Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Everafter vol. 1: The Pandora Protocol

In what was likely an attempt to keep the sales magic of “Fables” going for the increasingly moribund Vertigo imprint, writers Lilah (formerly Matthew) Sturges and Dave Justus have delivered unto us “Everafter.”  I realize that description makes it sound like a cynical cash-in, but Sturges has a long history writing other “Fables” projects both […]

Assassination Classroom vol. 16

After fifteen volumes, and roughly two and a half years since the start of this title’s publication in English, we were finally going to learn Koro-sensei’s origin with vol. 16.  So yes, I was pretty excited to finally read this volume.  Having read it… I wouldn’t classify my disappointment as “crushing” but I was expecting […]

All-Star Batman vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy

Forget the previous “Batman” series to bear this title.  This time around “All-Star” is the victory lap for Scott Snyder after he, along with Greg Capullo, delivered some of the best “Batman” stories in recent memory with their run on the “New 52” incarnation of the title.  While that series worked because it managed to […]

Two from Mark Waid, briefly.

He’s one of the best and most prolific writers of superhero comics, but not everything he puts out is a home run.  Take Champions vol. 1:  Change the World as an example.  Subsequent to the events of “Civil War II” along with a general disappointment at how adult superheroes tackle their job, Kamala “Ms. Marvel” […]

Image Previews Picks: September 2017

While the release schedule for DC’s once-celebrated Vertigo imprint continue to thin out with each passing month, it’s still in better shape than Marvel’s was-almost-kinda-sorta-a-contender creator-owned imprint Icon.  It launched with the first issue of the second volume of “Powers” by Bendis and Oeming and in that moment it looked like the imprint could be […]

Dark Horse Previews Picks: September 2017

One of the titles in this month’s round of solicitations either represents a welcome second chance for a series or evidence that Dark Horse needs to re-think the way they promote original titles without a built-in audience.  The Once and Future Queen is a modern-day female-centric spin on the Arthurian Legend from writers Adam Knave […]

Marvel Previews Picks: September 2017

“Marvel Legacy.”  This is the plan that’s going to return the company to creative and commercial dominance in the industry?  Based on all of the teasers for the initiative Marvel released last Friday, their plan does not inspire confidence.  While some of the plot points teased have promise — just what is Spider-Man going to […]

DC Previews Picks: September 2017

While I haven’t been actively looking for info on DC’s latest event “Dark Nights,” it’s hard to miss the articles about it which begin with the exclamation that the DCU will be invaded by seven evil alternate-universe Batmen this summer.  Honestly, I think it’s a solid setup for the event.  If our “good” Batman can […]