Skullkickers

Broken Frontier has an advance review of Skullkickers #6, our short story extravaganza ‘Four Tavern Tales’ and they like what they’re reading.

“A fun read from beginning to end, Skullkickers #6 is a testament to what a little creative ingenuity and good old fashioned entrepreneurial spirit can accomplish in today’s competitive market. Zubkavich and company have helped raise the bar for creator-owned properties and solidified his project in the minds of fans and retailers alike.”

Edwin and Espen did such a fantastic job on the Skullkickers Volume 1 cover artwork, an endlessly looping vertical piece symbolizing the ‘kill the monsters, get the gold’ paradigm of fantasy games, that we wanted to show it off in a dynamic way.

Misty put together this looping Flash file to give you the full tour of the art, over and over. Fun stuff!

Have you pre-ordered your copy of Skullkickers Volume 1? It arrives in stores on March 9th, 144 pages for only $9.99!

Robert Sodaro at the Examiner thoroughly enjoys the first arc of Skullkickers and looks forward to the next story arc.

“In a time when so many comics take themselves seriously, and feel the need to be dark and gritty, (and color themselves in muddy duo tones so as to all but obscure what passes for art), Skullkickers is bright, colorful, and appealing to the eye. It not only reads quite well, but invites the reader to linger on each panel of crisp, clean artwork. More comics should be this entertaining.”

Zub is interviewed on Fictional Frontiers by Sohaib Awan all about Skullkickers and making comics. Scroll ahead to the 31 minute mark of the podcast for the start of the Skullkickers coverage.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Skullkickers has done a pretty good job at placing on Ryan Schrodt’s Weekly Power Rankings several times as the series has rolled out. With our fifth action-crazed issue, we finally snagged the coveted #1 spot on his list.

“01. SKULLKICKERS #5 – Must Read
The ever-absurd Skullkickers closes out its first storyline with this issue, which plays up its quirky, campy humour while still delivering a strong action-oriented comic that is fast-paced, tightly plotted, and extremely charming. Jim Zubkavich’s clever approach and the high-energy art of Edwin Huang combine for this extremely unique issue that simply blew away every other comic on the stands this week. This series is as well-crafted as it is simply insane, with this issue continuing the winning ways of this surprise hit from Image Comics.”