Trusty Henchman Rant: 11/19/25

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

Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

RAT KING #1 - New Comic Book Series About NYC Rats

SMUT Vol. 1 - A NSFW Slice of Life Comedy: A Ringo Award winning comic about three women working together to sort through their incredibly messy love lives.

Tributes: HR GIGER | A Collective Art Book

Employee Disposal Program

Loot Locker: Boardgame Storage box

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Reviews:

Vivian Nguyen’s THE FOOL, THE ABSOLUTE MAD WOMAN is a mystical tale of sapphic longing

‘Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt’ #1 has a stylish swagger

Die Loaded #1 by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans— The Bones Continue to Roll

Seasons – Moments of Love, Loss and Quiet Change by Rebecca K Jones

‘Spider-Boy: Full Circle’ sticks the landing on Marvel’s newest hero

Not Ready for Real Life

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Dan McGrath, Writer on ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘King of the Hill,’ Dies at 61

The slog in Diamond: bills, delays, discussions

The marvellous world of the marvellous Alison Bechdel

Marvel + DC surprise release more crossover comics on their digital platforms

The Rocketeer teams up with Amelia Earhart in new comic series this February

Kenny Porter on Looking to the Stars in THE NEW AGE

Your future Steam Machine can also look like a Portal Companion Cube

Hannah Klein & Lisa Sterle on Their Vault Comics Graphic Novel 'Dying Inside'

Roger Rabbit Creator Gary K. Wolf Reclaims His Toon Universe, Teases New Projects

Phillips and Garbett relaunching DAREDEVIL

Jason Measures Gives Us the Lowdown on the ‘Beyond the Black Void’ Sci-Fi Anthology

V FOR VENDETTA getting the WATCHMEN treatment with HBO series

Hannah May Rose & Utkarsh Ambudkar on Guiding the Adventures of 'The Guy In The Chair'

Oh, It's A Utopia: Julian Bata Interviews MATT FORSYTHE

Del James on Lucha Libre, Circle 6 Death Matches and His New Graphic Novel, Consensual Violence

Kojima’s Growing Animation Slate: ‘Isolations,’ Death Stranding’s Third Spinoff, Heads To Disney+

GEOF DARROW breaks down the origins of SHAOLIN COWBOY

Beatrijs Brouwer/Beastly Worlds on the Lure of Fantasy Storytelling and Her Creative Process

Andrew Aydin on the Comic Anthology ISLANDS IN THE SKY & THE APPALACHIA COMICS PROJECT

1984’s ROM (Spaceknight) Vol.1 #53 cover by artist Bill Sienkiewicz

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

-Chris