Zub Tales

Alex Schlesinger at Comic Book Resources talks about the elevator pitch I used to explain my take on the upcoming Thunderbolts mini-series. Check it out.

Super-powered crooks have taken hostages in Staten Island?
A dimensional rift tears open in Chinatown?
Monsters running amok at the Met?
Call in the THUNDER!

This May, New York City will have its own authorized team of super heroes in THUNDERBOLTS #1! Rising out of the destruction of DEVIL’S REIGN, this all-new lineup of Thunderbolts will star in a limited series by superstar creative team, writer Jim Zub and artist Sean Izaakse.

Zub previously penned an action-packed run of the series in 2016 and now returns to tell the adventures of a new Hawkeye-led Thunderbolts that includes favorites like Spectrum, America Chavez, Power Man, and Persuasion plus the exciting debut of Gutsen Glory, an experienced cyber-soldier seeking new glory!

In the aftermath of Devil’s Reign, the Big Apple has big problems, and it’s up to a new group of Thunderbolts to turn things around. But when Clint Barton gets tasked with heading up this team and proving they can go toe-to-toe with anything the Marvel Universe can throw at them, the first opponent he’s going to have to face is himself.

“Writing Thunderbolts was my first in-universe work for Marvel and Sean Izaakse’s first Marvel project as well, so getting to launch a new version of the team here with him on the team’s 25th anniversary year is an absolute honor,” Zub said. “I am so pumped to put Clint Barton, Monica Rambeau, America Chavez and a host of others through trials and tribulations aplenty as New York’s only official super hero team.”

“A lot of the ideas being unleashed in this series are things I’ve been wanting to do for years. Big action and big fun, drama, comedy and, of course, a few twists befitting the team that always keeps readers on their toes. Sean’s artwork has never looked better and he’s bringing his incredible skills to bear on stunning comic pages and eye-catching designs for new characters we’re adding to the mighty Marvel Universe. Our creative team is firing on all cylinders, so get ready for ‘Justice, Like Lightning’ to strike every single issue!”

THUNDERBOLTS #1 (OF 5)
Written by JIM ZUB
Art by SEAN IZAAKSE
Cover A by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Cover B by SEAN IZAAKSE
Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
On Sale 5/25

LIFE OF WOLVERINE, a special 10-part digital comic series, just launched on Marvel Unlimited!

story – Jim Zub
line art – Ramon Bachs
colors – Javier Tartaglia
letters – Joe Sabino
editorial – Mark Basso, Andrew Baumgartner

Finally I can talk about this project!

Editor Mark Basso asked if I was up for a challenge – Threading together dozens of Wolverine stories in historical order to act as a proper timeline and introduction for readers (especially fans who are diving into the X Lives/X Deaths of Wolverine mini-series coming out).

For the past few months I’ve been reading literally hundreds of Wolverine comics for research. It’s been intense.

Life of Wolverine involves Jean Grey doing a deep dive into Logan’s mind (for reasons that will be more clear in X Lives of Wolverine). She experiences his past and is able to contextualize it with things we know now to see larger patterns around what he’s been through.

If you’re a current Marvel Unlimited subscriber, dive right in! If not, click here and sample it for free to see what you think. There are tens of thousands of old and new comics to discover and read on Marvel Unlimited.