B. Dave Walters (writer of Dungeons & Dragons: a Darkened Wish) and I met up online to play a special one-shot Vampire: The Masquerade session and talk about our experiences in comics and gaming.
We toggle between an interview chat and the game session, but if you want to jump straight to the gameplay, you can click HERE.
I did a Q&A steam on the Random Worlds IRC channel last night and you can read the full transcript for it right HERE.
I spoke to Dylan Wilks at Codename Entertainment on the D&D Twitch stream all about gaming, comics, and the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guides. It’s a fun time covering a bunch of topics. Check it out!
Glitterbomb made Book Riot’s list of “25 of the Best Comics About Social Justice for Every Reader” alongside a slew of prestigious and award-winning books. So nice to see our book make the grade here.
Exciting news: KRYDLE joins Idle Champions next week!
Make your Baldur’s Gate party complete (Delina, Minsc, Shandie, Nerys and now Krydle) or add some extra rogue-ish charm to your current line-up!
Krydle is one of the original characters Max Dunbar and I created for the LEGENDS OF BALDUR’S GATE comic series back when Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition launched.
Here’s how I described him in the original design document:
“Krydle is the half-elf son of Coran (from Baldur’s Gate 1+2), famous patriar of Baldur’s Gate. Estranged from his father, Krydle loathes politics and the schism between the Upper and Lower cities. Beneath his seemingly shallow veneer is a desire for loyal friends and his adventuring comrades may end up becoming a surrogate family in time.”
Krydle is named after a D&D 2nd edition Human Bard I played with my brother Joe when I was a teenager. The name stuck with me over the years and when I finally had a chance to write an official D&D story I knew it was the right fit. Now, 27 years later, Krydle is a canon D&D character who has appeared in five comic mini-series, the Dungeon Mayhem card game expansion and now an official D&D video game.
So amazing.
Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community. I’ve added Bookshop links for as many of my graphic novels as I can to my Buy page and encourage other authors/comic creators to do the same.
Here’s my Bookshop landing page. 87 books listed across 6 categories:
bookshop.org/shop/jimzub
Our release date has been put in limbo for now, but there’s still a lot of exciting stuff to talk about coming up in Empyre: Avengers, so I chatted with Chris Arrant at Newsarama all about it.
Who answers the call to assemble and what is this team up against? Click on through and find out while gawking in amazement at the artwork of Carlos Magno and Espen Grundetjern.
The fifth D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide, BEASTS & BEHEMOTHS, arrives in October 2020, but the incredible cover art by the Conceptopolis studio has just been unveiled. Check out this epic artwork of the gargantuan Tarrasque!
You can find out more information about the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guides right HERE.
| Beasts & Behemoths This illustrated guide transports new players to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons and presents a one-of-a-kind course on the unusual creatures, from the minuscule to the massive, that fill the fantastic world of the game. This guide features easy-to-follow and entertaining explanations of where to find each beast, their strange abilities and magical powers, and how to defeat them, along with amazing illustrations that will ignite your imagination. |
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• Bell of Lost Souls: “Each of these books features story prompts as well, so you can be sure you’ll find some excellent creative writing prompts for younger readers–a great feature especially if you’re a teacher looking for something to engage young readers with.”
• Bleeding Cool: “The series as a whole is amazing as far as educating young players on the basics. Well worth your time to check it out and add it to their library.”
• Fandom Post: “With this brilliant combination of picture and word, you are teleported into the adventure which is Dungeons & Dragons, allowing the reader to once again believe there may be a world just beyond the horizon, with creatures and adventures worthy of risking your brief life within this forbidden world.”
• Fanbase Press: “If you’re looking to get someone into D&D but are worried they might find it daunting, try picking up one of these volumes; it may just be enough to get them hooked.”
• Forbes: “What does the future hold for the series? Hopefully, whatever it is, big or small, it continues to illuminate the joys of playing Dungeons & Dragons.”
• G33K HQ: “…a great way to introduce young, new players to the game and the world of D&D. Created by a team that’s intimately familiar with the game and its lore and backed up by excellent artwork, it provides a great jumping on or catching up point for the up-and-coming hero of the realms.”
• Geek Tyrant: “…a great tool for new players and veterans alike. Simple isn’t always bad and this book is proof. The art is beautiful and really helps everything come alive as you read.”
• Nerdist: “Whether you’re a 12-year-old reading about the game for the first time or a 42-year-old who only knows a little bit about D&D from listening to Actual Play podcasts, you’ll learn something new about the iconic role-playing game.”
• Nerdy Girl Express: “This new addition to the series, is again an immersive and beautifully illustrated book that focuses on wizards, sorcerers, and other magic-makers from the D&D mythos.”
Want more info on the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide series? Head on over HERE.
I spoke to Peter and Eddie at The Marvelists all about my work in comics, deep-diving on Pathfinder, Red Sonja, Thunderbolts, continuity, working on characters with long histories, tabletop gaming, and a whole lost more! Give it a listen.
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