Jim Zub

IDW's 'Samurai Jack' Comic Is A Time-Spanning Epic
IDW's 'Samurai Jack' Comic Is A Time-Spanning Epic
IDW's 'Samurai Jack' Comic Is A Time-Spanning Epic
Like everyone else who had eyes, I was a big fan of Samurai Jack when it first showed up on TV. I loved that show, and the visual style and breathtaking animation that took the risk of sparse dialogue and radical shifts in tone were mind-blowing, and in a lot of ways paved the way for a lot of shows that followed. But while I loved the show while it was on, I wasn't so much of a fan that I was really excited about the announcement that it was going to be revived as a comic from IDW. Don't get me wrong, I'm as big a fan of Jim Zub and Andy Suriano as you're likely to find, but I wasn't quite sure how a show that had relied so much on striking, fluid motion for its visual design would make the transition to the relatively static world of comics. As it turns out, it took to it beautifully, and if you sit down and read the first fifteen issues of the ongoing series, you'll see how well they come together as one vast, epic story that takes Jack in every possible direction -- just like the show.
'Conan Red Sonja' #1 Has Action, Violence And Belts
'Conan Red Sonja' #1 Has Action, Violence And Belts
'Conan Red Sonja' #1 Has Action, Violence And Belts
Conan and Red Sonja are the chocolate and peanut butter of the sword-and-sorcery genre. Wait, no. Now that I write that down, it seems like swords and sorcery would probably be the chocolate and peanut butter of the sword-and-sorcery genre, but you get the idea: They're two characters who tend to go really well together, which makes sense given that they're both characters that have more or less defined the genre since they were created -- particularly in comics. That's why it shouldn't really be a surprise to anyone that Conan Red Sonja #1, despite a somewhat annoyingly un-punctuated title, reads like it came together effortlessly. Written by Jim Zub and Gail Simone, with art by Dan Panosian and Dave Stewart, the first issue breezes through the mandatory fight before the inevitable team-up in a way that's actually pretty engaging, setting up an adventure that seems every bit as exciting as the two characters deserve. And also just full of belts.
Preview: Conan/Red Sonja #1
Preview: Conan/Red Sonja #1
Preview: Conan/Red Sonja #1
Evil sorcery is a problem for the people of a certain age undreamt of, and apparently it's gotten so bad that one Hyborian hero is no longer enough to stop them. That's why in January, we're getting a team-up in the form of Conan/Red Sonja, in which a pretty fantastic creative team of Gail Simone, Jim Zub and Dan Panosian are teaming up the two heroes to stop -- you guessed it -- evil sorcery.
Get Ready To Wander Through Mystical Tokyo With 'Wayward' #1
Get Ready To Wander Through Mystical Tokyo With 'Wayward' #1
Get Ready To Wander Through Mystical Tokyo With 'Wayward' #1
Here at ComicsAlliance, we're already pretty excited about Jim Zub and Steve Cummings' Wayward. The story of a girl who moves from Ireland to Japan after her parents divorce, only to find herself in a world that's not only culturally different, but also full of supernatural monsters that want to murder her right there on the streets of Tokyo hits that perfect combination of adolescent metaphors and comic book action that I'll always love as a reader. If, however, you still need convincing before the book's Final Order Cutoff date on Monday, then have a look below for a five-page preview that provides a gorgeous showcase of Cummings' art as Rory arrives in Tokyo. And maybe, if you're good, I might throw something else in for good measure.
Udon Announces Tezuka Artbooks, Kill La Kill, Manga Classics
Udon Announces Tezuka Artbooks, Kill La Kill, Manga Classics
Udon Announces Tezuka Artbooks, Kill La Kill, Manga Classics
Udon Entertainment unveiled an impressive line-up of books for the coming year at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday night, including the English-language translaton of the manga of Ryo Akizuki Kill La Kill, and not one but two Osamu Tezuka artbooks. Osamu Tezuka Anime Character Artbook is a collection of sketchbook drawings and designs, while Osamu Tezuka Anime Character Illustrations collects his animation model sheets.
Will Canada's Creators Get A Crack At Canada's Super-Team?
Will Canada's Creators Get A Crack At Canada's Super-Team?
Will Canada's Creators Get A Crack At Canada's Super-Team?
Canada is comics’ secret super-power. As far back as 1938, when Toronto-born Joe Shuster created Superman with Cleveland’s Jerry Siegel, Canada has been a vital partner -- a Wild Child to America's Sabtretooth. (Age of Apocalypse version.) ”We have so many great artists and writers to choose from, it’s such an embarrassment of riches,” says Ty Templeton, a writer and artist who has worked for most major publishers and on most big name characters, and who knows just about everyone in the business. When he says Canada's creative community boasts an embarrassment of riches, he knows what he's talking about. So on this beautiful and proud Canada Day, we at Comics Alliance have to ask; why hasn't a Canadian creative team ever taken on Canada's best-known superhero team, Alpha Flight?
Jim Zub On Wayward And The Pressures Of Being A Magical Teen
Jim Zub On Wayward And The Pressures Of Being A Magical Teen
Jim Zub On Wayward And The Pressures Of Being A Magical Teen
Last week, Image Comics announced that Jim Zub and Steve Cummings' Wayward would be launching in August. Billed as "the perfect new series for wayward Buffy fans," the new ongoing series is focused on a group of teens in Tokyo, dealing with the monsters of Japanese mythology, and it's Zub's first creator-owned title since he launched Skullkickers back in 2010. To find out more, I spoke t
Filipe Andrade Returns with Figment for Disney Kingdoms Line
Filipe Andrade Returns with Figment for Disney Kingdoms Line
Filipe Andrade Returns with Figment for Disney Kingdoms Line
The winner of the 2013 ComicsAlliance prize for Raddest Superhero Art, Filipe Andrade draws some of the coolest pictures we've seen in recent years. His drawing style is an uncanny blend of wild, kinetic line work and fine, intricate detail, which made his stint on Captain Marvel one of Marvel Comics' best looking productions last year. We'd been wondering where Andrade would pop up next and got o
Zub And Oliveira Team For 'Pathfinder: City Of Secrets' #1
Zub And Oliveira Team For 'Pathfinder: City Of Secrets' #1
Zub And Oliveira Team For 'Pathfinder: City Of Secrets' #1
When it comes to comics inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, many titles focus solely on stories using general concepts from the realms they pull from. Dynamite seems to be going the extra mile this May, though, with the launch of the new Pathfinder: City of Secrets #1 by writer Jim Zub and artist Leandro Oliveira that includes "an exclusive Pathfinder Roleplaying Game encounter, sourceboo
'Samurai Jack' #3 Preview
'Samurai Jack' #3 Preview
'Samurai Jack' #3 Preview
In stores this week is Samurai Jack #3, the latest issue of IDW's comic book revival of Genndy Tartakovsky's popular but never completed Cartoon Network series. Written by Jim Zub and illustrated by original series character designer Andy Suriano, the series picks up after the 52nd and final episode of the original cartoon, continuing the adventures of the time displaced warrior as he attempts to

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