Trusty Henchman Rant: 11/12/25

This past week's assorted news highlights, Kickstarters to check out, and more

Reviews:

‘Harley & Ivy: Life & Crimes’ #1 might be the DC romance fans have been waiting for

5 More Minutes – Existential Angst is at the Heart of Hannah Berry’s Study of the Mother-Daughter Relationship

‘Planet She-Hulk’ #1 has everything fans love about Jennifer Walters

The Rebellious Comics in Jason's Death In Trieste

‘DC K.O.: Knightfight’ #1 is the fair fight we’ve always wanted

GRAN FAMILIA Vol. 1 is off to a bloody entertaining start

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Hostile Planet: An Environmental Science Fiction Anthology

Jem and the Holograms: Truly Outrageous Comic Collection

The Knight Shift #1 - a dark-fantasy comedy

THE OBSESSIVE OF MALOART

The Last Dinosaur: Deluxe 30cm Soft Vinyl Figure

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Highest CGC-graded SUPERMAN #1 up for auction sale

Unpaid Labor Allegations Cast Shadow Over Naver WEBTOON's Market Dominance

Anime, manga publishers issue warning against OpenAI’s Sora 2

Comic Retailer Charged with Felony For Allegedly Giving Away Comic at Halloween Event

Rob Liefeld’s YOUNGBLOOD revival is selling like it’s the ’90s again

Matt Kindt + David Lapham team for ‘Knight City’

Predator: Badlands is a hit at the box office, setting franchise record

Digital comics service InkyPen to launch on Steam on November 18

Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’

Digital comics platform Sweet Shop announces beta launch with 24 publishers

Katamari Damacy's creator and more artists reimagine 8-bit games in a new art show

‘Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon’ will lead into Marvel’s 2026 summer event

Andreas Butzbach wields a ‘BIG-ASS SWORD’ of sheer comics awesomeness

Amazon's Mass Effect TV series will take place after the events of the original trilogy

When Animation Work Slowed, ‘Animaniacs’ Showrunner Gabe Swarr Built His Own Game Studio

BATMAN #1 gets third printing with Absolute Universe homage cover by Nick Dragotta

Paul Pope returns to Mars: The legendary creator on the 30-year journey to ‘Total THB’

Lena Atanassova on LoveLove’s inclusive vision and bringing UNNIE, I LIKE YOU! to print

Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: ‘We’d stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh’

Kiki’s Delivery Service concept art

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That's it for this Rant, take care and stay safe!

-Chris