REICH (2016)

"Wilhelm Reich's professional life is on the upswing as he lectures at the Vienna Psychoanalytical Society in 1923. His persecution complex begins to show itself while his frankness causes professional complications. This issue deals with the time surrounding the writing of Reich's manuscript, 'The Function of the Orgasm.'"

"In this flashback issue, Wilhelm Reich relives his childhood traumas, which may be the source of his later obsessions. This is an interesting and unflinching analysis of Reich through simple biographical sketches, illustrating the importance of his parents and friends in his psychological make-up. The art is inspired by the German Expressionists printmaking and combines it with wonderful cartooning."

"Reich is a biographical account of psychoanalyst Dr. Wilhelm Reich, who courted scandal throughout with his controversial and radical ideas. This issue concludes the tragic events in young Reich's childhood and recounts a day in Reich's adult life that would politicize the young analyst, turning him eventually toward the communist party."

"Reich is a biographical account of psychoanalyst Dr. Wilhelm Reich, who courted scandal throughout with his controversial and radical ideas. In this issue, Reich's marriage dissolves as the Nazi Party rises."

"Wilhelm Reich reaches American shores. He begins a new life, and the discovery of Orgone is explained (sort of). Also in this issue, the best picture of a sandwich Elijah has ever drawn."

"Reich jumps forward fourteen years, to another continent, away from the strife of World War II and the critical European press. Aided by his young son, Reich experiments with a strange new device on the Arizona desert. Unfortunately, controversy is not so far away as we might believe."

"Reich refuses to comply with the terms of the government injunction against his work. He continues his experiments with his 'cloudbuster' machines, travels to Arizona to establish Little Orgonon and attempts to control the weather, and coldly turns away an old friend in need of help. A court date is set for violating the injunction, and Reich realizes that there may be no way to escape his fate."

"The final chapter of Wilhelm Reich's story finds him in court trying to defend his research, a fellow scientist and his own sanity. After some deliberation and psychiatric review, a verdict is reached and he is sent to live out his final days in Lewisburg Penitentiary."