Trusty Henchman Rant: 4/29/26

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

Reviews:

SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN soars by staying grounded

‘In Your Skin’ #1 takes celebrity culture to a terrifying new level

Inside the mind of TROUBLED DETECTIVE

Something Alien Anthology – PJ Fairweather’s New Micropress Offers a Sampling of the Stars in Their Debut Anthology

‘Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity’ #1 is a promising team-up book

Wonder Boy Volume 1

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Mostly Dead #1: A Horror/Comedy Series About Cheating Death

A Walk Within The Queen's Wood Issue #1

The Curse of Cleaver County #1-3 (Deluxe)

Pilgrim: A Cat Comic Memoir

Stephan Franck's Complete Palomino graphic novel

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

‘Absolute Wonder Woman,’ ‘The Power Fantasy’ among nominees for the 2026 Hugo Awards

MCU art director Andy Park confirms he was part of Disney layoffs – and Jason Calacanis has an idea

Preview: The Book of Murmurs by Candice Purwin from Fantagraphic Books

Cult Spanish Comic ‘Solo’ Comes To Brutal Life In Hampa Studio’s Proof-of-Concept Trailer

Sit down for a slab of ‘Ruffian Meat’: Organizer Aaron Losty previews new indie horror anthology

HELLBOY universe expands with Victorian-era THE FOUNDRY

Jay Eaton on ‘Runaway to the Stars’

Hernandez, Trung win LOS ANGELES TIMES Book Prizes

The ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Trailer Is Finally Here, And It Was Worth The Wait

“Let’s Be Ambitious”: Hunter Gorinson on Where Things Are and Where Things Are Headed for Oni Press

Sam Pinansky and Isabell Castro on BookWalker

Kelly Thompson + Stephen Byrne’s new ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ comic series launches at Dynamite in July

One Piece and Dragon Ball anime company Toei launches new games division

GODZILLA CONQUERS THE MULTIVERSE in latest Marvel crossover

Tom Morello, Marc Guggenheim + Szymon Kudrański will launch the sci-fi miniseries ‘Leviathan Freedom’ on ComiXology Originals

This summer, DO A POWERBOMB BLACK AND WHITE EDITION enters the ring

Julia Wertz finds the humor in motherhood’s body horror

Barry Windsor-Smith’s X-MEN feature in Marvel art book from Fantagraphics

Mark Russell on ‘The Forgotten Divine’

The Art of ReBoot - Bad Bob concept art by Brendan McCarthy

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

-Chris