Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

G.I. Joe vol. 3: Dreadnok War

The prequel miniseries were fine.  The first volume was okay.  The second volume was a big step in the right direction as it offered more character, promising setups, and payoffs on previous setups than we’d seen from this side of the Energon Universe yet.  That boded well for what was set to kick off in […]

The Voice Said Kill

Park Ranger Marie Burgau was lucky.  Whatever was in the food or drink at her station’s most recent barbecue that caused her co-workers to go real crazy, she didn’t have any of because she’s pregnant.  Unfortunately, that meant when the local crime boss came knocking to pick up her lackeys and look for help finding […]

Wave: Listen to Me! vol. 11

Two friggin’ years!  That’s how long we’ve had to wait for this volume.  Not that we needed to as this volume originally came out back in 2024 in Japan.  However, because I can only assume that “Wave” doesn’t do top-tier numbers for publisher Kodansha, it took that extra year for vol. 11 to arrive out […]

Johnny Red: A Couple of Heroes

Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed a couple of things about the third volume of “Battle Action” from Garth Ennis and company after it was released last year.  Despite being initially serialized as a ten-issue miniseries, it only collected nine of them (and was thinner than the previous five-issue volume).  It also featured only two contributions […]

Cat + Crazy vol. 3

He’s under the tutelage of Jin “The Cat Whisperer” Nekoya.  He has his own cat, Tiger.  He’s even got a part-time job at a cat cafe.  What’s left for Kensuke to experience in terms of expressing his love for cats?  Why, starting a cat club at his school, of course.  He’ll need at least three […]

A Monstrous Rundown

Guess what I noticed all of the comics in this article have in common?  Sure, some of them are big and obvious, others are human-sized and hide in the shadows.  Others just fit the bill from a certain point of view.  How many of them are actually worth your time?  Read on and find out. […]

Altamont

The year is 1969 and Jenny, Doc, Schizo, Leonard, and Sam are heading to Northern California in Jen’s old Volkswagen van for a concert.  It’s a long drive so they’ve got plenty of time to talk about the important things like music, past good times in the van, and whether or not Schizo can open […]