Monthly Archives: August 2011

Skullkickers #10 In Stores Today!

Today\’s the big day comics fans all over the world have been waiting for.

Yes, stay calm, Skullkickers #10 arrives in comic shops today. 🙂

There may be other momentous comics arriving this same day, but ours is the only one that has a wound plugged by a dead squirrel in it. That\’s some history-making stuff, folks. Pick up a copy at your favourite local comic shop.

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Third Eye Comics Signing Event October 1st!

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The Skullkickers trio (Jim Zub, Edwin Huang and Misty Coats) will be at Third Eye Comics in Maryland on Saturday October 1st, kicking off their amazing 6 Week Heart Attack comic event series!

This is the first time we\’ve been able to get all three of us in the same place at the same time, so it\’s going to be a really special event. If you live in the area, make sure you RSVP at their Facebook event.

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Skullkickers #10 Preview!

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Comic Book Resources has an exclusive 9 page preview of Skullkickers #10 posted up today. Click on through to give it a read and get ready to buy your own copy this Wednesday.

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Skullkickers Vol.2 Solicitation

SKULLKICKERS VOL. 2: FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD TP

story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
cover EDWIN HUANG & ESPEN GRUNDETJERN
NOVEMBER 16
144 PAGES / FC
$16.99

Diamond Order Code: SEP110431
ISBN-10: 1607064421
ISBN-13: 978-1607064428

The second SKULLKICKERS adventure is a wondrous tornado of action-adventure: a den of thieves, a city of danger, nobility, stupidity, plant monsters, dinner parties and bloodthirsty faerie folk. Jump on board to see why Ain’t It Cool News says “Everyone who loves comics should buy SKULLKICKERS.”

Collects SKULLKICKERS #6-11

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Skullkickers at Fan Expo Canada!

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Edwin and Zub are exhibiting at this year\’s Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Canada\’s largest comics and pop culture convention running from August 25-28!

Image Comics is setting up at the show for the first time and we\’ll be there at the Image booth (Booth #130) all weekend selling and signing Skullkickers books.

Zub will also be on two Image convention panels over the weekend:

IMAGE: PITCHING YOUR CREATOR-OWNED COMICS – WRITERS UNITE!
Creator-owned comics have grabbed the imagination of the comic-reading community all over again and publishers are looking for fresh ideas from a new generation of talent. Listen closely as Image Comics creators Charles Soule (27, Strongman), Kurtis Wiebe (Green Wake, The Intrepids) and Jim Zub (Skullkickers) discuss pitching their hit comic series and offer advice on how to climb to the top of the treacherous submission mountain. (How-To, Q&A)
Saturday, 11 AM – Room #717

IMAGE COMICS PRESENTS YOUR NEW FAVORITES
Join Image Comics for announcements about upcoming projects, updates about ongoing projects, and a Q&A session with some of the best creators working in comics. Don’t miss your chance to find out about what we’re up to before anyone else does, and ask questions of your favorite creators! Panelists include Charles Soule (27), Kurtis Wiebe (Intrepids, Green Wake, Peter Panzerfaust), Viktor Kalvachev (Pherone, Blue Estate), Dennis Hopeless (Lovestruck), Jim Zub (Skullkickers), and Jonathan Hickman (The Red Wing, Feel Better Now).
Saturday, 1 PM – Room #713


Zombie Baldy?

Edwin\’s sketching up a storm at Chicago Comic-Con this weekend. Here\’s a snapshot of a sketch that the gang at Permuted Press asked him to do, of a zombified Baldy from Skullkickers! If you\’re at the show, swing by his table (#3810) and get a sketch of your own.

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Reminder: Edwin and Misty at Chicago Comic-Con This Weekend!

This weekend is Wizardworld\’s Chicago Comic-Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

Edwin Huang and Misty Coats of Team Skullkickers will both be there (the first show where they\’re both in attendance) so please visit their Artist Alley tables and get your Skullkickers fix!

Misty Coats: Table 3748
Edwin Huang: Table 3810

Here\’s a map from Misty\’s Tumblr:

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Gen Con Indy Wrap-Up

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to gen Con Indy 2011 and stopped by the booth to say \”hi\” or pick up a copy of Skullkickers. The reaction I received from fans and new readers was unbelievably warm and the show was a complete thrill.

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At the Tayler Corp/XD/Skullkickers booth with
(from left) Laura Hickman, Zub, Howard Tayler, Tracy Hickman

Howard, Laura, Tracy and the entire booth crew (lovingly dubbed \”the Kokomo Irregulars\”) were fantastic booth mates for the weekend who helped get me up to speed and make sure the whole thing ran smoothly. Their hard work made it easier for me to focus on showing new readers what Skullkickers was all about. I owe them, big time.

On the last day there was a lot of discussion about what we\’d do \’next year\’ to make things even better. The fact that everyone was so quick to make me a part of their 2012 plans warmed my heart. I\’m pretty sure Skullkickers will be at Gen Con 2012 to keep the momentum we generated this year rolling forward. Thanks for your support!

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A fan came by with a themed sketchbook focused on \’knitting\’. Shorty is not impressed.


MTV Puts Skullkickers in Their Top 10 Best Series of 2011!

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MTV Geek has a brand new article listing their Top 25 Comic Series of 2011 and Skullkickers shows up at #9!

\”Few titles celebrate the pure joy of reading comic books like Skullkickers does. Mixing fantasy conventions with anachronistic humor and bloody, bloody violence, Jim Zub’s ongoing story of a big bald guy and an angry dwarf should be on every comic fans pull list; if not for the story, then at least for the laugh out loud sound effects. Also for the story, though.\”


Comics Nexus Applauds Our Consistency

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James Fulton at Comics Nexus gives his Weekly Round-Up and is very happy with Skullkickers\’ consistently entertaining story.

\”Skullkickers has been remarkably consistent, meaning that it is a very dependable book, if you are looking for a level of hilarity and unpredictability that we don’t often see in independent comics these days.\”