Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Uncanny X-Force vol. 2: Deathlok Nation

This one was loaned out to a friend shortly after I got it, but I wanted to say that it wound up being more enjoyable than the previous volume.  Granted, that could’ve been because I didn’t spoil the ending for myself this time but there’s a lot of craziness to appreciate here.  It also has […]

Chew vol. 5: Major League Chew

This series is currently planned to end at issue #60.  Much as I enjoy it, I think that having a definite end point is a very good thing in this case.  A great deal of “Chew’s” appeal comes from not only the unpredictability of its plots, but the creative weirdness of its world.  Not only […]

Batman Incorporated

Looking at its troubled release history, one would think that this collection should’ve been a complete mess.  The series originally shipped with two issues in its debut month with artist Yanick Paquette before going on hiatus and returning with two more from Paquette and Chris Burnham.  Then you had Paquette putting out one more with […]

Katsuya Terada’s The Monkey King vol. 2

Longtime readers know that I love to bitch about the long delays between certain manga from Dark Horse.  It’s a pet hate of mine that I doubt I’ll ever get over.  However, when it comes to the length of the wait between volumes, this second volume of “The Monkey King” has them all beat.  Had […]