Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

The Penguin vol. 1: The Prodigal Bird

Oswald “The Penguin” Cobblepot is dead.  In actuality, this just means he’s faked his death to get out of the cycle of crime and punishment that every Bat-villain endures while they’re in Gotham.  He’s now living the quiet life in Metropolis, which (surprise, surprise) comes to an abrupt end when he’s recruited by one Agent […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: November 2024

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Resident Alien vol. 8:  The Book of Life After vol. 6 was meant to be an ending of sorts for the series, “Resident Alien” returned for another round of charmingly low-key, small-town, sci-fi stories in vol. 7.  It also ended with the reveal of a major change to alien-in-hiding Harry Vanderspiegel’s status quo.  […]

Marvel Previews Picks: November 2024

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Get Fury It’s 1971.  The Vietnam War is still in full swing.  And Nick Fury has just been caught by the Viet Cong.  To them, he’s just another American officer.  To the C.I.A., he’s someone who knows where enough bodies are buried to tip the balance of world power.  So a rescue operation […]

Captain Momo’s Secret Base vol. 1

In order to know if this latest manga that Dark Horse has published from Kenji Tsuruta is for you, ask yourself three things: If you answered “Yes” to all three of these questions like I did, then you’re going to enjoy vol. 1 of “Captain Momo’s Secret Base.”  While Dark Horse has been trying to […]

DC Solicitation Sneaks: November 2024

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Kneel Before Zod This gets the spot less because I’m expecting it to be good, but because I’m letting it serve as a referendum on the man who’s writing it.  Joe Casey has delivered entertaining comics in the past like “Wildcats” because he didn’t let them be chained down by superhero convention.  This […]

Image Advance Arrivals: November 2024

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Transformers vol. 2:  Transport to Oblivion John and I talked about vol. 1 when it came out, and we were both pretty impressed by it.  Even though it was essentially another retelling of the familiar Transformers origin, there were still enough fun and interesting details to the story that entertained the both of […]

Superman: Action Comics — Rise of Metallo

It’s a new day in Metropolis.  Not only has Superman returned to protect the city full-time, but he’s brought his family along with him.  In addition to Lois Lane and Jon Kent, Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El, Connor “Superboy” Kent, and Kong Kenan the Chinese Superman are on hand to fend off whatever new supervillain threatens the […]