Weekly Rant

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

Reviews:

‘Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years’ Vol. 1 captures the beginning of a lasting Marvel legacy

Does Ursula K. Le Guin’s A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA work as a comic?

‘Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over’ #1 shakes the foundation of DC’s underrated dynamic duo

In the THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, the revolution will be self-published

‘Adventure Time’ #1 balances nostalgia with fresh, silly fun

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

THE TRANSFORMERS Compendium Set

SHINKU COMPLETE

Bi Visibility #1: Bisexual Anthology

Weapon Brown: Hardcore Edition

Butter Zine

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

RIP Robert McGinnis

Good news: books are exempt from China tariffs….for now

‘Gender Queer,’ ‘Flamer’ once again land on the ALA’s most challenged books list

Perfect Bound Podcast – Episode 277

NVIDIA Mined Hours Of Classic Tom & Jerry Shorts To Generate New AI Horrors

The Kickstarter campaign for Stan Lee: The Final Chapter has been closed

Nominees announced for the 2025 Hugo Awards

(Pt1) Diamond now wants to approve Universal/Ad Populum bid for assets , (Pt2) All hell breaks loose as Alliance Entertainment sues Diamond (Pt3) Court appears to have ruled for Alliance in Diamond bankruptcy hearing

Radiant Black’s Creators are Giving Batman the Tokusatsu Treatment

Bay Area comic book store staff track down suspect in string of burglaries

Take a look inside the deluxe edition of Brenna Thummler’s ‘Lights’

New DC Comics Figures by Beast Kingdom – Superman, Batman, Darkseid, Flash and Green Lantern

James Tynion IV on the making of Exquisite Corpses

Marvel Legends Maximum Hulk

Fieldmouse Press talks tariffs and how to support small press operations

Gerry Duggan + Javier Garrón team for ‘Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe’

Krakoa is for all mutants: How the X-Men might have saved my mental health

PANINI Comics takes over DC’s Spanish-language publications from April onwards after ECC Ediciones folds

‘Right now I’m just trying to get the stories done’: Catching up with Kyle Baker

Andreas Martens

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

-Chris