Comic Picks By The Glick

Because sometimes there's more to a title than tits and ass. "Tenjo Tenge," "Sundome," and "High School of the Dead" get their due here.

However the movie turns out, the comics written by Geoff Johns are good readin'!

I talk about the comics the new movie takes its name from, and make my pitch for an "X-Factor" film.

My friend Steve joins me as we tackle a series that didn't turn out to be what you'd call "good," but was certainly memorable.

It's that time again! My thoughts on Simonson's definitive run, plus a few words on Straczynski, Ellis and Ennis' contributions.

Bill Willingham's long-running series reaches a major milestone, and shows that it still has lots of gas in the tank.

Of continuity patching, anniversaries, ambition and fill-ins.

When bad things involving giant mecha happen to junior high kids who (mostly) don't deserve it.

More cosmic armageddon madness... in the mighty Marvel manner!

It's a grand showcase for one of the manliest of pursuits -- mountain climbing! With a special appearance by Sebastian from NPFOM!

My take on (mostly) the latter half of the series that made Geoff Johns' name in the DC Universe.

It is "Berserk Lite," but that doesn't mean that it's not good on its own terms.

One each from Ellis, Ennis, Vaughan, and Mignola, two from Gillen, one from Europe, and three manga.

A podcast devoted to Tokyopop. Now here's something I'd never thought I'd be doing when I started podcasting.

Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris' political/sci-fi series wraps up and comes off very well in retrospect.

Yes, I really do think we could stand to get more crazy series from Europe like this brought over here.

My take on a phenomenally talented artist whose writing... well, at least it's getting better.

New volumes of "Peepo Choo," "Nightschool," and "Empowered" are out, so I decided to talk about them all here.

Kenichi Sonoda's "magnum opus." In the sense that it's his best work, and that it involves lots and lots of guns.

X-men + crossover + collected editions = podcast!

This week I talk about the first Warren Ellis comic to get a movie adaptation, and then offer a post-mortem on the imprint it came from.

"Crossed," "Old Man Logan," and "The Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill." One of these I really liked. The other two... not so much.

Or: Manga from people who aren't Japanese. Grab yourself some popcorn and a drink, this one's a monster.

They're full of epic, ambitious sci-fi superhero action, and a few examples of how NOT to tell a story in a multi-title crossover.

Much better than you'd expect from something that's the licensed spin-off of a licensed spin-off.

I almost called this one "The Blackcast." Then common sense intervened.

If you want to see how art can truly trump writing, here's your answer.

Because not only can I not stop talking about this series, we've seen a lot of it this year as well.

In a move that should surprise no one, I talk about another comic book character who has a movie coming out this weekend.

In which I call robot BS on Naoki Urasawa's update of the classic Tezuka Astro Boy story.

In which I ask YOU to save Hiroki Endo's "Eden: It's an Endless World," because I sure as hell doubt that Dark Horse will.

You could say that this movie-tie-in-cast was almost two years in the making...

This time, I hope the movie is as good as the comic.

All I can say is that I hope the movie is more enjoyable than its source material.

Prepare yourself for twenty minutes of me gushing over how great this series is... because it's true.

I celebrate 50 podcasts by embracing sobriety and talking about another great comic adapted into an okay TV show.

I don't think this imprint is long for the world, but there's been some decent stuff published so far.

This take on the descent of Christ's bloodline is ultimately flawed, but still a fascinating and compelling read.

"Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Box" and "Astral Project:" Two titles that had interesting ideas, but didn't successfully execute them.

The ten best (and then some) of last year.

And to finish off the year, here are my thoughts on one of the best writers working on American comics today.

Last time it was a man, this time I talk about one of the most exciting female talents working in manga today.

WE LIVE AGAIN!!! And to celebrate -- here's a podcast about one of the most exciting talents in manga today.

Almost in time for Veterans' Day -- my thoughts on the genre that Ennis keeps coming back to time and time again. (Sorry about the delay. My computer has been giving me crap all week and I've finally bludgeoned it to the point where it'll go on the internet, but keeps throwing system errors at me.)

And now for a series, and a creator, that should have been around much longer than they were.

In which I drag the NPFOM crew into a discussion on some of the more noteworthy Star Wars comics published by Dark Horse.

Just so you know, Marvel's "Annihilation" and DC's "Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War" are as good as you've heard.

Volumes 15-21 show that even a flawed "BotI" arc is better than most series' best efforts.

It's not perfect, but it does feature one of the best-written superheroes ever in comics.

My not-so-long-awaited thoughts on Azzarello and Risso's signature series.