Skullkickers

February 16, 2011

Skullkickers at Emerald City Comicon!

Image Comics and the creator of Skullkickers are getting ready to kick Seattle in a big way at this year\’s Emerald City Comicon, March 4-6 in Seattle, Washington.

Jim Zub will be at the Image Comics booth (BOOTH 706) celebrating the launch of Skullkickers Volume 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body, the first trade paperback of Image\’s new hit action-comedy comic series. Image will have a special limited edition exclusive hardcover edition of the trade for sale, limited to only 250 copies.

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Plus, Jim will be appearing at two Emerald City panels over the weekend:

FRIDAY MARCH 4th at 3:00 PM
IMAGE COMICS INTRODUCES YOUR NEW FAVOURITES
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Come get to know Image\’s rising stars and the best new creator-owned titles like Nonplayer, Intrepids and L\’il Depressed Boy, as well as success stories like John Layman of Chew, Jim Zubkavich of Skullkickers, and Ron Marz, who will be announcing a new project!

SUNDAY MARCH 6th at 12:00 PM
CON HORROR STORIES
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Conventions are a surreal world, and this panel lets you in on stories straight from the mouths of creators, including Jim Zubkavich (Skullkickers), Travis Hanson (The Bean), Brandon Jerwa (The Mighty Crusaders), Eric Trautmann (Vampirella) and more. These stories are things they did or have seen that they might have regretted, made them laugh, cry, blush, be stunned and at times, simply have to call home about due to their sheer unbelievability.

Signings

By JimZub

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The Skullkickers team is ramping up for a fun-filled 2013 convention season.
Here\’s a list of confirmed show/signing appearances so far:

Jim Zub

Feb 18-22   Animex UK   Middlesbrough, England
Mar 1-3   Emerald City Comicon   Seattle, Washington
Mar 30   Third Eye Comics   Anapolis, Maryland
Apr 26-28   Calgary Expo   Calgary, Alberta
May 11-12   TCAF   Toronto, Ontario

Edwin Huang

Mar 30 Third Eye Comics Anapolis, Maryland

Misty Coats

Check back for more as we confirm other dates/shows.

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February 15, 2011

Forbidden Planet Blog

By JimZub

The Forbidden Planet blog has a short piece and photos from Zub\’s signing in Middlesbrough last week. Click through and check it out.

A Great Day for SK-related Mail

By JimZub

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Two Skullkickers packages arrived in the mail today. The trade paperback turned out fantastic and issue #6 is equally colourful and entertaining. We are pumped!

Skullkickers #6, 26 comic pages for $2.99, arrives in stores on February 23rd.

Skullkickers Vol. 1, 144 pages for $9.99, arrives in stores on March 9th.

We\’ve gotcha covered on both quality AND value.

Image Comics Front Page

By JimZub

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On the front page of Image Comics official website they\’ve got a spiffy promotional pic of the trade cover turned sideways. Only a few more weeks until the trade paperback is in stores!

Fantasy-worthy Beers!

By JimZub

Found during Zub\’s recent UK trip:

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$\"\"$ Skull Splitter beer

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February 8, 2011

Zub Interview on Fictional Frontiers

By JimZub

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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 Trade is Printed… Coming Soon!

By JimZub

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We just received this digital snapshot from the Image offices. The trade is printed! Look how wonderfully that spot gloss skull pattern turned out.

We cannot wait to see them in person. Skullkickers Volume 1 arrives in stores in just over a month! 144 pages of monster mashing for only $9.99!

Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?

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February 4, 2011

Eagle Award Nomination Voting On Now!

By JimZub

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The 2011 Eagle Awards, England\’s prestigious International Comic Awards, are now accepting nominations. Fans and pros alike can submit their nominations and the top 5 in each category will be placed up for the final vote.

You will have to answer their nomination survey and verify your e-mail address in order to nominate. It only takes a couple minutes though, so make your voice heard about your favorite comics from 2010.

If you feel like voting for Skullkickers in a few of those categories, we certainly wouldn\’t mind.

Harvey Awards Nomination Ballot Now Available

By JimZub

The 2011 Harvey Award Nomination Ballot is now available. Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators – those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. If you\’re a pro, you should nominate your favourites from 2010.

If you\’re feeling so inclined, here are some categories that I think ye olde Skullkickers is most applicable for:

BEST LETTERER
Marshall Dillon. Marshall works his tail off on Skullkickers, providing the typical dialogue and sound effects, but also fun alternate narration bits, subtitles and more, enhancing the humour and improving the storytelling at each step.

BEST COLORIST
Misty Coats. Misty\’s moody and dramatic colors give Skullkickers that extra kick every single issue. Flip through any of our 5 released issues and you can\’t help but notice the quality of her palettes.

BEST COVER ARTIST
Chris Stevens. Chris\’ Frazetta-esque covers are eye-popping and engaging, delivering the feel of an old fantasy paperback while never seeming old fashioned.

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT
Edwin Huang. Edwin\’s drawing and storytelling skills are well beyond his years and he\’s getting better with every single issue.

BEST NEW SERIES
Skullkickers. We\’re an ongoing now and people seem to be digging it. Comedy books aren\’t typical award fare, but I think we\’re delivering the goods with each issue. On time and high quality.

SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMOR IN COMICS
If we weren\’t as applicable for the previous category, I hope you\’d think of us as solidly appropriate here. 🙂

Skullkickers

Jim Zub

Edwin Huang

Misty Coats

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