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Zub at New York Comic Con 2017!

For the first time in a long, long time, I will be at New York Comic Con, but don’t have a table location! I’m headed to the show to do promotion, panels, signings, and meetings. I’m really looking forward to free roaming the floor and spending time with friends. Pals, if you want to hang out, drop me a line!

Here’s where you’ll definitely be able to find me:

THURSDAY October 05

5:00 – 5:45pm Signing at the MARVEL Booth (BOOTH #1354)

SATURDAY October 07

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Cup O’Joe Presents MARVEL LEGACY: AVENGERS – ROOM 1A21

At this marvelous panel, be the first to hear the latest news about the Avengers, as well as their allies and enemies! A super-team consisting of Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, Michele Bandini (Captain Marvel), Ta-Nehisi Coates (Black Panther), Al Ewing (Royals, U.S.Avengers), Nick Spencer (Captain America), Margaret Stohl (Captain Marvel), and Jim Zub (Uncanny Avengers) will assemble on stage to provide the answers to your burning questions.

SUNDAY October 08, 2017

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MARVEL: True Believers – ROOM 1A10

Join Executive Editor Nick Lowe, Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk), Gabby Rivera (America), and Jim Zub (Uncanny Avengers) for a private panel discussion of what’s happening inside the Marvel Universe. Get FREE merchandise, never-before-seen sneak peeks of upcoming comics, Q&A session and more! Not to be missed! Open only to Marvel Unlimited Plus members and Marvel MasterCard cardholders. Room 1A10

Tom Brevoort Interview on Avengers: No Surrender

Avengers Editor Tom Brevoort talked to Newsarama all about Avengers: No Surrender. He covers how the project started, talks about collaboration between the creative team and editorial, reveals more tidbits about the plot and shows off the first month worth of cover art by Mark Brooks and some gorgeous interior pages drawn by Pepe Larraz. Go check it out!

Avengers: No Surrender Part 1 Cover and More!

More Avengers: No Surrender info revealed in this solicit advance and teaser press release from Marvel:

This 16-issue weekly story starts in January!

AVENGERS #675

Writer: MARK WAID, AL EWING & JIM ZUB

Artist: PEPE LARRAZ

Wraparound Lenticular Cover Artist: MARK BROOKS

It’s the end of an Avengers Era as we know it! And in the team’s final days, a change has come to the Marvel Universe in the form of a story that’s filled with so much action and so much drama, Marvel had no choice but to make it a weekly epic!

Beginning this January, Marvel will unleash the epic AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER with AVENGERS #675, a weekly saga that unites the casts and creative teams of three titles into an epic tale of heroic action, jaw-dropping cliffhangers, and drastic adventures! The AVENGERS, UNCANNY AVENGERS and U.S. AVENGERS come together in a powerhouse event unleashed in a story as spectacular and epic as the Marvel Universe itself.

Featuring one of Marvel’s biggest collaborations to date, each issue will be co-written by superstar writers Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub with art by Pepe Larraz for the first month, Kim Jacinto for the second month, and Paco Medina for the third month. With shocking returns and brand new characters, NO SURRENDER is a story where every character will get their moment…alliances will be forged…and the earth will be forever changed!

“The Earth has been stolen! That’s the kickoff to the wildest AVENGERS epic ever put to paper, a widescreen adventure with a massive cast and an unlimited budget,” teased SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort.

“Avengers past and present will be called upon to cope with a threat spanning out of the pages of MARVEL LEGACY #1. And like that oversized special, there’s a huge character return or two along the way that fans have been asking for—and one that they didn’t even know they wanted!”

From Falcon to Black Panther to the mysterious Voyager, NO SURRENDER will see an appearance from every current Avenger – those we know and love and those we’ve never heard of. But what happens when the Lethal Legion and Black Order battle their way across the Earth? Most importantly, how will this new incarnation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes come together to fight one of the biggest threats the world has ever seen? This is just the beginning, but there’s so much more to come.

Don’t miss a truly inclusive celebration of the legacy that is Marvel’s Avengers, when NO SURRENDER hits comic shops this January!

FOOM Has Teasers for Avengers: No Surrender

Some teasing tidbits about the AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER weekly story line from FOOM (Friends Of Ol’ Marvel magazine, a special promotional item available from your local comic shop) as reported by Newsarama. Give it a read to find out a bit more about what we have planned.

AVENGERS Goes Weekly in 2018 and I’m One of the Writers!

More details coming in the days ahead, but the big news is finally out: I’m co-writing AVENGERS with Al Ewing and Mark Waid in 2018 and it’s going to be WEEKLY!!

Our artist dream team is Pepe Larraz, Paco Medina, and Kim Jacinto! The series is turning out so, so beautiful, gang. You have no idea. This announcement image was painted by the one and only Alex Ross.

We’ve been keeping this a secret for so long. At times it was maddening. Writing Marvel’s flagship team as the biggest Marvel movie of all time prepares to drop. It’s wonderful and utterly surreal.

Deepest thanks to editors Tom Brevoort, Axel Alonso, and Alanna Smith for this incredible opportunity. So many times this year I’ve needed to pinch myself during this project.

Okay, that’s it for now. I can’t say anything else that hasn’t been covered in FOOM (Friends Of Ol’ Marvel magazine, in stores tomorrow).

Glitterbomb: The Fame Game #1 Reviews

The Fame Game arrived in stores this week and reviewers are liking where we’ve taken Glitterbomb.

Check it out:

• Adventures In Poor Taste: “Morissette-Phan does a great job capturing the characters’ emotions in the moment, and Zub’s dialogue cuts right to the heart of Kaydon’s emotional struggle: she wants to feel like she matters.”

• Comic Buzz: 10/10 “I simply cannot praise this book enough. Zub, Morissette-Phan and Russel continue right where they left off to create a tense character driven story with a deep sense of foreboding horror underlying everything.”

• Comics Blog (French): 8/10 “The Fame Game has just started targeting its victims, and we recommend you be there to watch the bodies stack up.”

• Doomrocket: “[Djibril Morissette-Phan is] no longer a newcomer, but his etchings still impress.”

• G4ME (Dutch): “Kaydon’s story is evolving and, with the unrestrained brutally of the last page, this is looking to be a promising sequel.”

• Geek Out Book Club: “Definitely check it out. It gets our seal of approval.”

• Horror Talk: 8/10 “Artist Djibril Morissette-Phan shows some brilliant art direction throughout the issue.”

• Living Myth: “Some of us are fighting to tell stories outside the horror the Industry has become. Some of us even manage that within it. It’s a fight, though, and if you’re looking to see what that fight is all about this is the comic you should be reading.”

• Multiversity: 7.7/10 “A great debut for an existing franchise that keeps both new and existing readers intrigued, with strong art and letters to drive home deeper philosophical questions of the cost of fame.”

• Newsarama: 9/10 “there’s a transgressive slant to the narrative that’ll likely have you hoping the supernatural horror wins out over the real-world horror.”

• Oregon Live: “by subtly changing the dynamics of the series while remaining true to its essence, Zub and Morissette-Phan may be creating their best work yet.”

• Outright Geekery: 10/10 “This is a very interesting first issue of a new series. One that explores the current hype of the ever-present desire to be famous.”

• The Pullbox: “It’s subtle, like a warm damp hand brushing the back of your neck, with sudden eruptions of vicious savagery that had me do a double take.”

• Reading With a Flight Ring: “a great reminder of what happened and a good introduction for a new reader.”

• Rogues Portal: “a compelling, unexpected blend of horror, coming-of-age, and Hollywood drama. With relatable characters and philosophical depth, this comic will appeal to a wide variety of readers. “

• We The Nerdy: 9/10 “off to a great start, ready to tackle similar themes but from a completely new angle. I am so, so happy this book is back.”

Geek Out Podcast: Glitterbomb and More

This is my third appearance on the Geek Out Podcast. This time we talk about Glitterbomb, Japanese culture, tabletop RPGs, Conan and more. Give it a listen!

Wayward #23 Reviews

Wayward #23 arrives in stores and the response has been great!

• Geeked Out Nation: 8.6/10 “The quality of artwork felt movie-like and that is what captivated me the minute we stepped into this situation with Ohara.”

• Nothing But Comics: “If you have fallen off of Wayward I suggest jumping back on. It has been consistently great”

• Outright Geekery: 9.5/10 “another stunning issue that delivers on great characters and leaves you wanting more.”

• Snap Pow: 8.5/10 “the creative team has maintained a high level of quality through out their run and the latest issue is no different, as it more than earns a recommendation from me.”

Comic Culture Video Interview

I was interviewed by Terence Dollard from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke as part of his Comic Culture YouTube program. We talk about working in comics, both on independent creator-owned titles and for publishers like Marvel. You can watch the video below:

Arriving in December- Glitterbomb: The Fame Game #4

GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME #4 (of 4)

STORY: JIM ZUB

ART: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN & K. MICHAEL RUSSELL

COVER A: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN

COVER B: MIGUEL MERCADO

DECEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

Fame beckons and the cost must be paid. Kaydon Klay’s life will never be the same.