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Jim Zub

@jimzub.bsky.social

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Storyteller: Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons, Rick and Morty VS D&D, Samurai Jack, Skullkickers, Street Fighter, Thunderbolts, Wayward, and more!

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · Nov 26

With a surge of new people following me on BlueSky, I want to make sure you know about the new creator resources I have on my site.

40+ free articles about working in comics:
www.jimzub.com/category/tut...

Writing + drawing tutorials and interviews on my YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@JimZub/videos

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 1h

Living this right now

Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2h

Weird-good feeling.

"I'm Jim."
"Jim who?"
"Uh~ Jim Zub."
"Oh shit! Dude! I love [fill in the blank title I've worked on]."

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 5h

"I heard it's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend so I brought you pumpkin pie to thank you for Conan."

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 14h

Pullbox knows what's up.

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Some #nycc cosplay photos.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 16h

Savage Sword sketch cover.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 16h

Holly Hughes wrote the essays material in the back of Glitterbomb, my Hollywood Horror series at Image back in 2016/2017.

Now she has her own podcast and we chatted all about working in creative fields, collaboration, appreciation, mindset and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZG...

Jim Zub Talks Comic Books, the Creative Process, Relationships and His Impact on Conan the Barbarian

YouTube video by The Holly Hughes Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 17h

New York Comic Con continues!
I'm at Artist Alley Table I-34, signing and sketching.

#comics #NYCC #DnD #BuyCrom

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 1d

Thursday to Saturday - I'm at New York Comic Con celebrating Conan the Barbarian, D&D, Marvel superheroes and more!

Signing times at Artist Alley I-34 and events and a book giveaway with Penguin Random House.

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Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 1d

I’d be a liar if I said the event of the week wasn’t issue #25 of Conan the Barbarian, featuring Alex Horley painting the entirety of a King Conan yarn by Jim Zub … this is fantastic. about as gorgeous as the old boy’s ever looked, like he stepped right off a paperback book cover. should win awards.

Conan the Barbarian #25, cover by Alex Horley. King Conan is about to have his shit rocked, boy howdy.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. A nice page of King Conan just chilling in the garden and playing swords with his pal.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. Centerspread of Conan looking as good as he ever has. My dude. He’s just wasting a whole battlefield full of fighters. Absolute wreckage with a sword and an axe.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. Conan has been crucified, with nails, by an evil monkey wearing a cape accompanied by a giant snake just chilling in the background. My god. What a comic. That we should live to see such wonders.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 1d

My blade awaits.

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Dan Yergs @danyergs.bsky.social · 2d

@jimzub.bsky.social and Alex Horley's CONAN #25 is EXCELLENT. A celebration of Conan and the immortality of stories themselves.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 is a must-read

I don't really do a lot of what I think of as "reviews" on this blog. I know a lot of times my writing about Conan stuff verges into review territory, but I usually think of them as essays. I try to.....

www.conanchronology.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Stacy and I will see you both there!

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Today: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 is unleashed at your favorite comic shop!

A self-contained oil painted epic illustrated by Alex Horley and my first King Conan story - Make sure you read "The Nomad!"

#BuyCrom

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Here we go again-
Headed to New York for NYCC.

Wish me luck, gang.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

Zubby Newsletter #130: A Week to Conquer
jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-news...
• Conan the Barbarian #25 arrives
• NYCC is nigh
• A Dungeon Variant
• Casually Comics Chatter
• In The Sanctuary
and more!

Zubscribe here and stay up to date:
jimzub.substack.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

See you there!

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Kara Dennison @rubycosmos.bsky.social · 9d

Conan the Barbarian #25 is a landmark issue coming October 8 from @comicstitan.bsky.social - and I've got an early (spoiler-free) look at it today on my blog!

karadennison.blogspot.com/2025/10/comi...

Conan the Barbarian #25 from Titan Comics

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

I'm at NYCC from Thurs to Sat
(home Sunday for Canadian Thanksgiving)

ARTIST ALLEY TABLE I-34
Details here: www.jimzub.com/zub-at-new-y...

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

Conan the Barbarian #25 advance review on CBR:
"a tremendously entertaining visual treat...this comic is a real gift for any comic book fan." www.cbr.com/conan-the-ba...

In stores Wednesday!

Conan the Barbarian #25 Celebrates Conan's History in a Fully-Painted Epic

In a CBR advance review of Conan the Barbarian #25, see how the fully painted issue celebrated Conan's stunning history

www.cbr.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

In terms of design and atmosphere I think both are really well done in their genre, but if you don't like Roguelikes (Hades) or Metroidvania-style games (Hollow Knight) they may not be for you.

Hades has a robust cast to interact with, while Hollow Knight is more solitary exploration-combat.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

Did you play the first one?

In both cases (Hollow Knight and Hades) I'd recommend starting with the first one. I haven't played Hades 2 yet, but it looks like both games expect players to have played the first one as onboarding to skills required.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

Deadlines aplenty right now so I haven't had much time for Silksong, but I have completed some difficult parts of Act 2.

Most challenges in the game initially seem brutal, but I've been able to overcome them with patience and/or tackling it later after gaining other tools/abilities.

Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

This week: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 arrives and NEW YORK COMIC CON is on!

Details here: www.jimzub.com/zub-at-new-y...