Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

The Ultimates by Deniz Camp vol. 1: Fix the World

When it was announced that Camp would be writing this latest version of “The Ultimates,” I was more than a little wary.  The writer had previously given us “20th Century Men” a tiresome and pretentious riff on the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in the 80’s and America’s own global ambitions at the time.  Despite including […]

DC Solicitation Sneaks: May 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Shade, The Changing Man by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo Omnibus vol. 1 The first time they tried collecting this, we got one volume. The second time they tried collecting this, we got three volumes. Third time’s the charm?  It will be if you thought the series should’ve ended with issue #50, which […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: May 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Stoneshore Register A couple decades back, writer G. Willow Wilson and artist M.K. Perker broke into DC/Vertigo and the comics industry with the graphic novel “Cairo.”  It was a charming story of humans and magical beings interacting within the Egyptian city and it still retains a place on my bookshelf today.  While […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: May 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Wolverine:  Revenge There is always space in my library for a good “Wolverine” story, and this one is coming from two of the best creators in the business:  Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Greg Capullo.  The premise is simple enough:  The Ol’ Canucklehead is looking to take out Sabretooth, Omega Red, and Deadpool […]

Undiscovered Country vol. 5: Bounty

Where the previous volume started off with most of the cast split up, they’ve reunited here in what looks to be a gigantic piece of farmland.  That’s literally gigantic as the crops are incredibly huge, with their farmers scaled to that height as well.  This is Zone Bounty, which is the breadbasket of America and […]

The Sacrificers vol. 2

Pigeon now has the power of a god at his fingertips, but he’s not sure about how to use it yet.  What he does know is that he wants to get back to his family.  The question is whether or not they’re even alive in the wake of the cataclysms that have gripped the land […]