Trusty Henchman Rant: 9/9/26

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

Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

Orbitstar: Expedition To Darwin IV

Poster Boy

Whitewall: The Graphic Novel

Cat and the Coven

SPACE KING: The Board Game

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Reviews:

‘Superman: The Stranger’ #1 is full of grit and Golden Age charm

Major Taylor – The World’s Fastest Man

Pierre-Henry Gomont's Soviet Land In Four Pages

‘Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood’ #1 makes its world worth revisiting

The best comic of the 2010s you never read: Soft by Jane Mai

The Doom Patrol #1

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

Will Murray, pulp writer, historian, and co-creator of Squirrel Girl, dead at 73

‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Refuses To Stay Buried, Opens At No. 5 Worldwide With $23.9M Debut

WIZARD OF EARTHSEA wins the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic

The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Reveals Peter Cullen’s Final Optimus Prime Performance

Cursed swords, robot men, and acts of devotion: Darcy Van Poelgeest compares, contrasts ‘Doom Patrol’ and ‘The Karman Blade’

Marvel is improving retailer relations and compact offerings

How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm

Steve Skroce explores the pitfalls of comic collaboration with TALES OF WONDER

Boom-Boom takes charge as X-Force goes on the run in ‘Fugitive X-Force’

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – ThreeZero Venom Figure

Dark Horse announces new printing of THE GOON library edition collection

Cthulhu + Mothman throw down in Wandering Planet’s Cryptid Combat figures

CREATURE CORPS debuts this December

Chogokin Mechagodzilla and S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 1993 Poster Version

Diamond Bankruptcy: Sparkle Pop Strikes Back

Indiana Jones hunts Marvel’s greatest artifacts in new variant covers

“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of Escapism

We Go Comic Book Shopping with Daniel Warren Johnson

No time for half-measures: Some thoughts on Vertigo’s return

Marc Hempel ‘Spaceman: Daydreaming Can Be Dangerous’

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

-Chris