Trusty Henchman Rant: 3/5/26

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

Reviews:

‘Predator: Bloodshed’ #1 takes an inventive approach to Predator

The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief

METADOGGOZ is a stylish comic that goes hard

Brain Damage – Shintaro Kago Pushes Absurdist Horror to New Extremes, from Fantagraphics

Ultimate Incursion

Remember Us to Life – Joanna Rubin Dranger’s Graphic Memoir Speaks for the Silenced

---

Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

GUN NOSE

Dead Head Vol. 1 TPB Issues 1-4 of the hit indie series!

How to THINK when you DRAW BOOK 9 + REPRINTS + INKBOMB BOOK!

Sefirot: the Gilded Legacy

Even The Stars Will Fall #1

BIG BADS: Most Wanted

Witch BIBI: A New Story from the Puuung World

---

News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Paul Chadwick returns to ‘Concrete’ for the first time since 2012

Drawn & Quarterly goes to PRH for distribution

Netflix Walks Away From Warner Bros. Deal, Clearing The Way For Paramount

Marvel unveils details on massive AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON event

Charlie Adlard joins Chris Condon + Andrew Ehrich for eco-horror miniseries ‘Of The Earth’

DC adds BARBARA GORDON, THE DEADMAN, and TEEN TITANS to Next Level lineup

Animated ‘Venom’ Feature In The Works At Sony

IDW Publishing partners with Sanrio for new ‘Hello Kitty’ comic series

Ashley Allen Talks ‘Moonstar’

All-star creative team of writers and artists assemble for new superhero series TERMINAL from Skybound

NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Usagi Yojimbo Figures

Vault announces new body horror series EXCOMMUNICATED

Mark Russell + PJ Holden bring WWII series ‘Dog Tag’ to Mad Cave Studios

A Milestone of modern comics magic: Joseph Illidge dives deep into ‘The Dakota Incident’

New ‘Evangelion’ Series Announced With ‘NieR’ Creator Yoko Taro Writing

James Tynion IV, Marguerite Bennett + Letizia Cadonici team for Norse horror series ‘Odin’ in May

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ To Get Physical Media Release Via The Criterion Collection

Traced identities: Hisashi Eguchi and the crisis of the Tokyo Pop image

Sesame Street – NECA Super Grover Figure

Jonathan Hickman + friends bring Substack SF universe ‘Three Worlds/Three Moons’ to Dark Horse

Garry Chalk, The Voice Of Optimus Primal, Has Won His Battle Against Cancer

Lee Lai, Carol Tyler, Jaime Hernandez + more nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize

Smiling Friends creators shockingly decide to end the series despite its popularity

The Empty Table Revolution: How Angoulême’s Cancellation Proved the Girlcott’s Power

Virgil Finlay

---

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

-Chris