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Ron Marz
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Writer. Mostly of comics and video games. My opinions are my own.
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Upcoming appearances:

Feb. 21-22: Alaska Comic Con, Fairbanks, AK.
Feb. 28-March 1: Happy Valley Comic Con, State College, PA.

More 2026 dates announced soon.
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So it increasingly appears Trump just made up the idea that he was in charge of Venezuela. Made it up. Confabulated it. Confirming he is not aware of what is happening around him, and should no longer be in this job. Can't walk this one back peeps.
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?

MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Batman-Tarzan on the "10 Epic Batman Crossovers" list:

www.cbr.com/greatest-bat...
10 Epic Batman Crossovers Every Fan Should Read
Since his 1939 creation, Batman has battled and teamed up with some of the greatest characters in pop culture history.
www.cbr.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"...but it would be Ron Marz’s run on Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) that would make it truly great."

Thank you kindly, 7 Old School Marvel Comics That Deserve a Second Look. (My Surfer run was the first comics I ever wrote.)

comicbook.com/comics/list/...
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Gosh, what a weird coincidence that both of these things totally happened...
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We are all trapped in a car careening down the highway with a very drunk driver at the wheel.
Watch this. Watch again.

"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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COMIC: What Artists Do
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If you have stock in utterly useless hand-wringing, you are UP to today. WAY, WAY UP.
My full statement on the Trump Administration’s military actions in Venezuela:
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 AM
When regime change makes you s'eepy.
Trump's eyes are closing as he stands and listens to Caine
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Trump and the gaggle of idiots around him are incapable of planning a three-car parade and not screwing the pooch. You'd have better outcome asking a cocker spaniel to do physics.
"My strong assumption is that they now seem to be totally winging it," writes @joshtpm.bsky.social about Trump's assertion that the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela.
First Thoughts on Trump’s Excellent Venezuela Adventure
Let me share a few thoughts about the U.S. action overnight in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Look, man, that oil is not gonna steal itself...
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?

TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Find out my favorite book of the year via the newsletter below!
In the latest edition of @timesunion.com's Book Swap newsletter, staff, guest contributors & readers present our favorite reads of 2025. For me, it's a tie between the true story of a KKK infiltrator & the sci-fi saga of a spaceknight. You can read it here & sign up at the link in the thread below.
25 of the best books we read in 2025
link.timesunion.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I don't do year-end recaps, I don't do Best of... lists, I sure as hell don't do Worst of... lists, I don't take stock, I don't do Resolutions. I don't look back, and I try not to look too far ahead.

If you do those things, of course, that's totally cool.
a man in a black shirt and tie is writing on a notebook with a pen .
ALT: a man in a black shirt and tie is writing on a notebook with a pen .
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
From the story I'm doing with @artoftadam.bsky.social for publication in India. Nice, huh?
December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:

Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Musk, DOGE and Rubio are mass murderers for cutting USAID. That's not hyperbole, it's simply a fact.
John Gai carried his sick father to a nearby clinic in a wheelbarrow, but he died from cholera on the way.

Gai then pushed the wheelbarrow for hours through the camp to take him to the cemetery: “Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living.”
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
You're damn right Norman Rockwell was antifa.
December 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm part of Negative Burn's return, along wth a bunch of other comics pals. Sign up to be notified when the campaign launches on @wearezoop.bsky.social.

zoop.gg/c/negativeburn
NEGATIVE BURN: The Anthology
A classic returns! After almost two decades away, NEGATIVE BURN—the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Eagle, and Gem Award–nominated anthology—reignites under original editor Joe Pruett, delivering all-new tal...
zoop.gg
December 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Tear everything down, and put people in jail. The only way forward.
Trump is increasingly worried about his own mortality, and he's trying to use government to create a physical legacy that will outlive him.

Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits.

My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
December 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
They named the f'ing company SAURON?!
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Studies have found that wolves in the Midwest and Canada not only keep deer populations in check, but they also alter deer behavior in ways that help prevent car crashes and save human lives. wapo.st/4peEOoI (gift). Lots of pictures and videos in article; a few include dead deer. 🌎
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.
wapo.st
December 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Del Toro in conversation with Scorsese for Frankenstein
(attn: @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=npqh...
Martin Scorsese on Frankenstein with Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi & Oscar Isaac | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In truth, asking an artist to draw Jack of Hearts is a borderline war crime.
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Time to play in the snow, according to Odin.
December 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There has never been a collection of freaks and lunatics like this. Bondi and Patel don't even make the top 10.

25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Dude's brain is so broken he can't even have a normal Christmas.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM