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Kobolds Ate My Baby Kickstarter!

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Kobolds Ate My Baby is a beer & pretzel-style RPG game where players take on the role of ridiculously inept kobolds on a quest to find food and fame. Over the past 15 years it’s earned a special place in fantasy gaming as a comedy cult classic.

The gang at 9th Level Games, along with artist John Kovalic (Munchkin, Apple To Apples), have launched a new Kickstarter project to release a full color deluxe 4th edition version of the rules and I couldn’t be happier. I was so happy, in fact, that I got in touch with them and offered to throw my hat in the ring. They’ve already passed their base funding goal but now, if they hit their $35k stretch goal, I’ll be contributing a special new game section on kobold magic words to add to the chaos.

If you love gaming and want to add a hilarious and easy to play game to your collection, I recommend you give it a look. Good times ahead.

Pathfinder #1 Serializing Free on Paizo.com

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If you haven’t had a chance to read the Pathfinder comic series from Paizo and Dynamite (written by a certain Zub you may know) now’s the time to join the adventure. Paizo is serializing the first issue for free over on their website with a new block of pages being posted up each week.

Give it a read and, if the story grabs you, consider ordering the spiffy hardcover first collection coming out in April!

Bravoman Animation Teaser Released!

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Video game mega-site Kotaku has posted up the first teaser from the Bravoman cartoon I worked on with Namco-Bandai, UDON and the amazing animators at Copernicus. The cartoon is based on Matt Moylan and Dax Gordine’s Bravoman comic strip currently running on ShiftyLook.

Click on through to Kotaku to get your first taste of Bravomation or watch it on YouTube!

A Few More Reviews

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A few more Uncanny Skullkickers #1/Skullkickers #19 reviews rolled in over the weekend…

Comic Book Resources: “It’s a lot of fun, and it’s great to see Zub and Huang’s fantasy and parody title still kicking with energy and ideas.”

eXpert Comics: “7/7 …the most consistently well-crafted book in the last 2 years.”

Ain’t It Cool News: “…the humor, the action, and the absurdity of it all is still intact and ready to crack wise like it cracks brain helmets.”

Inside Pulse: “Skullkickers is a lot of fun, and it looks like Zub is having a good time switching up the formula a little by rearranging the players.”

Nerd Machine: “Uncanny Skullkickers #1 is a great way to get into the series from the newly established ground floor.”

Comic Booked: “5/5 Well done Team Skullkickers, even with a new #1 you continue to impress me.”

One Quest: “8/10 Uncanny Skullkickers #1 is a great place to pick up this story, and gives you all the back story you need”

Comics Bulletin: “4.5/5 This is a world rich in fantasy, fun, travel, teases, and some of the greatest onomatopoeic moments in comics.”

Toast: “Skullkickers is a solid read, you will not be disappointed. It is time to kick more skulls!”

Nerds on the Rocks: “Uncanny Skullkicker #1 will do well to remind many why we love the medium so much. It’s fun, it’s colorful, it’s action-packed and it’s worth a read!”

Panel Culture: “Hand over fist, the funniest book we read this week.”

Interview on Bloody Disgusting

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Over on Bloody Disgusting (a website dedicated to horror and monsters) they’ve posted up a new interview covering Skullickers and Pathfinder. Give it a read and find out how I’m balancing two very different fantasy comics.

Uncanny Skullkickers #1 Reviews

Who knew a lil’ old #1 on the cover could bring so much attention?

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Thank you everyone who picked up a copy of UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS #1. The feedback from retailers, readers and reviewers has been overwhelmingly positive. Here’s the word from the internet at large:

The Beat: “Uncanny Skullkicker’s #1 does work as an excellent jump-on point for readers, with an inclusive sense of humor which fizzes on the page. The characters are fun to read about, the artwork is striking and tells the story well, and it left me interested in going back and reading the previous 18 issues.”

Newsarama: “8/10 …a Mountain Dew-fueled Saturday night around the kitchen table playing Dungeons & Dragons wrapped up into 22 pages of highly polished comic fun.”

Weekly Crisis: “Must Read. Zub combines elements of the fantasy genre while at the same time making you laugh yourself silly. The book is just plain old fun!”

Multiversity: “8.8/10 Jim Zub’s jokes are laugh-out-loud funny, the story is exciting, and the artistic team of Edwin Huang and Misty Coats is dynamite.”

Futile Position: “Uncanny Skullkickers #1 is a great issue. It’s not only a good jumping on point for those new to the series it also sends the series off in a new direction with a new central dynamic and the usual balance of fantastic action scenes and truly-funny funny parts”

Comic Vine: “4.5/5 …an original adventure story with perfect amount of satire and parody.”

IGN: “7.7/10 All in all, Uncanny Skullkickers #1 is worth at least a chance to win your loyalty.”

Nerds of a Feather: “Pick of the Week. …a witty book that provides moments of genuine laughter and has an interesting cast of characters.”

Eat@Shrimpy’s: “9/10 …one of the smartest, funniest, self-aware books on the market”

Image Addiction: “Thank god, they finally added adjectives. I don’t think I could have tolerated another issue without them.”

Fanboy Comics: “Jim Zub delivers a crazy world full of giant monsters, insane magic, and some of the coolest action heroes you’ll ever meet. His skullkickers aren’t quite good guys and gals, they’re just the heroes we’re stuck with.”

Page & Panel: “Issue #1/#19 doesn’t miss a step in fire-grilling some of the craziest, over-the-top violence and wrapping it in a buddy-comedy tortilla, ready for your consumption!”

Talking Comics: “You’ll laugh, you’ll laugh some more, and you might even get drunk on rum. It’s fun for the whole family!”

Graphic Policy: “8.5/10 After a too long break, this week sees a new release, either the nineteenth issue or the first issue of an ‘uncanny’ new series. Either way, the issue kicks ass!”

Comicosity: “8.5/10 Skullkickers is an adventure title in its purest form. Every page flip reveals a new monster, or trap, or any number of scenarios you wouldn’t have expected when you first opened the comic.”

Comic Bastards: “5/5 …this is the best fake first issue I’ve read in the past two years.”

First Comics News: “9/10 …every panel successful conveys the journey the characters are going on with crisp visuals and a fun layout.”

Here Be Geeks: “All in, Skullkicker is still a great comedic take on the fantasy genre. There’s really not much to fault, other than wishing for even more of the funny, but that’s only a good thing.”

OH! Entertainment: “Skullkickers will bring a light dose of humor and big time adventure into your comic book reading, and it will do so in an attractive package.”

Fellowship of the Geeks: “Titles like this are what make me want to review comics. And read comics. It’s just brilliant, folks.”

Nerd Span: “It’s a new direction with all the old charm and magic. It’s a great jumping on point for new readers and an issue old readers will thoroughly enjoy.”

Alpha Comics: “Don’t skip to the last page and ruin the ending of the epic tale of the dwarf in the water that is equal parts Ben Hur, Citizen Kane and M. Night Shyamalan.”

Third Eye Comics: “Imagine a buddy comedy like THE HANGOVER, and then mix that with the fantasy world setting of LORD OF THE RINGS or DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Now, throw in some bloody slapstick gore ala ARMY OF DARKNESS, and you’ve got yourself a very cool little read.”