Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Superman: Lost

It’s just another evening for Lois and Clark when the latter’s beeper goes off and he goes to help out the Justice League deal with an interstellar object that has crashed in the ocean off of Luzon Island.  So far, so standard.  Except that when Lois wakes up that night upon her husband’s return, he’s… […]

Nightwing by Tom Taylor vols. 4 & 5

Blockbuster is dead, and with him organized crime in Bludhaven has lost its head.  Which means that there’s going to be a lot of crooks making their plays to either take his place or take advantage of the chaos.  Fortunately Nightwing is not only up to the task of tackling this chaos, but he’s got […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 “Wait a second,” I hear you say, “Didn’t he already put this omnibus in this spot back in the May 2024 round of solicitations?”  Yes.  Yes I did.   I also wrote there that my biggest concern was whether or not that omnibus vol. 6 […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Strikeforce:  Morituri Omnibus HC The Earth is under attack from a race of brutal aliens called the Horde, and humanity is losing.  Fortunately our scientists have come up with the Morituri Process which confers superpowers on individuals who are compatible with it.  The catch?  If it works, not only do people get superpowers, […]

DC Solicitation Sneaks: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Penguin vol. 2:  All Bad Things Oswald Cobblepot was ready to enjoy life as a normal guy away from all of the chaos in Gotham.  Then he was press-ganged by a zealous federal agent into taking back his criminal empire from his kids.  Now, with the assistance of the crew he put […]

Image Advance Arrivals: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Power Fantasy vol. 1 I know I’ve given enough of these spots to comics written by Kieron Gillen, so what’s one more!  This is a comic about superpowered individuals, though the definition of that isn’t probably what you’d expect.  “Superpowered” in this series means that an individual has the destructive capability of […]

Birds of Prey vol. 1: Megadeath

Sin is in danger.  No, not the concept of sin, and definitely not the Marvel Comics character with that name.  This is Cynthia “Sin” Lance, sister to Dinah “Black Canary” Lance we’re talking about.  She’s been kidnapped by the Amazons for reasons unknown and Dinah is going to have to assemble a team to get […]

G.O.D.S.

Jonathan Hickman’s time at Marvel has been, to put it mildly, remarkably successful.  “Secret Warriors” overcame a middling first volume to turn into a compelling superhero spy caper, and one of the best Nick Fury stories in decades.  His “Fantastic Four” run was a showcase for the man’s penchant for big idea storytelling that never […]