Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Star Trek vol. 4: Pleroma

He is Ensign T’lir, a Vulcan.  It’s who he is as well as a mantra he’s repeated throughout the series, indicating he’s someone – or something – else entirely.  We finally find out what that is in this volume, and how it’s tied to The Red Path’s war on godlike beings throughout the galaxy.  A […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: November 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Exceptional X-Men vol. 2:  The Deep End I was prepared to write this series off when it debuted.  Kate “Kitty” Pryde working as a bartender in Chicago trying to make a clean break from all things “X-Men” related?  It sounded like a non-starter of a premise that would soon see her roped back […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: November 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 This gets the top spot again because it’s been re-solicited for January 2026.  It’ll keep getting the top spot until it’s finally released because I want to make people aware of when it’s coming out so that they’ll buy it when it finally does and […]

Image Advance Arrivals: November 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Free Planet vol. 1 The revolution is over and a planet with a unique energy source now finds itself independent from all of the major galactic powers.  What happens next?  Obviously they’re going to have to fend off attacks from the powers that would want to take them over, but now they’ve got […]

DC Solicitation Sneaks: November 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Justice League of America:  The Nail – Complete Deluxe Edition The Justice League has always been a combination of superheroes working together to achieve things they couldn’t do individually.  While there isn’t a hierarchy within the team, one hero has always been first among them:  Superman.  So what happens to the League when […]

Meat Eaters

Ashley Moore had a foolproof plan:  Keep her head down.  Get good grades.  Graduate community college.  Get a scholarship to any college that would allow her to get the hell out of Twill, her hometown.  That all changed the day she woke up dead.  Now she doesn’t breathe, doesn’t have a heartbeat, and only craves […]

Grommets

What is a grommet?  In the parlance of the place and time – California in the 1980s – it refers to a young, enthusiastic skateboarder which describes new kid in town Rick and his first friend Brian to a T.  Rick’s parents are lame, Brian’s dad is slowly losing his mind, and school is no […]

The Immortal Thor vol. 4: The Son of Thor

Thor is still persona non grata with the inhabitants of Midgard after he was framed for the death of Dario Agger by the Enchantress and Skurge.  Though he was set up, he’s still the honorable type and returns to that realm to help set everything straight with law enforcement.  Except things don’t go as planned […]