Jim Zub Explained

Jim Zub
Birth Name:Jim Zubkavich
Occupation:Comic book writer
Language:English
Genres:Fantasy, action, superhero
Awards:Full list
Years Active:2001–present

Jim Zubkavich, known professionally as Jim Zub, is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and art instructor best known for creating comics Skullkickers (2010), Wayward (2014), and Glitterbomb (2016) for Image Comics, writing on the series Thunderbolts (2016), Uncanny Avengers (2017), Avengers: No Surrender (2018), and Champions (2018) for Marvel Comics, and creating Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons (2018–2022) and Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu (2022–2023) for Oni Press. As well as writing and creating comics, Zub is the former program co-ordinator and a current art professor at Toronto's Seneca College.

Early life

Jim Zub is Canadian.[1] He grew up watching Spider-Man cartoons as a kid, and soon after fell in love with comics. He has stated that Stan Lee was a big influence on him, specifically by giving his superheroes flaws.[2]

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. His first creator-owned book since Skullkickers, Wayward is described as Buffy The Vampire Slayer set in Japan." 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] [19] Also in 2018, Zub wrote the four-part Wolverine miniseries, Mystery in Madripoor.[20]

In August of 2018, Zub teamed up with writer Patrick Rothfuss and artist Troy Little to write a Dungeons & Dragons/Rick & Morty crossover mini-series, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1-4.[21] [22] Zub co-wrote, with Sarah Stern and with art by Little, Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape; the follow-up series was published from September to December 2019.[23] The Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition, by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award.[24]

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]

From December 2022 to March 2023, Sub returned to Oni Press to write the Cthulhu Mythos crossover mini-series Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu #1-4.[26]

Personal life

Zub and his wife, Stacy King[27] 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.[28]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2002Web Cartoonists’ Choice AwardsBest NewcomerNA
2011YALSA[29] Great Graphic NovelsSkullkickers Vol. 1
Joe Shuster Canadian Comic AwardOutstanding WriterNA
2012Joe Shuster Canadian Comic AwardOutstanding WriterNA
2013Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award[30] Outstanding WriterNA
AnimexAnimex Honorary Award?
Harvey Awards[31] Special Award for HumorSkullkickers
2014Harvey Awards[32] Special Award for HumorSkullkickers
2016YALSA[33] Great Graphic Novels for TeensWayward Vol. 1
2018Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Award[34] Outstanding WriterNA
2022Eisner AwardsBest Graphic Album—ReprintRick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition

Bibliography

IDW

Image

Marvel

Oni Press

Rick and Morty limited series:

Other collected editions:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW: Jim Zub On Champions' Changes, Infinity Countdown Role & More. 2018-06-12. CBR. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  2. Web site: Jim Zub on Stan Lee's legacy in comics and storytelling. November 13, 2018. CBC. en. 2019-01-26.
  3. Web site: Champions #19 review: A new era with Ironheart and Wasp. Alex. Widen. 2018-04-17. Bam Smack Pow. en-US. 2019-01-21.
  4. Web site: UDON Entertainment Announces 'Street Fighter Unlimited' Comic Series. Nicolo Josef V.. Parungo. 2015-07-14. International Business Times. 2019-01-21.
  5. Web site: Jim Zub On Wayward And The Pressures Of Being A Magical Teen. Sims. Chris. ComicsAlliance. en. 2019-01-20.
  6. Web site: Skullkickers. imagecomics.com. en. 2019-01-21.
  7. Web site: 'Samurai Jack' #1 Comic Book Preview. Goellner. Caleb. ComicsAlliance. en. 2019-01-23.
  8. Web site: MATT CHATS: Samurai Jack Exit Interview with Jim Zub. O'Keefe. Matt. 2015-06-09. The Beat. en-US. 2019-01-23.
  9. Web site: Interview: Jim Zub on the Evolution of 'Wayward' and What He's Learned Along the Way. Comics. en. 2019-01-20.
  10. Web site: New Baldur's Gate Comic Series Featuring Minsc And His Hamster. Struan. John. Kotaku. en-US. 2019-01-26.
  11. Web site: FROST GIANTS Take On DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Newsarama. en. 2019-01-26.
  12. Web site: Jim Zub Pens More D&D Comic Book Adventures With Evil At Baldur's Gate. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807160538/https://geekandsundry.com/jim-zub-pens-more-dd-comic-book-adventures-with-evil-at-baldurs-gate/. dead. August 7, 2020. 2018-01-18. Geek and Sundry. en. 2019-01-26.
  13. Web site: 'Glitterbomb' And The Dark Side Of Hollywood [Interview]]. Shiach. Kieran. ComicsAlliance. en. 2019-01-20.
  14. Web site: TBT #7: 'Glitterbomb' returns for more blood, while 'Wolfenstein' is here for your fascists. Nevin. Will. OregonLive.com. 7 September 2017. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  15. Web site: Marvel Teases a New Thunderbolts Team for 2016. Schedeen. Jesse. 2016-01-19. IGN. en-US. 2019-01-26.
  16. Web site: INTERVIEW: Jim Zub On How Beast & Wonder Man Fit Into Uncanny Avengers. 2017-10-12. CBR. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  17. Web site: Avengers: No Surrender Finale Hides a Defenders Easter Egg. 2018-04-12. CBR. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  18. Web site: Meet Snowguard: Marvel Comics' new Inuk teen superhero. April 25, 2018. Jane. van Koeverden. CBC. en. 2019-01-20.
  19. Web site: CHAMPIONS #24 Tackles School Gun Violence: 'I Don't Want to Tell People They Must Feel This Certain Way'. Newsarama. en. 2019-01-20.
  20. Web site: INTERVIEW: Zub, Silas & Cebulski On Hunt for Wolverine's Madripoor Mystery. 2018-03-13. CBR. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  21. Web site: Rick & Morty are Taking On Dungeons & Dragons. 2018-07-30. ScreenRant. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  22. Web site: Mufson . Beckett . Messman . Lauren . 2018-04-09 . Rick and Morty Are Going on a 'Dungeons & Dragons' Adventure . 2019-06-14 . Vice . en-US.
  23. Web site: Rick and Morty D&D Chapter 2 Comic Unveiled at D&D Live 2019. Bleeding Cool. June 20, 2019.
  24. Web site: MacDonald . Heidi . Heidi MacDonald . 2022-05-18 . 2022 Eisner Awards Nominations Announced, led by DC and Image . 2022-05-18 . The Beat . en-US.
  25. Web site: AVENGERS' VOYAGER Returns With a New Team for NO ROAD HOME. Newsarama. en. 2019-01-20.
  26. Web site: Spry . Jeff . December 24, 2022 . Rick and Morty plunge into pit of Lovecraftian horror in new comic miniseries . December 24, 2022 . . en.
  27. Web site: TCAF 2017: Jim Zub - How He Measures Success And Image Comics At 25. GNN. en-US. 2019-01-26.
  28. Web site: Interview Writer Jim Zub on fame, failure and his Image Comics series 'Glitterbomb'. Nevin. Will. OregonLive.com. March 2018. en-US. 2019-01-20.
  29. Web site: Great Graphic Novels 2012. 2012-01-24. Young Adult Library Services Association. en. 2022-05-06.
  30. Web site: July 2013 THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS. en. 2019-01-26.
  31. Web site: The 2013 Harvey Award Nominees. Esposito. Joey. 2013-07-15. IGN. en-US. 2019-01-26.
  32. Web site: The 2014 Harvey Award Nominations Are Revealed. Schedeen. Jesse. 2014-07-16. IGN. en-US. 2019-01-26.
  33. Web site: 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. 2016-01-13. Young Adult Library Services Association. en. 2022-05-06.
  34. Web site: The 2018 Joe Shuster Award Winners. Boyd. Kevin A.. 2018-09-05. The Joe Shuster Awards. en. 2019-01-26.
  35. Web site: Arriving in April – Best of Minsc & Boo Zub Tales . 2022-02-05 . en-US.

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