Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Houses of the Unholy

It’s a new original graphic novel from the team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips!  That should be reason enough for celebration, given their track record over the years, right?  You may recall that I didn’t think their last effort, “Where the Body Was,” turned out to be all that great.  A story […]

Titans vol. 1: Out of the Shadows

Nightwing.  The Flash.  Beast Boy.  Donna Troy.  Starfire.  Cyborg.  Raven.  They once made up the most powerful group of teenage superheroes in the DCU.  These days they’re looking to step up in a world that’s currently without a Justice League.  So when the giant ape known as Titano attacks a nuclear power plant, that’s something […]

Operation Sunshine vol. 1: Blood Run

Hex has been a vampire for over 350 years.  Steve has been one for just over six months.  They both hate it, but they’re still justifiably skeptical when a cure for their condition is suddenly dropped in their laps.  Smarmy upper-class vampire Anwar Gobin has found out where an item known as the Onyx Object, […]

Drifting Dragons vol. 16

After last volume’s Gibbs-centric drama, the focus shifts back towards dragons here.  Not just any dragon, but a majestic Deep Sky Dragon that’s slowly descending to Earth – the first time it has happened in over 200 years.  The crew of the Quin Zaza is clued into this by one Chika Taruka, a university student […]

Aquaman: Andromeda

Point Nemo is a spot on the Pacific Ocean floor which happens to be the furthest place from civilization on Earth.  This is important because an extraterrestrial object has just splashed-down on Earth there and an American operation is currently working to recover it.  Made up of a crew of specialists who may-or-may-not have their […]

The Man From Maybe

“Weird Work” was a miniseries that lived up to its name with writer Jordan Thomas and artist Shaky Kane delivering a dementedly gonzo sci-fi take on the police procedural.  It was good enough for me to keep an eye out for their next project, which turned out to be “The Man From Maybe.”  The creators […]

Bocchi the Rock vol. 3

It’s a new volume of “Bocchi” and the first one released in the U.S. to feature material that wasn’t adapted for the anime.  Which means this series finally has the chance to stand on its own without comparison to the adaptation that gave it a sizable fanbase outside of Japan.  This should be a good […]

Bloodrik

BLOODRIK IS KING OF THE WOODS.  BUT IT IS COLD AND BLOODRIK IS HUNGRY, SO TRIBUTE MUST BE COLLECTED.  WOODS DO NOT WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO BLOODRIK.  BLOODRIK IS READY TO DIE.  THEN A DEER COMES BY.  BLOODRIK KILLS DEER.  BLOODRIK IS ABOUT TO EAT DEER – THEN BEAR COMES BY AND STEALS DEER […]