Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

A Rundown of Recent Image Releases

After reading a comic, it either passes on to my “to review” pile or straight onto a shelf.  Looking at the size of my “to review” pile, it’s clear to me that I have to start burning through some of these things quicker if I want to get this thing down to a manageable level. […]

Deadly Class vol. 2: Kids of the Black Hole

Much to my surprise, this second volume manages to be a better read than the first simply by sticking to its guns and continuing on from what was established before.  No, the secret underground assassin school of Kings Dominion isn’t developed much more here, but I’m more in tune with what writer Rick Remender is […]

Avengers by Hickman: Time Runs Out vol. 2

Speaking of “time running out,” here we are with the next volume of the series that heralds the end of the Ultimate Universe.  The previous volume did an excellent job transitioning Hickman’s narrative eight months into the future and this latest one keeps most of the momentum from it intact.  It’s an impressive feat considering […]

All-New Ultimates vol. 2: No Gods, No Masters

There’s this anime my friend Steve watched years ago called “E’s Otherwise” that he likes to harp on from time to time.  Not because it was particularly good or terrible, but because it was so average at everything it did.  It was just there, existing as an example of anime and nothing more.  That’s what […]

Letter 44 vols. 1 & 2

Charles Soule has made a name for himself for being able to put out three-to-four superhero comics a month for Marvel and DC over the past few years.  I’ve only read his work on ”Swamp Thing” and “She-Hulk,” which have been enjoyable though not entirely compelling reasons for the writer’s prolificacy.  Now we have his […]

The Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet

I picked this up fully expecting to enjoy the art more than the story.  After all, Geof Darrow is one of those artists who draws EVERYTHING in his work.  Every pebble on the ground, every drop of sweat from a body, every crease of a person’s skin — all of it!  That kind of attention […]

Daredevil vol. 2: West-Case Scenario

I’ll give it this:  “Original Sin” at least offered a very flexible setup for allowing other titles to tie into this particular event.  Having characters suddenly remember forgotten memories works really well in the context of what is effectively “Retcon:  The Event!”  Mark Waid already got a decent story out of it with Kieron Gillen […]