Jim Zub
Jim Zub | |
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| Born | Jim Zubkavich |
| Occupation | Comic book writer |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Fantasy, action, superhero |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Notable awards | Full list |
| Website | |
| jimzub | |
Jim Zubkavich, known professionally as Jim Zub, is a
Early life
Jim Zub is Canadian.
Career
Jim Zub created his first comic, Makeshift Miracle, in 2001, followed by a nine-year stint at UDON Entertainment as a colorist, illustrator, project manager, writer and editor[3] where he wrote various Street Fighter comic books.[4]
In 2010, Zub launched Skullkickers at Image Comics.[5] A creator-owned sword & sorcery action-comedy, Skullkickers ran for thirty-three issues completing six volumes. The series came to an end in 2015.[6]
In 2013, Zub wrote Samurai Jack comics for IDW and Cartoon Network.[7] Initially intended as one five-issue arc, the comic ran twenty issues, ending in 2015.[8]
In 2014, Zub launched Wayward at Image Comics with art by co-creator Steven Cummings.[5] His first creator-owned book since Skullkickers, Wayward is described as Buffy The Vampire Slayer set in Japan."[9] A teen coming-of-age story injected with Japanese myth and the supernatural.[5] The series spanned 30 issues and six trade paperback volumes before coming to an end on October 31, 2018.[9]
Zub and IDW partnered up for Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur's Gate #1-5 in 2014,[10] followed up by Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of the Vampire #1-5 in 2016, Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant’s Fury #1-5 in 2017,[11] and Dungeons & Dragons: Evil At Baldur’s Gate #1-5 in 2018.[12]
In 2016, Zub and French-Canadian artist Djibril Morissette-Phan launched Glitterbomb at Image Comics, a four-part mini-series about a struggling actress trying to regain fame in a sexist, abusive industry.[13] A second four-part mini-series, Glitterbomb: The Fame Game, launched in 2017.[14]
Zub started writing for Marvel in 2016 with Thunderbolts,[15] followed by Uncanny Avengers in 2017.[16] He created a new hero, villains, and new backstories in the 16-part Avengers: No Surrender in 2018,[17] as well as taking over Champions with #19, and creating a new Canadian Hero, Snowguard.[18][1][19] Also in 2018, Zub wrote the four-part Wolverine miniseries, Mystery in Madripoor.[20]
In August of 2018, Zub teamed up with writer
In late 2018, it was announced that Zub, along with writers Mark Waid and Al Ewing, would reunite for Avengers: No Road Home, being called a "spiritual successor" to their previous collaboration, Avengers: No Surrender." Art will be done by Paco Medina and Sean Izaakse. The series began in February 2019.[25]
Personal life
Zub and his wife, Stacy King[26] live in Toronto. As well as writing comics, Zub is also a professor at Toronto's Seneca College and teaches classes in layout and design, character animation and animation history.[27]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Web Cartoonists’ Choice Awards | Best Newcomer | NA | Won |
| 2011 | YALSA[28] | Great Graphic Novels | Skullkickers Vol. 1 | Won |
| Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award | Outstanding Writer | NA | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award | Outstanding Writer | NA | Nominated |
| 2013 | Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award[29] | Outstanding Writer | NA | Nominated |
| Animex | Animex Honorary Award | ? | Won | |
| Harvey Awards[30] | Special Award for Humor | Skullkickers | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Harvey Awards[31] | Special Award for Humor | Skullkickers | Nominated |
| 2016 | YALSA[32] | Great Graphic Novels for Teens | Wayward Vol. 1 | Won |
| 2018 | Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award[33] | Outstanding Writer | NA | Won |
| 2022 | Eisner Awards[24] | Best Graphic Album—Reprint | Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition | Nominated |
Bibliography
IDW
- Samurai Jack #1-20 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 120 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-1613778944)
- Volume 2 (collects #5-10, TPB, 120 pages, 2014, ISBN 978-1631401312)
- Volume 3 (collects #11-15, TPB, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1631402456)
- Volume 4 (collects #16-20, TPB, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1631403804)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 120 pages, 2014,
- Dungeons & Dragons limited series:
- Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur's Gate #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 124 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1631402500)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of the Vampire #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 120 pages, 2016, ISBN 978-1631407666)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant's Fury #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 128 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-1631409288)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Evil At Baldur's Gate #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 120 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1684053353)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Mindbreaker #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 2022, ISBN 978-1-68405-888-4)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur's Gate #1-5 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 124 pages, 2015,
- Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons #1-4 (co-written with Jody Houser) collected as
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 96 pages, 2021, ISBN 978-1506721071)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 96 pages, 2021,
- Other collected editions:
- Dungeons & Dragons: Days of Endless Adventure (March 2020, ISBN 978-1-68405-275-2) which collects Legends of Baldur's Gate, Shadows of the Vampire and Frost Giant's Fury
- Dungeons & Dragons: Best of Minsc & Boo (April 2022) which collects Legends of Baldur's Gate #1, Shadows of the Vampire #2, Evil at Baldur's Gate #1, and Evil at Baldur's Gate #5[34]
- Dungeons & Dragons: Days of Endless Adventure (March 2020,
Image
- Skullkickers #1-34 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1607063662)
- Volume 2 (collects #6-11, TPB, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 1607064421)
- Volume 3 (collects #12-17, TPB, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 1607066122)
- Volume 4 (collects #18-23, TPB, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1607067668)
- Volume 5 (collects #24-29, TPB, 144 pages, 2014, ISBN 1632150336)
- Volume 6 (collects #30-33 & #100, TPB, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 1632153432)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 144 pages, 2011,
- Wayward #1-30 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 144 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1632151735)
- Volume 2 (collects #6-10, TPB, 136 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1632154033)
- Volume 3 (collects #11-15, TPB, 128 pages, 2016, ISBN 978-1632157010)
- Volume 4 (collects #16-20, TPB, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-1534300538)
- Volume 5 (collects #21-25, TPB, 136 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1534303508)
- Volume 6 (collects #26-30, TPB, 152 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1534308749)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, TPB, 144 pages, 2015,
- Glitterbomb #1-4 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-1534300514)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 136 pages, 2017,
- Glitterbomb: The Fame Game #1-4 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 120 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1534304901)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 120 pages, 2018,
Marvel
- Thunderbolts (2016-2017) #1-12 collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-6, TPB, 144 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-0785196686)
- Volume 2 (collects #7-12, TPB, 144 pages, 2017, ISBN 978-0785196693)
- Volume 1 (collects #1-6, TPB, 144 pages, 2017,
- Uncanny Avengers #26-30 collected as:
- Volume 5 (collects #26-30, TPB, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1302906450)
- Volume 5 (collects #26-30, TPB, 112 pages, 2018,
- Avengers #675-690 collected as:
- Avengers: No Surrender (collects #675-690, TPB, 352 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1302911454)
- Avengers: No Surrender (collects #675-690, TPB, 352 pages, 2018,
- Champions Vol. 2 (2016-2019) #19-27, Vol. 3 (2019) #1-10 collected as:
- Champions Volume 4: Northern Lights (collects #19-21 and Infinity Countdown: Champions #1-2, TPB, 112 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1302909826)
- Champions Volume 5: Weird War One (collects #22-27, TPB, 176 pages, 2019, ISBN 978-1302915056)
- Champions by Jim Zub Volume 1: Beat the Devil (collects #1-5, TPB, 136 Pages, 2019, ISBN 1302916718)
- Champions by Jim Zub Volume 2: Give and Take (collects #7-10, TPB, 112 Pages, 2019, ISBN 1302916726)
- Champions Volume 4: Northern Lights (collects #19-21 and Infinity Countdown: Champions #1-2, TPB, 112 pages, 2018,
Oni Press
Rick and Morty limited series:
- ISBN 978-1684054169)
- Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape #1-4 (co-written with Sarah Stern) collected in Volume 2 (collects #1-4, TPB, 2020, ISBN 978-1620106907)
- Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: The Meeseeks Adventure #1 (2022)
- Rick and Morty: vs. Cthulhu #1-4 collected in Volume 1 (collects #1-4, TPB, 112 pages, 2023, ISBN 9781637152218)
Other collected editions:
- Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Deluxe Edition (September 2021, ISBN 978-1-62010-875-8) which collects Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1-4 & Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape #1-4, and Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: The Meeseeks Adventure
- Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: The Complete Adventures (October 2022, ISBN 9781684056491) which collects Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1-4 & Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape #1-4, and Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: The Meeseeks Adventure
References
- ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Jim Zub On Champions' Changes, Infinity Countdown Role & More". CBR. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Jim Zub on Stan Lee's legacy in comics and storytelling". CBC. November 13, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ Widen, Alex (2018-04-17). "Champions #19 review: A new era with Ironheart and Wasp". Bam Smack Pow. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ Parungo, Nicolo Josef V. (2015-07-14). "UDON Entertainment Announces 'Street Fighter Unlimited' Comic Series". International Business Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ a b c Sims, Chris. "Jim Zub On Wayward And The Pressures Of Being A Magical Teen". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Skullkickers". imagecomics.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ Goellner, Caleb. "'Samurai Jack' #1 Comic Book Preview". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ O'Keefe, Matt (2015-06-09). "MATT CHATS: Samurai Jack Exit Interview with Jim Zub". The Beat. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ a b "Interview: Jim Zub on the Evolution of 'Wayward' and What He's Learned Along the Way". Comics. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ Struan, John. "New Baldur's Gate Comic Series Featuring Minsc And His Hamster". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "FROST GIANTS Take On DUNGEONS & DRAGONS". Newsarama. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Jim Zub Pens More D&D Comic Book Adventures With Evil At Baldur's Gate". Geek and Sundry. 2018-01-18. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ Shiach, Kieran. "'Glitterbomb' And The Dark Side Of Hollywood [Interview]". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ Nevin, Will (7 September 2017). "TBT #7: 'Glitterbomb' returns for more blood, while 'Wolfenstein' is here for your fascists". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2016-01-19). "Marvel Teases a New Thunderbolts Team for 2016". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Jim Zub On How Beast & Wonder Man Fit Into Uncanny Avengers". CBR. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Avengers: No Surrender Finale Hides a Defenders Easter Egg". CBR. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ van Koeverden, Jane (April 25, 2018). "Meet Snowguard: Marvel Comics' new Inuk teen superhero". CBC. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "CHAMPIONS #24 Tackles School Gun Violence: 'I Don't Want to Tell People They Must Feel This Certain Way'". Newsarama. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Zub, Silas & Cebulski On Hunt for Wolverine's Madripoor Mystery". CBR. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Rick & Morty are Taking On Dungeons & Dragons". ScreenRant. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ Mufson, Beckett; Messman, Lauren (2018-04-09). "Rick and Morty Are Going on a 'Dungeons & Dragons' Adventure". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Rick and Morty D&D Chapter 2 Comic Unveiled at D&D Live 2019". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ a b MacDonald, Heidi (2022-05-18). "2022 Eisner Awards Nominations Announced, led by DC and Image". The Beat. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "AVENGERS' VOYAGER Returns With a New Team for NO ROAD HOME". Newsarama. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "TCAF 2017: Jim Zub - How He Measures Success And Image Comics At 25". GNN. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ Nevin, Will (March 2018). "Interview | Writer Jim Zub on fame, failure and his Image Comics series 'Glitterbomb'". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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- ^ "July | 2013 | THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS". Retrieved 2019-01-26.
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- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2014-07-16). "The 2014 Harvey Award Nominations Are Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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- ^ "Arriving in April – Best of Minsc & Boo | Zub Tales". Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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