Comic Picks By The Glick

His accounts of Pyongyang, Shenzen, Burma and Jerusalem are all worth checking out -- though one stands above the rest.

As the third movie bears down upon us, I take a look at these creators' entertaining but very uneven run on this title.

We go back to the old school to talk about Will Eisner's definitive graphic novel masterworks.

Is Naoki Urasawa's sprawling epic of childhood imagination gone awry as good as its buildup, or is it a cleverly-disguised mess? Find out inside. Also, I explore its (tenuous) connection to "Batman: The Long Halloween."

What haven't I talked about in the last several months? Morrison's "Action Comics," the latest "The Walking Dead," Kaoru Mori's "Anything & Something," "Northlanders vol. 7," "Gantz vol. 26" and "21st Century Boys vol. 1."

Not so much a crossover as it is a "branded event." Bendis, Wood, and Humprhies make a good show about shaking up the Ultimate Universe, even if it only postpones the inevitable.

Blood, (muscle) bombs, and boobs, Boobs, BOOBS about in Oh!Great's fighting series that can be as fun as it is ridiculous.

I was considering calling this the "Popecast," but then common sense intervened. If you're not familiar with the man or his work, then you NEED to listen to this.

From Wolverine to Hellboy to Adolf to Dahmer to Butcher to Dash and more, it's all here in my take on what last year had to offer.

Vertical reissues one of Tezuka's later works which results in two more "bricks" that belong in your library.

Garth Ennis proves that he can still craft worthwhile material even when plunging straight into his own brand of self-indulgence.

Mitsuru Adachi's baseball manga is as exciting in its focus on the actual game as it is irritating with its romance between the protagonists.

Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera's Native American crime drama may not always be pretty or easy to take, but it's a compelling and rewarding read.

With Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm it seems inevitable that the company will lose the license in the near future. Is that a good thing? I'm not convinced.

This fantasy webcomic may start off as a narrowly-defined satire of D&D rules, but it eventually becomes so much more. (Addendum to the podcast: I don't know how I managed to go through the whole podcast without mentioning it, but the comic can be found at http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html)

Five volumes of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's supernatural thriller/mystery series are available now. Once you read them, you will froth at the mouth for the next volume.

My buddy Rob joins us as we take on Mark Waid's comics of superhero disgrace and redemption.

You'll learn more than you ever wanted to about Japanese "otaku" from this series, but the way Shimoku Kio does it with humor, honesty and humanity.

Thank god for Kieron Gillen and "Journey Into Mystery" or else Marvel's latest crossover event would've been a total wash so far.

The best Spider-Man title stands the test of time and soldiers on into the future... but not without a hitch or two.

What hath "Hellboy" and "8-bit Theater" wrought? A thoroughly enjoyable take on the awesomeness of science and Carl Sagan!

Geoff Johns and Gary Frank deliver a pretty decent start to what is effectively "Ultimate Batman." John and I also tackle "The Dark Knight Rises" and whether or not it was a fitting end to the saga.

One owes a deep debt to "Lost" and the other is an amalgamation of the exploits of many different hackers. Neither of them have anything in common -- OR DO THEY?!?

Brian Wood's allegory for our divided times may seem like medicine, but it's still a compelling read.

Or, the "new seven" based on the titles talked about here. It's a full house as myself, John, Myron and our buddies Chris and Eddie sound off here.

Further proof that there is no subject manga can't tackle (Window washers in low Earth orbit!) and do it well, too.

How much do you buy into the idea of Nick Fury, master spy and badass of the Marvel Universe? However much you do, that's how much you'll like this title.

Every era gets their due, Casey does revisionist history, Busiek tries to energize the formula, I say some nice things about Millar and more.

Unemployable students of a Buddhist university take odd jobs from the dead in a series that's as good as it is sales-challenged.

If not for Azzarello and Risso's "Batman," then this whole event would've been a complete wash.

In which I admit that I was wrong about this series. At least, for the reasons I've hammered it for in the past.

We're breaking the fourth wall today courtesy of "No Longer Human," "Animal Man," and "The Unwritten."

Catch my thoughts on the comics by Ennis and Aaron before the film exits theaters!

Part one can be found below. The party continues with #'s 11-1.

All based on my subjective opinion, of course. The party starts inside with #'s 20-12.

I return to the well of "Star Wars" comics yet again with my thoughts on why the John Ostrander-scripted series is one of the best. Correction to the Podcast: According to Wikipedia, artist Jan Duursema is NOT married to Ostrander, but actually to his frequent collaborator Tom Mandrake. Which probably explains how they got to know each other in the first place.

No ranking, just the ten best books I read this year, the best thing I read that didn't come out this year, and some hate for the worst.

Spielberg's movie is okay, but the original comics are really where it's at.

These two hardcovers are great reads for people well-versed in their continuity prior to the "New 52" reboot. Less so for everyone else.

The final installment in Max Allan Collins' crime saga closes out an imprint that never lived up to its potential.

It's Warren Ellis' most substantial post-"Transmetropolitan" project, and ultimately not as good as it should've been.

Miller's latest continues the man's slow decline. Plus a few words on the awesomeness of "Arkham City."

In which John and I talk about webcomics and I go on at length about one of the best -- which is also one of the most frustrating.

Raise your goblet of rock and thrash out to my thoughts on the most METAL series in comics. Bat heads and makeup not included.

It's deja vu all over again! I talk about another "Star Wars" series I picked up at Comic-Con.

Marvel's Main Man guides its top franchise into the Heroic Age. Also: Some rants about the DCU New 52.

Terry Moore, of "Strangers in Paradise" fame and a specialist in down-to-earth character drama, gives us a sci-fi story. It works better than you'd think.

I made an effort to start buying his stuff at the con, and it turns out the man is almost as good as his hype.

Everything I didn't review before the Con: "Battlefields vol. 2," "Bullet to the Head," "Cowboys," "Incognito: Bad Influences," "Casanova: Gula," and "Ooku vol. 6."

Ed Brubaker may have written the defining run on this character, but he's not the only author to have written worthwhile Cap stories.