Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

Oshi no Ko vol. 7

The “Tokyo Blade” 2.5D Stage Play is still in full swing, and now it’s time for Aqua and Kana’s big moments.  Well, “big” in theory as Kana’s current mindset has her pulling back to support her co-stars so they can shine brighter than her.  Meanwhile, Aqua, for all of his technical skill, still doesn’t actually […]

Murcielago vol. 24

Up to this point, nothing has stopped Kuroko Koumori when she enters the fray.  This time, however, she’s up against a goth-loli giant/mini partnership with enough armaments (and arms) to level the mountainside they’re fighting on.  Will this be the one time in the series so far where everyone’s favorite lesbian serial killer killer and […]

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu

Francis Thurston’s uncle, an archaeologist by the name of George Angell, has recently passed away at the age of 92.  He lived a full life, although the last few months of it were consumed by an investigation into something known as the Cthulhu Cult.  The worshiping of a strange tentacle-headed idol, the chanting of “Ph’nglui […]

Dark Horse Penguin Picks: January 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus vol. 6 “Wait a second,” I hear you say, “Didn’t he already put this omnibus in this spot back in the May 2024 round of solicitations?”  Yes.  Yes I did.   I also wrote there that my biggest concern was whether or not that omnibus vol. 6 […]

#DRCL: Midnight Children vol. 3

Luke/Lucy Westerna is still in Dracula’s thrall at the start of this volume, but there’s a chance a blood infusion might bring him/her back.  Mina is more than willing to be the donor, seeing it as a chance to both save her friend and stick it to the other boys this evening.  These concerns become […]

Spy x Family vol. 12

Not only did Anya survive her class trip hostage experience (with a little help from Loid), but she managed to get another Stella Star from the ordeal as well.  Better still is that now all of the students in Eden Academy want to be her friend.  Except Damien and his cronies, of course – but […]

The Heroic Legend of Arslan vol. 19

Duke Guiscard fled the Parsian capital of Ecbatana, leaving it wide open to be seized by Hilmes and his invading army courtesy of a little guile on their part.  What they find is a city that is currently plagued by low morale, food and water shortages, and a decaying infrastructure.  Hilmes may have obtained his […]

Dai Dark vol. 7

The last time we saw Zaha Sanko… HE WAS PRETTY MUCH FUCKED!  Not only was he at the mercy of Big Sparkle and his old school bully Hinata Boggo, but the former even managed to get one of his bones.  Which means that Big Sparkle can now have any wish he wants granted.  But where […]