EBI Archives

Since March of 2003, I have been a columnist (and later editor) at CXPulp.com (formerly comixtreme.com) best comic book and geek commentary site and community on the web. My Everything But Imaginary column has appeared almost every Wednesday since then. Although many of the older columns have been pruned from the site, especially after the June 2010 software upgrade, I’ll slowly re-post them on Wednesdays, and include the links here on the archive. (If there’s a specific column you want to read that isn’t linked, let me know and I’ll post it ASAP!) Enjoy these classic bits of comic book commentary, and come back every Wednesday for a new column.

1. Love, Spandex-Style (March 12, 2003)
2. It’s a Small Ville, After All (March 19, 2003)
   
3. Way of the Paperback (March 26, 2003)
   
4. Drawing the X-Card (April 2, 2003)
   
5. Putting the ‘Funny’ Back in ‘Funnybooks’ (April 9, 2003)
   
6. Tax Time? Time For Old Comics (April 16, 2003)
7. Eye-Catching Cover Blurbage (April 23, 2003)
   
8. Help Make Free Comic Book Day Work (April 30, 2003)
   
9. Free Comic Book Day 2: The Recap (May 7, 2003)
   
10. Born in a Wagon in a Traveler Show (May 14, 2003)
11. Contrasting the Captains Marvel (May 21, 2003)
    
12. The Gaiman Factor (May 28, 2003)
    
13. Your Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop (June 4, 2003)
    
14. Storytime (June 11, 2003)
15. Now THAT’S Unthinkable (June 18, 2003)
    
16. Perceptive Problems (June 25, 2003)
    
17. The Gender Gap (July 2, 2003)
    
18. We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This (July 9, 2003)
19. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise (July 16, 2003)
    
20. Back on the Shelf (July 23, 2003)
21. Down From the Shelf (July 30, 2003)
22. Waddling Towards Gethsemane (August 6, 2003)
23. Tripping the Light Fantastic (August 13, 2003)
24. The Trouble With X-Ray Vision (August 20, 2003)
25. To the Stars By Hard Ways (August 27, 2003)
26. Wild Wednesdays (September 3, 2003)
27. The Real Next Wave (September 10, 2003)
    
28. Movies, Madmen and Desperados (September 17, 2003)
29. Judging a Book By Its Cover (September 23, 2003)
    
30. A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainty (October 1, 2003)
31. Hey, Kids! Comi– Uh… Kids? (October 8, 2003)
32. Down Wit Da OG(N) (October 15, 2003)
    
33. Legacies and Lightning (October 22, 2003)
    
34. Comics That Go Bump in the Night (October 29, 2003)
35. Addendum and Expansion (November 5, 2003)
36. The Best Comics I’ve Never Read (November 12, 2003)
37. When Writers Go to the Lab (November 19, 2003)
38. The ‘Lack of Access’ Pass (November 26, 2003)
39. The Right Tools… by guest columnist Scott Williams (December 3, 2003)
40. My Secret Identity (December 10, 2003)
41. The Revolving Door in Heaven (December 17, 2003)
42. The Ghosts of Christmas Comics Past (December 24, 2003)
43. The New Year’s Resolution Column (December 31, 2003)
44. The 2003 Everything But Imaginary Awards Part One (January 7, 2004)
45. The 2003 Everything But Imaginary Awards Part Two (January 14, 2004)
46. And Where Do You Buy Your Comics? (January 21, 2004)
47. Indefinite Delays (January 28, 2004)
48. Thou Shalt Not Kill (February 4, 2004)
49. Man of Two Worlds: A Tribute to Julius Schwartz (February 11, 2004)
50. Musical Chairs Behind the Mask (February 18, 2004)
51. Son of the Best Comics I’ve Never Read (February 25, 2004)
52. Spandex and Seltzer (March 3, 2004)
53. Everything But Imaginary: Year One (March 10, 2004)
54. Crossover Crisis (March 17, 2004)
55. The Brains and Brilliance of Abadazad (March 24, 2004)
    
56. Thrill of the Hunt (March 31, 2004)
57. Demons, Castles, and the House of Mouse (April 7, 2004)
58. From the Movie Theater to the Comic Shop (April 14, 2004)
59. The It-Girl: A Saga of Spider-Love (April 21, 2004)
60. All the Beautiful Comic Books (April 28, 2004)
61. A Bone-A-Fide Masterpiece (May 5, 2004)
62. From Peanuts to Spandex: Why Comics Will Never Die (May 12, 2004)
63. When a Book Becomes a Comic (May 19, 2004)
64. When a Comic Becomes a Book (May 26, 2004)
65. The Supergirls From Krypton (June 2, 2004)
66. The Best Comics I’ve Never Read III (June 9, 2004)
67. Stretcho and Sue: A Love Story in Four Colors (June 16, 2004)
68. Overused, Overexposed, and Overrated (June 23, 2004)
69. Free Comics: You Know You Want ‘Em (June 30, 2004)
70. Where Credit is Due (July 7, 2004)
71. Good Things Come in Small Packages (July 14, 2004)
72. Rockin’ Robins: The Boys (and Girl) Wonder (July 21, 2004)
73. A Boy and His Monster… or Robot… or Teddy… or a Girl… (July 28, 2004)
74. The Recruitment Drive (August 4, 2004)
75. Crossing Over With Blake Petit (August 11, 2004)
76. Comic Books By the Letters (August 18, 2004)
77. Days of Bile and Venom (August 25, 2004)
78. Canceled Comics Cavalcade (September 1, 2004)
79. Even More of the Best Comics I’ve Never Read (September 8, 2004)
80. The World’s Greatest Detectives? (September 15, 2004)
81. The Price Point (September 22, 2004)
82. Legends of the Legion (September 29, 2004)
83. Spoiler Space (October 6, 2004)
84. When We Believed a Man Could Fly (or) The Importance of Being Superman: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (October 13, 2004)
85. Concerning Superheroes: Destruction and Glory (October 20, 2004)
86. The Monster Mash (October 27, 2004)
87. The Shock of the New (November 3, 2004)
88. Things to Do in Dallas If You’re a Geek (November 10, 2004)
89. Steamboat Sigil: Disney Takes Over CrossGen (November 17, 2004)
90. Best Comics I’ve Never Read-Wizard World Dallas Edition (November 24, 2004)
91. How to Shop For the Geek On Your List (December 1, 2004)
92. What’s So ‘New’ About It? (December 8, 2004)
93. The Worst of 2004 (December 15, 2004)
94. The Ghosts of Christmas Comics Present (December 22, 2004)
95. The 2004 Comic Industry Progress Report (December 29, 2004)
96. The Spirit of Will Eisner (January 5, 2005)
97. The 2004 Everything But Imaginary Awards (January 12, 2005)
98. From the Archives (January 19, 2005)
99. The Makings of a Universe (January 25, 2005)
100. EBI #100 Super-Sized Spectacular: What Comics Do I Love? (February 2, 2005)
101. Costume Party (February 9, 2005)
102. How to Make Your Couch Potato Read a Comic Book (February 16, 2005)
103. Old Dogs, New Tricks (February 23, 2005)
104. Closing the Want List Gap (March 2, 2005)
105. Getting in on the Ground Floor (March 9, 2005)
106. Comic Book Culture Gap (March 16, 2005)
107. The Next Great Crisis (March 23, 2005)
108. The New Mosaic Comics (March 30, 2005)
109. Going Once… Going Twice… (April 5, 2005)
110. Second Stringers (April 13, 2005)
111. Days With Mary Jane (April 20, 2005)
112. 100 Things I Love About Comics (April 27, 2005)
113. Your Job on Free Comic Book Day (May 4, 2005)
114. What Worked on Free Comic Book Day (May 11, 2005)
115. Decompression Depression (May 18, 2005)
116. Why Aren’t You Reading This Yet? (May 25, 2005)
117. By the Fans (June 1, 2005)
118. In a Comic Shop Far, Far Away (June 8, 2005)
119. The New Nostalgia (June 15, 2005)
120. Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do? (June 22, 2005)
121. Comic Book Movies 101 With Batman Begins (June 29, 2005)
122. Second Chances (July 6, 2005)
123. Land of the Dead (July 13, 2005)
124. What Makes a Superhero? (July 20, 2005)
125. Walking the Beat in a City of Heroes (July 27, 2005)
126. Crisis Management: The Rift (August 3, 2005)
127. All in Color For a Quarter (August 10, 2005)
128. Straddling the Genre Fence (August 17, 2005)
129. The Great Debate (August 23, 2005)
130. The Best Comics I’ve Never Read: Evacuation Edition (September 14, 2005)
131. Finding Superheroes (September 21, 2005)
132. Crisis Management: Power Struggle (October 5, 2005)
133. Anticipation and Expectation (October 12, 2005)
134. Crisis Aversion (October 19, 2005)
135. Halloween Happenings (October 25, 2005)
136. In the Court of the King (November 2, 2005)
137. Doing the Reprint Rumba (November 9, 2005)
138. What’s in a Number (November 16, 2005)
139. Giving Thanks For Comics (November 23, 2005)
140. Crisis Management III and the EBI Awards (November 30, 2005)
141. Giving the Gifts of Geekdom (December 7, 2005)
142. Christmas Comics From Duckburg to the Watchtower (December 14, 2005)
143. Christmas Comics From Riverdale to Strange’s Sanctum (December 21, 2005)
144. How to Save Comics in 2006 (December 28, 2005)
145. The 2005 Everything But Imaginary Awards (January 4, 2006)
146. Waiting For the Trade (January 11, 2006)
147. A Word About Independents (January 18, 2006)
148. All Good Things… (January 25, 2006)
149. Comic Book Cross-Promotion (February 1, 2006)
150. The Goodbye (Spider-)Girl (February 8, 2006)
151. Who’s the Real Man of Steel? (February 15, 2006)
152. The Dark Knight and the World’s Finest (February 22, 2006)
153. Wonder Woman: Truth and Trinity (March 1, 2006)
154. RIP, Speakeasy: Save Our Small Press! (March 8, 2006)
155. Comics Aren’t For Kids Anymore… Unfortunately (March 15, 2006)
156. Elastic Continuity (March 22, 2006)
157. Look Out For the Little Guy… Like Ben Grimm (March 29, 2006)
158. Comics At Your Local Library (April 5, 2006)
159. Why Do We Read Comics? (April 12, 2006)
160. Empty the Wallet and the Long Box (April 19, 2006)
     
161. Living By the Sword (April 26, 2006)
162. Free Comic Book Day 5: Help Make it Happen (May 3, 2006)
163. Crisis Management: Unanswered Questions (May 10, 2006)
164. How Apathy Kills (May 17, 2006)
165. Test Your Comic Geek IQ (May 24, 2006)
166. Surprise Me! Please! (May 31, 2006)
167. Bring Back the Back-Ups (June 7, 2006)
168. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (June 14, 2006)
169. Can Comics Cure the Summer Rerun Blues? (June 21, 2006)
170. The Long Road to Superman Returns (June 28, 2006)
171. Crisis of Infinite Column Topics (July 5, 2006)
172. Abadazad From the Ashes (July 12, 2006)
173. Comic Books, Story, and the Keys to the Kingdom (July 19, 2006)
174. The News From San Diego I Felt Like Writing About (July 26, 2006)
175. Looking to the Past, Pointing Forward (August 2, 2006)
176. World of Webcomics (August 9, 2006)
177. How Diamond Makes Things Rough (August 16, 2006)
178. Caught Reading Comics in Class (August 23, 2006)
179. Know When to Say When (August 30, 2006)
180. Return of the Best Comics I’ve Never Read (September 6, 2006)
181. Following 52 (September 13, 2006)
182. What’s on the Tube? (September 20, 2006)
183. To Be Young Again (September 27, 2006)
184. “Guiding” Your Way to Marvel? (October 4, 2006)
185. Melting Down Your Superheroes (October 11, 2006)
186. This Halloween, Show Your Geek Cred (October 18, 2006)
187. Creepy, Crawly Comics (October 25, 2006)
188. Meeting the Challenger (November 1, 2006)
189. The Pros of Promotional Comics (November 8, 2006)
190. The Wrong Lesson From Spider-Girl (November 15, 2006)
191. Happy Thanksgiving-And Cast Your Votes! (November 22, 2006)
192. How Do You Buy For Your Geek? (November 29, 2006)
193. Shipping List Shuffle (December 6, 2006)
194. Finding the Network (December 13, 2006)
195. Is Santa Claus a Superhero? (December 20, 2006)
196. 2006: State of the Comics Address (December 27, 2006)
197. The 2006 Everything But Imaginary Awards (January 3, 2007)
198. A New Source of Action (January 10, 2007)
199. Giving Away the Farm (January 17, 2007)
200. The Things I’ve Learned (January 24, 2007)
201. The Art of Staying Small (January 31, 2007)
202. Helping Out Your Own (February 7, 2007)
203. Taking Comics Up, Up and Away (February 14, 2007)
204. Seeking My Comics in Pittsburgh (February 21, 2007)
205. Taking My Comics Back Home (February 28, 2007)
206. Don’t Be Angry, Just Be Sad (March 7, 2007)
207. Time For Something New (March 14, 2007)
208. Hardcover Curse? (March 21, 2007)
209. Taking Comics to the Teens (March 28, 2007)
210. Writer Round Robin (April 4, 2007)
211. Putting the ‘Book’ Back in ‘Comic Book’ (April 11, 2007)
212. When Will THIS Comic Get Made? (April 18, 2007)
213. But Am It Art? (April 25, 2007)
214. Free Comic Book Day: Geek Christmas (May 2, 2007)
215. So What Will This Be Worth? (May 9, 2007)
216. The Latest Costume Change (May 16, 2007)
217. The Continuity Scavenger Hunt (May 23, 2007)
218. Comics On Your iPod (May 30, 2007)
219. The Dating Game (June 6, 2007)
220. What Happens at the Con Doesn’t Stay at the Con (June 13, 2007)
221. What Blake Took Home From Philly (June 28, 2007)
222. Comic Covers From Sea to Shining Sea (July 4, 2007)
223. Will Zuda Be Zomething Different? (July 11, 2007)
224. The Dos and Don’ts of a Crossover (July 18, 2007)
225. EBI In the Land of Potter (July 25, 2007)
226. Comics Coming to a Theater Near You (August 1, 2007)
227. Who Owns This Superhero? (August 8, 2007)
228. The Astonishing Run of Mike Wieringo (August 15, 2007)
229. Career Change (August 22, 2007)
230. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (August 29, 2007)
231. Flaws in the Diamond (September 5, 2007)
232. Everything Old is New Again (September 12, 2007)
233. Reading Comics: The Response (September 19, 2007)
234. DC Goes to DVD (September 26, 2007)
235. Everything But Incorporated (October 3, 2007)
236. A Geek’s Dream Come True (October 10, 2007)
237. Trick or Geek (October 17, 2007)
238. Scum and Villainy (October 24, 2007)
239. One More Halloween Treat (October 31, 2007)
240. Since I’ve Been Gone (November 21, 2007)
241. It’s That Time Again (November 28, 2007)
242. What’s Santa Bringing For the Geeks (December 5, 2007)
243. Green is the Color of Awesome (December 12, 2007)
244. Christmas Comics of 2007 (December 19, 2007)
245. The 2007 Everything But Imaginary Awards (January 2, 2008 )
246. The Death of the Back Issue (January 9, 2008 )
247. Stay Tuned For Scenes From Our Next Exciting Episode! (January 16, 2008 )
248. Women and Children Last? (January 23, 2008 )
249. Ladies’ Night at the Comic Shop (January 30, 2008 )
250. Word Games (February 6, 2008 )
251. Spending a Year With the Trinity (February 13, 2008 )
252. The New Deal For Artists (February 20, 2008 )
253. The Great Movie Ride Part One (February 27, 2008 )
254. Comic Book Reinvention (March 5, 2008 )
255. The Rumor Mill (March 12, 2008 )
256. How Much is Too Much? (March 19, 2008 )
257. The Great Movie Ride Part Two: Superman on the Screen (March 26, 2008 )
258. GMR 3: Batman Versus Hollywood (April 2, 2008 )
259. A Valiant Return (April 9, 2008 )
260. Free Comics and Big Opportunities (April 24, 2008 )
261. The Geeks Meet For Summer (April 30, 2008 )
262. Why Aren’t You Reading This Comic? (May 7, 2008 )
263. Why Is There No ‘Iron Man Effect’? (May 14, 2008 )
264. Brush Up Your Shakespeare (May 21, 2008 )
265. Wouldn’t It Be Cool If… (May 28, 2008 )
266. Make ’em Laugh: Great Movie Ride Four (June 4, 2008 )
267. My Collected Edition Wish List (June 11, 2008 )
268. You Got a License For That? (June 18, 2008 )
269. Going With the Flow (June 25, 2008 )
270. How Three Worlds Make One Legion (July 2, 2008 )
271. I’d Like to Thank the Academy, But I Have No Reason To (July 9, 2008 )
272. Seeking My Comics in Las Vegas (July 23, 2008 )
273. When Worlds Collide 2008 (July 30, 2008 )
274. Summer at the Cinema: Great Movie Ride Five (August 6, 2008 )
275. Don’t Move a Muscle (August 13, 2008 )
276. Fatigue Sets In (August 20, 2008 )
277. Where Will the Next Wave Come From? (September 10, 2008 )
278. The Heroes For Tomorrow (September 17, 2008 )
279. Time to Carve the Pumpkin (September 24, 2008 )
280. A Comic Fan’s Halloween Treat (October 1, 2008 )
281. Superman’s Falling Star (October 8, 2008 )
282. Spooky Flicks For Comic Geeks: Great Movie Ride Six (October 15, 2008 )
283. Goodnight Ladies, You’re Going to Leave Us Now (October 22, 2008 )
284. One Last Ghoulish Gasp (October 29, 2008 )
285. A Ranting Duet (November 19, 2008 )
286. What I’m Thankful For (November 26, 2008 )
287. Geekgifts 2008 and the EBI Awards (December 3, 2008 )
288. Christmas Tales From the Longbox I (December 10, 2008 )
289. I Want My CTV (December 17, 2008 )
290. Christmas Tales From the Longbox II (December 24, 2008 )
291. One Last Look at 2008 (December 31, 2008 )
292. Are They Trying to Kill Comics? (January 20, 2009)
293. Comic Strips Scrolling Across the Screen: Great Movie Ride Seven (January 27, 2009)
294. What’s the Buzz? Tell Me What’s A-Happenin’ (February 3, 2009)
295. Second Chance Comics (February 10, 2009)
296. Giving It All Away (February 17, 2009)
297. Comics For the Completists (March 3, 2009)
298. Give It, Don’t Take It (March 10, 2009)
299. What We Want in an MMO (March 17, 2009)
300. Then and Now (March 25, 2009)
301. How to Make the Mouseworks Work (March 31, 2009)
302. Handicapping the Black Lanterns (April 7, 2009)
303. Oldies, Goodies, Cheapies (April 14, 2009)
304. Comics ARE the Social Media (April 21, 2009)
305. FCBD 2009-A  Day That Will Live in Geekfamy (April 28, 2009)
306. A Family Affair (May 5, 2009)
307. Stumbling For Stuff (May 12, 2009)
308. Not-So-Modern Mythology (May 19, 2009)
309. Captain America Comes Home Early (June 2, 2009)
310. What Does it All Mean? (June 17, 2009)
311. Convoluted Convention Report (June 24, 2009)
312. Movie Ride Maintenance: GMR8 (July 1, 2009)
313. My Real American Heroes (July 8, 2009)
314. A Universal Truth (July 15, 2009)
315. One Legion Once More (July 22, 2009)
316. Somebody’s Favorite (July 29, 2009)
317. Back to School Again (August 5, 2009)
318. Universe Closing-Merge Right (August 12, 2009)
319. But Where Will Santa Get His Comics? (August 19, 2009)
320. Bad to the Bone (August 26, 2009)
321. Of Mice and Mutants (September 2, 2009)
322. Enter DC Entertainment (September 9, 2009)
323. Rebirth? Reborn? Nah… Rebooted (October 7, 2009)
324. Geek’s Dilemma: Halloween 2009 (October 14, 2009)
325. Back From the Dead (October 21, 2009)
326. A Bag of Halloween Treats (October 28, 2009)
327. A Digital Revolution? (November 4, 2009)
328. Kicking Off With a Bang (November 11, 2009)
329. At a Premium (November 19, 2009)
330. Thanksgiving at the JSA Brownstone (November 25, 2009)
331. Dear Santa… (December 2, 2009)
332. Meet the Kringle Korps (December 9, 2009)
333. The Year Ain’t Over Yet (December 16, 2009)
334. Ghosts of Christmas Comics 2009 (December 23, 2009)
335. The Best of 2009 (January 6, 2010)
336. What’s the Frequency, Clark? (January 13, 2010)
337. Bargains at the Front Line of Fandom (January 20, 2010)
338. Saints and Sinners (January 27, 2010)
339. How to Make an Exit (February 3, 2010)
340. Glorified Fanfiction (February 10, 2010)
341. A Country of Comics-Las Vegas (February 24, 2010)
342. Whose Wave is it Anyway? (March 3, 2010)
343. Killer Instinct (March 10, 2010)
344. The Biggest Comic Book of the Year (March 17, 2010)
345. Throwing That Mighty Shield (March 25, 2010)
346. From Blackest Night to Brightest Day (March 31, 2010)
347. Why iDon’t iPad (April 8, 2010)
348. Superhero Survival Guide Part I: The Origin (April 15, 2010)
349. Make Free Comic Book Day Something Special (April 28, 2010)
350. Those Things We Get For Free (May 5, 2010)
351. Superhero Survival Guide Part II: Power Sets (May 12, 2010)
352. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Titans? (May 20, 2010)
353. Return of the Conquering Heroes (May 26, 2010)
354. It’s About Time (June 2, 2010)
355. Who’s Your Hero? (June 16, 2010)
356. Where Jonah Hex Went Wrong (June 23, 2010)
357. “Wonder”Ful New togs? (June 30, 2010)
358. Breaking Away or Breaking Down (July 7, 2010)
359. What Gives You the Right? (July 14, 2010)
360. Sharing the Whole Universe (July 21, 2010)
361. In Your Dreams (August 4, 2010)
362. Back to School (August 11, 2010)
363. How Much is Too Much? (August 18, 2010)
364. What If DC Comics Merged With Archie? (August 25, 2010)
365. Running on the Anti-Comic Book Ticket (September 1, 2010)
366. Those Who Will Listen (September 8, 2010)
367. Back From the Dead-Ish (September 15, 2010)
368. The End of the Storm (September 23, 2010)
369. What Next? (October 6, 2010)
370. Another Price Point (October 13, 2010)
371. What Should I Be? (October 20, 2010)
372. This is Halloween (October 27, 2010)
373. Changing Course (November 3, 2010)
374. New Reads on the Web (November 10, 2010)
375. The Hammer Falls Again (November 17, 2010)
376. What Does Superman Want From Santa? (December 1, 2010)
377. The 2010 Geek Gift Guide (December 8, 2010)
378. Grassroots Comics (December 15, 2010)
379. The Christmas Comics of 2010 (December 22, 2010)
380. The Best of 2010 (December 29, 2010)
381. Green Lantern: The Franchise (January 5, 2011)
382. Lining Up to Die (January 12, 2011)
383. Cover Stock (January 19, 2011)
384. Collapsing the Code: Bring on Sex and Violence (January 26, 2011)
385. Adventures in Conventioneering (February 2, 2011)
386. Are Creators to Blame For Lack of Creator-Owned Comics? (February 9, 2011)
387. For Once, the Witch Hunt Works Out (February 16, 2011)
388. McDuffie Proved Diversity About More Than Race (February 23, 2011)
389. Why Comic Geeks May Fail Math (March 2, 2011)
390. Failing Math Part 3… Um… I Mean 2… (March 16, 2011)
391. One More Try at Crunching the Numbers (March 23, 2011)
392. Medium Defiance (March 30, 2011)
393. Silver Age… What the Hell, Man? (April 6, 2011)
394. Eight Under Ten (April 13, 2011)
395. The Cultural Divide (April 20, 2011)
396. Gratification in an Instant (April 27, 2011)
397. Free Comic Book Day Turns 10 (May 4, 2011)
398. Putting Heroes on the Small Screen (May 11, 2011)
399. Runaway Reboots (May 18, 2011)
400. Why I Read Comics (May 25, 2011)
401. An All-New DC Universe? (June 1, 2011)
402. But That’s Not All! (June 8, 2011)
403. Kicking Things Into Gear (June 15, 2011)
404. More Changes to Your Comic Racks (June 22, 2011)
405. The New DCU Take Two (June 29, 2011)
406. What Purpose Vertigo? (July 13, 2011)
407. What I’ll Miss From San Diego (July 20, 2011)
408. The Beauty of a Bargain Bin (July 27, 2011)
409. Making a Movie Universe (August 3, 2011)
410. Marvel’s Mickey Mouse Outfit (August 10, 2011)
411. Undue Reverence (August 17, 2011)
412. The Old DC Farewell Party (August 24, 2011)
413. The New(er) 52 (August 31, 2011)
414. Lost Nostalgia (September 7, 2011)
415. My Marvel 52 (September 14, 2011)
416. Creating Our Own Problems (September 21, 2011)
417. Shout it Out Loud (September 28, 2011)
418. Halloween For the Husky Gentlemen (October 5, 2011)
419. What If? Featuring the Avenging Spider-Man (October 12, 2011)
420. Eight Book Series That Comics Should Explore (October 19, 2011)
421. Creepy Comics of 2011 (October 26, 2011)
422. Practical Superpowers (November 2, 2011)
423. The Shape of Digital (November 9, 2011)
424. Guest Star Surprises (November 16, 2011)
425. The 2011 Geek Gift Guide (November 30, 2011)
426. The Problem With Watchmen 2 (December 7, 2011)
427. Valiant Comics, You Dirty Tease (December 14, 2011)
428. Christmas Comics 2011 (December 21, 2011)
429. Looking Ahead to 2012 (December 28, 2011)
430. Yellow Journalism With a Dash of Cyan and Magenta (January 4, 2012)
431. Time With the Boys (January 11, 2012)
432. What NOT To Do In Your Comic Shop (January 18, 2012)
433. Find Your Grail (January 25, 2012)
434. They’d NEVER Do THAT… (February 1, 2012)
435. ERROR: Image Cannot Be Found (February 8, 2012)
436. Has Ghost Rider Burned the Independent Artist? (February 15, 2012)
437. Happy Birthday, Superman (or) More Thoughts on Digital Comics (February 29, 2012)
438. Making Way For the Warlord of Mars (March 7, 2012)
439. Water Cooler Comics (March 14, 2012)
440. Why I’m Ready For AVX (March 21, 2012)
441. If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It (March 28, 2012)
442. Always Act II (April 4, 2012)
443. Repopulating a Universe (April 11, 2012)
444. Taking Off the Spandex (April 18, 2012)
445. Every Age (April 25, 2012)
446. Prepping Free Comic Book Day (May 2, 2012)
447. Avengers Assembling a New Cinematic Landscape? (May 10, 2012)
448. Digital Comics-A Second Opinion (May 16, 2012)
449. Taking Ownership (May 23, 2012)
450. Five Superhero Movies Hollywood Needs to Make (May 30, 2012)
451. One-Shot Universes (June 6, 2012)
452. When Hipsters Read Comics (June 13, 2012)
453. Six Superman Stories That Would Make Great Movies (June 20, 2012)
454. Now! It’s Marvel’s Turn (July 11, 2012)
455. Fans Don’t Forget (July 18, 2012)
456. How to Fit Comics in Class (August 1, 2012)
457. The Impact of Kubert (August 15, 2012)
458. Giving It a Try (August 22, 2012)
459. Renaissance Begins With An I (September 5, 2012)
460. Does Death Matter? (September 12, 2012)
461. An Old Trick Finds New Life (September 19, 2012)
462. Six Comic Characters Who’d Make Good Replacement Refs (September 26, 2012)
463. Digitize These Comics (October 3, 2012)
464. Great Geek Halloween Costumes That I Won’t Be Using (October 10, 2012)
465. Is There a Spider-Legacy? (October 17, 2012)
466. Save the Vampires (October 24, 2012)
467. In a Galaxy Far, Far… Well, in Orlando (October 31, 2012)
468. 52 Problems and a Variant is Most of ‘Em (November 7, 2012)
469. Care For the Cosplayers (November 14, 2012)
470. Point of No Return (November 28, 2012)

And finally, it’s not an EBI, but back in the day I did a guest-column for my pal Craig Reade’s Still on the Shelf column:

0. Still on the Shelf: Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories