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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 14h

This week, our 3/3 Conan comic releases during Cimmerian September: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #35 Conan battles a twisted cult on a desolate island while Valeria and the Red Brotherhood discover the depths of darkness.

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Dear semi-conscious brain- Thank you for solving that crucial story beat this morning while I slowly woke up. The hard work you do after hours is greatly appreciated and you have saved my ass once again. Love, Jim

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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 29/09/2026

Was asked about what the most challenging parts of working in comics are and thought other people might find it helpful so I'm posting my response here.

- Our job is communication and entertainment, communicating a great story and entertaining our readers. But that also applies to the whole creative team: communicating well with each other and making sure each person on the creative team knows what they're doing, why they're doing it, and is appreciated for their hard work.

- Working on a monthly comic is not just working on one story/issue at a time. Because we have to send an issue off to print every 30 days (and many times even faster than that), there are 6 or more issues in production simultaneously: story planning, writing, page roughs, final line art, colors, letter proofing. Each one of those steps can involve constant back and forth with both the art team and editorial. It's a constant flow of new material and that doesn't even count marketing, variant covers, or other development.

Those are the biggest challenges: Being a good communicator, being organized, and keeping the end goal of engaging entertainment in mind while the deadlines are constant.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 22h

Dirk the Daring from Dragon's Lair.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 29/09/2026

Was asked about what the most challenging parts of working in comics are and thought other people might find it helpful so I'm posting my response here.

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CONAN: TIDES OF THE TYRANT-KING #1 arrived in comic shops last week! What did critics think of it? Click on through and find out: www.jimzub.com/conan-tides-...

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At NYCC 2026, I'll be at Artist Alley Table I-33 and on 3 panels: Roll for Romance - Thurs 8pm www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things... Spotlight on Matt Dinniman - Fri 12:30pm www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things... PRH Murder Mystery Party - Sat 7:30pm www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...

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Three years after our big relaunch, it's wonderful to see support continue for the Age of High Adventure! Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts with other readers and also letting your local comic retailer know that you enjoy what we're putting together. It means a lot.

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CONAN: TIDES OF THE TYRANT-KING #1 arrived in comic shops last week! What did critics think of it? Click on through and find out: www.jimzub.com/conan-tides-...

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One of the more baffling types of AI-generated emails I receive are from 'fellow writers' telling me how much they enjoy my work and encouraging me to reach out. Because Sherryl Woods, the 82-year old best-selling romance author, would use a random gmail address to email a comic book guy.

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Actual fame will come when my name gets used in the slop-spam to try and lure other writers. "Holy shit, the writer of Conan the Barbarian loves my small town romance novel!"

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You've written over 300 romance and mystery books and I have over 75 graphic novels, so this will be a fruitful friendship. What's that? You want to recommend an AI slop marketing firm to help my books reach a wider audience? Sounds like a great way to get me on the fast track to writing fame.

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I'm glad my stories of unfettered bloodshed and sacrifice really hit the spot for you, writer of Sweet Magnolias. Let's compare story structure notes.

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN, WAYWARD, GLITTERBOMB & D&D w/ JIM ZUB! [Major Discourse Ep 24]

This interview I did with Comic Book Clique dives DEEP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMey... Lots of talk around creator-owned comics, inspiration and research, TTRPGs, hard work and luck, and so much more! Give this one a listen, I'm really happy with how it turned out. @comicbookclique.bsky.social

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No guilt, do what you enjoy!

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And no judgement. Spend time doing what you like. Writing and games are my outlet and career, so that's where I'm focused. Even when I do watch TV/movies, I can't turn off my 'story brain' and analyze narrative choices, technique, and pacing.

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I've never been a sports guy so I don't watch baseball, hockey, football or basketball so, again, that's 1000's of hours not spent watching TV. Reading, research, writing. Books and comics. Games, art, and recipes are more my jam.

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When people ask me how I write so many comics, part of it is that I'm reading and writing more than I am watching TV and movies. And when I get larger blocks of free time I prefer to spend it interacting with video games, board games or TTRPGs.

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I don't watch a ton of TV. Out of these 100 series, I've seen 19 and have finished or am caught up with 11 of them.

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HA! Ha ha haaaa~ *wheeeeze* *cough* ...... *expire*

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Thanks! Yeah, please use the current photo and bio here: www.jimzub.com/bio/ That photo is from 2010! :D

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Bio | Zub Tales

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Just received confirmation on something for NYCC and now I'm _extra_ excited for the show! Good times ahead~!

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN, WAYWARD, GLITTERBOMB & D&D w/ JIM ZUB! [Major Discourse Ep 24]

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We haven't met up in a decade, one of them commented on a photo from the last meet-up and that kicked off conversation that turned into planning for this one. FB Memories actually doing some good instead of dredging up things better left forgotten.

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On Sunday I'm going to a meet-up of friends from college, a group that was really close when we were in residence together...30 years ago. Feeling strange about time and memories.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"a riveting start to what promises to be yet another thrilling tale in Zub and Titan Comics’s growing Howardverse." - Tim Jenkins at Gaming Trend

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Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.

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Fanlight Zone @fanlightzone.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As if @sowizardpodcast.bsky.social would ever pass up talking about a @jimzub.bsky.social Conan story on NCBD! Don't miss Joey's review of Conan the Barbarian: Tides of the Tyrant-King #1 ( @comicstitan.bsky.social ) on @fanlightzone.bsky.social! #comics #ncbd #conan

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It feels so good to have a 'brick' of our accomplishment.

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Comic shops already have it. Oct 6th is the bookstore date.

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It can be monetized in a ridiculous number of ways, but fans of the game also have a ton of agency in terms of deciding where their money goes - independant creations/artists/products instead of a corporate funnel, and the DIY nature of the game endlessly perpetuates that concept.

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And if you haven't seen me playing with GCN before- Marvel Multiverse Live at NYCC 2023. I play Captain America: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRtl... TSR Marvel Superheroes 3-part adventure. I play an original hero called Crystal Clear: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9T...

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If you haven't checked out the other one-shot adventures on the Call of Cthulhu Live tour, I encourage you to dig in and be entertained: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_0E...

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