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Anderson traces his career from a failed first attempt to break into comics in 1976, through his self-taught classical anatomy studies, to landing Ka-Zar the Savage under editor Louise Jones Simonson and ultimately the X-Men graphic novel (with Chris Claremont), which drew controversy from the 700 Club for its portrayal of a fanatical televangelist. He gives an extended account of the creation of Somerset Holmes with writer Bruce Jones — a Hitchcock-influenced romantic adventure series for Pacific Comics — which has been optioned for a movie by Ed Pressman Productions. He discusses his cinematic approach to comics storytelling and is currently preparing Strikeforce: Morituri and a Moon Knight story for Marvel Fanfare.

Explains his self-taught coloring techniques (cel-vinyl animation paint, airbrush, felt markers) and how he broke into comics through conventions and a connection with Byron Preiss, eventually coloring for Howard Chaykin's The Stars My Destination and Marvel's Hulk magazine. Vents about the constant frustration of beautiful color work turning to "mud" in printing due to paper quality and separation issues — "So often you put all this beautiful work into something and it turns to mud." Discusses upcoming work on the X-Men Graphic Novel with Brent Anderson and his side career illustrating computer books.