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Tech-On Avengers Launches in August!

Posted by on May 19, 2021 No comments

In partnership with BANDAI SPIRITS of Japan, Marvel Comics will release a brand-new Avengers comic series this August: TECH-ON AVENGERS!

Check out the initial details here on MARVEL.COM!

BANDAI SPIRITS will also be releasing a new S.H.Figuarts action figure line in coordination with the series. Stay tuned this June for more details!

TECH-ON AVENGERS #1 (OF 6)
Written JIM ZUB
Art by CHAMBA
Cover by EIICHI SHIMIZU
On Sale 8/11

When the Red Skull wields a strange new power that strips heroes of their powers and threatens the entire world, the Avengers turn to Tony Stark’s experimental new technology to save us all. Here come the Iron Avengers — TECH ON AVENGERS! Sleek high-tech power suits bristling with energy and amped-up attack power face off against Super Villains enhanced to match. It’s mechs and mayhem in the Marvel Mighty Manner!

This thrilling collaboration will blend classic Marvel storytelling with the innovative creativity of BANDAI SPIRITS resulting in an Avengers saga like never before. Written by Jim Zub (Uncanny Avengers, Champions) and illustrated by Jeff “Chamba” Cruz (Venom: The End, Street Fighter), TECH-ON AVENGERS is a tokusatsu-inspired action-adventure comic series featuring stellar new armor designs for some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes and villains.

I Wrote the Introduction to The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 6!

Posted by on May 11, 2021 No comments

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 6 HC
Reprints: Savage Sword of Conan #73-87, Marvel Comics Super Special #21

Release Date: November 3, 2021

DAN PANOSIAN COVER (REGULAR EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-92694-6 • List Price: $125.00
JOE JUSKO COVER (DIRECT MARKET EDITION) ISBN: 978-1-302-92695-3 • List Price: $125.00

1016 Pages

Written by Michael Fleisher & Roy Thomas with Chris Claremont, John Buscema, Bruce Jones, Alan Zelenetz & Ernie Chan
Penciled by John Buscema, Gil Kane, Alfredo Alcala & Val Mayerik with Joe Chiodo, Barry Windsor-Smith, Mary Wilshire, Luke McDonnell, Ernie Chan & Pablo Marcos
Cover by Dan Panosian
Direct Market Cover by Joe Jusko
Introduction by Jim Zub

Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color & Art Reconstruction: Michael Kelleher & Kellustration

Rick and Morty VS Dungeons & Dragons Deluxe Edition Arrives in August!

Posted by on April 27, 2021 No comments

So thrilled to announce this-
A limited edition RICK and MORTY VS DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Deluxe Hardcover arrives in August, collecting both hit mini-series along with a brand new MEESEEKS ADVENTURE story created especially for this collection!

Click on through to The Beat to check out exclusive art and preview pages!

Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Deluxe Edition

#1 New York Times-bestselling fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind), acclaimed comics writer Jim Zub, and Eisner-nominated artist Troy Little bring you the comics crossover of the year now in a deluxe, hardcover collector’s edition! Featuring all eight issues of the hit series, plus a BRAND NEW story from Jim Zub and Troy Little featuring Mr. Meeseeks conquering The Forgotten Realms! Over 250 pages of monsters, mayhem, and a bag of holding worth of bonus materials.		 Amazon.com
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Arriving in July 2021: Conan the Barbarian #23

Posted by on April 26, 2021 No comments


CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23 (Legacy #298)
JIM ZUB (W)
CORY SMITH (A)
Cover by GEOFF SHAW
Variant Cover by Kyle Hotz

HUNTER OR HUNTED?
• CONAN has been framed for the murder of the emperor and is hunted by the Imperial Guard.
• But Conan has not survived the Hyborian Age without learning some hunting tactics of his own…
• The dramatic conclusion to the Nightstar saga!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
© 2021 Conan Properties International LLC

Talking About Something Is Killing the Children on No Capes!

Posted by on April 22, 2021 No comments

Shaun Sunday’s show format is an interesting one. He interviews creators about making comics while they chat about a different creator-owned comic series. For this episode, after talking about gaming and Dungeons & Dragons, we dive into Something Is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, published by BOOM! Studios.

(The gaming chat is fun, but if you want to jump ahead to the comic chat, you can click HERE.)

Talking Conan with the Fórum Conan o Bárbaro

Posted by on April 11, 2021 No comments

Conan artist Cory Smith and I spoke to the crew at the Fórum Conan o Bárbaro, a Conan fan group based in Brazil. The interview is translated into Portuguese as we talk about working on the series, our influences, and tease upcoming stories. Check it out!

Gaming Across Comics & Books Panel at WonderCon@Home

Posted by on March 27, 2021 No comments

Pop Culture and Tabletop Gaming are overflowing with fantastic storytelling and content right now. Come listen to a roundtable discussion with industry leaders and veterans B. Dave Walters (comic writer, Dungeons & Dragons), Elisa Teague (senior RPG producer, Renegade Games), Gail Simone (comic writer, DC Comics), Jim Zub (comic writer, Marvel), and Matt Forbeck (author, Dungeons & Dragons) as they share stories about how gaming is growing and expanding to a larger audience through storytelling and media.

Arriving in June – Conan the Barbarian #22

Posted by on March 18, 2021 No comments

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 (Legacy #297)
Story JIM ZUB
Artist CORY SMITH
Cover GEOFF SHAW
Variant Cover VALERIO SCHITI

BY THE LIGHT OF THE EMPEROR!

• CONAN returns the TOOTH OF THE NIGHTSTAR and is granted an audience with the holy EMPEROR OF KHITAI!
• Few have ever beheld the emperor’s divine form…but what will Conan’s meeting portend for the nation?
• Don’t miss the story that will rock the Hyborian Age and Conan’s untold history!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory $3.99

Tony Stark: Iron Man Omnibus in Stores Today

Posted by on March 17, 2021 No comments

In comic shops today, a 25 issue hardcover omnibus collecting all of Tony: Stark Iron Man and Iron Man 2020. I co-wrote 6 issues of this run with series lead Dan Slott, taking Tony through the eScape and battling against Ultron. It was a fun ride and now you can read the whole thing in one book.

Tony Stark: Iron Man Omnibus
(Tony Stark: Iron Man #1-19,
Iron Man 2020 #1-6)
Iron Man…is an idea. Always changing. Always evolving. Now, the ultimate self-made hero is reaching new heights of inventiveness! But Tony has been holding back an enormous secret since his return, and it will change everything! Stark’s new virtual world, the eScape, seems like a paradise – but who controls the eScape? And who controls Iron Man?		 Amazon.com
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Conan the Barbarian #19 Reviews

Posted by on March 15, 2021 No comments

• But Why Tho: “It’s an excellent beginning to a new arc, with resolutions of previous issues and staging the future obstacles Conan will have to overcome.”

• ComicBook.com: “This issue is being heralded as a good jumping-on point for new or returning readers—and for good reason. If Jim Zub, Cory Smith, and company keep up the kind of storytelling present in this issue, then we could be on the cusp of some genuinely great Conan”

• Comic Watch: 8/10 “Conan the Barbarian #19 has enough excitement and action to satisfy any reader. This new arc is a perfect opportunity to jump into the series and see what Conan does best: survive!”

• Panel Patter: “When Conan growls about how he expresses his faith, it’s pure Howard (and also Zub’s spiritual predecessor, Roy Thomas). Cory Smith’s art is big and bold, which fits the character well, and he’s not afraid to show folks dying in the brutal manner of the text pieces.”

• Pop Mythology: “Pick of the Week – The combat, frenzy of ambushes and the heart-pumping moments of the chase that are counter-pointed by those still moments of waiting, foreboding and just counting down the seconds waiting for the right time to strike.”

• The Pullbox: 9/10 “Jim Zub’s reign on Conan has been a revelation, and continues to entertain. Reading his books, I’m reintroduced to the glorious Cimmerian barbarian of my youth”