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Jim Zub

@jimzub.bsky.social

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · Nov 26

With a surge of new people following me on BlueSky, I want to make sure you know about the new creator resources I have on my site.

40+ free articles about working in comics:
www.jimzub.com/category/tut...

Writing + drawing tutorials and interviews on my YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@JimZub/videos

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2h

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, a stand-alone King Conan story called “The Nomad” painted by Alex Horley, arrived in stores last week.

Let’s see what reviewers thought of this milestone issue!
www.jimzub.com/conan-the-ba...

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Andy Fix @ajfixer.bsky.social · 17h

New Comic Day! Just one comic this week, but it was a doozy: Conan the Barbarian #25. @jimzub.bsky.social really knocked this one out of the park, and Alex Horley’s fully painted interiors are drop dead gorgeous. Sword & sorcery fiction at its finest!

#comicsky
#Conan
#fantasyart
#swordandsorcery

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Comic Panel Daily @comicpaneldaily.bsky.social · 14h

This fully painted, milestone issue is outstanding. The writing is totally on point and the art is on another level.
It's also an easy, accessible entryway for new readers.
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from Conan: The Barbarian #25 (2025), by Jim Zub & Alex Horley
#Comics #ConanTheBarbarian
@jimzub.bsky.social

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 20h

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 20h

Not this time, but blast a few out in my stead.

Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 20h

And pies aplenty.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 20h

Canadian Thanksgiving spread.

Lots to be thankful for, including this meal at my Aunt's place!

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Conan sketch cover at NYCC.

Really happy with how this one turned out.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Living this right now

Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

Weird-good feeling.

"I'm Jim."
"Jim who?"
"Uh~ Jim Zub."
"Oh shit! Dude! I love [fill in the blank title I've worked on]."

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 2d

"I heard it's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend so I brought you pumpkin pie to thank you for Conan."

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

Pullbox knows what's up.

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Some #nycc cosplay photos.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

Savage Sword sketch cover.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

Holly Hughes wrote the essays material in the back of Glitterbomb, my Hollywood Horror series at Image back in 2016/2017.

Now she has her own podcast and we chatted all about working in creative fields, collaboration, appreciation, mindset and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZG...

Jim Zub Talks Comic Books, the Creative Process, Relationships and His Impact on Conan the Barbarian

YouTube video by The Holly Hughes Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 3d

New York Comic Con continues!
I'm at Artist Alley Table I-34, signing and sketching.

#comics #NYCC #DnD #BuyCrom

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

Thursday to Saturday - I'm at New York Comic Con celebrating Conan the Barbarian, D&D, Marvel superheroes and more!

Signing times at Artist Alley I-34 and events and a book giveaway with Penguin Random House.

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Tegan O’Neil @teganoneil5000.bsky.social · 4d

I’d be a liar if I said the event of the week wasn’t issue #25 of Conan the Barbarian, featuring Alex Horley painting the entirety of a King Conan yarn by Jim Zub … this is fantastic. about as gorgeous as the old boy’s ever looked, like he stepped right off a paperback book cover. should win awards.

Conan the Barbarian #25, cover by Alex Horley. King Conan is about to have his shit rocked, boy howdy.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. A nice page of King Conan just chilling in the garden and playing swords with his pal.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. Centerspread of Conan looking as good as he ever has. My dude. He’s just wasting a whole battlefield full of fighters. Absolute wreckage with a sword and an axe.

Conan the Barbarian #25, by Jim Zub and Alex Horley. Conan has been crucified, with nails, by an evil monkey wearing a cape accompanied by a giant snake just chilling in the background. My god. What a comic. That we should live to see such wonders.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 4d

My blade awaits.

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Dan Yergs @danyergs.bsky.social · 4d

@jimzub.bsky.social and Alex Horley's CONAN #25 is EXCELLENT. A celebration of Conan and the immortality of stories themselves.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 is a must-read

I don't really do a lot of what I think of as "reviews" on this blog. I know a lot of times my writing about Conan stuff verges into review territory, but I usually think of them as essays. I try to.....

www.conanchronology.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 5d

Stacy and I will see you both there!

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 5d

Today: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25 is unleashed at your favorite comic shop!

A self-contained oil painted epic illustrated by Alex Horley and my first King Conan story - Make sure you read "The Nomad!"

#BuyCrom

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 5d

Here we go again-
Headed to New York for NYCC.

Wish me luck, gang.

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 6d

Zubby Newsletter #130: A Week to Conquer
jimzub.substack.com/p/zubby-news...
• Conan the Barbarian #25 arrives
• NYCC is nigh
• A Dungeon Variant
• Casually Comics Chatter
• In The Sanctuary
and more!

Zubscribe here and stay up to date:
jimzub.substack.com

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 6d

See you there!

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