Comic Picks By The Glick
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Ep 1657Comic Picks #419: Kaguya-sama -- Love is War
Steve is back to help me properly articulate how good this series is. Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1656Comic Picks #418: Star Wars -- Dark Droids
BEWARE! Not the droids, but because the tie-ins are better than the main event! Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1655Comic Picks #417: Fire Power
Martial arts action from Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee that's good enough. Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1654Comic Picks #416: Void Rivals vol. 1
It's the start of the Energon Universe! Does vol. 1 make for a fantastic or false start to it? Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1653Comic Picks #415: The Metabaron
Follows on from here. The original is a classic, but this is better than you'd think... if you give it time. Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1652Comic Picks #414: Joe Kelly & Ken Niimura
They've done "I Kill Giants" and "Immortal Sergeant" together. Are both graphic novels worth buying? Just one? None? Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1651Comic Picks #413: Golden Kamuy
Its tone may be all over the place as a result, but this is one series that has it all! Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1650Comic Picks #412: Best of 2023
Liu! Spurrier! Phillips! North! Hayashida! LeHup! Takeda! All in ONE(!) single podcast! Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com
Ep 1649Comic Picks #411: The Ancient Magus' Bride -- College Arc
Chise and Elias go to school as the series tries to retain its charms while going bigger in cast and scope.
Ep 1648Comic Picks #410: Captain Marvel & Hawkeye by Kelly Thompson
It's a two-for-one special because one of these is a lot better than the other. Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com/
Ep 1647Comic Picks#409: Nocterra
The sun goes down forever in this series. Does the same happen to my opinion of its writer, Scott Snyder? Want more reviews, check out: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com/
Ep 1646Comic Picks #408: The Night Eaters vol. 2
Follows on from this. Christine is back again as we see if this is a superior or sad follow-up to the first volume. For more of my reviews, please visit my blog at: https://comicpicksbytheglick.com/
Ep 1645Comic Picks #407: TMNT -- The Last Ronin: Lost Years
Better than the original, or just more of the grimdark same? Myron is here to help me find out.
Ep 1644Comic Picks #406: BRZRKR
Proof that Keanu shouldn't give up his day job.
Ep 1643Comic Picks #405: Star Trek -- Lower Decks
There may be only one volume of this series out, but Christine and I both agree it's a good one!
Ep 1642Comic Picks #404: DCeased
DC's answer to "Marvel Zombies." Is it better? Maaaaaaaybe...
Ep 1641Comic Picks #403: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Part 5 -- Golden Wind
This series still has it! Right up until...
Ep 1640Comic Picks #402: Star Trek -- Year Five
John and I see if the Enterprise's original five-year mission wraps up in a satisfying fashion.
Ep 1639Comic Picks#401: Sins of Sinister
Gillen, Ewing, and Spurrier deliver one of the best "X-Men" events in recent years.
Ep 1638Comic Picks #400: Night Fever
No anniversary shenanigans. Just a look at whether or not the latest from Brubaker and Phillips is up to their own high standards.
Ep 1637Comic Picks #399: Avengers by Jason Aaron
Marvel's most extra writer gives this franchise its most extra run.
Ep 1636Comic Picks #398: Batman -- Beyond the White Knight
John and I tackle the latest installment in Sean Murphy's alternate-universe "Batman" saga.
Ep 1635Comic Picks #397: Catching Up With Chainsaw Man
Steve is back as we discuss whether or not this series has still been killing it since its restart last year.
Ep 1634Comic Picks #396: Babyteeth
Get this series from Cates and Brown before its publisher is gone!
Ep 1633Comic Picks #395: Spider-Man -- Dark Web
It's "Diet Inferno" also featuring the X-Men, Venom, Gold Goblin, Black Cat, Mary Jane, and Ms. Marvel!
Ep 1632Comic Picks #394: Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction
Inio Asano offers his take on our troubled times in his own, inimitable style.
Ep 1631Comic Picks #393: We Only Find Them When They’re Dead
"They're" space gods. What more do you need to know?
Ep 1630Comic Picks #392: Batman by Tom King
In which the Bat and the Cat embark upon an epic superhero romance.
Ep 1629Comic Picks #391: Iron Man by Christopher Cantwell
This is a run that has some good ideas, but what about its follow-through?
Ep 1628Comic Picks #390: Trigun
My friend Marisa joins me to talk about all things "Trigun:" The original anime. The "Trigun Maximum" manga. And the new "Trigun: Stampede" anime.
Ep 1627Comic Picks #389: Manifest Destiny
Historical adventure and horror? This series is better at one of these genres than the other.
Ep 1626Comic Picks #388: A.X.E. -- Judgment Day
Three superhero groups take part in this fine Marvel event, but Gillen and Schiti make it a good showcase for one of them.
Ep 1625Comic Picks #387: Once & Future
Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora serve up an enjoyably witty series that's all about fantasy and family drama.
Ep 1624Comic Picks #386: Miles Morales by Saladin Ahmed
Does Miles' first post-Bendis writer find an interesting angle for his ongoing adventures?
Ep 1623Comic Picks #385: Best of 2022
Yoshinaga! Remender! Miyazaki! Guillory! Hill! Fujimoto (x2)! AND MORE!
Ep 1622Comic Picks #384: Inside Mari
Gender-bending via magic or mental illness? Mangaka Shuzo Oshimi picks one and kind of fumbles it in the end.
Ep 1621Comic Picks #383: Fantastic Four by Dan Slott
Slott doesn't strike out, but he doesn't deliver a home run either.
Ep 1617Comic Picks #382: Deadly Class
Teenagers + Assassin School + 80's punk nostalgia = Greatness? If anyone else is wondering what happened to all of the other non-podcast posts on this site, SO AM I! I've e-mailed Podbean about it and am currently waiting for them to get back to me. In the meantime, keep watching this space.
Ep 1607Comic Picks #381: Seven Secrets
More of a showcase for the artist, Daniele Di Nicuolo, than the writer, Tom Taylor.
Ep 1597Comic Picks #380: Battle-Action Special
Garth Ennis gets to play with some of the (war comics) toys of his childhood.
Ep 1587Comic Picks #379: The Night Eaters vol. 1
It's a "first" over 14 years in the making as my friend Christine joins me to talk about the first original graphic novel from "Monstress'" Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Ep 1577Comic Picks #378: Ryoko Kui -- Beyond the Dungeon
"Delicious in Dungeon" is undeniably great. But what about the mangaka's other works?
Ep 1567Comic Picks #377: No One Left to Fight vol. 2
Follows on from here. Myron is back so we can see if this second volume is better than the first.
Ep 1557Comic Picks #376: Decorum
Jonathan Hickman + Mike Huddleston = Greatness? Or just alrightness?
Ep 1547Comic Picks #375: The Girl From the Other Side
It has a strong central relationship, and maybe a bit too many moral complications.
Ep 1537Comic Picks# 374: Amazing Spider-Man -- Beyond
Is this the spectacular spider-epic that Ben Reilly deserves?
Ep 1527Comic Picks #373: Oblivion Song
Robert Kirkman's latest creator-owned title, with Lorenzo De Felici, wraps up in solid if unspectacular fashion.
Ep 1507Comic Picks #371: Holyland
Does this street-fighting manga from Kouji Mori represent the future of Kentaro Miura's "Berserk?"
Ep 1498Comic Picks #370: Chainsaw Man
Steve is back as we take a look at how good this hot-as-hell Jump title really is. You'd think I'd remember to not forget the podcast after I've done it once, but I guess that's not the case! Not angry, just disappointed. In myself...
Ep 1483Comic Picks #369: Savage Avengers
What makes this Avengers team "Savage?" Conan! Does his presence make this series good? Well...