Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

The Direct Market “Uber Alles,” by way of David Lapham

Back in December for my “Image Previews Picks” for March, I mentioned that they were putting out a number of comics relating to David Lapham’s long-running, long-dormant-until-now crime comic “Stray Bullets.”  They consisted of a concluding issue (#41) for the ongoing series, the first part of a new eight-issue miniseries called “Killers,” and the one […]

New old Naoki Urasawa manga is on its way!

Viz announced a lot of new licenses this week and only one really stood out to me.  Come December, they’ll release the first volume of “Master Keaton,” an Urasawa work that pre-dates “Monster” and “20th Century Boys.”  It’s about the adventures of one Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, an archaeologist who also works as a part-time insurance investigator. […]

Fatale vol. 4: Pray for Rain

Things start off quite strong for this latest volume of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ supernatural horror noir series.  In the present, Nicholas Lash uses his time in jail to make some interesting discoveries about his uncle’s book before a meeting with his lawyer opens up an even fresher hell for him to fall into. […]

Revival vol. 3: A Faraway Place

In the world of “Revival,” the characters who have mysteriously returned from the dead feel nothing.  They may look and appear human (well, save for the bloody tears they cry when they get agitated), but they now lack the capacity to feel emotion as we’re reminded again in this volume.  I bring it up now […]

Prophet vol. 3: Empire

If you like this title for the pervasive weirdness it offers up, then you might be just a little disappointed by vol. 3.  Oh, there’s plenty of interesting sights to behold, like the multitude of various Johns we see on Earth.  Big ones, tall ones, small ones built for pleasure, ones with multiple faces, symbiotic […]

Marvel Previews Picks: May 2014

You know, it occurred to me earlier today that with “Miracleman” now being republished by Marvel are there any other great series from the 80’s still waiting to be collected?  One comes to mind:  “Rom:  Spaeceknight.”  Originally a tie-in to a long-forgotten toy, “Rom” transcended its roots to become an epic about one man who […]