Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Letter 44 vols. 1 & 2

Charles Soule has made a name for himself for being able to put out three-to-four superhero comics a month for Marvel and DC over the past few years.  I’ve only read his work on ”Swamp Thing” and “She-Hulk,” which have been enjoyable though not entirely compelling reasons for the writer’s prolificacy.  Now we have his […]

The Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet

I picked this up fully expecting to enjoy the art more than the story.  After all, Geof Darrow is one of those artists who draws EVERYTHING in his work.  Every pebble on the ground, every drop of sweat from a body, every crease of a person’s skin — all of it!  That kind of attention […]

Daredevil vol. 2: West-Case Scenario

I’ll give it this:  “Original Sin” at least offered a very flexible setup for allowing other titles to tie into this particular event.  Having characters suddenly remember forgotten memories works really well in the context of what is effectively “Retcon:  The Event!”  Mark Waid already got a decent story out of it with Kieron Gillen […]