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D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide Launch Party in Toronto on July 30th!

Thrilled to announce that Storm Crow Manor in Toronto will be hosting a launch event for the first two D&D Young Adventurer’s Guides: MONSTERS & CREATURES and WARRIORS & WEAPONS!

These new books are the perfect way to introduce new players and young readers to the magic of the world’s most famous role-playing game!

Authors Jim Zub, Stacy King and Andrew Wheeler will be in attendance and books will be available for purchase. All attendees can be entered into a draw for a chance to win cool prizes, and a deluxe edition of Art & Arcana: A Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons!

PLEASE NOTE: The book launch event will be followed by a D&D themed Trivia Night. No cover! Teams of up to 6 people!

Dungeons & Tombs is Now Available for Pre-Order!

The third D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide, Dungeons & Tombs, is now available for pre-order from your favorite book outlets.

Looking for more information on the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide series?
Check the Frequently Asked Questions post I put together here.

D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide 3
Dungeons & Tombs
In this illustrated guide, you’ll be transported to the mystical and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on the dungeons and deathtraps. This book shines a spotlight down the dark, foreboding corners of the most infamous locations in the worlds of D&D. The perfect jumping-on point for young fans of fantasy looking to give D&D a try, the book also features prompts to encourage creative problem-solving skills in the dangerous situations you may find yourself in when on D&D adventures.

PRE-ORDER

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Chapters-Indigo

Hudson Books

Indiebound

Powell’s

Target

Talking D&D with Dynamic Forces

I spoke to Byron Brewer at Dynamic Forces all about Dungeons & Dragons, my love of the game and the slate of comic and game projects I’m working on right now for D&D. Give it a read!

Rick and Morty VS Dungeons & Dragons II Begins in September!

RICK & MORTY VS D&D II: PAINSCAPE #1

(W) Jim Zub (A) Troy Little (CA) Leonardo Ito

You thought you could escape?! Think again!

Rick and Morty Forever! A new mini-series issue of D&D with Rick and Morty! Dual-classing Rick and Morty to Level 50! Milking Owlbears with- *ahem*

Once upon a game, Rick, Morty, and the Smith family went on magical D&D adventures…now, magical D&D adventures are coming to Earth, and no one will survive the Painscape!

The world’s greatest role-playing game returns to plague the world’s most dysfunctional animated family and this time, we can’t just rest on brand name recognition and curiosity to fuel your interest, Morty, because no one gives a d-d-damn about sequels unless they’re really good, so no pressure, you f***ing hacks!

Fan favorite dice dependent Jim Zub (Samurai Jack, Savage Sword of Conan) re-teams up with Eisner-nominated cartoonist +5 Troy Little (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Powerpuff Girls) to destroy Adult Swim’s pop culture juggernaut and the best-selling role-playing game that once used the term “THAC0.”

In Shops: Sep 18, 2019 SRP: $3.99

Zub Marvel Comics Arriving in September!

BLACK PANTHER AND THE AGENTS OF WAKANDA #1

Jim Zub (W) • LAN MEDINA (A)

Cover by JORGE MOLINA

WAKANDA WORLDWIDE!

ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES!

From the pages of Jason Aaron’s AVENGERS! Vampires. Aliens. Angry fish kings. Black Panther’s hand-picked Agents of Wakanda can handle it all. And who better to lead them than the king of the world’s most technologically evolved country? Wakanda is making waves on the world’s map – and not everyone’s a fan. With General Okoye’s help, T’Challa will take Gorilla-Man, Ka-Zar and Wasp on a global fight for survival – to handle threats S.H.I.E.L.D. could only dream of!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

ALPHA FLIGHT: TRUE NORTH #1

JIM ZUB, JED MACKAY, ED BRISSON (W)

MAX DUNBAR, DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN & MORE (A)

Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

STRONG AND FREE!

Grab your hat and come travel light… adventure lies just around the bend! Three brand-new tales no one has ever told…until now! Join the greatest creators the Great White North has to offer as we unearth the secret history of the classic Alpha Flight stalwarts: Puck! Snowbird! Talisman! Northstar! Marrina! Guardian! Vindicator!

40 PGS./ one-shot/Rated T+ …$4.99

CHAMPIONS #9

JIM ZUB (W) • STEVEN CUMMINGS (A)

Cover by KIM JACINTO

• Who has betrayed the Champions, and who can they trust?

• Miles Morales returns, but will it be in time to save his friends?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

TONY STARK: IRON MAN #16

DAN SLOTT & JIM ZUB (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)

Cover by Alexander Lozano

“THE ULTRON AGENDA” STARTS HERE!

Watch out, Iron Man! The Robot Uprising of the Marvel Universe has begun! But it’s NOT Ultron leading the charge… it’s Machine Man?! The A.I.’s are on the attack – and they might be in the right. Battle lines are being drawn, and it’s time for Tony Stark, Jocasta, Andy Bhang and the rest of the cast to pick sides.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9

JIM ZUB (W) • PATCH ZIRCHER (A)

Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO

A DEBT OF BLOOD REPAID!

• The chips are down, and CONAN will have to play his best hand…

• …the one holding good Brythunian steel!

• The DEMON’S DEN takes its debts seriously, and it will take everything Conan’s got if he is to emerge from the DEBTOR’S LOUNGE alive!

• PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

SECRET WARPS TPB

Written by AL EWING, MARK WAID, TIM SEELEY, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, JIM ZUB & TINI HOWARD

Penciled by CARLOS GOMEZ, CARLOS VILLA, ALEX LINS, BOB QUINN, IG GUARA,

CARLO BARBERI & ARIO ANINDITO

Cover by CARLOS GOMEZ

The mashed-up heroes of INFINITY WARPS return! When villains Madame Hel, Red Dormammu and Stane Odinson work together to cause a rift between Iron Hammer and Soldier Supreme, it leads to a crisis across space-time that brings together Weapon Hex, Ghost Panther, Arachknight and more to save their reality from cosmic calamity! The forces of Hell invade the streets of New York City! The cursed, stunt-riding king of Wakanda fights Martians in the year 2099! Arachknight’s world collides with the New Supreme Universe, home of the Supreme Seven! And as strange new amalgamations take shape, can even Ghost Hammer change things back to normal? Plus: More mighty, uncanny tales of the warped warriors! Collecting SECRET WARPS: SOLDIER SUPREME ANNUAL #1, WEAPON HEX ANNUAL #1, GHOST PANTHER ANNUAL #1, ARACHKNIGHT ANNUAL #1 and IRON HAMMER ANNUAL #1.

200 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ISBN: 978-1-302-91776-0

Champions #6 Reviews

• Beyond the Panel: 8/10 “…a strong reminder of what we should always come to expect when this global team tackles a global threat. It’s not just about beating the bad guys.”

• Black Nerd Problems: 8/10 “…while the book has taken a more serious tone, it’s for the better. The team feels more cohesive and still remains one of the best teams in the current Marvel universe.”

• Caped-Joel: 7.5/10 “Another fun one-and-done War of the Realms tie-in that works that much harder to also try and weave story threads from what is also going on in the main book.”

• Chillmonger: 10/10 “This book is fire, especially considering it’s a tie-in.”

• Comic Book.com: 10/10 “Zub continues to weave a masterful tale of teamwork and guilt and brings everything back around to the Champions we know and love by the final pages. Every member of this team remains interesting, their relationships even more so.”

• Comic Book University: “If Jim Zub is going to write a tie-in book, he’s going to make sure the tie-in matters to the book itself.”

• Major Spoilers: “This issue pulls off the difficult trick of continuing the ongoing story lines of the comic while tying in to the big crossover madness”

Dragon Plus #26 – Previews and More!

The latest issue of DRAGON+, the official Dungeons & Dragons magazine, is out and there is a TON of information in this issue about my upcoming D&D projects:

• A look at D&D Live: The Descent – the live games on stage, the vendors, the epic preview game and more.

• A full rundown on the products announced at D&D Live this year– Descent Into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons VS Rick and Morty, Rick and Morty VS D&D II: Painscape, and D&D: Infernal Tides!

• An interview with me all about the upcoming D&D Young Adventurer’s Guides, including thoughts on developing the series and what new and experienced players can look forward to in these guides. Also, a great new ad that shows off the new artwork of the Demogorgon!

Alpha Flight: True North in September!

Return to the Great White North with ‘Alpha Flight’

This September, Jim Zub, Jed MacKay, and Ed Brisson celebrate Marvel’s 80th anniversary with ‘Alpha Flight: True North’!

And—brace yourselves, committed connoisseurs of the Commonwealth—the entire creative team is composed of cunning and cuddly Canucks! Written by clever creatives Jim Zub, Jed MacKay, and Ed Brisson⁠, the comic has art crafted by co-conspirators Max Dunbar, Djibril Morissette-Phan, and Scott Hepburn with a kinetic cover by compatriot Nick Bradshaw!

So… Grab your hat and come travel light because adventure lies just around the bend! Featuring three brand-new tales no one has ever told before, ALPHA FLIGHT: TRUE NORTH #1 sees Canada’s greatest creators unearth the secret history of squad stalwarts Puck, Snowbird, Talisman, Northstar, Marrina, Guardian, and Vindicator!

“To celebrate the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Championship,” notes comical comic editor Chris Robinson (sadly, not Canadian), “we’re bringing back the greatest of the Great White North, Canada’s premiere super-team Alpha Flight! And we’ve assembled a super-team of Canadian talent behind the scenes for extra authenticity. Trust me, these guys are going deep into the Department H files to tie-up those loose Alpha Flight story threads that have been keeping you all up at night. You wanted dip with the chips? Here it is!”

Pre-order the one-shot at your local comic shop now, then pick it up this September!

Creator At Large Interview

I spoke to Jeremy Melloul at Creator At Large all about my work on Dungeons & Dragons, creator-owned comics, and the varied experiences I’ve had working in comics.

It’s a fun interview, so give it a listen.

Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda!

This September, T’Challa leads a hand-picked outfit of unexpected Super Heroes in BLACK PANTHER and the AGENTS of WAKANDA!

BLACK PANTHER and the AGENTS of WAKANDA is Kirby-fueled Mission: Impossible in the Marvel Universe. It’s over-the-top action and unexpected twists with a cast of characters pulled from strange places in the Marvel Comics canon. This is a strike force of misfits and monsters tasked with defending humanity and that gives me the freedom to tell a huge range of stories—serious and sadistic, epic and emotional. Read the Q&A I did at Marvel.com for more details!