BROOKLYN, NY. — Comic creator Chip Zdarsky lets fellow Marvel creator Ryan Stegman have creative and editorial control of the soon-to-be Eisner winner ZCN in August.
ZCN is taking a new form as Chip Zdarsky hands over the reins of their monthly comics editorial and humor magazine to current X-Men artist Ryan Stegman, turning it into Stegman’s Health for the month of August. This is a bold move, as ZCN has just been nominated for a 2025 Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism Eisner Award. This issue will feature an all-new creator-owned comic by Stegman. Does this mean it is expected to go for $5 USD on eBay the day it releases? That’s not for us to say and probably violates some antitrust laws. Solicitation information for this collaboration is listed below:
Under the ruling of Ontario Bankruptcy Court, “Zdarsky Comic News” has been acquired by Stegman Holdings LLC and will now be known as “Stegman’s Health,” a premier publication about nutrition, physical well-being, and old X-Men comics. This debut issue will contain an interview with comics team Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips about how much they can bench.
“I’m greatly disheartened at this news,” says ZCN Founder Chip Zdarsky. “Zdarsky Comic News was a name that meant something and now it just feels like a joke. I hope Mr. Stegman understands the level of responsibility he now has to the comics community, unlike with his career as an X-Men “artist.””
ZCN Issue # 14 (a.k.a. Stegman’s Health #1) is expected on local comic shop shelves on August 13, 2025. Retailers are asked to place order by the Final Order Cutoff on July 15th.
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