Comic Picks by the Glick

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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 […]

#DRCL: Midnight Children vol. 3

Luke/Lucy Westerna is still in Dracula’s thrall at the start of this volume, but there’s a chance a blood infusion might bring him/her back.  Mina is more than willing to be the donor, seeing it as a chance to both save her friend and stick it to the other boys this evening.  These concerns become […]

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 […]

Spy x Family vol. 12

Not only did Anya survive her class trip hostage experience (with a little help from Loid), but she managed to get another Stella Star from the ordeal as well.  Better still is that now all of the students in Eden Academy want to be her friend.  Except Damien and his cronies, of course – but […]