Comic Picks by the Glick

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Marvel Penguin Picks: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Strikeforce:  Morituri Omnibus HC The Earth is under attack from a race of brutal aliens called the Horde, and humanity is losing.  Fortunately our scientists have come up with the Morituri Process which confers superpowers on individuals who are compatible with it.  The catch?  If it works, not only do people get superpowers, […]

Image Advance Arrivals: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Power Fantasy vol. 1 I know I’ve given enough of these spots to comics written by Kieron Gillen, so what’s one more!  This is a comic about superpowered individuals, though the definition of that isn’t probably what you’d expect.  “Superpowered” in this series means that an individual has the destructive capability of […]

G.O.D.S.

Jonathan Hickman’s time at Marvel has been, to put it mildly, remarkably successful.  “Secret Warriors” overcame a middling first volume to turn into a compelling superhero spy caper, and one of the best Nick Fury stories in decades.  His “Fantastic Four” run was a showcase for the man’s penchant for big idea storytelling that never […]

WildC.A.T.s by Matthew Rosenberg: The Complete Collection

At first I wondered why this softcover collection cost $50 when its two hardcover collections were priced at $25.  Where’s the savings there?  Then I found out that it also collected the five-part prequel story “The Long Con” from “Batman:  Urban Legends” as well as some shorts that (I don’t think) were previously collected.  So […]