 In addition to his work for Archie Comics, Penders has written and illustrated stories for other comic publishers including DC, Marvel, Image and Disney on titles as "", "Disney Adventures", "Savage Sword of Conan", "Captain Atom", and "The Green Hornet" among many others.He also branched out into other media, producing children's activity books and creating graphics for CD-ROM games.In December 2011, Penders announced plans to utilize Echidna characters he created for the Archie comics in a graphic novel series entitled "The Lara-Su Chronicles".