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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 — 3,534 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 — 1,403 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 — 824 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 — 825 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 — 761 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 — 701 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
	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 — 611 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
	Monsters & Creatures 4.32 avg rating — 579 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 — 596 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 — 589 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 Calgary Expo 2026!

I’m at the Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo on April 23-26, 2026. It’s one of my favorite shows each year so if you’re headed to the show, I hope to see you there! I’ll be set-up with the Comic Sketch Art crew at:

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The Expo started in 2006 and I have only missed one show across all those years. Watching it grow and seeing friends and fans, year a

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

Steven Cummings (Artist),

Tamra Bonvillain (Artist)

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Conan the Barbarian (2023) (Single Issues) (28 books)
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Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Jae Lee (Cover Art),

Doug Braithwaite (Artist),

Diego Rodríguez (Colorist)

4.34 avg rating — 4,157 ratings

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

Edwin Huang (Artist),

Misty Coats (Artist)

3.91 avg rating — 2,252 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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Conan the Barbarian (2023) (7 books)
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Jim Zub (Goodreads Author),

Fernando Dagnino (Illustrator),

Alex Horley (Illustrator)

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Kaibyō: The Supernatural Cats of Japan

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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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