Today’s the day! FIGMENT #1 arrives in comic shops around the world.

It’s my first Disney writing project, first Marvel comic, and a big step forward in my writing career. Everyone on the team has worked incredibly hard to create a whimsical and enjoyable story for readers young and old in the style of classic fairytale stories like The Wizard of Oz or modern graphic novel adventures like Amulet.

Filipe Andrade and Jean-Francois Beaulieu have pulled out all the stops on artwork for the series, taking my script and breathing incredible vibrant life into it. The people and places are energetic, atmospheric, and wondrous.

John Tyler Christopher‘s eye-catching cover set the tone right off the bat for our story and I can’t wait for people to see the rest of the illustrations he’s done for the other chapters.

Joe Caramagna‘s lettering really puts the button on the storytelling with great flow from panel to panel and perfectly chosen sound effects to enrich the art.

Jim Clark, Brian Crosby, Josh Shipley, and the rest of the Disney Imagineering team have been incredibly supportive, helping me bring new ideas and characters to Dreamfinder’s legacy while ensuring that the story fit in well with the classic Disney World attraction.

Bill Rosemann and Mark Basso at Marvel brought me on board and have shepherded the series through each stage of development with enthusiasm and excitement. Their comic expertise and advice helped refine my core ideas into something special.

It’s a real team effort and I’m proud to be a part of it. I really do hope you give the first issue a read and let me know what you think of it.

Thanks!

Find your local comic shop to buy a printed copy: http://comicshoplocator.com

Buy Figment #1 digitally on comiXology here: http://www.comixology.com/Figment-1-of-5/digital-comic/102647

Comics Alliance has an exclusive preview of (and some very kind words about) FIGMENT #1, which arrives at comic shops next Wednesday June 11th! CHECK IT OUT!

Disney fansite Inside The Magic has the exclusive first look at the cover for Disney Kingdoms: Figment #3. Check it out!

Figment #1 arrives in comic shops next month. I hope you’re excited!

Comic Book Resources has an exclusive first look at colored interior artwork from FIGMENT #1, arriving in June! Click on through and enjoy.

Disney fansite Inside the Magic has posted an exclusive look at the cover for Figment #2 by John Tyler Christopher. The issue will be in stores this July. Check it out!

Disney fan site Inside The Magic has the first look at Felipe Andrade’s beautiful page art for Disney Kingdoms: Figment with 6 pages of ink wash artwork posted up. Click on through and check it out.

Adventure, exploration, and imagination- Figment is going to be a really fun series.
Pre-order now from your local comic shop!

Okay, it’s finally been unveiled. I’m writing Disney Kingdoms: Figment, an origin story about the eccentric inventor called Dreamfinder and his dream dragon Figment, based on the famous ‘Journey Into Imagination‘ attraction at Walt Disney World. The first issue arrives in June and you can pre-order it now through your local comic retailer.

Cover art by John Tyler Christopher

Announcement: Geek & Sundry
Interview: Marvel.com
Interview: Comic Book Resources
Interview: Nerdist
Interview: Comic Vine
Article: D23-The Official Disney Fan Club
Article: Inside the Magic
Article: Diz Radio
Article: The Disney Blog
Article: ICV2

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
This summer, journey into the exciting depths of your own imagination in FIGMENT #1, the new Disney Kingdoms series created by the unique collaboration between Marvel and Walt Disney Imagineering. This five-issue series, created by rising star writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers), fan-favorite artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) and blockbuster cover artist John Tyler Christopher, weaves an all-new steampunk fantasy adventure that reveals the never-before-told origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder and his trusty dragon companion!

A mainstay of Walt Disney World’s Epcot® Theme Park, Figment and the enigmatic inventor Dreamfinder have captivated visitors of EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination attraction for years and Marvel and Disney are proud to bring their exciting story to the masses this June!

“Can you imagine the never-before-revealed origin of one of Disney’s most creative characters? Can you picture a Marvel spin on the Epcot® Theme Park’s mind-expanding attraction, Journey Into Imagination? Have you ever wondered how the inventor known as Dreamfinder created a certain inquisitive purple dragon?” says editor Bill Rosemann. “Be prepared for all of these answers–not to mention amazing creatures, magical lands, and cool clockwork contraptions–in FIGMENT!”

“Expanding the story of Figment has been intimidating, but I’m genuinely enjoying it,” says writer Jim Zub in an interview with Marvel.com. “I want to do right by Disney fans and new readers alike, creating an entertaining story and that comes from working with engaging characters. Digging a bit deeper into Figment and Dreamfinder has been a fun challenge. In so many ways this story really is a ‘Journey Into Imagination’, in both word and deed.”

This summer, all it takes is one little spark to let your imagination take flight. Don’t miss the highly anticipated debut of the next title in the Disney Kingdoms family when FIGMENT hits comic shops this June!

FIGMENT #1 (OF 5)
Written by Jim Zub
Penciled by Filipe Andrade
Cover by John Tyler Christopher
Elements based on Figment © Disney
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99

Remember a couple weeks ago when I said I had more Marvel work coming? 🙂

This teaser just appeared on the Disney Inside the Magic website…

More info coming next week!