Monthly Archives: March 2012

Skullkickers at ECCC This Weekend!

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This coming weekend is one of our favorite shows, Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, Washington!

Last year we premiered the first trade paperback at the show and this year we\’re following up with even more goodies.

Jim Zub at TABLE C-11


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Emerald City is the first show you\’ll be able to purchase Skullkickers Treasure Trove, our oversized hardcover collection of volume 1 & 2 of Skullkickers, packed with bonus material from the issues and never before published extras.

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We\’ll also have a limited number of CLLDF Skullkickers #13 Sketch Cover Variants, almost a week before the regular issue shows up in comic shops. Buy a copy of this limited run variant and get it sketched on by your favorite artist at the show!

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Last, but not least, we\’ll have copies of our convention-exclusive Skullkickers World Map! This 18\’ x 24\’ beauty shows the full depth and breadth of the Skullkickers fantasy world for the first time.

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In addition, Jim will be on two panels over the weekend:

Writers Unite! Pitching Your Creator-Owned Comics
Room: 201
Saturday 3:00pm

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 independent comic creators discuss pitching their hit comic series and offer advice on how to climb to the top of the treacherous submission mountain.

Featuring Jim Zub (Skullkickers), Ray Fawkes (Possessions, Mnemovore, One Soul), Joe Keatinge (Glory, Hell Yeah!), Charles Soule (27, Strongman) and Kurtis Wiebe (Peter Panzerfaust, The Intrepids, Green Wake)

Behind The Table: Con Horror Stories
Room: 3AB
Sunday 11:00am

Join Katie Cook, Jim Zub and friends as they tell tales about what it can be like behind the convention table. Stories like that of a man in California that introduced a fox puppet as his son, to a man in a tiger costume that talked about his removable loincloth… sometimes the folks that go to conventions really are \”those weirdoes\”. Some stories will make you laugh out loud, some will make you cringe! (May not be appropriate for all ages)

ECCC is going to be great! We can\’t wait to see you there!


Treasure Trove Arrives April 4th!

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It happened again – we made a book!

Skullkickers Treasure Trove, the oversized Skullkickers vol. 1 & 2 combo hardcover with extras, arrives at comic shops April 4th (next week). $34.99 for 304 pages of awesome monster mashy fantasy action-comedy goodness.

If you haven\’t read Skullkickers yet, this beauty is made to convert you into a fan. If you are a fan, this is your desirable high quality format upgrade.

We cannot wait until you guys get a copy in your hands. It turned out awesome!


eXpert Comics Interview/Review/Preview!

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Steve Damm at eXpert Comics has a big run through of Skullkickers that includes an advanced review of issue #13, an extensive interview from Image Expo and a preview of upcoming artwork! Click on through, read and enjoy!


Skullkickers #15 Solicitation

SKULLKICKERS #15
story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
cover SAEJIN OH

JUNE 13
32 PAGES / FC / TEEN
$3.50

“Six Shooter on the Seven Seas” Part Three

Our real cover is a CRAZY SPOILER of glorious secrets inside so we CAN’T show it to you here! Until release, enjoy this NOT FINAL COVER image of a CUTE KITTEN. This issue: heinous violence, trouble making and all the skullkicking you can handle. (If you love the kitten cover, let us know… maybe we can work something out).


Diamond Order Code: APR120558


The Comic Age Gives '5 Reasons to Read Skullkickers'

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Alex at the Comic Age lists \’5 Reasons to Read Skullkickers\’ and we\’re inclined to agree with him. Click on through and find out why. 🙂


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Jim is a guest over on the Comic Book Bin and chats at length all about comics, conventions, media and more. Click through and give it a listen.


Zub at Toronto Comicon This Weekend!

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At this weekend\’s Toronto Comicon you can find Jim Zub, co-creator of Skullkickers, at TABLE A71.

He\’ll have some of the convention exclusive map posters, variant covers and trades on hand. Come by and say \”hi\”!


Skullkickers Nominated for 2 Ghastly Awards

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Our amazing colorist Misty Coats and incredibly skilled letterer Marshall Dillon have both been nominated for this year\’s Ghastly Awards for their work on Skullkickers. Wish us luck on pulling off the win at the end of this month.


Want To Be a Part of Skullkickers?

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At Image Expo just over a week ago we announced a spiffy new contest where you can submit your art or writing and possibly be picked to join a line-up of top notch pro talent as part of our next Tavern Tales short story issue, arriving in #18. Click through for all the details and get on board!


CBR Covers "Image Introduces" Panel

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Karl Keily at Comic Book Resources has a rundown on the Image Introduces Panel Jim Zub was on over the weekend, including Skullkickers announcements and artwork. Click on through and check it out.