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July 3, 2017
WAYWARD #21 Reviews
Wayward is back for a fifth story arc as issue #21 hit stores last week. Here’s what reviewers thought of it:
• Geeked Out Nation: 8.6/10 “Steve Cummings and Tamra Bonvillain knock it out of the park”
• Horror Talk: 9/10 “This is a gripping character-driven series containing action, horror, and good old-fashioned teen drama.”
• Multiversity: 7.5/10 “The consistency of this series continues as it returns for its fifth arc.”
• Team Ashen: “The writing has been spectacular. The art is amazing.”
• TM Stash: 10/10 “Wayward is one of the most beautifully written and illustrated books in comics today…a rich world filled with Japanese and Irish folklore combined with characters drawn from today’s culture.”
• Under the Comic Covers: “It’s so great to have Wayward back.”
July 2, 2017
Dynamic Forces Interview About Wayward’s Fifth Story Arc
I spoke to Byron Brewer at Dynamic Forces all about Wayward’s fifth arc and the exciting things coming down the pipe for our story. Give it a read!
June 27, 2017
DANGER DICE GANG Ep 8 – Rumble in the Barracks
Welcome back to the resolution of last episode’s cliffhanger! With the party split up, will Keth survive his tactical blunder? Will Arlen be able to survive a close quarters combat with a group of pirates? Will Tuggra be able to climb down a rope without falling? Will Oleg have time to make out with Will? Find out, dear listener, in this latest episode of The Danger Dice Gang!
June 26, 2017
DANGER DICE GANG Ep 7 – The Sea Ghost
Swashbuckling ahoy! Our intrepid party of adventurers embark on a stealth mission to capture a pirate ship operating off the coast of Saltmarsh. What could possibly go wrong?
June 21, 2017
Arriving in September: WAYWARD #23
WAYWARD #23
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: STEVEN CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
COVER A: STEVEN CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
COVER B: CARLOS VILLA
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Ohara’s power reflects the manmade world around her…and it’s out of control!
Wayward has been optioned for television development in Japan by Manga Entertainment. Get on board now and see what all the excitement is about!
Arriving in September- GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME #1
GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME #1
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN & K. MICHAEL RUSSELL
COVER A: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN
COVER B: REBECA PUEBLA
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Kaydon Klay wants to be famous. She wants it more than anything else she’s ever known. The dream is hers for the taking, all she has to do is embrace the national tragedy that’s put her in the spotlight…
Fan favorite writer Jim Zub (WAYWARD, Uncanny Avengers) and artist Djibril Morissette-Phan (All-New Wolverine, Ultimates) continue their twisted exploration of fame and failure.
The entertainment industry feeds on our insecurities, desires, and fears. You can’t toy with those kinds of primal emotions without them biting back.
June 20, 2017
Arriving in September: UNCANNY AVENGERS #27
UNCANNY AVENGERS #27
JIM ZUB (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A)
Cover by R.B. SILVA
VENOMIZED RED SKULL VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HAWTHORNE
• It’s hard to take a stand when the world keeps spinning…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
DANGER DICE GANG Ep 6 – Makeover, Makeover!
In this double-sized episode, our Dungeon Master, Jim “Pelvis Cracker” Zub, takes our heroes on an adventure through a variety of NPC accents. The party hits level 2! Keth rolls extremely poorly! Oleg makes an amazing discovery! Arlen takes charge! Tuggra asks the age-old existential question, “are skeletons ghosts?”
June 14, 2017
Zub at AwesomeCon 2017!
This weekend, June 16-18, is AwesomeCon in Washington DC! I haven’t been to the show in three years, so I’m excited to be back to meet readers. I’ll be set up at TABLE O-2 in Artist Alley. Come on by and get your books signed!
In addition, I have a special Samurai Jack panel on Sunday:
Sunday June 18
2:30-3:15pm – Samurai Jack Live Read – ROOM 150
Join Samurai Jack comic writer, Jim Zub, and Samurai Jack voice actor, Phil LaMarr, in a live read of one of the Samurai Jack comics!
June 12, 2017
Issue Zero Part 2: Wayward, Creative ideas and More!
Here’s the second part of the two part interview I did with Fred Kennedy on Issue Zero. This half is all about working on Wayward, how creative ideas roll out, collaboration, cultures, manga, and more! Give it a listen.
