Weekly Rant 4/30/25

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

Reviews:

‘Arcana Royale’ #1 gambles big on a decent gimmick and solid character development

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS dreams of a romantic solarpunk future

‘Superman’ #25 is a story worthy of a milestone issue

John Muir: To the Heart of Solitude – Lomig’s Biography of the American Naturalist is More Important Than Ever

THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT, VOL. 1 delivers five fresh takes on pop culture icons

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

DRIFTER: Omnia – the Complete Series

The Soul-Selling Corporate Drone: A Queer Romance Fantasy

Dreamlands – H.P. Lovecraft's Bicycle® Playing Cards

Breath of the Giant - Deluxe Edition

The Art of RamonN90

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

RIP David Schleinkofer

U.K. cartoonist Rebecca Burke on her ICE detainment: ‘No one should be here’

Alliance Entertainment Terminates Diamond Purchase Agreement

It’s open season on super heroes in ‘Predator Kills the Marvel Universe’

Kickstarter Censors Megaton Man: Multimensions

Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Talk ‘Giant-Size X-Men’ 50th Anniversary Event

Space Ghost Summer: David Pepose + Jonathan Lau relaunch the classic hero in July

GARGOYLES/FANTASTIC FOUR crossover incoming

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ to Be Adapted as a Graphic Novel

Magnetic Press founder Mike Kennedy unpacks the last 10 years

John Jennings + Damian Duffy + David Brame adapt Octavia E. Butler’s ‘The Parable of the Talents’

Preview: Big-Ass Sword – Andreas Butzbach Brings His Lockdown-Created Sci-Fi Graphic Novel to Rebellion

Adventurer, horse photographer, killer: Eadweard Muybridge’s extraordinary life told in a comic book

Critical Role’s new free comic traps its heroes in the mortification of interactive dinner theater

Marvel celebrates Moon Knight 50th anniversary with milestone 250th issue

‘Speed Racer’ returns to comics this July

South Korean Government To Invest $1 Billion Into Animation Industry

An Interview with Glynnis Fawkes

One Biographer’s Journey Down the Robert Crumb Rabbit Hole

Steve Rude

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

-Chris