Trusty Henchman Rant: 3/11/26

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

Reviews:

‘Nectar’ #1 imparts a creeping sense of dread

‘All the Living’ is an abstract window into loneliness

The Idris File – Dix’s Tale of Conspiracies and the Supernatural in a 1970s Coastal Town Has a Peculiarly British Eccentricity

‘Star Wars: Shadow of Maul’ #1 succeeds as a focused, noir-leaning police drama

Hog Hog: A Hedgehog Anthology – Skai Campbell Makes a Plea for the Conservation of the Spiny Mammals in this Anthology Zine

‘Superior Avengers’ is the surprise hit of Marvel’s One World Under Doom event

Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko! Volume 1

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Basileus : Book One- 87 pages of bloody fantasy adventure, following two petty criminals as they cut their way through a crumbling world

WORLDS BETWEEN WORLDS: Graphic Novels by Jonathan Nkondo

The DC Art of BRUNO REDONDO - A Deluxe Art Book and more!

PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED

Diefenbach - A Medieval-set Folk Horror Graphic Novel

Giantkilla Jack: A Misfables One Shot!

Ancient Burials & Bones

Orken

The Book of Masks: 1920s Fantasy & Art Nouveau Bestiary

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Tatjana Wood, legendary DC Comics colorist, dead at 99

Rest in peace, Jacopo Camagni

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

DC's Future Just Got Very Complicated

Founder Mike Richardson out at Dark Horse after 40 years

Fake Xerox And Real Piano Wire: How Gorillaz Went Old School For ‘The Mountain’

Stephen Bissette serves up a new edition of TYRANT in the age crowdfunding

Jonathan Hickman + Adam Kubert reunite for ‘Spider-Man: Long Way Home’

The Diamond death throes continue, but comics surge ahead

Chris Yates Talks Kingslayer Protocol

Oni Press announces four creator-owned graphic novels for fall 2026

Ben Stenbeck on ‘Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man’ and letting the horror loose

Top Shelf’s ‘We Are Pan’ recounts the secret operation that brought 14,000 Cuban children to America

New Lemire, Kristiansen series MR. OBLIVION to spearhead HarperAlley’s new adult books

Don’t sleep on this one: Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard talk “new era” with tense ‘Narco’

Kel McDonald reveals inspiration for THE CITY BETWEEN webcomic

Sonic the Hedgehog + Godzilla meet in comics this summer

Dark Horse & Marvel team up for ’90s trading card gallery book

Tula Lotay unleashes a haunting first look at ‘Till Death’ from Clover Press

Blackness in print, colors optional

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with ‘Artist Edition’ mastermind Scott Dunbier

Jared Cullum

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

-Chris