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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) 3.68 avg rating — 3,533 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) 3.88 avg rating — 1,404 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 — 826 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 — 824 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) 3.73 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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), Roberto De La Torre (Illustrator), Dean White (Colorist) 4.16 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 2024 — 11 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) 3.67 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2013 — 11 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 4.31 avg rating — 591 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
	Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons II: Painscape by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Troy Little (Illustrations), Leonardo Ito (Illustrations) 3.96 avg rating — 600 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 — 591 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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Jim Zub at Gen Con 2026

At Gen Con 2026, during exhibit hall hours I will usually be at BOOTH 1349. Stacy King and Howard + Sandra Tayler and I will have our familiar endcap double booth there, stocked with Dungeons & Dragons and Conan the Barbarian material.

In addition, I have a presentation and some liveplay games happening during the show. Here’s the current schedule:

THURSDAY, July 30
6:00pm-8:00pm Liveplay

Series by Jim Zub

Wayward (6 books)
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Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Steven Cummings (Artist),

Tamra Bonvillain (Artist)

3.78 avg rating — 7,601 ratings

Conan the Barbarian (2023) (Single Issues) (40 books)
by

Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Jae Lee (Cover Art),

Doug Braithwaite (Artist),

Diego Rodríguez (Colorist)

4.32 avg rating — 4,898 ratings

Skullkickers (6 books)
by

Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Edwin Huang (Artist),

Misty Coats (Artist)

3.91 avg rating — 2,257 ratings

Conan the Barbarian (2023) (7 books)
by

Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Fernando Dagnino (Illustrator),

Alex Horley (Illustrator),

Diego Rodríguez (Colorist),

Richard Starkings (Letterer),

Tyler Smith (Letterer)

4.11 avg rating — 1,865 ratings

Pathfinder Comic Anthologies (10 books)
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Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Leandro Oliveira (Illustrator),

Sophie Campbell (Colorist),

Genzoman (Artist),

Carlos Gómez (Artist),

Sean Izaakse (Artist),

Steve Cummings (Artist),

Steve Ellis (Artist),

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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 books would you like to be our next Group Read Discussion (December 2016)?

The winning pick will be our official Group Book Discussion for the month. The 2nd place finisher will be the optional discussion.

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Scalped, Vol. 1: Indian Country by Jason Aaron

15 votes, 21.7%

We Stand On Guard by Brian K. Vaughan

12 votes, 17.4%

The Multiversity by Grant Morrison

11 votes, 15.9%

Wayward, Volume One: String Theory by Jim Zub

6 votes, 8.7%

X-Statix: Omnibus by Peter Milligan

6 votes, 8.7%

The Sheriff of Babylon, Volume 1: Bang. Bang. Bang. by Tom King

5 votes, 7.2%

The Underwater Welder by Jeff Lemire

4 votes, 5.8%

Mirror: The Mountain by Emma Ríos

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Last Look by Charles Burns

3 votes, 4.3%

Gyo by Junji Ito

3 votes, 4.3%

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