Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

The Elusive Samurai vol. 1

Longtime readers will know that I was a fan of “Assassination Classroom” by Yusei Matsui.  It re-imagined the “Inspirational Teacher” story as a wacky Silver Age “Superman” tale after a round, yellow, tentacled alien took over teaching the worst class at an elite school.  All so that they could kill him before the year was […]

What Did You Eat Yesterday? vol. 18

You know, it’s been some time since we’ve checked in on Kenji and Shiro.  Vol. 18 finds the former at something of a crossroads as the manager of his salon has finally returned from Vietnam.  This leads everyone to assume that Kenji’s status as the de facto manager is over and now the stylist is […]

Golden Kamuy vol. 26

In case you haven’t heard, “Golden Kamuy” has wrapped up its run in Japan with vol. 31.  Which is some great timing as the events of this volume clearly indicate that this series is heading into its endgame.  It all picks up with the action from the previous volume as all  of the parties start […]

Dark Horse Previews Picks: October 2022

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Jenny Zero vol. 2:  Homeland Insecurities The first “Jenny Zero” miniseries was a pleasant surprise based on what it was originally solicited as.  We were sold the story of the screw-up daughter of the world’s greatest kaiju-fighting hero getting another chance to follow in her father’s footsteps.  What we got was something substantially […]

A Bride’s Story vol. 13

You know who we haven’t seen in a while?  The twins Laila and Lely and their husbands Sarm and Sami.  We’re reintroduced to them as the girls are being their usual energetic selves and making the repair of their roof more of a hassle than it should be for their husbands.  Everyone’s attention is subsequently […]

Kaguya-sama: Love is War vol. 22

Vol. 21 gave off clear “beginning of the end” vibes.  Vibes which were confirmed when it was announced that the series would be ending with the release of its 28th volume.  It also marked the first time in the series where I felt that the drama overwhelmed the comedy.  Not that the drama was bad […]

Asadora! vol. 5

Vol. 4 ended with Asa flying off with researcher Keiichi to confront the monster as it prepares to make landfall in Enoshima.  You’d think that would be enough action to base an entire volume’s story around, but mangaka Naoki Urasawa has other plans.  As Asa tries to improvise a solution to the crisis at hand, […]

Dark Horse Previews Picks: September 2022

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Berserk vol. 41 Kentaro Miura passed away in May of last year, leaving his epic manga series unfinished.  There was still enough material for one final volume and we’ll be getting that in November (it’s advance-solicited here).  Though there will be no resolution to the ongoing saga of Guts vs. Griffith, what I’ve […]