Peter Sanderson
Encyclopedia
Peter John Sanderson, Jr. (born April 25, 1952 in Milton, Massachusetts
) is a comic book
critic
and historian
, as well as an instructor
/lecturer
in the New York area concerning the study of graphic novels/comic books as literature.
He is best known for his work as a research
er at the two main American comics companies, DC
and Marvel
, where he helped to catalog the various fictional character
s that comprised their respective continuities
.
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 fanzine
s. 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
.
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
) is a comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, as well as an instructor
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
/lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
in the New York area concerning the study of graphic novels/comic books as literature.
He is best known for his work as a research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
er at the two main American comics companies, DC
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
and Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, where he helped to catalog the various fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
s that comprised their respective continuities
Continuity (fiction)
In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time...
.
Biography
He was born on April 25, 1952 in Milton, MassachusettsMilton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
to Peter John Sanderson, Sr.
A graduate of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Sanderson became involved in the field during the early 1980s as a writer for comic fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
s. 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
Marv Wolfman
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...
in writing Crisis on Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American comic book limited series and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity...
and by Len Wein
Len Wein
Len Wein is an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men...
in writing Who's Who in the DC Universe
Who's Who in the DC Universe
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional characters in their imaginary universe, the DC Universe.-History:Who's Who was the creation of Len Wein, Marv...
. Sanderson then went to work for Marvel as their first (and only) archivist
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
, and contributed as a researcher on the various Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications...
series in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Sanderson was also the writer of the Marvel Saga
Marvel Saga
The Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe was a comic book series which attempted to condense the first 25 years of Marvel Universe events into a sequential, narrative story.- Overview :...
and Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
Saga limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
. 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
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
). The series started on July 8, 2003 on the website IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
.com, but then moved to the Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
-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
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, curated
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
an exhibition on Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is an American not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the production and history of comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. Located at 594 Broadway in New York City, MoCCA was founded by Lawrence Klein in October 2001.In 2007, MoCCA hired...
, and reviews the latest in comics and comics-related material for Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
.
Comics
- Marvel SagaMarvel SagaThe Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe was a comic book series which attempted to condense the first 25 years of Marvel Universe events into a sequential, narrative story.- Overview :...
:- 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)
Essays
- 'The Ideal and the Strange: Order Vs. Freedom in Planetary'. Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide. Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, 2011. ISBN 9780578077017.
- 'The 1960s Batman TV Series from Comics to Screen'. Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters. Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, 2010. ISBN 9780578064611.
- 'Bringing Light to the World: Watchmen from Hiroshima to Manhattan'. Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen. Sequart Research & Literacy Organization, 2010. ISBN 9780578060767.
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
- Title: All About Doors and Walls
- Description: Peter talks more Gaiman: Neverwhere, Wolves in the Walls, and 1602.
- Comics in Context #17
- Friday October 31, 2003
- Title: Dream Analysis
- Description: Peter takes an in-depth look at Neil Gaiman's Endless Nights.
- Comics in Context #16
- 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".
- Comics in Context #15
- Friday October 17, 2003
- Title: Stan Lee and the Mystery of Creativity
- Description: Peter Sanderson looks at the recent biography of "The Man"...
- Comics in Context #14
- Friday October 10, 2003
- Title: Continuity/Discontinuity
- Description: Straczynski's Supreme Power, Mark Gruenwald, and JLA / Avengers
- Comics in Context #13
- Friday October 3, 2003
- Title: 1602 and All That
- Description: A look at Neil Gaiman's 1602 and the return of Angel & Smallville.
- Comics in Context #12
- 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.
- Comics in Context #11
- 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.
- Comics in Context #10
- Friday September 12, 2003
- Title: San Diego 2003: Day Four: Tarantino, Tru, Tea and Tristram
- Description: Kill Bill, Tru Calling, Neil Gaiman, and more.
- Comics in Context #9
- Friday September 5, 2003
- Title: San Diego 2003: Day Three: Worlds of Whedon
- Description: Joss Whedon on Buffy, Angel, Fray, and more.
- Comics in Context #8
- 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.
- Comics in Context #7
- 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.
- Comics in Context #6
- Friday August 15, 2003
- Title: San Diego 2003: Day Two
- Description: Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Sex, Lies & Superheroes, Harvey Pekar, and more.
- Comics in Context #5
- Friday August 8, 2003
- Title: San Diego 2003: Day One
- Description: Comics historian Peter Sanderson explores Comic-Con past and present.
- Comics in Context #4
- Friday August 1, 2003
- Title: The Old Superfolks' Home
- Description: Peter Sanderson discusses comics as art, and aging superheroes.
- Comics in Context #3
- 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.
- Comics in Context #2
- Tuesday July 15, 2003
- Title: Crouching Banner, Hidden Faust
- Description: Comics historian Peter Sanderson examines Ang Lee's Hulk.
- Comics in Context #1
- 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.