Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Spider-Man: Life Story

Some people think that Spider-Man works best as a teen hero and that letting him grow up in the Marvel Universe was a mistake.  Writer Chip Zdarsky may or may not be one of them, but he’s the only writer who thought to ask, “What if Spider-Man grew up along with us over the years?”  […]

Snow, Glass, Apples

We’re all familiar with some version of the story of “Snow White.”  A young princess is sent away to be murdered at the behest of her wicked stepmother, only to escape her fate, hang out with some dwarves for a while, eat an apple poisoned by said stepmother, fall into a deep sleep as a […]

Invisible Kingdom vol. 1: Walking the Path

G. Willow Wilson got her start doing creator-owned work on titles like the “Cairo” OGN and “Air” at Vertigo before she jumped ship to Marvel and hit it big creating Kamala “Ms. Marvel” Khan.  She’s now back at DC writing “Wonder Woman” and preparing to take over “The Dreaming,” but has still found time for […]

Star Wars vol. 12: Rebels & Rogues

Yes, I did get a lot of “Star Wars” comics in my most recent order of comics.  “Rebels & Rogues” is the last of them, and the best as well. Rather than spend its time telling one story, vol. 13 decides to tell three instead.  As an onslaught of Imperial probe droids scan the galaxy […]

Star Wars: Tie Fighter

I hate to dash anyone’s hopes but this is not a tie-in to or spinoff of the beloved “Tie Fighter” PC space combat sim from the 90’s.  Instead, it’s a look at “Shadow Wing,” one of the Empire’s elite Tie Fighter squads. Its current members — 2nd Lt. Commander Teso Broosh, Sr. Lt. Jeela Brebtin, […]