IMHO (rec column)
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| Name: | In My Humble Opinion |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Dex Farkin |
| Dates: | 1990-2000s |
| Type: | meta |
| Fandom: | Comics |
| URL: | IMHO |
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IMHO was a regular comics fanfic review column written by Dex.From the Introduction
Welcome to the archive for IMHO: In My Humble Opinion, Dex's review column for comic book fan-fiction. IMHO began as a series of three Reader's Raves, and then developed into a regular column showcasing some of the best of the genre over the past several years.
Fanfiction Meta
IMHO was a series of review pieces written by Dex and posted to Outside The Lines and Dex's own Yahoo mailing list. The reviews offered constructive criticism as well as praise, and covered new writers as well as established "names".
It began as "Reader's Raves", of which three were published, then morphed into "In My Humble Opinion".
The articles focused on comics fanfiction written in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It covered a wide range of companies and genres, not just X-Men, which was popular at the time.
Seventeen articles were posted before Dex wrapped up the project in approximately 2004.
Featured Authors
Reader's Rave #1
- Cold Relations by Montage
- Dialogue by JL (Jelpy) Puckett
- Icicles by Mice
- In The Midnight Hour and In The Light Of Day by Melissa N
- Nevermore by Patrick S
- A Queen's Reflections by Sequoia S
- White by Min
Reader's Rave #2
- Douglas Ramsey's Diary by Dr. Benway
- Stories You Hear Down The Pub by Ian Phil Foster
- And Happily Ever After by Maelstrom
- Da Bum's V-Day Story by Bum
- Hearts And Diamonds by Kielle
- Release by Tangerine
Reader's Rave #3
- Close Encounters Of The Lethal Kind by Luba Kmetyk
- Devil's Country by Nightfall
- Tag by Dr. Benway
- Behind The Mirror by Kielle
- Torn by Sequoia S
- The Archetype Association by Jim R. McBriarty
- White by Min (new material review)
IMHO #1
- Stories From The Field or "Things That Go SNAP!" by Indigo
- And After The Battle by Alara Rogers
- All My Life by Gates
- Broken Wings by Tangerine
- Love Affairs Are Horrible by Dandelion
- Matthew 5:30 by Jelpy
IMHO #2
A retrospective of the works of Lori McDonald, reviewing:
- The Gestalt Arc (Stolen Kiss, The King Of Thieves, Middle Class Suburbia)
- Keeping A Distance
- Bathroom Symphony
- Split Second Decision
- The Ambush
- Breezes
IMHO #3
Walking Through The Rooms In My Head by sevenall
A Dark And Hungry God Arises by Amanda Sichter
IMHO #4
The Arleccino Timeline by Falstaff
- All My Love
- Midnight Feeding
- Of Plumbing In The Boathouse And Other Parts Of Married Life
- The Balance
IMHO #5
- SFX by Abyss
- Small Moments by Ascian
- Small Cages by Kaylee
- Night Falls On The Mountain by Amanda Sichter
- Stayin' Alive by DuAnn
- Climb That Mountain High by Beverly Mac
- Chance Encounter by Magik
IMHO #6
- Happy Hanukah by Jaya Mitai
- 12 Hours Of Christmas by Dr. Benway
- A Generation X-Mas by Me
- The Snow Hare by Min
- Angeldust And Parasites by Kerr
- Til Christmas by Kaylee
IMHO #7
- After The Storm by Dana Night
- Change The World by Thomas W
- Monile by Sequoia S
- Warriors And Little Girls by Jaya Mitai
- Angela's Story by DarkMark
- Sheol by Luba Kmetyk
- Take A Mutant To Lunch by Layla V
IMHO #8
A retrospective of the works of Abyss, reviewing:
- Pale Reign Over Geshem
- Abyss In Chains
- It's Not The Fall That Kills You (It's The Beer And Bunny Slippers)
- Skulls And X-Bones
- Old Wounds, New Nightmares
IMHO #9
- The American Dream by Robert M
- Fruitloops, Nutcases And Prophets by Diamonde
- Daisho: Fire And Fire by Redhawk
- In Transit by Thomas W
- Remembrance by Amanda Sichter
IMHO #10
- Apocalypse, Soon-ish or Days Of Future Last Tuesday Evening, Just Before The Football by Phil Foster
- The Field Trip series by Bum, Harlequin and Bryan
- Just Lucky, I Guess by DuAnn
- Neon Hearts by Susan Crites
- Betrayal by Valerie Jones
- Kid Dynamo by Connie H
IMHO #11
IMHO #12
IMHO #13
IMHO #14
A retrospective of the works of Luba Kmetyk, reviewing:
- Pulling Their Fat Out Of The Fire
- Gehenna
- Warning: Good Habits May Be Hazardous To Your Love Life
- The Glow Of A Starlit Dawn
IMHO #15
IMHO #16
- Where Light Dwells by Diamonde
- I Guess It's All Right by Minisinoo Girl
- Hellraiser: Hellfire by XanderDig
- A Matter Of Time by Indiana J
- Cut Right To The Quick by WulfenOne
- The Apokolips Agenda by DarkMark
IMHO #17
- My Little Runaway by Erika B
- Sometimes Two Beers Is All It Takes by M. Keith Davis
- Throw My Head Away by Alestar
- Snow People by Loki's Rose
- The Karma Downs by Cherry Ice
- Death And The Art Of Pyramid Selling by Rossi