Comic Picks by the Glick

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DC Solicitation Sneaks: June 2022

Above-the-Board Recommendation Supergirl:  Woman of Tomorrow Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s not-quite-a-maxiseries (it’s only eight issues) gets a collection.  It’s about how Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El is looking for some purpose in her life when she encounters a young alien girl.  Heartbroken and vengeful towards the forces that destroyed her world, she’s looking for some […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: June 2022

Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Cellent vol. 1:  Hereditary-X It was a little over two decades ago (and yes, writing that sentence does make me feel old) that Peter Milligan and Michael Allred took over “X-Force” and turned it on its head.  From being the book about proactive mutant military action that it was, to a satire on […]

Geiger vol. 1

Geoff Johns enjoyed nearly unparalleled success at DC across nearly two decades.  Beetween acclaimed and best-selling runs on titles like “Flash,” “JSA,” “Justice League,” and – best of all – “Green Lantern” it seemed like nothing could stop him.  Then he became co-head of the DC film crew over at Warner Bros. just in time […]

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt vol. 17

Depending on your point of view, vol. 16 was either a triumphant stomping of the Federation by Darryl Lorenz and his friends in the Nanyang Alliance, or 200+ pages of the antagonists of the series having their way with no consequences whatsoever.  Vol. 17 would seem like a good time to balance the scales, right?  […]

Blood on the Tracks vol. 8

Last time, things started going off the rails again as the end-of-volume drama edged closer to self-parody than compelling.  This was only part of the reason why I was hesitant at first to crack this volume open.  I’ve talked before about how this series thrives on making the reader uncomfortable via the toxic relationship Seiichi […]

Wave: Listen to Me! vol. 8

Vol. 7 had Minare and Mizuho heading out to Motomachi to help a shut-in get out of his room in order to get a story that they could use for the former’s radio show.  Everything was going (kinda, sorta) to plan until SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE AN EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN!  Now everyone’s doing their best […]

Miles Morales vol. 6: All Eyes on Me

The two previous volumes in this series have seen the title character deal with his alternate-universe counterpart, and mix it up with a few of his clones.  This time around he gets a new outfit, struggles with schoolwork, stops some street-level crime, and has a romantic meetup with his costumed girlfriend.  You know, familiar “Spider-Man” […]

6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton

Trigger Keaton was one of the biggest martial arts action stars around after becoming world karate champion and starring in the TV series “Marshal Art.”  After that he starred in a succession of series that were either fondly remembered cult objects, “Sidecar” and “Spaceboat 3030,” or legitimate hits, “Frankenstein & Frankenstein,” that all came to […]