Weekly Rant: 5/21/25

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

Reviews:

‘Supergirl’ #1 is a delightful gift to Kara’s fans

Punk Rock in Comics – NBM’s Celebration of a Genre that Emerged in the 1970s and Never Fully Went Away

Juni Ba’s Monkey Meat

Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque bring Huck back to comics, with charming results

Events collide in SPIDER-VERSE VS. VENOMVERSE #1

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Crowdfunding worth your time & money:

GUNBRAIN: A sci-fi mecha adventure about a boy, his dog & a robot

The Complete MFKZ Series by Run

CARRY ON: African Folklore & Sci-Fi Anthology

RIDE OR DIE: Chapters 1 and 2

Just Rocks that you 3D print - tabletop gaming terain stl

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News, Previews, & Misc Links:

It’s official: Diamond Comics acquired by Universal Distribution and Ad Populum & “Massive” layoffs at Diamond Comics

Aftershock Comics emerges from bankruptcy

Nominees announced for the 2025 Eisner Awards

Sentry co-creator Rick Veitch calls Marvel "the House of Stolen Ideas" after his stake in the character overlooked for past 25 years

RIP Morris

DC announces Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum from the Ice Cream Man team

A new Marvel comic book unearths horror stories first published over 50 years ago

Inside ‘Exquisite Corpses’: James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh unleash a serial killer event unlike any other

Steve Cuzor on THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE

Scott Snyder on rebuilding Batman and why comics matter more than ever

Love is a monster in ORLA! from Mad Cave Studios

The Future Of Cartoon Network Looks Very Bleak

A Fond Farewell To Polygon, From The People Who Worked There

Ben Grimm clobbers the Marvel Universe in MARVEL ALL-ON-ONE one-shot special

The Comics Courier’s Tiffany Babb on Building a New Space for Comics Criticism

Peter Kuper Takes a Bug’s-Eye View of the World

NPR: A conversation with R. Crumb

Long London, Magic & the future of Humanity: Alan Moore Interview

RIP Mark Zingarelli, 1952-2025

Forgotten Gems: “Chiaroscuro” from Marvel Fanfare Vol.1 #40 (1988). Script by Ann Nocenti, art by David Mazzucchelli, colors by David Hornung, lettering by John Workman and edited by Al Milgrom.

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

-Chris