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New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Art Books
Doctor Strange by Paul Smith Artist's Edition HC Experience the stunning artistry of Paul Smith during his fan-favorite run on Doctor Strange, in this deluxe, oversized Artist’s Edition. Paul Smith’s work on iconic Marvel comics, including Doctor Strange and Uncanny X-Men, made him one of the most popular and acclaimed artists in the ‘80s through today. With his impactful run on Doctor Strange, Smith’s work became a cult-classic and further cemented him as a legend in Marvel

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Feb 225 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 2/18/26
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: ‘D’Orc’ #1 is a fresh, funny fantasy story Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation – Paul Peart-Smith Brings this Vital Text to the Comics Page Megillat Esther: The Graphic Tale MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT resurrects in a new #1 Aristotle’s Cuttlefish – Matthew Dooley’s Tale of an Unlikely Friendship in a Lost Property Office is Anoth

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Feb 192 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: LGBTQ+
Gender Queer: A Memoir – The Annotated Edition HC Dig deeper into one of the most banned books in America with this annotated edition of Maia Kobabe’s seminal autobiographical work. In 2014, Maia Kobabe — who uses e/em/eir pronouns—thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Then e created Gender Queer. Maia’s intensely cathartic a

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Feb 164 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 2/11/26
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: ‘Godzilla: Infinity Roar’ #1 does a lot of establishing, for better or worse Simon Roy’s A STAR CALLED SUN is a sci-fi tale in stories IRON LUNG is a commendable, heavily flawed debut ‘The Exorcism at Buckingham Palace’ #1 is a slow-burn debut packed full of dread CHICKEN HEART is a powerful debut from Morgan Boecher Crowdfunding worth your time & money: The Devil in the Herd - a supernatu

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Feb 122 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Indy Superhero
Halloween Boy Vol. 1: Last of the Halloween Boys HC From Eisner Award–nominated writer and illustrator Dave Baker (Mary Tyler MooreHawk, Forest Hills Bootleg Society) comes the collected voyages of the man known only as Halloween Boy — an adventurer without a past and a combatant of the impossible. Working as an archaeologist-for-hire, magical ghost hunter, and super-scientist explorer, Halloween Boy has a simple mission: help those who cannot help themselves. From routine ar

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Feb 74 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 2/4/25
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: The Thing: King of Yancy Street The Climber Is An Incredibly Beautiful, Devastating Manga About Hubris Requiem Vampire Knight Omnibus Vol. 1 ‘The Rocketeer: The Island’ #1 is a joyous throwback that proves Cliff Secord still soars In WHITE SHADOWS, death is always near Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen – Kate Evans’s Portrait of Jane Austen Beyond the Literary Icon, from Verso

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Feb 42 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 1/28/26
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: ‘DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam’ #1 is a fun, if frivolous, side quest Adieu Birkenau – Ginette Kolinka’s Powerful, Time-Shifting Story of Holocaust Survival from SelfMadeHero Silent Pictures LEO RISING is one of Archie Bongiovanni’s best titles to date ‘Inglorious X-Force’ #1 is a blast to the past The Lexicon of Comicana – Mort Walker’s Exploration of the Language of Comics Comes B

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Jan 282 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Humor
The Muppets Noir #1 IT WAS A DARK AND FROGGY EVENING! It's time to cue the music; it's time to dim the lights! It's time to get things started as the Muppets return tonight! The show is about to begin at the famous Muppet Theatre, and the regular pre-curtain chaos has the troupe's stalwart MC, Kermit the Frog, coming apart at the seams. In an attempt to de-stress, he settles down to read a few pages of a favorite old detective novel — only to get kayoed by an errant brick to

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Jan 276 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Fantasy
A Mischief of Magpies #1 NEW DSTLRY SERIES DEBUT FROM SIMON SPURRIER AND MATÍAS BERGARA! Mar has a secret. Sometimes, without warning, he falls out of the world. This would be an inconvenience if his life wasn't already such a drag. When he's gone, he finds himself in an extraordinary city. A city which is also a machine, endlessly crossing a shoreless ocean. A city of two halves: the bright, bustling spires above the waves, and the beast-haunted twilight halls below. And bet

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Jan 244 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 1/21/26
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: How to Make Life Better When It Feels Like It’s Getting Worse – Fluffy is Back: A Tender, Timely Coming-of-Age Twenty Years on from Simone Lia ‘Wonder Woman: Black & Gold 2026 Special’ #1 is a worthy tribute to the Amazing Amazon Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You Is A Cozy Rom-Com Manga Earth’s Mightiest hit a milestone with AVENGERS #800 ‘Logan: Black, White & Blood’ #1 features Wol

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Jan 212 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Action/Adventure
The Rocketeer: The Island #1 The Rocketeer returns to save Amelia Earhart in a brand-new story by creator Dave Stevens! The year is 1938, and Cliff Secord (A.K.A. the Rocketeer) is recruited to lead a search and rescue mission. The mission? Find Amelia Earhart! Considering a year has passed since the famous pilot went missing, the Rocketeer is hesitant at first — that is, until he learns the expedition is to the same island Betty ran off to with the scummy photographer Marco!

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Jan 173 min read


Trusty Henchman Rant: 1/14/25
This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more Reviews: ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #15 is the book’s best issue yet Lavender Clouds: Comics About Neurodivergence and Mental Health – Bex Ollerton’s Collection of Short Strips is Beautifully Eloquent ‘Absolute Batman: Ark M Special’ #1 is a chilling one-shot Lovers on the Last Train The Atlas Comics Library No. 8: Snafu Crowdfunding worth your time & money: NEGATIVE BURN: The Anthology The Marvel Art of DA

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Jan 142 min read


New & Upcoming Comics Spotlight: Sci-Fi
Stimulus TP From the creator of Raiders, Kali, and Birdking comes this kinetic science fiction graphic novel featuring twelve interconnected stories illustrated by multiple leading artists in the comic book industry. A blood-soaked briefcase full of cash. A mind reader hellbent on crime. An errant soldier turned hitman. Earthly homunculus. Crystal women. Men made of stars. Deviant frog people. Sorceress succubi. Advanced space-force fighter pilots. Avenging vampires. Sentient

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Jan 125 min read
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