Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Batgirl vol. 1: Batgirl of Burnside

It wasn’t expected to be a mini-phenomenon which got DC Comics to broaden its scope in what titles it sold to reach a new audience, but that’s what this latest revamp of “Batgirl” by writer/breakdown artist Cameron Stewart, co-writer Brenden Fletcher, and artist Babs Tarr did.  What I really don’t know is why they decided […]

Uber vol. 4

The delicate balance of terror in this series continues to be maintained through this volume.  After it was revealed in vol. 3 that the Nazis have Uber spies with their own special abilities, the issue of ferreting out the one in Bletchley Park becomes an issue here.  Not the key issue as writer Kieron Gillen […]

Uncanny Avengers vol. 4: Avenge the Earth

I guess I stuck to my guns through sheer force of inertia.  Yeah, I would’ve bought this volume in hardcover if I had found it on sale, but that didn’t happen.  So nearly a year after I read the previous volume, the final act of Rick Remender’s epic storyline finally arrived at my door.  Was […]