Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Superman and the Authority

Grant Morrison started writing comics for DC over thirty years ago and, according to him, this is going to be his last.  It’s fitting, then, that it’s a story about Superman confronting his fading powers, his mortality, and deciding what he wants to do with the time left to him.  In the Man of Steel’s […]

Deep Beyond vol. 2

What started out as a post-apocalyptic thriller about finding out the truth behind an undersea anomaly mutated into a trans-dimensional adventure as scientist Paul Bailey crossed over into an alien paradise.  A paradise where his former flame Pam was leading a resistance movement, in fact.  Before the revolution can start, however, our protagonists find themselves […]

Radiant Black vol. 2: Team-Up

Vol. 1 gave me some good “Invincible” meets “Power Rangers” vibes as I started reading it, before it served up a twist that expertly subverted my expectations.  It also left off on a cliffhanger that not only had new Marshall, the new Radiant Black, throwing down with his nemesis Radiant Red, but also meeting up […]

Lady Baltimore

Lord Henry Baltimore’s story ended, appropriately enough, with his death.  (Spoilers for a series that wrapped up five years ago.)  However, his monster-hunting, witch-killing legacy lives on thanks to his former comrade-in-arms Sofia Valk, who has assumed his last name and responsibilities.  She’s been living up to them these past thirteen years and with her […]

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto

Everyone had a great time at the Hellfire Gala, right?  Well, everyone who wasn’t the Scarlet Witch.  Her body was found at the end of the event and the identity of her killer was a real mystery.  After X-Factor does a bit of investigating at the start of this miniseries, a prime suspect emerges real […]

X-Men by Gerry Duggan vol. 1

In case anyone was wondering just how successful Duggan’s tenure on “Marauders” was, this should answer your question.  As the new writer on “X-Men” he’s effectively setting the direction for the line as a whole; though, I’m sure the expectation is that he’ll play nice with Kieron Gillen whose Quiet Council book “Immortal X-Men” also […]

Marauders vol. 4

This was the breakout book amongst the first batch of “Dawn of X” series and the quality continued through vol. 2.  Vol. 3 was still fun, but it felt like things had settled into a “business as usual” kind of phase after Kitty Pryde’s resurrection had been addressed and Sebastian Shaw’s duplicity was dealt with.  […]

Fine Print vol. 1

“Fine Print?”  Coming from Stjepan Sejic, creator of “Sunstone,” it’s more like foiiiiiiiiiine print, amirite? …Okay, I’ll start the review. The old gods haven’t gone away, they’ve just had to find new ways to get sustenance from humans these days.  Rather than get the energy they need through worship, they’ve found a better source:  Desire.  […]

S.W.O.R.D. by Al Ewing vol. 2

What I tell myself is that it’s not like this series, and by extension Ewing’s other cosmic Marvel series “Guardians of the Galaxy,” is really ending.  The writer is working with Stefano Caselli, who illustrates an issue of this volume, on the just-launched “X-Men Red” series which will focus on Storm’s leadership of the Arakii […]

Sweet Paprika vol. 1

Paprika used to be just an editor at Infernum Press, until her insight led to one of their releases, “Spice it Up,” becoming a monstrous success.  Now she’s a driven Chief Creative Officer overseeing the book’s adaptation into other media, and showing everyone else in her office that she deserves the success she’s enjoying.  The […]