Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Confession

It’s been over two decades since a manga from Kaiji Kawaguchi was published in America.  I’m bringing this up because that manga was the excellent “Eagle:  The Making of an Asian American President.”  Even if its depiction of American politics of the time comes off as quaint in relation to our current political hellscape, it […]

Witch & Ghost vol. 1

Saku has had a hard life, and not just because she’s an orphan.  This Japanese girl has always had a tendency to get involved in fights, and to nearly beat the people involved in them senseless.  It’s not that she goes out looking for trouble, but because she’s possessed by the spirit of an antagonistic […]

The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Collected Fragments vol. 1

This series hasn’t just been popular enough to spawn multiple anime adaptations, but spinoff manga series as well.  While I’m sure that they were all done with mangaka Kore Yamazaki’s approval, I’ve never felt that Japan’s quality control on these things is really any better than America’s.  So I’ve been skipping them and I was […]

Dogsred vol. 5

It’s time for the members of Oinokami’s hockey team to face their first real match!  Coach Nihei has set them up to play against Sekka High in what you’d think would be a relatively normal game to ease these kids onto the ice.  Except that Sekka is filled with hardcore delinquents and they make it […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: July 2026

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Resident Alien vol. 9:  The Book of Changes Alien Harry Vanderspiegel has been through a lot since settling in the town of Patience and assuming the identity of its resident doctor.  Now he’s retired, in a relationship with a human woman, who he has had a hybrid child with.  It’s that last bit […]