Comic Picks By The Glick

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One man tries to be productive about his comic-reading hobby.

Comic Picks #464: Star Trek -- Lore War
#1702
Today at 2:37 AM

Follows on from here.  As for how well it does that...

 

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Comic Picks #463: Best of 2025
#1701
01/29/2026

Bendis!  Ohtagaki!  Mignola!  Yoshinaga!  Brubaker!  Nadatani!  Liu!  Hickman x2!  AND MORE!

 

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Comic Picks #462: Void Rivals vol. 4
#1700
01/15/2026

John and I find that this series is still getting better, but not without its growing pains.

 

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Comic Picks #461: The Flash by Simon Spurrier
#1699
01/01/2026

24 issues.  Two lengthy storylines.  Too much high-concept sci-fi madness to enjoy?

 

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Comic Picks #460: Transformers vol. 4
#1698
12/18/2025

Are John and I sad Daniel Warren Johnson is leaving, or glad Robert Kirkman is taking over?

 

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Comic Picks #459: Godzilla vs. The Marvel Universe
#1697
12/04/2025

Who wins?  We do!  Mostly.

 

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Comic Picks #458: Fist of the North Star
#1696
11/20/2025

A certified Shonen Jump classic.  Just not all of it.

 

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Comic Picks #457: TMNT -- The Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution
#1695
11/06/2025

Myron is here for our last podcast about "The Last Ronin."

 

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Comic Picks #456: Copra
#1694
10/23/2025

It's not "Suicide Squad," but it's the next best thing.

 

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Comic Picks #455: Aliens vs. Avengers
#1693
10/09/2025

Less than the sum of its parts, but what parts!

 

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Comic Picks #454: Leviathan
#1692
09/25/2025

Publisher Kana kicked off its efforts with this "seinen" series.  Was it any good?

 

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Comic Picks #453: Absolute DC
#1691
09/11/2025

The future of superhero comics?  A good example of the genre?  Or hugely overrated so far?

 

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Comic Picks #452: Fortune & Glory
#1690
08/28/2025

The original is one of Bendis' best, but what about its sequel?

 

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Comic Picks #451: G.I. Joe in the Energon Universe
#1689
08/14/2025

Does it deserve a "YO, JOE!" or just a "Eh, no?"

 

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Comic Picks #450: Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo
#1688
07/31/2025

Maybe not the very best run, but still one that's worth your time.

 

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Comic Picks #449: Superman vs. Meshi
#1687
07/17/2025

Because no one else was going to talk about it this week!  For good reason?

 

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Comic Picks #448: Void Rivals & Transformers vol. 3
#1686
07/03/2025

Do the third volumes of both series keep the momentum going from their previous ones?

 

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Comic Picks #447: Star Wars -- The Battle of Jakku
#1685
06/19/2025

Not an inspiring start to the Alex Segura era.

 

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Comic Picks #446: Buried Mediocrity of Manga -- Billy Bat
#1684
06/05/2025

It's Naoki Urasawa's least good series, and you may never have a chance to read it legitimately.  Yay?


Comic Picks #445: Venom by Al Ewing (and Friends)
#1683
05/15/2025

Not a classic, but the writer's run is still interesting (up to this point).

 

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Comic Picks #444: Bloodborne
#1682
05/01/2025

On the 10th anniversary of the game, Steve and I see if the comics spun off from it are any good.


Comic Picks #443: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 6 -- Stone Ocean
#1681
04/17/2025

Still bizarre after all these years, or have we moved into nonsensical?

 

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Comic Picks #442: Nightwing by Tom Taylor
#1680
04/10/2025

Not just the best (only) "Nightwing" run I've read, but it's actually good too!

 

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Comic Picks #441: Absolute Power
#1679
03/20/2025

Corrupts absolutely?  Or rocks absolutely?!  Somewhere in the middle, actually.

 

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Comic Picks #440: Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells
#1678
03/06/2025

Peter Parker and Norman Osborn:  Friends at last?  I couldn't believe it until I did.

 

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Comic Picks #439: Star Wars -- Darth Vader by Greg Pak
#1677
02/20/2025

Better than you'd expect from a "Vader" series that's twice as long as any other one at Marvel.


Comic Picks #438: Best of 2024
#1676
02/06/2025

Gillen!  Noda!  Hickman!  Spurrier!  Aka!  King!  Kui!  Cantwell!  AND MORE!


Comic Picks #437: Orb -- On the Movements of the Earth
#1675
01/23/2025

A series that asks questions about the price of knowledge and finds some interesting answers.

 

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Comic Picks #436: Star Wars by Charles Soule
#1674
01/09/2025

Soule gets his shot at the brass ring of "Star Wars" comics and gives Lando the story he's been waiting for.


Comic Picks #435: Innocent
#1673
12/26/2024

Worth reading for the art alone.  As for the story...


Comic Picks #434: Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson vol. 2
#1672
12/12/2024

New volume!  New artist!  Same great momentum, or has the shine already come off?


Comic Picks #433: Local Man
#1671
11/28/2024

F*** Crossjack.  Maybe not this series, though.


Comic Picks #432: The DC vs. Marvel Omnibus
#1670
11/14/2024

It's a genuine piece of superhero comics history that I wish was better than it turned out being.


Comic Picks #431: Batman -- One Bad Day
#1669
10/31/2024

Do several prestige one-shots featuring Batman's most famous villains add up to one good time for the reader?


Comic Picks #430: Blood on the Tracks
#1668
10/17/2024

Shuzo Oshimi's latest is painful, but is it interesting in spite of that?

 

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Comic Picks #429: Void Rivals vol. 2
#1667
10/04/2024

Is vol. 2 better than vol. 1, or is this series the lame duck of the Energon Universe?

 

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Comic Picks #428: Once Upon a Time at the End of the World
#1666
09/19/2024

Jason Aaron gives us a love story in the above-mentioned place, and... it's certainly a thing.

 

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Comic Picks #427: Alien at Marvel
#1665
09/05/2024

Has Marvel done anything worthwhile with this iconic comics license since acquiring it?

 

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Comic Picks #426: Star Trek -- Day of Blood
#1664
08/22/2024

Kelly, Lanzing, and Cantwell craft a pretty enjoyable "TNG"-era event -- for the fans.


Comic Picks #425: Delicious in Dungeon
#1663
08/08/2024

Steve is back to help me properly articulate just how great this series is.