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Skullkickers at Fan Expo 2013!

From Thursday through to Sunday Jim Zub will be exhibiting at Fan Expo, the largest convention in Canada!

You can find him set up at Artist Alley Table P-34. He’ll be there with Skullkickers comics galore, along with convention-only goodies like variant/sketch covers and the Skullkickers World Map poster.

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If you’re in Toronto we hope to see you there! It’s going to be a great show.


Skullkickers at Gen Con 2013!

This year’s Gen Con Indy (August 15-18) is going to be epic.

Skullkickers will be set up again. Look for Jim Zub at Booth #1749 along with with Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance, Ravenloft) and Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary).

At our booth:

Skullkickers Vol. 1-4 (soft cover)
Skullkickers Treasure Trove (hard cover)
along with rare variant covers, sketches and more!

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Last year Gen Con was one of our best shows and 2013 should prove no exception. If you’re headed to Indianapolis, make sure you come by!


Skullkickers #24 Art Sneak Peek

Skullkickers #24 (aka. Before Skullkickers) arrives at the end of August.

Check out this sneak peek at Kusia short story artwork by the incredible Stjepan Šejić!

Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?

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Skullkickers Nominated for the 2013 Harvey Awards!

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What a way to head into San Diego Comic-Con this week!

Just found out that Skullkickers has been nominated for the 2013 Harvey Awards in the ‘Special Award for Humor in Comics’ category. Amazing!

Thank you to all the professionals who put our name in to secure this nomination. All of us on the team are thrilled to be considered. If you’re a cartoonist/comic pro I’d be thrilled if you could consider voting for us on the final ballot, which you can find right HERE.


Order Treasure Trove 2 Now!

Now available!

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SKULLKICKERS TREASURE TROVE, VOL. 2 HC


ISBN-10: 1607067943
ISBN-13: 978-1607067948
Diamond Order Code: JUL13 0463

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story JIM ZUB
art EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS
cover EDWIN HUANG & MISTY COATS

SEPTEMBER 18
320 PAGES / FC / TEEN
$34.99

It’s The Hobbit meets The Hangover as two hard-headed mercenaries kill monsters in their mad search for money, fame and adventure.

The SKULLKICKERS story continues in this gorgeous oversized hard cover edition collecting the third and fourth story arcs along with lots of spiffy extras and rarities.

Collects SKULLKICKERS #12-23 (including the five ‘unbooted’ issues Uncanny, Savage, Mighty, All-New Secret and Dark Skullkickers Dark).


Dark Skullkickers Dark #1 in Stores Tomorrow!

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Our fourth story arc wraps up with Dark Skullkickers Dark #1 (aka. Skullkickers #23) in stores Wednesday July 3rd! Big questions are answered and beer is consumed in large amounts.

Make sure you pick up your copy and let us know what you think.


Read Old Skullkickers Issues Online For Free

Did you know that earlier issues of Skullkickers can be read for free online?

It’s true. Over on our Keenspot webcomic site we’ve been serializing the early adventures of our favorite monster-mashing mercenaries with 3 new pages each week.

If you’re not caught up with the series or want to hook your friends on our brand of sword & sassery send them a link to this page, or read from the start of your favorite issue:


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Arc 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body
Skullkickers #1
Skullkickers #2
Skullkickers #3
Skullkickers #4
Skullkickers #5
Skullkickers #6
(Tavern Tales)

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Arc 2: Five Funerals and a Bucket of Blood
Skullkickers #7
Skullkickers #8
Skullkickers #9
Skullkickers #10
Skullkickers #11
Skullkickers #12
(Tavern Tales)

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Arc 3: Six Shooter on the Seven Seas (still serializing)
Skullkickers #13
Skullkickers #14


Skullkickers #24 Solicitation

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SKULLKICKERS #24

story RON MARZ, ADAM WARREN, TODD DEZAGO, JIM ZUB
art JEFF”CHAMBA” CRUZ, LAR DESOUZA, REMY “EISU” MOKHTAR, STJEPAN SEJIC
cover EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB

AUGUST 14
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

BEFORE SKULLKICKERS
A return to our classic legacy numbering just in time for a new set of Tavern Tales!

Four short stories by top flight talent detailing the earlier adventures of our heroes.


This Weekend: TCAF 2013!

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This weekend in Toronto is the 10th annual Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)!

Edwin Huang and Jim Zub will be exhibiting both days at TABLE 211 on the 2nd floor and they’ll have copies of Skullkickers for sale.

Best of all, TCAF is completely FREE to attend! If you live in the Greater Toronto Area there’s no reason not to swing by and be inspired by the creators and programming lined up.

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Saturday: FCBD at Superheroes In Training!

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FACEBOOK EVENT

This Saturday Jim Zub will be in San Diego, California celebrating Free Comic Book Day at Superheroes In Training!

If you live in the area, please come out and meet him there!