Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman vol. 2: The Paper

I was honestly hoping for a better hit ratio than one unmitigated success, two mixed bags, and one clear misfire from this latest version of the Ultimate Universe.  Things could always pick up, and my fingers are crossed for “Ultimate Wolverine,” but that’s the world we live in right now.  At least the relaunched imprint’s […]

El Fuego

Alexander Yorba is going to save the world.  Everyone who can afford it, that is.  He’s the genius architect who’s busy designing a habitat for humanity on the moon as we face down extinction from an asteroid that’s set to strike the Earth in the near future.  While his efforts will save the truly rich, […]

The Department of Truth vol. 5: What Your Country Can Do For You

How the hell does Lee Harvey Oswald wind up as the head of a government agency dedicated to shaping the collective belief of humanity in its favor?  This is something that has been answered previously, but without explaining the big thing about the man’s history.  You know, the thing that happened in Dallas on November […]