Zubby Newsletter #29: Those Souls You Stole
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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...