Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Marvel Previews Picks: November 2012

Looking at a lot of the Marvel NOW! relaunches, I’ll concede that they’ve certainly done a good job of getting top talent on A-list characters.  Of course, looking at some of these launches still has me scratching my head at what they were thinking.  There’s also one that has a great idea for a mini-series […]

Image Previews Picks: November 2012

Vol. 17 of “The Walking Dead” comes out this month and collects the landmark issue #100.  I’d also like to issue a special, “Thanks a fucking lot!” to the reviewer at IGN who managed to spoil one of the key events of that issue for me.  You see, the way IGN’s comics reviews work is […]

Captain America vol. 1

(This is actually “vol. 16” in Ed Brubaker’s run, but this is what they’re calling it on the spine.) Reading this left me hugely depressed for reasons not wholly related to the story within the book.  It’s pretty standard as far as these things go:  Steve Rogers, now back as Captain America, finds out that […]

DC Previews Picks: November 2012

Joe Kubert passed away over the weekend and while he certainly deserved the title “legendary artist” for his work on “Sgt. Rock,” “Tor,” “Fax From Sarajevo,” and numerous other DC war and superhero titles, his legacy extends far beyond his artistic skills.  The man also founded the “Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art” […]

Rachel Rising vol. 1: The Shadow of Death

Even if it didn’t stick its landing, I still enjoyed Terry Moore’s “Echo” a great deal and that made picking up the first volume of his newest series an easy choice.  Where “Echo” was a clear departure from his signature work, the grounded relationship drama “Strangers in Paradise,” “Rachel Rising” is another sharp right turn […]

The Punisher by Greg Rucka vol. 1

Greg Rucka has written some good comics for Marvel and DC, and some great ones for Oni.  (Both volumes of “Whiteout” and “Queen and Country” for the latter if you’re wondering.)  Now, after a brief vacation from the industry — ended in part by “Atomic Robo,” go read the man’s introduction to vol. 6 if […]

Fear Agent vol. 4: Hatchet Job

Going back to “Daredevil” for a bit, if Mark Waid didn’t come along to reset the tone and inject some positivity and good humor into the title and character, it was inevitable that someone would’ve done it at some point.  That’s the nature of these corporate-owned characters — they’re meant to be kept continually in […]

Daredevil by Mark Waid vol. 1

Daredevil is a character who tends to be defined by how far a writer can grind him down and still leave something for others to work with.  You can probably trace this back to Frank Miller’s definitive run, and even more so in his follow-up “Born Again” with David Mazzuchelli.  This became even more apparent […]

Scalped vol. 9: Knuckle Up

If this volume has any flaw, it’s that it tries to cram too much story into the pages here.  Of course, there are worse flaws to have in this day and age. Things get rolling with the fallout from Chief Red Crow’s decision to shut down all of the criminal operations he’s been involved with.  […]