining Danny Fingeroth's DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT, and also takes on Jerry Seinfeld's CG animated BEE MOVIE ...

• Comics in Context #201

Monday November 5, 2007

Title: Secret Lives

Description: In this week's column, Peter continues examining Danny Fingeroth's DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT and delves into why secret identities are an important part of superhero stories ...

• Comics in Context #200

Monday October 29, 2007

Title: My First Million

Description: Peter Sanderson's "Comics In Context" celebrates its 200th column with an index of what's come before, a discussion of Danny Fingeroth's new book DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT, and wraps up with the mighty John Byrne's MAN OF STEEL ...

• Comics in Context #199

Monday October 22, 2007

Title: The Forgotten Ones

Description: Peter brings his six-part critique of the Neil Gaiman's new ETERNALS series to a close ...

• Comics in Context #198

Monday October 15, 2007

Title: It's Not So Sprite

Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...

• Comics in Context #197

Monday October 8, 2007

Title: Rude Awakenings

Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...

• Comics in Context #196

Monday October 1, 2007

Title: Celestial Mechanics

Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...

• Comics in Context #195

Monday September 24, 2007

Title: Deviant Behavior

Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...

• Comics in Context #194

Monday September 17, 2007

Title: Eternal Verities

Description: Peter begins his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...

• Comics in Context #193

Monday September 10, 2007

Title: Mystery In Montclair

Description: Peter takes a trip to the Montclair Art Museum, and scopes out some choice pieces of comic book art ...

• Comics in Context #192

Monday September 3, 2007

Title: You're So Yvaine

Description: This week, Peter unreels the second part of his thoughts on the big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's STARDUST ...

• Comics in Context #191

Monday August 27, 2007

Title: You Are My Lucky Star

Description: This week, Peter unreels his thoughts on the big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's STARDUST ...

• Comics in Context #190

Monday August 20, 2007

Title: Pop Eye-Con

Description: Peter gets his hands on the wonderful new POPEYE cartoon collection from Warner Home Video, and lays down his appreciation of the spinach-chowing sailor man ...

• Comics in Context #189

Friday August 10, 2007

Title: Woody's Woodpeccadillos

Description: It's the Woody Woodpecker show, as Peter dives into the manic bird's new DVD set ...

• Comics in Context #188

Friday August 3, 2007

Title: D'OHME!

Description: Peter takes a look at the new SIMPSONS MOVIE ...

• Comics in Context #187

Friday July 27, 2007

Title: All Hallows Eve

Description: Peter takes a trip to Hogwarts for the first part of his in-depth analysis of Harry Potter's final adventure ...

• Comics in Context #186

Monday July 23, 2007

Title: Le Petit Chef

Description: Peter tackles Pixar's latest, RATATOUILLE ...

• Comics in Context #185

Monday July 16, 2007

Title: Get Off Of My Cloud

Description: Peter declares "Clobberin' Time" in the second part of his in-depth FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER review, and also gives a shout out to the RiffTrax treatment of the first flick ...

• Comics in Context #184

Monday July 9, 2007

Title: Clobbered Again

Description: Peter declares "Clobberin' Time" in the first part of his FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER review ...

• Comics in Context #183

Friday June 29, 2007

Title: The Quality Of Mercy

Description: Peter turns his sights on the webslinger's third big screen adventure, continuing his in-depth look at SPIDER-MAN 3 ...

• Comics in Context #182

Monday June 25, 2007

Title: The Red And The Black

Description: Peter turns his sights on the webslinger's third big screen adventure, in the first part of his in-depth look at SPIDER-MAN 3 ...

• Comics in Context #181

Sunday June 17, 2007

Title: Tobey Or Not Tobey

Description: In this week's "Comics in Context", Peter is on hand for the SPIDER-MAN 3 premiere in Queens, goes after critics for their poor understanding of comic books as a medium, and discusses some additions to the Stan Lee exhibit at MoCCA ...

• Comics in Context #180

Friday June 8, 2007

Title: Tribute At Tribeca

Description: In this week's edition, Peter Sanderson continues his look at the Will Eisner documentary PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST, plus gives a shout out to fellow Quick Stoppers Paul Dini, Misty Lee, and a monkey named Rashy ...

• Comics in Context #179

Friday May 25, 2007

Title: Pride and Prejudice

Description: The saying goes that "any publicity is good publicity," but have recent events pushed Marvel beyond that threshold and into harmful territory? Also, Peter looks at the new Wiil Eisner documentary ...

• Comics in Context #178

Monday May 21, 2007

Title: The Whole World Is Watching

Description: Peter talks about the recently famous Mary Jane statuette and the new Miller ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN ...

• Comics in Context #177

Friday May 11, 2007

Title: The Collector's Eye

Description: When Peter left off last week, he was being dazzled by the vast array of vintage comic books on display at Geppi's Entertainment Museum, which opened last fall at the former Camden Station building in Baltimore, Maryland. This week, he continues his look at the pop culture wonders it contains within its walls ...

• Comics in Context #176

Monday May 7, 2007

Title: Birthday in Baltimore

Description: Peter takes Steve Geppi's new pop culture museum in the heart of Baltimore for a spin. Was he amazed? Check out his report on the wonders within its doors here ...

• Comics in Context #175

Friday April 27, 2007

Title: My Dinner In Hell

Description: Peter gets down and dirty with Zack Snyder's cinematic adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 ...

• Comics in Context #174

Monday April 23, 2007

Title: Hat Trick

Description: Peter sits down with overpriced popcorn & soda, and takes in the latest CG project from Disney, the non-Pixar MEET THE ROBINSONS ...

• Comics in Context #173

Monday April 16, 2007

Title: Happy Heresies

Description: Where else can you get a column that mixes Dave Cockrum, Marshall Rogers, HAPPY FEET, and Tex Avery's "I Love To Singa"-lovin' owl?

• Comics in Context #172

Friday April 6, 2007

Title: Nightcrawler's Other Self

Description: Peter takes a moment within his New York Comic-Con coverage to remember the late Dave Cockrum ...

• Comics in Context #171

Friday March 30, 2007

Title: New York 2007 - Bullpen Bulletins

Description: Peter takes in the old school Marvel Bullpen panel at the New York Comic-Con, signs books, and remembers the late Marshall Rogers ...

• Comics in Context #170

Friday March 23, 2007

Title: Miller's Next Move

Description: Peter's coverage of this year's New York Comic-Con continues, this time looking at Frank Miller's big screen plans for Will Eisner's THE SPIRIT ...

• Comics in Context #169

Saturday March 17, 2007

Title: New York 2007 - The King Of Creation

Description: It's Saturday coverage of this year's New York Comic-Con, with BUFFY, Stephen King, Frank Miller, THE SPIRIT, Walt Simonson, and more ...

• Comics in Context #168

Friday March 9, 2007

Title: O Captain! My Captain!

Description: Peter takes a look at Marvel's decision to murder Captain America, and wonders just how cold the body will become before the icon returns. He then jumps back into his NYCC coverage with notes on the Stan Lee panel, as well as that evening's Stan Lee exhibit at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art ...

• Comics in Context #167

Friday March 2, 2007

Title: New York 2007 - Blogs, Bone, and Billy

Description: Peter was at last week's New York Comicon, and here's the first part of his coverage - focusing on Jeff Smith, blogging comics, and more ...

• Comics in Context #166

Saturday February 24, 2007

Title: Megahero Vs. Megavillain

Description: Peter continues his commentary on Peter Coogan's book chronicling the origins of the superhero genre, returning to the subject of supervillainy ...

• Comics in Context #165

Saturday February 17, 2007

Title: The Supervillain Defined

Description: Peter continues his commentary on Peter Coogan's book chronicling the origins of the superhero genre, this week focusing on supervillainy ...

• Comics in Context #164

Saturday February 10, 2007

Title: Super Slayer

Description: Peter continues his commentary on Peter Coogan's book chronicling the origins of the superhero genre, this time focusing on Joss Whedon's stab-happy heroine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ...

• Comics in Context #163

Friday February 2, 2007

Title: Are They On The List?

Description: Peter continues his commentary on Peter Coogan's origins of the superheroe genre, from Superman and Batman to The Fantastic Four (and even Zatanna) ...

• Comics in Context #162

Monday January 29, 2007

Title: The Superhero Defined

Description: Peter tries to pin down the prickly problem of how exactly to define the term "superhero" in this day and age ...

• Comics in Context #161

Sunday January 21, 2007

Title: Walt The Auteur

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look into Mary Poppins, this time with a focus on a man named Disney ...

• Comics in Context #160

Friday January 12, 2007

Title: Banks' Holiday

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at Mary Poppins - from book to screen to stage - this time with a special look at the character of Mr. Banks ...

• Comics in Context #159

Friday January 5, 2007

Title: The Da Vinci Comics Code

Description: This week, Peter continued his in-depth look at the Library of Congress' "Cartoon America" exhibition ...

• Comics in Context #158

Saturday December 16, 2006

Title: Jolly Holiday

Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Mary Poppins - from book to screen to stage - and tries to pin down one of literature's more perplexing forces of nature ...

• Comics in Context #157

Friday December 8, 2006

Title: Our Nation's Cartoons

Description: This week, Peter goes in-depth on the "Cartoon America" exhibition at the Library of Congress ...

• Comics in Context #156

Friday December 1, 2006

Title: Canon Fodder

Description: Peter talks Scott McCloud's MAKING COMICS tour, plus the likes of Kurtzman, Kirby, Eisner, Crumb, Panter, Ware, and more

• Comics in Context #155

Friday November 17, 2006

Title: Two American Masters

Description: This week, Peter talks about Will Eisner and Jack Kirby at the "Masters of American Comics" show at the Jewish Museum in NYC.

• Comics in Context #154

Saturday November 11, 2006

Title: Master Class

Description: Milt Caniff and Charles Schulz come to the fore as Peter continues his discussion of comics masters ...

• Comics in Context #153

Friday October 27, 2006

Title: Top Drawers

Description: More "Masters of American Comics" with Frank King's GASOLINE ALLEY and Chester Gould's DICK TRACY, plus Roy Lichtenstein, swipe artist.

• Comics in Context #152

Friday October 27, 2006

Title: "Ott Krittik" At Work

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at the "Masters of American Comics" exhibition ...

• Comics in Context #151

Friday October 20, 2006

Title: The New Old Masters

Description: Peter looks at the recent explosion of comics as fine art, as cartoon art and cartoonists exhibitions begin popping up all over the place, from the museums of New York to the halls of the U.N. and even the Library of Congress.

• Comics in Context #150

Saturday October 14, 2006

Title: Remarkable

Description: Peter celebrates his 150th column with a remembrance of a good friend and comics legend, Mark Gruenwald ...

• Comics in Context #149

Saturday October 7, 2006

Title: Forty Years In Shadows

Description: Taking a cue from Fred Hembeck, Peter celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of his favorite gothic soap operas, DARK SHADOWS.

• Comics in Context #148

Thursday September 28, 2006

Title: Radio City Rowling

Description: This week, Peter gives a blow-by-blow account of the big Stephen King-John Irving-J. K. Rowling benefit in NYC.

• Comics in Context #147

Friday September 22, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Is This Trip Really Necessary?

Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth coverage of Comic-Con 2006 with Kevin Smith, Mark Evanier, Billy West, supervillains, signings, and the enigma that is Quick Stop editor Ken Plume ...

• Comics in Context #146

Friday September 15, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - A Hall Too Small

Description: Peter's in-depth Comic-Con coverage continues with Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, and the hell that is Hall H..

• Comics in Context #145

Friday September 8, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Masters and Eisners

Description: Peter's in-depth look at Comic-Con 2006 continues with the Eisners and masters of American comics.

• Comics in Context #144

Friday September 1, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Stardust Memories

Description: Peter's in-depth look at Comic-Con 2006 continues with Neil Gaiman, STARDUST, Boreanaz, BONES, and Bruce Timm.

• Comics in Context #143

Friday August 25, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - The Donner Party

Description: Peter's in-depth look at Comic-Con 2006 continues with a Singer surprise ...

• Comics in Context #142

Friday August 18, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Driven From Dreamland

Description: Peter takes in a panel on the Disney elegy DREAM ON SILLY DREAMER and comes face-to-face with a Stormtrooper.

• Comics in Context #141

Sunday August 13, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood

Description: Peter's back with a look at Mark Evanier's mini-con, Jerry Robinson, and what it could take to get Fred Hembeck to go to Comic-Con ...

• Comics in Context #140

Friday August 4, 2006

Title: San Diego 2006 - Stamp of Approval

Description: Peter's back from Comic-Con, and the reports begin ...

• Comics in Context #139

Friday July 28, 2006

Title: Superman Returns Twice

Description: The new big screen Man of Steel has feats of clay.

• Comics in Context #138

Friday July 21, 2006

Title: Lasseter, Come Home

Description: After CARS, is John Lasseter's golden reputation tarnished?

• Comics in Context #137

Friday July 14, 2006

Title: Car Toon

Description: Peter Sanderson gives Pixar's latest a spin.

• Comics in Context #136

Friday July 7, 2006

Title: Before There Were Cars

Description: Peter looks into animation's past, encountering little blue coupes, silly symphonies, dancing cookies, three caballeros, and more.

• Comics in Context #135

Friday June 30, 2006

Title: The Passive Aggressive Phoenix Saga

Description: Peter Sanderson wraps up his in-depth look at X-MEN: THE LAST STAND.

• Comics in Context #134

Friday June 23, 2006

Title: Cineplex-Men

Description: Peter Sanderson's in-depth comic analyses find their way to Quick Stop, beginning with a look at X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, both the flick and the Chris Claremont novelization.

• Comics in Context #133

Tuesday May 16, 2006

Title: Swinging Down Broadway

Description: Tarzan's big fall.

• Comics in Context #132

Tuesday May 9, 2006

Title: Gallery of Glory

Description: The mighty pen.

• Comics in Context #131

Monday May 1, 2006

Title: Two V Or Not Two V

Description: The Vendetta ends.

• Comics in Context #130

Monday April 24, 2006

Title: V By Five

Description: Even Moore V.

• Comics in Context #129

Tuesday April 18, 2006

Title: V For Visionary

Description: More on Moore.

• Comics in Context #128

Monday April 10, 2006

Title: V's Supporting Players

Description: The Vendetta lives on.

• Comics in Context #127

Monday April 3, 2006

Title: Professor V's School

Description: The Vendetta continues.

• Comics in Context #126

Monday March 27, 2006

Title: All About Evey

Description: Peter Sanderson assumes his own Vendetta.

• Comics in Context #125

Monday March 20, 2006

Title: Miller, Front and Center

Description: Frank Miller and Joe Simon at the NYCC.

• Comics in Context #124

Monday March 13, 2006

Title: New York Con-Versations

Description: McFarlane, Romita, Claremont & Steranko.

• Comics in Context #123

Monday March 6, 2006

Title: NY Comic-Con 2006

Description: Birth pangs of a new convention.

• Comics in Context #122

Tuesday February 28, 2006

Title: Alternative Stripping

Description: Comics life outside of spandex.

• Comics in Context #121

Tuesday February 21, 2006

Title: The Once & Future Kong

Description: Examining Peter Jackson's monkey business.

• Comics in Context #120

Monday February 13, 2006

Title: Dog Gone

Description: Peanuts, Pa Kent and Pixar.

• Comics in Context #119

Monday February 6, 2006

Title: All-Star Bats

Description: The goddamned Batman according to Frank Miller. Can redemption be found for the widely-despised All-Star title?

• Comics in Context #118

Monday January 30, 2006

Title: O Other, Where Art Thou?

Description: Examining Spidey's changes and the potential outcome of Infinite Crisis.

• Comics in Context #117

Monday January 23, 2006

Title: To Boop Or Not To Boop

Description: Betty's one night stand.

• Comics in Context #116

Friday January 13, 2006

Title: Rhythm and Boops

Description: The Brothers Fleischer.

• Comics in Context #115

Friday January 6, 2006

Title: Twelfth Night Toons

Description: Post-holiday hoo-ha.

• Comics in Context #114

Friday December 16, 2005

Title: Christmas with Carl Barks

Description: Disney's Duckman cometh.

• Comics in Context #113

Friday December 9, 2005

Title: First Festivus

Description: Pop-eye for the Spider-Guy.

• Comics in Context #112

Friday December 2, 2005

Title: Dream of the Rabbit Fiend

Description: A bit o' Wallace & Gromit.

• Comics in Context #111

Friday November 18, 2005

Title: The Enemy Within

Description: Peter's History of Violence.

• Comics in Context #110

Friday November 11, 2005

Title: Chick Flick

Description: Plucking Chicken Little.

• Comics in Context #109

Friday November 4, 2005

Title: Maestro Mouse

Description: Mickey Mouse-ing around.

• Comics in Context #108

Friday October 28, 2005

Title: Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright

Description: Wrapping-up Gaiman's Anansi Boys.

• Comics in Context #107

Friday October 21, 2005

Title: Trickster or Treat

Description: Even more on Gaiman's Anansi Boys.

• Comics in Context #106

Friday October 14, 2005

Title: Double Trouble

Description: Gaiman's Anansi Boys, part deux.

• Comics in Context #105

Friday October 7, 2005

Title: Spider Boys

Description: In-depth on Gaiman's Anansi Boys

• Comics in Context #104

Friday September 30, 2005

Title: Here's Looking At You, Silver

Description: Batman's Dark send-off.

• Comics in Context #103

Friday September 23, 2005

Title: Saturday Morning Fever

Description: Just us Justice ducks.

• Comics in Context #102

Friday September 16, 2005

Title: Highbrow Hare

Description: Wabbit's Whapsody.

• Comics in Context #101

Friday September 9, 2005

Title: Classical Chuck

Description: A Looney Concerto.

• Comics in Context #100

Friday September 2, 2005

Title: Centennial Cartoon Concert

Description: 100 columns and Red Hot Riding Hood.

• Comics in Context #99

Friday August 26, 2005

Title: Gorilla My Dreams

Description: Jackson's Kong & Disney's Narnia.

• Comics in Context #98

Friday August 19, 2005

Title: Far From Serenity

Description: In-depth on Whedon's big screen Firefly.

• Comics in Context #97

Friday August 12, 2005

Title: The Eisners Without Eisner

Description: Nerd Prom, awards and midnight Potter.

• Comics in Context #96

Friday August 5, 2005

Title: San Diego 2005 - Dial H for Humongous

Description: Disney, Warner Bros., Henson and Mirrormask.

• Comics in Context #95

Friday July 29, 2005

Title: The Crypt, The King, and The Credit

Description: Kirby your enthusiasm.

• Comics in Context #94

Friday July 22, 2005

Title: San Diego 2005 - Back to Brigadoon

Description: The fickle fate of Finger.

• Comics in Context #93

Friday July 15, 2005

Title: Clobbered

Description: Fantastic Four's fantastic farce.

• Comics in Context #92

Friday July 8, 2005

Title: Sin Along the Croisette

Description: Revisiting Sin City.

• Comics in Context #91

Friday July 1, 2005

Title: Age Before Beauty

Description: Miyazaki's primal Howl.

• Comics in Context #90

Friday June 24, 2005

Title: Plume's Paradigm

Description: Superman redux.

• Comics in Context #89

Friday June 17, 2005

Title: Batman Reboots

Description: Batting Batman Begins.

• Comics in Context #88

Friday June 10, 2005

Title: Face to Face

Description: Two-Face two-step, Joker and Bat-agascar.

• Comics in Context #87

Friday June 3, 2005

Title: Divided Detective

Description: Deeper into Batman: Dark Detective.

• Comics in Context #86

Friday May 27, 2005

Title: Sith, Six and Sex

Description: Dissecting Revenge of the Sith.

• Comics in Context #85

Friday May 20, 2005

Title: Through the Looking Glass

Description: Peering into Gaiman's MirrorMask

• Comics in Context #84

Friday May 13, 2005

Title: Dark Definitive

Description: Englehart's Batman returns.

• Comics in Context #83

Friday May 6, 2005

Title: The Big Fat Deconstruction

Description: A return to Sin.

• Comics in Context #82

Friday April 29, 2005

Title: Idles of the King

Description: Storming Spamalot.

• Comics in Context #81

Friday April 22, 2005

Title: The Third Act

Description: The Sprit of comics legend Will Eisner.

• Comics in Context #80

Friday April 15, 2005

Title: A Memorial In Wildwood

Description: Remembering Will Eisner.

• Comics in Context #79

Friday April 8, 2005

Title: Three Knights In Sin City

Description: More Sin and a Beetle Crisis.

• Comics in Context #78

Friday April 1, 2005

Title: Summoned To Sin City

Description: Peter takes on the cinematic Sin.

• Comics in Context #77

Friday March 25, 2005

Title: Gone with the Steam

Description: Whedon, Sondheim and Steamboy.

• Comics in Context #76

Friday March 18, 2005

Title: The Wabbit in Winter

Description: Greetings, Loonatics, Looney Tunes and Robots.

• Comics in Context #75

Friday March 11, 2005

Title: The Rubber Band Theory of Cartoon Art

Description: Loonatics and Loeb's Supergirl.

• Comics in Context #74

Friday March 4, 2005

Title: Warners, Wabbits and Woe

Description: Bugs and Constantine.

• Comics in Context #73

Friday February 25, 2005

Title: My Comics Week

Description: Pekar's Splendor.

• Comics in Context #72

Friday February 11, 2005

Title: F. O. G.

Description: Neil Gaiman and Charles Addams.

• Comics in Context #71

Friday February 4, 2005

Title: Comic's Other Golden Age

Description: History, Lee, Kirby, and Ditko.

• Comics in Context #70

Friday January 28, 2005

Title: Elektra Lite

Description: Assassin-ated.

• Comics in Context #69

Friday January 21, 2005

Title: Present at the Creation

Description: More on the legendary Will Eisner.

• Comics in Context #68

Friday January 14, 2005

Title: The Spirit of Will Eisner

Description: Remembering a legend.

• Comics in Context #67

Friday January 7, 2005

Title: Catch As Cats Can

Description: Gaiman and a Goodbye to Identity Crisis.

• Comics in Context #66

Friday December 17, 2004

Title: A Christmas Potpourri

Description: Polar Express, Superman, Peanuts, and a holiday blowout.

• Comics in Context #65

Friday December 10, 2004

Title: Artists Alone

Description: Dark Knight, Watchmen and Sandman.

• Comics in Context #64

Friday December 3, 2004

Title: Institutionalizing Comics

Description: Comics as art?

• Comics in Context #63

Friday November 19, 2004

Title: Superfolks, Syndrome, Sharks, and Spinach

Description: The Incredibles, Popeye, and more.

• Comics in Context #62

Friday November 12, 2004

Title: That's Incredible!

Description: Peter goes in-depth on The Incredibles

• Comics in Context #61

Friday November 5, 2004

Title: After the Fall

Description: Post-Election Wrap-Up ...

• Comics in Context #60

Friday October 29, 2004

Title: The Day That Time Stood Still

Description: Spiegelman's In The Shadow of No Towers and McCay's Little Nemo.

• Comics in Context #59

Friday October 22, 2004

Title: Before the Fall

Description: Spiegelman's No Towers and Herriman's Krazy Kat.

• Comics in Context #58

Friday October 15, 2004

Title: Crisis of Conscience

Description: Peter wraps-up his decimation of Identity Crisis

• Comics in Context #57

Friday October 8, 2004

Title: As Grim as It Gets

Description: Peter tears into DC's Identity Crisis.

• Comics in Context #56

Friday October 1, 2004

Title: Mind Over Meta

Description: Postmodern Space Ghost, She-Hulk, and more.

• Comics in Context #55

Friday September 24, 2004

Title: The Endless Bummer

Description: Superheroes on TV continues ...

• Comics in Context #54

Friday September 17, 2004

Title: Women of Wonder

Description: Superheroes on TV ...

• Comics in Context #53

Friday September 10, 2004

Title: The A-Files

Description: An in-depth look at Peel & Steed ...

• Comics in Context #52

Friday September 3, 2004

Title: Mod as a Hornet

Description: The Green Hornet and The Avengers' Emma Peel.

• Comics in Context #51

Friday August 27, 2004

Title: What's New, Pussycat?

Description: Halle's Catwoman, Duck Dodgers, and Superman ...

• Comics in Context #50

Friday August 20, 2004

Title: Summer Camp

Description: Catty about Catwoman.

• Comics in Context #49

Friday August 13, 2004

Title: Gray 'n' Green

Description: The Incredible Hulk ...

• Comics in Context #48

Friday August 6, 2004

Title: Small Town Kryptonian in the Big City

Description: Superman on TV.

• Comics in Context #47

Friday July 30, 2004

Title: Retro Hero Retrospective

Description: Superheroes on TV ...

• Comics in Context #46

Friday July 23, 2004

Title: The United States of Spider-Man

Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Spider-Man 2.

• Comics in Context #45

Friday July 16, 2004

Title: A Spider-Man State of Mind

Description: Peter's in-depth look at Spider-Man 2.

• Comics in Context #44

Friday July 9, 2004

Title: Weavers of the Webs

Description: Peter looks at the men behind Spider-Man.

• Comics in Context #43

Friday June 25, 2004

Title: Joss Whedon's Tales to Astonish

Description: Part 2 of Peter's look at Joss's X-Men.

• Comics in Context #42

Friday June 18, 2004

Title: Joss Whedon's Comics & Stories

Description: X-Men, Buffy, and more.

• Comics in Context #41

Friday June 11, 2004

Title: Traditions in Transition

Description: Danny Fingeroth's Superman on the Couch, Home on the Range, and Wolverine.

• Comics in Context #40

Friday May 28, 2004

Title: Beasts and Beauty

Description: Shrek, Hellboy, and rediscovering Nemo.

• Comics in Context #39

Friday May 21, 2004

Title: Mutants in Midlife

Description: Peter takes a look at Chris Claremont's X-Men reboot.

• Comics in Context #38

Friday May 14, 2004

Title: Minor League

Description: Peter turns his eye towards Peter David's Soulsearchers & Co.

• Comics in Context #37

Friday May 7, 2004

Title: High Noon for Mutants

Description: X-Men, Spider-Man, and Jess Nevins' League.

• Comics in Context #36

Friday April 30, 2004

Title: From Here to Alternity

Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's 1602.

• Comics in Context #35

Friday April 23, 2004

Title: Finding the Patterns

Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's 1602.

• Comics in Context #34

Friday April 16, 2004

Title: Knight Makes Right

Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Frank Miller's Dark Knight.

• Comics in Context #33

Friday April 9, 2004

Title: A Boatload of Monsters and Miracles

Description: Peter takes a look at Gaiman's 1602 #7.

• Comics in Context #32

Friday April 2, 2004

Title: The Living Legend

Description: Peter spotlights the late, great comics legend, Julius Schwartz.

• Comics in Context #31

Friday March 19, 2004

Title: Knight Terrors

Description: The second part of Peter's look at Frank Miller's Dark Knight, plus a little Toy Fair ...

• Comics in Context #30

Friday February 13, 2004

Title: Knight After Knight

Description: Peter goes in-depth on Frank Miller's Dark Knight.

• Comics in Context #29

Friday February 6, 2004

Title: Ross's Thunderbolts

Description: Alex Ross-o-rama.

• Comics in Context #28

Friday January 30, 2004

Title: Adapt and Assimilate

Description: Kuper's Metamorphosis, New X-Men, Uncle Scrooge, Jungle Book 2, Batman, and Gaiman.

• Comics in Context #27

Friday January 23, 2004

Title: Old King Cole

Description: Peter takes a look at Plastic Man, Daredevil, Dini, and Zatanna.

• Comics in Context #26

Friday January 16, 2004

Title: Silver and Gold

Description: Comic Book Heroes, Batman, and Mark Hamill's Comic Book: The Movie.

• Comics in Context #25

Friday January 9, 2004

Title: Byrne, Baum and Bumble

Description: John Byrne's Generations, The Wizard of Oz, Will Eisner, and Gaiman's 1602.

• Comics in Context #24

Tuesday December 23, 2003

Title: A Christmas Column

Description: Featuring work by Walt Kelly, Lemony Snicket, Carl Barks, Paul Dini, Charles Schulz, Dr. Seuss, Chuck Jones, and more.

• Comics in Context #23

Friday December 19, 2003

Title: An Extraordinary Trio

Description: Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Book to film and back again ...

• Comics in Context #22

Friday December 12, 2003

Title: Major League: Part 1

Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

• Comics in Context #21

Friday December 5, 2003

Title: Conan, Clones, Chabon, Triplets, and Turkey

Description: Gaiman, Star Wars, and a Barbarian.

• Comics in Context #20

Friday November 21, 2003

Title: This Belongs in a Museum

Description: So why don't superheroes get respect as an artform?

• Comics in Context #19

Friday November 14, 2003

Title: Go West, Jung Bear

Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Disney's Brother Bear.

• Comics in Context #18

Friday November 7, 2003

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