Tag: Jim Zub

Creator Jim Zub has been charting the sales on his Image published titles for a while now and he just gave an update on Wayward complete with the charts and graphs we are so in love with here:

I guess  I missed this when it was first announced, but Marvel is putting out an English version of Avengers: Zombies Assemble by Yusaku Komiyama (Ixion Saga). It's a manga  version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes as zombies,...

By Kevin Pearl On Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso was added as a last minute moderator for the Divided We Stand Panel, where the company revealed more of its post-Civil War...

I first became a fan of Jim Zub’s because his tutorials on the comics making process, so it’s fitting that my next interview with him is about a platform that lets people who have enjoyed that content support him financially....

Image Expo is kicking off with a stirring speech by Eric Stephenson. We'll social media it along for you   https://twitter.com/Comics212/status/717764720745254913 https://twitter.com/mannerminded/status/717766817070977024 https://twitter.com/technogreek/status/717769920008704001 https://twitter.com/friedpiecomics/status/717776999679287296 https://twitter.com/FoxForce5News/status/717770936204664832 First book to be announced: GLITTERBOMB by Jim Zub " a Hollywood Horror" story.   https://twitter.com/ComicsBeatLive/status/717770473455558656 NEXT UP: A...

Jim Zub, easily my most-interviewed creator, is on a tear lately. In addition to wonderful corporate-owned work like Figment, he more than stuck the landing on Skullkickers and he nailed the second arc of his...

This is the first in a planned series of articles about the “Image Effect.” Over the past 20+ years Image Comics has grown from a vanity publisher for the top talents of the 90s...

Even though I was never quite in love with the considered-a-classic Samurai Jack TV show, I’ve been infatuated by Samurai Jack the comic book since before Issue 1. The stoic, solemn character interacting with...

There are a lot of licensed comics out there that lack a certain legitimacy. Whether they're good or bad, they're not the main version of those characters and those worlds, and they're usually created by people who...

Writer: Jim Zub Pencils: Steve Cummings Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Letters: Marshall Dillon  Essay: Zack Davisson After a brisk first issue, the subsequent installments of Wayward jam-packed the series with a ton of plot. In this new arc the comic...

And when I say must-read, I mean MUST READ, as it really lays out fundamental changes in how the industry is working for creator owned books.. A few days ago I noted how an old post on the economics of Jim Zubkavich on Skullkickers, his Image comics, had gotten a second life on Facebook with it's very low numbers on comics profits. In the comment, Zub promised an update, and he's delivered with an analysis of his new book, Wayward. As you can see from the above graph, it's a HUGE change, and it's all due to the rise of Image Comics:

Kick open the door. Kill the monster. Steal the treasure. Screw over everybody you come in contact with. Welcome to the world of Munchkin. The book features four stories set in and around the world of the game, featuring Spyke, Flower, and all the other characters, monsters, and settings players have come to love.