Monthly Archives: October 2016

FREELANCE Arrives in January!

Posted by Jim Zub on October 28, 2016 No comments

In January Andrew Wheeler, Vaneda Vireak, and I are bringing back one of Canada’s oldest original comic heroes – Freelance!

Chapterhouse Comics is expanding their publishing line with the Chapterverse, a line of comics that work on their own as complete stories but also expand the shared setting from Captain Canuck.

Freelance is a globe-trotting action-packed adventure story set in the modern world but delivered with a pulpy flare. Andrew and I have been developing the characters and their story for several months now and we’re pumped for readers to see what we have in store. Below is a link to our first interview about the series and the order solicitation info:

FREELANCE #1
The CHAPTERVERSE launches with this brand new series!

Lance Valiant, John Cabot, and Tasha Kolchak are fearless explorers who delve into hidden secrets of our world and protect us from threats beyond imagination, but the greatest secret of all may be Lance’s own mysterious past…

Pulse-pounding action, wit, intrigue, and globe-trotting romance – One of Canada’s original heroes is reborn for the Chapterhouse era by writers Andrew Wheeler (Another Castle) and Jim Zub (Thunderbolts), and artist Vineda Vireak (51Hundred)!

Happy Anniversary, My Love

Posted by Jim Zub on October 22, 2016 No comments

It’s still Saturday in North America but, here in Japan where I am right now for a business trip, it’s Sunday so I’m putting this message out early.

Happy Anniversary, Stacy!

Marrying you and our time together has been the best part of an ongoing adventure I never want to end.

Your kindness, enthusiasm, and intelligence inspire me and give me the strength to never give up. Your beauty, in appearance but also the warmth you bring into our life together, engages and renews me day after day.

It’s you and me, lover, and I can’t imagine things any other way.

I’ll see you soon and we’ll celebrate another wonderful year of being ridiculously, delightfully together.

Arriving in January, D&D: Frost Giant’s Fury #2

Posted by Jim Zub on October 19, 2016 No comments

Arriving in January…
Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant’s Fury #2
Jim Zub (w) • Netho Diaz (a) • Max Dunbar (c)
The town of Fireshear is a safe haven for our adventurers, or, it would be if it wasn’t under attack by a frost giant raiding party! Get your hamsters ready, it’s time for battle!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

• Dungeons & Dragons is seeing a renaissance with the release of the fifth edition rules in late 2014. Hundreds of thousands of players are returning to D&D or embarking on their first adventures and they’re hungry for extra content.
• This new D&D story ties into the Storm King’s Thunder event that runs across multiple RPG products, novels, and video games.
• This series continues with the cast from the hit Legends of Baldur’s Gate and Shadows of the Vampire stories, but is also built as a perfect jumping on point for new readers, bringing them into D&D’s classic blend of sword & sorcery adventure.

Glitterbomb #2 Reviews

Posted by Jim Zub on October 19, 2016 No comments

• Adventures In Poor Taste: 10/10 “Right in time for Halloween, Glitterbomb #2 ramps up the horror and will give you food for thought and all kinds of tingles.”

• Comic Book Bin: “Djibril Morissette-Phan is surprisingly polished. He continues to assert control over this narrative with a mood of mystery and with a tense pace. His storytelling is sharp, efficient, and clear.”

• Fangirl Nation: “It’s an interesting look into the underbelly of such a glamorous world.”

• Heroes Direct: 9.2/10 “this is a hugely fascinating story. Horror fans shouldn’t miss this excellent story.”

• Newsarama: 10/10 “Everyone involved is crafting a tale that serves to show Hollywood isn’t as glamorous as the pictures make it out to be.”

• Reading With a Flight Ring: “With such strong writing, characterisation and visuals this issue got even stronger than the first for me.”

Arriving in January: Thunderbolts #9 and Avengers-Monsters Unleashed #1!

Posted by Jim Zub on October 18, 2016 No comments

I’ve got two Marvel super hero titles in January 2017, Thunderbolts #9 and the Avengers one-shot special for Monsters Unleashed, a new 2017 event! Writing an Avengers story has been an absolute thrill. Can’t wait for you to see what Sean and I are putting together for it.

Here are the solicits:

AVENGERS #1.MU
JIM ZUB (W) • SEAN IZAAKSE (A)
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
GWENSTER UNLEASHED VARIANT COVER BY TBA
A MONSTERS UNLEASHED TIE-IN!
A seemingly straightforward mission for Spider-Man takes an unexpected turn when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are caught off-guard by a monstrous invasion from the sky.
An all-star lineup of Avengers battling behemoths in this over-sized spectacular that’s a perfect jumping-on point for new readers and old.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

THUNDERBOLTS #9
JIM ZUB (W) • JON MALIN (A/C)
Sometimes you have to do the right thing with the team you’ve got, not the team you want…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Wayward #20 Arrives in January!

Posted by Jim Zub on October 18, 2016 No comments

WAYWARD #20
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART / COVER A: STEVEN CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
COVER B: AMANDA SCHANK
JANUARY 25 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99

END OF STORY ARC
The spirits lay their claim…

Paste Magazine Interview

Posted by Jim Zub on October 14, 2016 No comments

I chatted with Bobby Tutton at Paste Magazine all about Glitterbomb, fame, failure, and conventions. Give it a read!

New York Comic Con Panel Summaries

Posted by Jim Zub on October 11, 2016 No comments

I was on four panels at New York Comic Con this year and three out of those four were summarized online by comic journalists at the event. Read on to get a sense of what we covered if you weren’t able to make it:

Writers Unite: Writing and Pitching Comic Stories

Marvel Now: Divided We Stand

Image Comics: Spectacle

THUNDERBOLTS 20th Anniversary Arrives in February 2017!

Posted by Jim Zub on October 11, 2016 No comments

Announced at New York Comic Con over the weekend, in February it’s the 20th anniversary of THUNDERBOLTS and I’m writing the lead story alongside a special back-up tale by Thunderbolts creators Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley!

Both Comic Book Resources and Newsarama have interviews with me where I go into a bit more detail about what we have planned and the drama ahead. It’s an absolute thrill writing this special chapter in the Thunderbolts story. Can’t wait for readers to see what we have in store.

WAYWARD #16 Reviews

Posted by Jim Zub on October 4, 2016 No comments

We’d been away for a while but finally Wayward is back with issue #16 now available! What did reviewers think of it? Read on…

• Big Glasgow: 9.6/10 “In 2015, I had defined Wayward the best ongoing series published by Image Comics (at least among those I have read). In 2016, my extremely high expectations about it are not being disappointed. Don’t miss it”

• Fandom Post: B+ “It’s a very good read and one that makes out a whole lot better by taking a slower pace with it all rather than barreling into a lot of new additions and expansions.”

• Flipgeeks: 9/10 “This issue is definitely worth your hard earned monies, mates.”

• Geeked Out Nation: 8.1/10 “anyone who hasn’t seen what’s so great about Wayward to now join in on the adventure. The past is never truly just the past and the future is rich with potential”

• God of Comics: “a whole new world of history, mythology, and culture awaits. This comic is impossibly good…”

• Pop Mythology: “I love the way that Zub capitalizes on these unfamiliar folklore elements to entice his readers into learning more and weaves them so proficiently into the story that it’s a decide pleasure to turn the page and see what lies on the other side.”

• Reading With a Flight Ring: “I’m infatuated with the work that Steven does on the interiors. His attention to detail is amazing to see come to life.”

• TM Stash: 10/10 “Just when you thought you couldn’t be more absorbed in the world of WAYWARD, the story takes a twist”

• Under the Comic Covers: “Absolutely worth the wait. So happy to have Wayward back.”