Trusty Henchman Rant: 12/31/25

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

Reviews:

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN

RODNEY R RODNEY is a nightmare, a neighbor

AIPT’s Best Comics of 2025: Part 1

The Mighty Nein has already surpassed Legend of Vox Machina as Critical Role's best show

Comics Journal: The best comics of 2025, as chosen by our contributors

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

FROM CHILE TO THE EDGE OF IMAGINATION—JODOROWSKY & RODRÍGUEZ

Cuetzpal Jungle: Wild Creatures Vol 1: Awesome stl files from our Cuetzpal Jungle Bestiary and more...

Infinite Dice Towers and Cups Vol.2

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Humanoids to creators: Oops, guess we should have mentioned that chapter 7 thing

Bank Pulls the Plug on Diamond: Converting to Chapter 7 Liquidation

WildBrain Sells Its Peanuts Stake To Sony For A Debt-Free Balance Sheet

Avatar Feature ‘Legend Of Aang’ To Skip Theatrical, Go Straight To Paramount+

Dark Horse to Release Finale for 'Resident Alien' Comics

TRAVIS MUÑOZ AND THE FIRE OF THE AZTECS first look

Hollywood's Unluckiest Actresses Clash with a Merciless She-Warden in Tigress Island, Arriving March 2026

Vault sets March 2026 launch for ‘Nectar,’ a blood-drinking butterfly horror series

Merry Antichristmas from Gudsnuk’s TOUCHED BY A DEMON

BBTS Exclusive Hellboy Figure

Tarzan swings back into comics, and he’s older, wiser, and facing pirates who want immortality

A new symbiote hero debuts in WEB OF VENOM one-shot

Violet Kitchen welcomes us into ‘Crawlspace’

Nebula Awards Yelled at Until They Completely Ban Use of AI by Nominees

Zac Thompson and Hayden Sherman on why the ‘Into the Unbeing’ Library Edition is the definitive journey

Paul Jenkins returns to ‘The Sentry’ in March

The year COVID caught up with gaming

Jack Kirby “Villain Concepts” Thundarr the Barbarian

“Now it’s all about legacy” – Reconnecting with Jeff Nicholson after his two decades away from comics

Barry Moser

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

-Chris