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 Another Beautifully Observed Story of Human Foibles and Eccentricities

‘Star Wars: Jar Jar’ #1 is a strong redemption story

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds

SORROW SONG: a dark fantasy graphic novel

WHAT YOU TOOK - A 100-Page Horror Story

Disney Villains Deluxe Graphic Novels & Mystery Bag

Blood and Brine Playing Cards

Reborn as a Demonic Tree

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

16 nominees announced for the 2026 Will Eisner Hall of Fame

A Record-Breaking Sale: Two 10-Cent Comic Books Sell for $13 Million

McFarlane Toys Grabs the Sony Games License

Alex Ross to explore the multiverse in MARVEL DIMENSIONS

Abrams will publish Derf Backderf’s ‘The Dissidents’ this fall

Bollywood body horror meets erotic fiction in writer Aditya Bidikar's debut series 'In Your Skin'

Joe Kelly on writing ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ twice a month and balancing two artistic visions

Marvel Legends Stream Feb 26 – Secret Wars Daredevil, Onslaught, Max Thor & More

IDW will launch a new Crime imprint in May

NINJA SCROLL releasing in 4K at Berlinale, Blu-ray to follow

Top Shelf announces ‘Ghoul,’ the debut graphic novel from Kasey Iris

Wandering Planet Toys launches Kickstarter for KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER action figures

In ‘The Crown,’ Todd Mignola reveals Hellboy’s darkest family secrets

Spider-Man returns to the ‘Brand New Day’ era

A duet of romance and horror: Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds discuss ‘Phantom of the Opera’

The saga of Marvel’s highly debatable power-level cards

Rewriting the Chivalrous Yakuza: Interview with Stray Manga Writer Ryu Kamio

Cult Leaver: Weng Pixin on Embracing her Inner Calcifer and Breaking Free with Wake Up, Pixoto!

The Ordering and Reordering of Data (From Hell)

Kirby

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

-Chris