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Jim Zub at New York Comic Con 2019!

October brings one of the largest pop culture conventions in the world with New York Comic Con.
I’ll be set up in Artist Alley at TABLE A-30, signing books throughout the show.

Artist Alley TABLE A-30

In addition, I have some signings and a special panel:

Thursday, October 3

1:00pm to 2:00pm – Signing at IDW Publishing – BOOTH 1844

Friday, October 4

11:00am to Noon – Signing at Oni Press – BOOTH 2028

7:45 pm to 9:15 pm – Rick and Morty VS D&D LIVE PLAY! – Javits Center ROOM 1B03

5th edition D&D meets Rick and Morty dimension-crashing sass! Dungeon Master Jim Zub (co-writer of Rick and Morty VS D&D) will run a panel of foolhardy gaming and comic guests through an encounter torn from the pages of the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons VS Rick and Morty official RPG adventure. You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, you might even win some prizes – don’t miss it!

Saturday, October 5

11:00am to Noon – Signing at Oni Press – BOOTH 2028

3:00pm to 3:45pm – Signing – Jim Zub and Stacy King at Random House – BOOTH 2205

Talking Young Adventurer’s Guides with Ken and Robin

Game designers Ken Hite and Robin Laws interviewed me about the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide series and we talk about bringing new people into tabletop gaming.

The interview starts at the 16 minute 40 second mark of the podcast.

Talking Sentry and Beyond With Newsarama

I spoke to George Marston at Newsarama all about the exciting cliffhanger to Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1 where we revealed the source of evil energy the agents were investigating is Sentry. Click on through and give it a read.

Savage Sword of Conan #9 Reviews

• Comic Book.com: 8/10 “When you think of Conan, you think of him swinging his sword mightily at anything in his path, with almost the entire first half of the issue devoted to the entertaining bout. The final issue in this arc wraps up an engaging adventure featuring the Barbarian”

• ComicPOP: “A fun over-the-top story about a situation where a sword may not always be the answer.”

• Pop Mythology: “Swords and sorcery are really Jim Zub’s thing in this tale of Conan overcoming a gambling den with that which always sees him through: his powerful sword arm and an indomitable spirit.”

• Weird Science Marvel Comics: 8.7/10 “Readers will quickly enjoy an entertaining anecdote that steals their attention from page one and locks them in until the very end. The issue is well-paced, easy to follow, and emphasizes the true characteristics of the great, Crom-fearing, Cimmerian.”

Rick and Morty VS D&D II #1 Reviews!

• Bubble Blabber: 8/10 “an excellent start to what should be another brilliant series…The adventures are only going to get bigger and badder from here.”

• Caped-Joel: 8.5/10 “Zub really expands on the concept in interesting ways while also taking time to make a lot of clever and funny observations about just how popular Dungeons & Dragons has gotten over the past couple years as a cultural phenomenon.”

• Do You Even Comic Book?: 9/10 “This book is precisely what it promises to be and has a fun time with the lore of both series that fans of both series can enjoy.”

• Fanboy Factor: “It’s a maelstrom of mayhem, foul-mouthed mouthing-off, consumer satirism and just plain Painscape!”

• Kabooooom: 10/10 “Jim Zub does a fantastic job of depicting gamer humor through the lens of Rick & Morty, with Rick insulting nerds by calling them bard-lovers. Troy Little’s art captures the look of the show well enough, while bringing in some suitably nightmarish creatures straight from the Monster Manual”

• Villain Media: “Fueled by absurdities and hilarious visual gags, Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape #1 lands its wisecracks with ease.”

Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1 Reviews

• Adventures In Poor Taste: “A good fight comic that offers something a little different for the hardcore Marvel fan.”

• Black Nerd Problems: 8.5/10 “It’s a delightful array of B-list super heroes that just fall short of qualifying for the Avengers (Except for the Wasp and Okoye, they slap). This is a standard early super team book with a special charm because of how underutilized these characters are.”

• Caped-Joel: 9/10 “All in all, I thought this was an excellent first issue and if you’re on the fence about reading this book, get off the fence because this is a great comic book right here.”

• Comic Book.com: 8/10 “…it’s off to a promising start and Lan Medina’s art is impressive.”

• Comic Book Resources: “With one of the most offbeat, eclectic casts in a Marvel team book ever, Jim Zub and Lan Medina’s opening issue is a stark reminder that superhero comics can and should be fun as it embraces the zanier side of the Marvel Universe while balancing its inspired roster.”

• Chillmonger: “It was good, nice and necessary, and we’ll see where it goes.”

• Comic Book University: “All the characters are handled well in this book…This one deserves to be on your pull-list.”

• Comics Beat: “Jim Zub, Lan Medina, and Marcio Menyz introduce the strange array of characters and the concept that’s brought them all together well, and tell a fun story about a team that’s still finding their footing. The last page character reveal/cliffhanger certainly has me interested to see what’s next.”

• Do You Even Comic Book?: 8/10 “Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda is well put together and exciting with art that supports the action taking place. Jim Zub shines writing these characters and surprises the reader with some twists.”

• DVS Gaming: “Although I am not totally familiar with the characters, their voices become stronger and sharper further into the issue. The biggest surprise to me is Fat Cobra. His cavalier attitude is entertaining because it coupled with a lot of capability and power.”

• Fanboy Planet: “writer Jim Zub and artist Lan Medina announce their intention to create a book that does what superhero comics should — thrill and amuse.”

• Major Spoilers: 8.3/10 “There is not a lot of exposition, not a lot of set-up, you learn what you need to know while the adventure unfolds. No information dump here, it’s fast running action that catches you up as you go and gives you enough hints to understand without spelling it out. Zub is giving us good, clean writing that thrills.”

• Monkeys Fighting Robots: “You might not know a lot about the Agents of Wakanda right now but it’s only a matter of time before some of them become breakout stars.”

• Multiversity Comics: 8.9/10 “The fantastic and well-paced script is complemented by fantastic and well-paced artwork. Artist Lan Medina is a comic book veteran, and his talents are on full display in “Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda” #1. His artwork blends old school dynamic action with modern facial expressions and shading, which is both easy to follow and fun to look at.”

• Newsarama: “Medina’s artwork here is spectacular — car chases are really hard to pull off in static imagery, but Medina uses a few select dynamic images to not only convey the action, but to engage the reader’s imagination.”

• Old Man Wade: 10/10 “a Wakandan funded team of superheroes instills confidence that any outside threat can be dealt with eventually, so the tension will primarily come from the team members themselves and how a hostile world will react to a much more proactive Wakanda.”

• Paradox Comics Group: “an interesting start and plenty of potential. Zub sensibly avoids heralding them as the ‘next big thing’ and does what he arguably does best: taking minor characters and throwing them together, allowing us to learn about them as they learn about each other.”

• The Pullbox: “Zub’s concept for this series plumbs the vasty richness of the Marvel Universe, seeking its dark, dusty and untended corners, while remaining fresh, new and accessible to even the casual fan.”

• Sequential Planet: 7.7/10 “Comics like this, with a cast of out of the way characters like Man-Wolf and Fat Cobra, end up being a lot of fun. And you know what? This issue is a lot of fun. The story is good, the art is good, what’s not to like about this comic?”

• Super Powered Fancast: 8.6/10 “Zub has subtly introduced conflicts, motivations and side stories that have gotten my attention and the final reveal at the end of this issue was both surprising and intriguing. Lan Medina does an amazing job with the art in this issue. The characters look great and the action is well done.”

Newsarama Interview About Wrapping up on Iron Man

George Marston at Newsarama interviewed me about moving on from Tony Stark: Iron Man and what’s coming down the line for everyone’s favorite Armored Avenger. Check it out.

Zub D&D Comics Arriving in December!

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: INFERNAL TIDES #2 (of 5)

Written by Jim Zub

Art and Cover by Max Dunbar

A devil-tainted puzzle box sends our heroes to the fortress-library known as Candlekeep. If Minsc and his companions can’t unravel its secrets in time, thousands of innocent souls will be lost, including their own!

Infernal Tides continues the D&D comic odyssey written by Jim Zub (D&D: Legends of Baldur’s Gate, D&D: Shadows of the Vampire, Avengers) with artwork by Max Dunbar (Champions, D&D: Legends of Baldur’s Gate)!

In Shops: Dec 18, 2019

Final Orders Due: Nov 25, 2019

SRP: $3.99

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: DAYS OF ENDLESS ADVENTURE

Written by Jim Zub

Art by Max Dunbar, Nelson Daniel, Netho Diaz

Cover by Hydro74

Go beyond your tabletop campaign—or fuel it with new material—in this trio of immersive comic book adventures set in the boundless world of the Forgotten Realms.

A new generation of heroes, led by a revived Minsc and Boo, rises to protect Baldur’s Gate, but they’ll soon find themselves fighting evil forces throughout the Realms and beyond. Whether they’re stopping a plot by the Cult of the Dragon to destroy the city; escaping from the endless night of Ravenloft in the Demiplane of Dread; or facing down frost-giant raiding parties in the frigid Spine of the World, the action never stops! GO FOR THE EYES, BOO!

Collects Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of the Vampire, and Dungeons and Dragons: Frost Giant’s Fury.

Available December 3rd, making it the perfect HOLIDAY GIFT for the tabletop gamers in your life!

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 344 pages • ISBN: 978-1-68405-275-2

Secrets and Surprises in Agents of Wakanda #1

I spoke to Josh Weiss at MARVEL.com all about the surprise cliffhanger in Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1. Read on for spoilers and a bit of background on the character who appears at the end of our first issue.

Zub Marvel Comics Arriving in December 2019

BLACK PANTHER AND THE AGENTS OF WAKANDA #4

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by LAN MEDINA

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

T’Challa and Okoye have assembled an eclectic team of spies, mercenaries, and super heroes who specialize in espionage, black-ops, and defense. These Agents of Wakanda must be ready for any threat to our planet…even if that threat is the Moon itself!

What?! What kind of lunar-cy is this?! You must not miss – God Loves, Moon Kills!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99. In stores December 11th.

CONAN: SERPENT WAR #1 & 2 (of 4)

Written by JIM ZUB

ISSUE #1- Art by SCOT EATON

ISSUE #2- Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Covers by CARLOS PACHECO

WARRIORS ACROSS TIME DEFY THE ELDER GODS!

JAMES ALLISON will soon die. But it’s not his first death. He’s lived many lives, in many places – lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when an Elder God called the WYRM reaches across time to James, an ages-spanning quest begins! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only the chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, SOLOMON KANE, DARK AGNES, and the man known as MOON KNIGHT!

In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard’s characters join forces along with Marvel’s Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages!

40 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$4.99. Issue #1 in stores December 4th.

32 PGS./PARENTAL ADVISORY …$3.99. Issue #2 in stores December 18th.

MARVEL’S AVENGERS: IRON MAN #1

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by PACO DIAZ

Cover by STONEHOUSE

Alt Cover by TODD NAUCK

THE FIRST PREQUEL TO THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME, MARVEL’S AVENGERS!

Avengers Assemble! The road to Marvel’s Avengers begins here, with an all-new story leading directly into the events of the highly anticipated video game! IRON MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, BLACK WIDOW, THOR, and HULK are the mighty Avengers, but as the LETHAL LEGION strikes, it’s going to take more than their usual teamwork to save the day!

When TONY STARK discovers his enemies have co-opted Stark technology for nefarious purposes, it’s up to him to stop the leak. But can his teammates be trusted, or is something more sinister at play? Featuring the debut of the game’s AVENGERS, as well as never before seen takes on some classic villains, you won’t want to miss this landmark moment in comics history!

32 PGS./ONE SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99. In stores December 11th.

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: CONAN THE GAMBLER TPB

Written by MEREDITH FINCH, JIM ZUB & ROY THOMAS

Penciled by LUKE ROSS, PATCH ZIRCHER & ALAN DAVIS

Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO

More foes fall before the savage sword of Conan! A past wrong comes back to haunt Conan in a tale of revenge! Stripped of his weapons, his strength and even his wits, the Cimmerian must dig deep if he wants to live to see the dawn!

Then, a violent encounter in Shadizar puts young Conan in the hot seat in a deadly game of Serpent’s Bluff! Now, he must navigate the seedy underworld of “civilized” gambling. But when the chips are down, he’ll play his best hand — the one holding good Brythunian steel!

Plus: Legendary creators Roy Thomas and Alan Davis spin an unforgettable tale as Conan leads a mysterious band of adventurers into the Himelian Mountains in search of a lost comrade. But Conan may get more than he bargained for when the startling truth behind the quest is uncovered! Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (2019) #6-11.

135 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99. In stores January 15th, 2020.

ISBN: 978-1-302-91694-7