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Zubby Newsletter #49: Time Flies
February 12, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons posted a new 50th anniversary tribute video online and it was a nice little surprise to see Stacy and I briefly appear during a montage...
Zubby Newsletter #48: Dungeons For Dinner
February 6, 2024
Over the weekend, Stacy and I watched all six of the released Delicious in Dungeon episodes out so far on Netflix and it is a strangely accurate...
Zubby Newsletter #47: Savage Stirrings
January 29, 2024
Superhero Hype has more preview artwork from SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1, the magazine-sized black & white epic that launches in late February. I have a short...
Zubby Newsletter #46: Definitely On Board
January 22, 2024
Last week, the latest Kickstarter campaign for the Conan Board Game by Monolith launched, based on Red Nails, one of the finest Robert E. Howard Conan tales,...
Zubby Newsletter #45: Get 'Er Done
January 16, 2024
The above flowchart meme has been floating around and a lot of people empathize with it for good reason. It encompasses a common unhealthy cycle that...
Zubby Newsletter #44: Pull the Ripcord
January 10, 2024
Late last week I walked away from an unannounced and unfinished project. I'm pretty sure that's a first for me. (No, I won’t publicly say what it was and...
Zubby Newsletter #43: The Unconquered Future
January 2, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope your holidays have been prosperous and that the new year is looking bright. I haven't updated my YouTube channel in quite some time...
Zubby Newsletter #42: Year In Review, 2023
December 27, 2023
For the past 13 years I've been putting together a 'Year In Review' post on my website as a way to summarize my thoughts and feelings on the year that was....
Zubby Newsletter #41: Happy Holidays, By CROM!
December 24, 2023
CROM of the Mountain may not care about you or yours (or me...or anyone, really) this season, but I want to wish you and your family the happiest of holidays...
Zubby Newsletter #40: A Question of Pacing
December 18, 2023
A peek behind the scenes, with slight spoilers for the new Conan the Barbarian series- In the epilogue at the end of Conan the Barbarian #4, we see a...
Zubby Newsletter #39: Disco Dystopia
December 12, 2023
Over the weekend I finished playing through Disco Elysium, a twisted story-driven game in the style of King’s Quest or Maniac Mansion that uses RPG character...
Zubby Newsletter #38: Deathtraps & Dinosaurs
December 5, 2023
It's D&D (Deathtraps & Dinosaurs) in the Merry Marvel Manner! I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I might have some Marvel Multiverse TTRPG news coming up...
Zubby Newsletter #37: Off The Cuff
December 1, 2023
It's the Dungeon Master's World - We're Just Trying to Survive It In my previous newsletter I mentioned that in 2024 I’ll be at a pair of tabletop gaming...
Zubby Newsletter #36: A Little Nod
November 27, 2023
My writing schedule has been intense this Fall, but Stacy and I are slooowly but surely making our way through Baldur’s Gate 3. I’m in the final act of the...
Zubby Newsletter #35: A Brutal Battle Looms
November 21, 2023
Heroic Signatures and Titan unleash the power of Conan on Free Comic Book Day again in 2024, and this time it’s also the first part of an epic event we’re...
Zubby Newsletter #34: Something Savage Stirs
November 17, 2023
Big. Bold. Black & White. Cover and solicitation info have been revealed by ComicBook.com for the grand return of SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN in February 2024,...
Zubby Newsletter #33: Now and Then
November 6, 2023
Last week the music world was abuzz with the release of the “last” Beatles song, a cassette-recorded demo called Now and Then by John Lennon completed by...
Zubby Newsletter #32: Halloween Magic
October 29, 2023
What’s your best/most memorable Halloween costume? Here’s mine, from 2007- When Stacy and I started dating she pulled out all the stops and offered to build...
Zubby Newsletter #31: Big Jam
October 24, 2023
Twice a year, Character Design instructor Jim Graves organizes a drawing meet-up he calls Sketch Jam. Instructors and students from Seneca’s art programs...
Zubby Newsletter #30: After Con
October 16, 2023
New York Comic Con was a whirling dervish and the Conan fandom came out in force. It was a thrill hearing their excitement for the new series and signing a...
Zubby Newsletter #29: Those Souls You Stole
October 6, 2023
This weekend it’s Canadian Thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful for, as you’ll see below. Thank you for checking out my newsletter and sharing it...
Zubby Newsletter #28: A Tiny Piece of History
September 26, 2023
I received a copy of LORE & LEGENDS, the history and art of D&D 5th edition by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, and Sam Witwer, arriving in stores...
Zubby Newsletter #27: Sprinting to Slow Down
September 19, 2023
Cascading deadlines, teaching, and conventions. It’s a whole lot right now. Stacy warned me I shouldn’t “fill every box on the calendar like Tetris” and,...
Zubby Newsletter #26: Back to School
September 7, 2023
Hanging with movie-style Thulsa Doom in Atlanta. After back-to-back four-day conventions, Fan Expo Canada in Toronto and Dragon Con in Atlanta, I immediately...
Zubby Newsletter #25: Finding My Fortune
August 28, 2023
Dungeons & Dragons has had a bevvy of amazing campaign settings over the past 49 years and I have a deep amount nostalgia wound up in Greyhawk, Ravenloft,...
Zubby Newsletter #24: Common Critique
August 23, 2023
The always amazing Steve Lieber put together an extremely helpful list of 12 common comic art portfolio critiques and asked if any comic writer wanted to do...
Zubby Newsletter #23: Entering the Uncanny
August 16, 2023
On social media some fans and creators were recently sharing anecdotes about the first issue of Uncanny X-Men they read, especially if it hooked them on the...
Zubby Newsletter #22: Gen Conquest
August 9, 2023
A bunch of readers signed up for this newsletter at SDCC and Gen Con, so - welcome! The Zubby Newsletter is where I keep people up to date with my creative...
Zubby Newsletter #21: Gen Con, On and On
August 1, 2023
The Hyborian Age is Back, Baby! Conan the Barbarian #1, the launch point for a new era of Hyborian Adventure, is finally out in comic shops nationwide on...
Zubby Newsletter #20: A Sunstruck Conanza
July 26, 2023
Well…that was one hell of a week. We launched CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 at San Diego Comic-Con ahead of our in-store release date (which shifted from July 26th...
Zubby Newsletter #19: SDCC, Past and Present
July 13, 2023
Next week is Comic-Con: International (aka. San Diego Comic-Con, aka. SDCC), the massive pop culture convention that always feels like a milestone and a...
Zubby Newsletter #18: Beware the Vultures
July 7, 2023
Over on my site I posted a new tutorial article called Predatory Publishing and You - A Tragedy in the Making with warning signs and advice to help you avoid...
Zubby Newsletter #17: Canadiana
July 1, 2023
HAPPY CANADA DAY to my fellow Canadians (or anyone looking to celebrate our country and ideals)! Most Canadians aren’t rah-rah nationalistic and, with all...
Zubby Newsletter #16: Cutoff, Colors, and Crazy Cardstock Creations
June 21, 2023
FOC - The Barbaric Cutoff is Here - Join Us! Final Order Cutoff is the last chance for comic retailers to adjust their order numbers on books heading to...
Zubby Newsletter #15: Comics Kintsugi
June 14, 2023
One of the Greats Has Left the Building John Romita Sr. passed away yesterday. He was an absolute legend, with iconic imagery that defined generations. A...
Zubby Newsletter #14: Clean Air Day?
June 7, 2023
Good news, everyone. Today is Clean Air Day in Canada. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke from the Great White North chokes the northeast- Third Time’s The Charm...
Zubby Newsletter #13: Technology is Wonderful...Until It's Not
May 31, 2023
On Sunday afternoon, I stared at my laptop in genuine shock as it showed me I lost over five hours of writing work. I was so stressed I gave myself a...
Zubby Newsletter #12: Art and Inspiration
May 24, 2023
Our trip to the UK was a ton of fun, but it’s time to get back to business as summer projects and convention season ramps up in a big way- Marvel’s Art of...
Zubby Newsletter #11: Forty-Seven
May 18, 2023
Today’s my birthday. 47. Things are good. Stacy and I are still in the UK, spending a few days sightseeing in London after a fun trek to Wales for the...
Zubby Newsletter #10: Hither Came Comics
May 10, 2023
BLUESKY: Thanks to a kind reader, I’m now set-up on Bluesky social. If you’re on the new platform, you can find me there at: jimzub.bsky.social Free Comic...
Zubby Newsletter #9: It's Gonna Be Maaay
May 1, 2023
May 1st, already?! My god, this year is an absolute rocket… This Saturday - Free Comic Book Day! Saturday, May 6th is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and that means...
Zubby Newsletter #8: Soul Stirring
April 26, 2023
A different format this time, as I dive into anecdotes and analysis about one of my obsessions- What Is It About Those Souls? Hidetaka Miyazaki, the...
Zubby Newsletter #7: Days of High Adventure
April 20, 2023
CONAN Unleashed Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures rolled out a bunch of cover art and preview pages for CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1, the series relaunch I’m...
Zubby Newsletter #6: Covers to Come and Cosmic Clarification
April 12, 2023
Feeling Barbaric? You should be. Look for CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 cover reveals and interior preview pages later this week at several of the larger comic news...
Zubby Newsletter #5: So Much Sword & Sorcery
April 5, 2023
Lots of fantasy fun this week, gang We’ve Got It Covered Conan dominates the cover of the Diamond PREVIEWS catalogue this month, showing off Dan Panosian’s...
Zubby Newsletter #4: Connectivity and Continuity
March 29, 2023
An interview I did in November for a podcast called The Marvelists finally popped up online last week and a big part of the discussion I had with Peter and...
Zubby Newsletter #3: Humble Beginnings and Eldritch Endings
March 21, 2023
Now We’re Playing With Portals Revealed on Friday, the next Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer’s Guide is called PLACES & PORTALS and it arrives in...
Zubby Newsletter #2: Legacy Number...132?
March 15, 2023
Thank you to everyone who subscribed (zubscribed, I know, I know…) or shared the link to this newsletter with others. I deeply appreciate it. Dream about...
Zubby Newsletter #1: Everything Old is New Again
March 9, 2023
Before social media or personal websites were a regular thing, I had a "Zubby Newsletter" I’d send to 20-30 of my friends/colleagues (those few who actually...