Zubby Newsletter #151: Stacy’s Big Week

Posted by Jim Zub on March 31, 2026 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

A Mimic from the D&D Crochet Book. Photo by Mithy Evans.

My wife Stacy has a big week underway for her writing career!

D&D Crochet in Stores Now

It’s book launch day for D&D CROCHET: A Book of Many Patterns! Stacy worked with four designers to create 20 different patterns for toys, wearables and household items themed around Dungeons & Dragons and wrote accompanying lore to go with them.

If you’re in the CHICAGO area, she’s headed there for the book launch TONIGHT (March 31st) at GOBLIN MARKET from 6-8pm! Stop in and wish her well.

Some old school D&D gamers may scoff at the idea of a D&D craft book like this, but they are out of touch. Interest in the book has been really strong because there’s a large fanbase who crochet, knit, or do needlepoint while they tabletop game. Giving those people game-centric patterns and introducing more people to the lore is a great way to expand the hobby.

(Besides, in the early 1980’s Greenfield Needlewomen put out official D&D needlepoint patterns, so it’s not even unprecedented.)

Stacy has been a co-writer on the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guides since the beginning and those books have received broad acclaim for the way they bring new players into gaming. She put the same kind of care and effort into D&D Crochet as she has in the guides and I’m excited for readers to add this to their collection.

Wings of Starlight: the Manga

On top of that, Stacy’s next book has been announced – She’s working with Disney Publishing on a manga adaptation of the Best-Selling WINGS OF STARLIGHT novel by Allison Saft!

The first volume arrives in print this summer, and the Webtoon version is live now and updates weekly.

To give people outside the YA sphere an idea how big a deal this is, Wings of Starlight hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult Best-Sellers list and has been on there for the past 57 weeks.

So yeah, wonderful news for my wonderful wife! Congratulate her on the good news and I’m excited to see her out promoting these in the coming months.

A MAD Signing in Toronto – No Foolin’!

Speaking of promotion, on Wednesday, April 1st MAD ABOUT DC arrives in comic shops and I’ll be at The Beguiling signing from 6-8pm with mastermind Chip Zdarsky and fellow creators Ryan North, Ramon Perez, Benjamin Errett, Andrew Wheeler, Joseph Starky, Kagan McLeod, and Jay Bone!

Obviously we’ll be signing copies of MAD About DC purchased at the shop, but feel free to bring or buy other Zub books you want signed as well!

D&D Weekend at the Lakehouse Retreat

The same team that puts together D&D in a Castle has a series of other events at other locations throughout the year and I’m signed on for a D&D Weekend on November 12th-15th at The Lakehouse Retreat in Georgia.

There are only 6 seats at the table and half already sold in pre-release, so if you want on board a 20-hour campaign DMed by me, now is the time to jump in!

Current + Upcoming Releases

Skullkickers: Compact Attack Edition Vol. 1 – released Feb 17.
Conan the Barbarian #29 – released Feb 25.
Avengers: No Surrender/No Road Home Omnibus – released Mar 10.
Skullkickers: Compact Attack Edition Vol. 2 – released Mar 17.
Conan the Barbarian #30 – released Mar 25.
Mad About DC – releases Apr 1.
Skullkickers: Compact Attack Edition Vol. 3 – releases Apr 21.
Conan: Tides of the Tyrant-King Prelude – releases May 2.
Manga Classics: Journey to the West Prelude – releases May 2.
Savage Sword of Conan #14 – releases May 6.
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent TPB – releases May 6.
Conan the Barbarian Vol. 7: The Conquering Crown TPB – releases May 20.
Conan the Barbarian #31 – releases May 27.
Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 4 TPB – releases May 27.

Upcoming Appearances

Apr 1st, 2026	The Beguiling	Toronto, ON, CANADA
Apr 23-26, 2026	Calgary Expo	Calgary, AB, CANADA
May 2, 2026	FCBD – Gotham Central	Mississauga, ON, CANADA
Aug 15, 2026	Comics Assemble	Gloucester, England, UK