Trusty Henchman Rant: 7/8/26

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

Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Outlaw's Apprentice: Broken Blade-Book one of the Appalachian-inspired swashbuckling fantasy graphic novel series

Teknebrae Tarot v2.0

Drew Tucker's Playmat and Token Collection

Kraken Abyss UV-Reactive Playing Cards

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Reviews:

‘Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World’ #1 might be this year’s cutest comic

Hotel Limbo Book 1 – Ben Harel Teams with 28 Artists in this Layered Supernatural Story from Top Shelf

Absolute Cinema and Other Stories – Joe Stone Interrogates the Form in an Outstanding Collection of Comics Shorts

BEAST OF BORIKEN #1 issues an ecological call to arms, and more

I Won’t Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: Life in Iran During the 12-Day War

‘100 Bullets: The US of Anger’ #1 is pure chaos

What If…the Ultimate Universe Survived Secret Wars?

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Luis De La Rosa, ‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Animator And ‘Ash Raider’ Creator, Dies At 34

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Supergirl raised the bar for Hollywood supporting comics

Kelly Thompson + Mattia De Iulis reunite for ‘Universal Monsters: The Bride of

Frankenstein Lives’

Behold, a Tiny Tease of The ‘Gravity Falls’ Art Book

IDW Dark unveils the horror mystery ‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’

The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 Covers Will Continue Until Morale Improves

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG creators to reunite on HOKIS, FOCUS!

‘We Wanted A More Indie Pipeline’: How Patience And New Tech Made Duncan Jones’s Rogue Trooper Possible

‘The Haven’ Is A Queer Time Loop Romance You’ll Get Stuck On

New EU tariff means chaos for comics

Titan will publish Victor Santos’ ‘Moon Eaters’ graphic novel this fall

G.I. Joe Reboot Story And Character Details Revealed As Danny McBride Confirms When Shooting Starts

Ashley Allen Talks ‘Tomb of Apocalypse’

Oni Press announces middle-grade Arabic graphic novel ‘Yalla!’

‘Akira’ Slides Back Into Theaters in 4K and IMAX This Fall

Tillie Walden’s ‘Charity & Sylvia’ Puts A Complex Spin On Queer History

Anna Trench on Recreating a Period in Sporting History in Her Queer Romance ‘Florrie: A Football Love Story’

‘This One Actually Has A Bit of Truth In It’: How Kim Deitch Makes Comics

Carlos Dearmas

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

-Chris