Comic Picks by the Glick

Manga and Comic Reviews

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 […]

Geiger vol. 2

I was amenable to seeing more adventures of Tariq Geiger after his first, but not really passionate about it.  Which is a good thing because then I’d probably be upset that this second volume arrived three years after the first.  As it is, I’m able to pick up and read “Geiger” vol. 2 without any […]

WonderCon 2025: Win Some, Lose Some

Another Saturday at WonderCon has come and gone for me and it remains the same as it always has been:  A great place to find comics/T-shirts/posters to buy, a welcome opportunity to hang out with friends I don’t see all that often, and a showcase for some informative and entertaining panels as well.  More often […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: June 2025

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Aliens vs.  Avengers This isn’t the first time that the Xenomorphs have faced off against superheroes, as they tangled with Batman and Superman multiple times during the late 90’s and early 00’s.  It will be the first time they’ve mixed it up with Marvel’s characters, and in a way that probably won’t lead […]