Comic Picks by the Glick

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Avengers by Bendis vol. 2

Brian Michael Bendis’ first “Avengers” arc was a suitably epic story that got most of the classic team back together, plus imports from “New Avengers” like Spider-Man and Wolverine, and new additions like Noh-Varr/Captain Marvel, to stop the fracturing of time itself.  It had great art from John Romita Jr. that enhanced the old-school feel […]

Image Previews Picks: April 2012

While Image publishes a lot of comics that I do buy, they also do a good job publishing many that I didn’t know I wanted.  Series like “Orc Stain” or “Forgetless” that I’ve either heard about in passing or are now written by an established author.  Sometimes they’re great, other times they’re flawed but interesting […]

Dark Horse Previews Picks: April 2012

As always, any collections solicited here are done so two months in advance.  So even though vol. 23 of “Gantz” is mentioned here, it won’t be out until June.  Also, no new volume of “Eden” is mentioned in here.  Vol. 13 didn’t show up until the solicitations in March of last year, so there’s some […]

Fables vol. 16: Super Team

Previously, I talked about how “The Red Wing” was initially going to be about one thing, then eventually came to be about something else.  It’s not that it isn’t possible to pull off a change like that, but the setup just wasn’t there.  With this latest volume of “Fables,” Bill Willingham does much the same […]

The Red Wing

Now that’s he’s an established creator at Marvel, Jonathan Hickman is seeking to leverage his increased profile towards new creator-owned projects over at Image.  It’s a noble endeavor and something I support wholeheartedly.  This is the first of them and it’s very much in the vein of his previous work — “Pax Romana” specifically.  Where […]

The Walking Dead vol. 15: We Find Ourselves

In any postapocalyptic situation, things eventually have to stop being about mere survival for those involved.  There will come a time when people have to start considering the long-term approach to not just securing a place for themselves to live, but also how they’re going to want to rebuild society.  If you are among the […]

DC Previews Picks: March 2012

It’ll have been more than half a year since the “New 52” relaunch when March rolls around, and that means it’s time to start seeing some trades!  Naturally the majority of these collections will be in hardcover first, but the decision to pick them up is always easier when it comes to DC.  Mainly because […]