EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY 2/11/04 -- MAN OF TWO WORLDS

Man of Two Worlds

Not many people in any artform can really be said to help define the medium in which they work. Drama is measured against Shakespeare. Sculpture and painting is measured against Michelangelo. Comic books could have been measured against Julius Schwartz.

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EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY 2/04/04 -- THOU SHALT NOT KILL

Thou Shalt Not Kill

So Iceman killed a guard, I’m told. I’m working on what I’ve picked up talking to various people who are still reading Uncanny X-Men, because it’s been some time since I tried that series, but from what I understand Iceman had been reduced to a few little ice chips (must ( Read more... )

EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY 1/21/04 -- AND WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR COMICS?

And where do you buy your comics?

I can’t find HERO #12, and it’s driving me nuts.

Let me explain -- there are several titles that I read regularly but, for various reasons, I don’t have on my pull list at the comic shop I frequent. I have a notebook that I keep in my pocket at ( Read more... )

 

Originally presented on December 17, 2003

Note: There is something particularly ironic about my statement at the end of this column, considering the events in comics since I originally wrote this. See if you can figure out what that is.

The revolving door in Heaven

When you go into your friendly neighborhood comic shop today (or tomorrow or ( Read more... )

EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY 12/10/03 -- MY SECRET IDENTITY

My secret identity

Superman may have been the first superhero in the modern context of the word, but the concept of a secret identity by no means began with him. Zorro, the Shadow, the Scarlet Pimpernel -- great characters from the radio, movies and literature had been carrying on double ( Read more... )

EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY #160: EMPTY THE WALLET AND OPEN THE LONG BOX (April 19, 2006)



Once upon a time (way back in 2003), I wrote a column called Tax Time? Time For Old Comics. My basic premise then was that, once you’ve gone and paid your taxes, you probably feel more like sifting through your own long boxes for good reads than cracking open the ( Read more... )

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Everything But Imaginary: November 5, 2003

Addendum and expansion

Here at Everything But Imaginary International Headquarters, we pride ourselves on having our fingers on the pulse of the comic book industry. We strive to provide in-depth, up-to-the-minute analysis of comics for the benefit of our beloved readers. We find it quite amusing to refer to ( Read more... )

EVERYTHING BUT IMAGINARY 10/01/03 -- "A WRETCHED HIVE OF SCUM AND VILLAINY"

“A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy”

Last week, for those of you who came in late or who have an MTV attention span, we thoroughly dissected that old chestnut, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” I think I quite brilliantly debunked that one. Another of those clichés ( Read more... )