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Jim Zub

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Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past fifteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Capcom, Hasbro, Bandai-Namco and Mattel.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.

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	Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Steven Cummings (Illustrator), John Rauch (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3,532 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wayward, Vol. 2: Ties That Bind by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Steven Cummings (Illustrator), Tamra Bonvillain (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 1,399 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wayward, Vol. 3: Out from the Shadows by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Steven Cummings (Illustrations) 3.84 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skullkickers, Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Edwin Huang (Illustrator), Misty Coats (Colorist) 3.75 avg rating — 822 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur's Gate by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Max Dunbar (Artist) 3.74 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 2015 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pathfinder, Volume 1: Dark Waters Rising by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Andrew Huerta (Artist), Jake Bilbao (Artist) 3.68 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters & Creatures 4.32 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 1: Bound in Black Stone by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Dan Panosian (Cover Art), Roberto De La Torre (Artist) 4.14 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2024 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons II: Painscape by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Troy Little (Illustrations), Leonardo Ito (Illustrations) 3.96 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wayward, Vol. 4: Threads and Portents by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Steven Cummings (Line Art), Tamra Bonvillain (Color Art) 3.87 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Zub at Emerald City Comic Con 2026!

It’s wonderful to be back at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, one of my favorite conventions each year. I’ll be set up with the Comic Sketch Art team at-
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In addition to signing at my table during the show, I also have a couple panels and signings:

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Wayward (6 books)
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Steven Cummings (Artist),

Tamra Bonvillain (Artist)

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Conan the Barbarian (2023) (Single Issues) (28 books)
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Jae Lee (Cover Art),

Doug Braithwaite (Artist),

Diego Rodríguez (Colorist)

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Skullkickers (6 books)
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Edwin Huang (Artist),

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Pathfinder Comic Anthologies (10 books)
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Leandro Oliveira (Illustrator),

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Sean Izaakse (Artist),

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Conan the Barbarian (2023) (7 books)
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Fernando Dagnino (Illustrator),

Alex Horley (Illustrator)

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“At this point I think we need to embrace the weird. High-five it. Give it our phone number.”
― Jim Zub, Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory

tags: destiny, embrace-the-weird, phone-number, strange, weird, weirdness

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“Harmony, we seek.
Reality, we accept.
The future, we behold.
Feel the Force and go beyond.”
― Jim Zub, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back

tags: star-wars, yoda

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“Fire Breath”
― Jim Zub, The Monsters & Creatures Compendium (Dungeons & Dragons): A Young Adventurer's Guide

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Which of these seven non-superhero graphic novels would you like to be our first non-superhero graphic novel discussion for June 2017? The winning pick will be our first non-superhero graphic novel discussion slated for the June.

Lucifer, Vol. 1: Devil in the Gateway by Mike Carey

17 votes, 27.9%

Kill or Be Killed, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker

12 votes, 19.7%

The Woods, Vol. 1: The Arrow by James Tynion IV

10 votes, 16.4%

Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill

9 votes, 14.8%

Josie and the Pussycats Vol. 1 by Marguerite Bennett

6 votes, 9.8%

Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory by Jim Zub

5 votes, 8.2%

The Abominable Mr. Seabrook by Joe Ollmann

2 votes, 3.3%

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