Comic Picks by the Glick

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Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye

“Cave Carson’s” first volume was a surprisingly entertaining adventure that displayed an impressive balance of humor, quirk, and action.  Its second volume disrupted that balance by bringing in a bit too much psychedelia and surrealism into the narrative.  This third (and sadly final) volume manages to strike a welcome middle ground by having the psychedelia […]

X-Men: Gold vol. 6

When I reviewed the final volume of “X-Men:  Blue” I wrote that I felt confident in saying that it was the better of the two flagship “X-Men” color titles.  I also wrote that I didn’t think this last volume of “X-Men: Gold” was going to be good enough to change my opinion.  After finally reading […]

X-23 vol. 1: Family Album

Just to reiterate, I was disappointed when I found out that “All-New Wolverine” would be ending and that Laura Kinney would be assuming the name of X-23 again.  Though that was an inevitable backwards step for the character, what with Logan making his [insert adjective of choice here] awaited return, this new “X-23” series feels […]

Star Wars vol. 9: Hope Dies

While I enjoyed Jason Aaron’s run on this title well enough, it was missing the sense of purpose that Kieron Gillen has brought to his.  Aaron told several mostly entertaining stories that stood on their own with little interconnectedness. Gillen’s previous two volumes told their own stories as well, but also communicated a larger picture […]

Doom Patrol vol. 2: Nada

Way back when I reviewed the first volume of this series I said that we’d likely have to wait until vol. 2 to find out if it had more to offer than quality references (to Grant Morrison’s signature run), weirdness, and great art.  The answer to that is no, except it doesn’t turn out to […]

The Ghost Fleet: The Whole Goddamned Thing

Here’s another title from Donny Cates’ pre-fame days.  Not only does it fall into the same “Cancelled Early by Dark Horse” category that “The Paybacks” found itself in, but it’s also an early showcase for the talents of “Extremity’s” Daniel Warren Johnson.  It’s got a great setup too:  After establishing that the Ghost Fleet is […]

Dark Horse Previews Picks: April 2019

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Usagi Yojimbo vol. 33:  The Hidden Though this is numbered as a proper volume of the series, it was originally released as a seven-issue miniseries.  While the official reason for this was never mentioned, my gut feeling is that age is finally catching up with creator Stan Sakai and future “Usagi” releases will […]