Peter Sanderson

Peter Sanderson
Born April 25, 1952 (1952-04-25) (age 59)
Milton, Massachusetts
Area(s) Writer, Researcher, Critic, Academic
Notable works Marvel Saga
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Peter John Sanderson, Jr. (born April 25, 1952 in Milton, Massachusetts) is a comic book critic and historian,[1] as well as an instructor/lecturer in the New York area concerning the study of graphic novels/comic books as literature.[2]

He is best known for his work as a researcher at the two main American comics companies, DC and Marvel, where he helped to catalog the various fictional characters that comprised their respective continuities.

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Biography

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.[3] Sanderson then went to work for Marvel as their first (and only) archivist,[4] 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 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" [5] (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.[5] After a seventeen-month hiatus, Comics in Context returned to the newly-rebranded A Site Called Fred on January 19, 2010.[6]

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),[7] taught the class The Graphic Novel as Literature at NYU,[8] curated an exhibition on Stan Lee for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art,[9] and reviews the latest in comics and comics-related material for Publishers Weekly.

Bibliography

Comics

Books

Essays

Comics in Context

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tuesday February 19, 2008
Title: The Essential Steve Gerber
Description: Peter looks back on the work of the late, great Steve Gerber ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Monday October 8, 2007
Title: Rude Awakenings
Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...
Monday October 1, 2007
Title: Celestial Mechanics
Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...
Monday September 24, 2007
Title: Deviant Behavior
Description: Peter continues his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...
Monday September 17, 2007
Title: Eternal Verities
Description: Peter begins his critique of Jack Kirby's and Neil Gaiman's ETERNALS series ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Friday August 3, 2007
Title: D'OHME!
Description: Peter takes a look at the new SIMPSONS MOVIE ...
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 ...
Monday July 23, 2007
Title: Le Petit Chef
Description: Peter tackles Pixar's latest, RATATOUILLE ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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?
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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.
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 ...
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.
Friday October 27, 2006
Title: "Ott Krittik" At Work
Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at the "Masters of American Comics" exhibition ...
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.
Saturday October 14, 2006
Title: Remarkable
Description: Peter celebrates his 150th column with a remembrance of a good friend and comics legend, Mark Gruenwald ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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..
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Friday August 4, 2006
Title: San Diego 2006 - Stamp of Approval
Description: Peter's back from Comic-Con, and the reports begin ...
Friday July 28, 2006
Title: Superman Returns Twice
Description: The new big screen Man of Steel has feats of clay.
Friday July 21, 2006
Title: Lasseter, Come Home
Description: After CARS, is John Lasseter's golden reputation tarnished?
Friday July 14, 2006
Title: Car Toon
Description: Peter Sanderson gives Pixar's latest a spin.
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday May 16, 2006
Title: Swinging Down Broadway
Description: Tarzan's big fall.
Tuesday May 9, 2006
Title: Gallery of Glory
Description: The mighty pen.
Monday May 1, 2006
Title: Two V Or Not Two V
Description: The Vendetta ends.
Monday April 24, 2006
Title: V By Five
Description: Even Moore V.
Tuesday April 18, 2006
Title: V For Visionary
Description: More on Moore.
Monday April 10, 2006
Title: V's Supporting Players
Description: The Vendetta lives on.
Monday April 3, 2006
Title: Professor V's School
Description: The Vendetta continues.
Monday March 27, 2006
Title: All About Evey
Description: Peter Sanderson assumes his own Vendetta.
Monday March 20, 2006
Title: Miller, Front and Center
Description: Frank Miller and Joe Simon at the NYCC.
Monday March 13, 2006
Title: New York Con-Versations
Description: McFarlane, Romita, Claremont & Steranko.
Monday March 6, 2006
Title: NY Comic-Con 2006
Description: Birth pangs of a new convention.
Tuesday February 28, 2006
Title: Alternative Stripping
Description: Comics life outside of spandex.
Tuesday February 21, 2006
Title: The Once & Future Kong
Description: Examining Peter Jackson's monkey business.
Monday February 13, 2006
Title: Dog Gone
Description: Peanuts, Pa Kent and Pixar.
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?
Monday January 30, 2006
Title: O Other, Where Art Thou?
Description: Examining Spidey's changes and the potential outcome of Infinite Crisis.
Monday January 23, 2006
Title: To Boop Or Not To Boop
Description: Betty's one night stand.
Friday January 13, 2006
Title: Rhythm and Boops
Description: The Brothers Fleischer.
Friday January 6, 2006
Title: Twelfth Night Toons
Description: Post-holiday hoo-ha.
Friday December 16, 2005
Title: Christmas with Carl Barks
Description: Disney's Duckman cometh.
Friday December 9, 2005
Title: First Festivus
Description: Pop-eye for the Spider-Guy.
Friday December 2, 2005
Title: Dream of the Rabbit Fiend
Description: A bit o' Wallace & Gromit.
Friday November 18, 2005
Title: The Enemy Within
Description: Peter's History of Violence.
Friday November 11, 2005
Title: Chick Flick
Description: Plucking Chicken Little.
Friday November 4, 2005
Title: Maestro Mouse
Description: Mickey Mouse-ing around.
Friday October 28, 2005
Title: Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright
Description: Wrapping-up Gaiman's Anansi Boys.
Friday October 21, 2005
Title: Trickster or Treat
Description: Even more on Gaiman's Anansi Boys.
Friday October 14, 2005
Title: Double Trouble
Description: Gaiman's Anansi Boys, part deux.
Friday October 7, 2005
Title: Spider Boys
Description: In-depth on Gaiman's Anansi Boys
Friday September 30, 2005
Title: Here's Looking At You, Silver
Description: Batman's Dark send-off.
Friday September 23, 2005
Title: Saturday Morning Fever
Description: Just us Justice ducks.
Friday September 16, 2005
Title: Highbrow Hare
Description: Wabbit's Whapsody.
Friday September 9, 2005
Title: Classical Chuck
Description: A Looney Concerto.
Friday September 2, 2005
Title: Centennial Cartoon Concert
Description: 100 columns and Red Hot Riding Hood.
Friday August 26, 2005
Title: Gorilla My Dreams
Description: Jackson's Kong & Disney's Narnia.
Friday August 19, 2005
Title: Far From Serenity
Description: In-depth on Whedon's big screen Firefly.
Friday August 12, 2005
Title: The Eisners Without Eisner
Description: Nerd Prom, awards and midnight Potter.
Friday August 5, 2005
Title: San Diego 2005 - Dial H for Humongous
Description: Disney, Warner Bros., Henson and Mirrormask.
Friday July 29, 2005
Title: The Crypt, The King, and The Credit
Description: Kirby your enthusiasm.
Friday July 22, 2005
Title: San Diego 2005 - Back to Brigadoon
Description: The fickle fate of Finger.
Friday July 15, 2005
Title: Clobbered
Description: Fantastic Four's fantastic farce.
Friday July 8, 2005
Title: Sin Along the Croisette
Description: Revisiting Sin City.
Friday July 1, 2005
Title: Age Before Beauty
Description: Miyazaki's primal Howl.
Friday June 24, 2005
Title: Plume's Paradigm
Description: Superman redux.
Friday June 17, 2005
Title: Batman Reboots
Description: Batting Batman Begins.
Friday June 10, 2005
Title: Face to Face
Description: Two-Face two-step, Joker and Bat-agascar.
Friday June 3, 2005
Title: Divided Detective
Description: Deeper into Batman: Dark Detective.
Friday May 27, 2005
Title: Sith, Six and Sex
Description: Dissecting Revenge of the Sith.
Friday May 20, 2005
Title: Through the Looking Glass
Description: Peering into Gaiman's MirrorMask
Friday May 13, 2005
Title: Dark Definitive
Description: Englehart's Batman returns.
Friday May 6, 2005
Title: The Big Fat Deconstruction
Description: A return to Sin.
Friday April 29, 2005
Title: Idles of the King
Description: Storming Spamalot.
Friday April 22, 2005
Title: The Third Act
Description: The Sprit of comics legend Will Eisner.
Friday April 15, 2005
Title: A Memorial In Wildwood
Description: Remembering Will Eisner.
Friday April 8, 2005
Title: Three Knights In Sin City
Description: More Sin and a Beetle Crisis.
Friday April 1, 2005
Title: Summoned To Sin City
Description: Peter takes on the cinematic Sin.
Friday March 25, 2005
Title: Gone with the Steam
Description: Whedon, Sondheim and Steamboy.
Friday March 18, 2005
Title: The Wabbit in Winter
Description: Greetings, Loonatics, Looney Tunes and Robots.
Friday March 11, 2005
Title: The Rubber Band Theory of Cartoon Art
Description: Loonatics and Loeb's Supergirl.
Friday March 4, 2005
Title: Warners, Wabbits and Woe
Description: Bugs and Constantine.
Friday February 25, 2005
Title: My Comics Week
Description: Pekar's Splendor.
Friday February 11, 2005
Title: F. O. G.
Description: Neil Gaiman and Charles Addams.
Friday February 4, 2005
Title: Comic's Other Golden Age
Description: History, Lee, Kirby, and Ditko.
Friday January 28, 2005
Title: Elektra Lite
Description: Assassin-ated.
Friday January 21, 2005
Title: Present at the Creation
Description: More on the legendary Will Eisner.
Friday January 14, 2005
Title: The Spirit of Will Eisner
Description: Remembering a legend.
Friday January 7, 2005
Title: Catch As Cats Can
Description: Gaiman and a Goodbye to Identity Crisis.
Friday December 17, 2004
Title: A Christmas Potpourri
Description: Polar Express, Superman, Peanuts, and a holiday blowout.
Friday December 10, 2004
Title: Artists Alone
Description: Dark Knight, Watchmen and Sandman.
Friday December 3, 2004
Title: Institutionalizing Comics
Description: Comics as art?
Friday November 19, 2004
Title: Superfolks, Syndrome, Sharks, and Spinach
Description: The Incredibles, Popeye, and more.
Friday November 12, 2004
Title: That's Incredible!
Description: Peter goes in-depth on The Incredibles
Friday November 5, 2004
Title: After the Fall
Description: Post-Election Wrap-Up ...
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.
Friday October 22, 2004
Title: Before the Fall
Description: Spiegelman's No Towers and Herriman's Krazy Kat.
Friday October 15, 2004
Title: Crisis of Conscience
Description: Peter wraps-up his decimation of Identity Crisis
Friday October 8, 2004
Title: As Grim as It Gets
Description: Peter tears into DC's Identity Crisis.
Friday October 1, 2004
Title: Mind Over Meta
Description: Postmodern Space Ghost, She-Hulk, and more.
Friday September 24, 2004
Title: The Endless Bummer
Description: Superheroes on TV continues ...
Friday September 17, 2004
Title: Women of Wonder
Description: Superheroes on TV ...
Friday September 10, 2004
Title: The A-Files
Description: An in-depth look at Peel & Steed ...
Friday September 3, 2004
Title: Mod as a Hornet
Description: The Green Hornet and The Avengers' Emma Peel.
Friday August 27, 2004
Title: What's New, Pussycat?
Description: Halle's Catwoman, Duck Dodgers, and Superman ...
Friday August 20, 2004
Title: Summer Camp
Description: Catty about Catwoman.
Friday August 13, 2004
Title: Gray 'n' Green
Description: The Incredible Hulk ...
Friday August 6, 2004
Title: Small Town Kryptonian in the Big City
Description: Superman on TV.
Friday July 30, 2004
Title: Retro Hero Retrospective
Description: Superheroes on TV ...
Friday July 23, 2004
Title: The United States of Spider-Man
Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Spider-Man 2.
Friday July 16, 2004
Title: A Spider-Man State of Mind
Description: Peter's in-depth look at Spider-Man 2.
Friday July 9, 2004
Title: Weavers of the Webs
Description: Peter looks at the men behind Spider-Man.
Friday June 25, 2004
Title: Joss Whedon's Tales to Astonish
Description: Part 2 of Peter's look at Joss's X-Men.
Friday June 18, 2004
Title: Joss Whedon's Comics & Stories
Description: X-Men, Buffy, and more.
Friday June 11, 2004
Title: Traditions in Transition
Description: Danny Fingeroth's Superman on the Couch, Home on the Range, and Wolverine.
Friday May 28, 2004
Title: Beasts and Beauty
Description: Shrek, Hellboy, and rediscovering Nemo.
Friday May 21, 2004
Title: Mutants in Midlife
Description: Peter takes a look at Chris Claremont's X-Men reboot.
Friday May 14, 2004
Title: Minor League
Description: Peter turns his eye towards Peter David's Soulsearchers & Co.
Friday May 7, 2004
Title: High Noon for Mutants
Description: X-Men, Spider-Man, and Jess Nevins' League.
Friday April 30, 2004
Title: From Here to Alternity
Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's 1602.
Friday April 23, 2004
Title: Finding the Patterns
Description: Peter continues his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's 1602.
Friday April 16, 2004
Title: Knight Makes Right
Description: Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Frank Miller's Dark Knight.
Friday April 9, 2004
Title: A Boatload of Monsters and Miracles
Description: Peter takes a look at Gaiman's 1602 #7.
Friday April 2, 2004
Title: The Living Legend
Description: Peter spotlights the late, great comics legend, Julius Schwartz.
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 ...
Friday February 13, 2004
Title: Knight After Knight
Description: Peter goes in-depth on Frank Miller's Dark Knight.
Friday February 6, 2004
Title: Ross's Thunderbolts
Description: Alex Ross-o-rama.
Friday January 30, 2004
Title: Adapt and Assimilate
Description: Kuper's Metamorphosis, New X-Men, Uncle Scrooge, Jungle Book 2, Batman, and Gaiman.
Friday January 23, 2004
Title: Old King Cole
Description: Peter takes a look at Plastic Man, Daredevil, Dini, and Zatanna.
Friday January 16, 2004
Title: Silver and Gold
Description: Comic Book Heroes, Batman, and Mark Hamill's Comic Book: The Movie.
Friday January 9, 2004
Title: Byrne, Baum and Bumble
Description: John Byrne's Generations, The Wizard of Oz, Will Eisner, and Gaiman's 1602.
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.
Friday December 19, 2003
Title: An Extraordinary Trio
Description: Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Book to film and back again ...
Friday December 12, 2003
Title: Major League: Part 1
Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Friday December 5, 2003
Title: Conan, Clones, Chabon, Triplets, and Turkey
Description: Gaiman, Star Wars, and a Barbarian.
Friday November 21, 2003
Title: This Belongs in a Museum
Description: So why don't superheroes get respect as an artform?
Friday November 14, 2003
Title: Go West, Jung Bear
Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Disney's Brother Bear.
Friday November 7, 2003
Title: All About Doors and Walls
Description: Peter talks more Gaiman: Neverwhere, Wolves in the Walls, and 1602.
Friday October 31, 2003
Title: Dream Analysis
Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's Endless Nights.
Friday October 24, 2003
Title: What If... There Had Been No Stan Lee?
Description: Peter concludes his look at the recent biography of "Smilin' Stan".
Friday October 17, 2003
Title: Stan Lee and the Mystery of Creativity
Description: Peter Sanderson looks at the recent biography of "The Man"...
Friday October 10, 2003
Title: Continuity/Discontinuity
Description: Straczynski's Supreme Power, Mark Gruenwald, and JLA / Avengers
Friday October 3, 2003
Title: 1602 and All That
Description: A look at Neil Gaiman's 1602 and the return of Angel & Smallville.
Friday September 26, 2003
Title: Dark Shadows Festival 2003, Part 2: Radio Days
Description: Discussing comics based on the fantasy series, and the original cast gets together for a sequel.
Friday September 19, 2003
Title: Dark Shadows Festival 2003, Part 1: The Final Fest?
Description: A look at the 1960s supernatural drama series and its penultimate convention.
Friday September 12, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day Four: Tarantino, Tru, Tea and Tristram
Description: Kill Bill, Tru Calling, Neil Gaiman, and more.
Friday September 5, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day Three: Worlds of Whedon
Description: Joss Whedon on Buffy, Angel, Fray, and more.
Friday August 29, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day Three: Gaiman, Groening and Bradbury
Description: Neil Gaiman's 1602, The Simpsons' next season, Duck Dodgers, Teen Titans, and Ray Bradbury.
Friday August 22, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day Two: From Henson to Hamill
Description: Peter Sanderson covers Jim Henson Pictures and Neil Gaiman's MirrorMask, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Mark Hamill's Comic Book: The Movie, and more.
Friday August 15, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day Two
Description: Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Sex, Lies & Superheroes, Harvey Pekar, and more.
Friday August 8, 2003
Title: San Diego 2003: Day One
Description: Comics historian Peter Sanderson explores Comic-Con past and present.
Friday August 1, 2003
Title: The Old Superfolks' Home
Description: Peter Sanderson discusses comics as art, and aging superheroes.
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Title: The Stepford Spider-Man
Description: An examination of MTV's new Spider-Man series and the state of animation today.
Tuesday July 15, 2003
Title: Crouching Banner, Hidden Faust
Description: Comics historian Peter Sanderson examines Ang Lee's Hulk.
Tuesday July 8, 2003
Title: Comics Movies and Their Critics
Description: The premiere edition of our brand spanking new column by comic book historian Peter Sanderson.

Notes

  1. ^ "Vital Statistics", The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition, #4 (March 1985)
  2. ^ Comics in Context #58: Crisis of Conscience
  3. ^ Index to Comic Art Collection
  4. ^ Marvel Vault
  5. ^ a b Comics in Context #134: Cineplex-Men
  6. ^ A Site Called Fred
  7. ^ The Beat’s Annual Survey 2008 Edition Part 2
  8. ^ NEWYORKUNIVERSITYBULLETIN
  9. ^ MoCCA

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