New York Comicon, the 4-day pop culture extravaganza, arrives this weekend and Team Skullkickers will be there in a big way.

Edwin and Zub will be set up at Artist Alley Table W-11, and we\’re very proud to be launching the Skullkickers Vol. 3: Six Shooter on the Seven Seas trade paperback at the show, along with a convention-exclusive sketch variant of Skullkickers #18, our latest Tavern Tales short story issue.

It\’s going to be a great weekend and we hope to see you there!

This weekend Jim Zub be exhibiting at Fan Expo Canada, the largest convention in the country!

You can find him set up at Artist Alley Table P34A with Skullkickers comics galore, along with convention-only goodies like the Kitten Skullkickers Variant cover and Skullkickers World Map poster.

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He\’s also moderating a panel all about pitching creator-owned comics:
FRIDAY 3pm ROOM 703
WRITERS UNITE! PITCHING YOUR CREATOR-OWNED COMICS
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 creators Ed Brisson (Comeback), Ray Fawkes (One Soul), John Layman (Chew) and moderator Jim Zub (Skullkickers) discuss pitching their comic series to publishers and offer advice on how to climb to the top of the treacherous submission mountain along with comic writing techniques and amusing anecdotes.

Got in the door after a 9 and a half hour drive home from Indianapolis, so forgive me if this is brief.

In short, Gen Con 2012 was everything I hoped it would be. Tons of amazing people, fun gaming and record sales at the Tracy Hickman / Schlock Mercenary / Skullkickers booth. We had an absolute blast.

Thank you to Howard Tayler and Tracy Hickman for giving me a space to exhibit at. Your friendship and encouragement made this all possible.

Thank you to the Kokomo Irregulars, Tracy\’s incredible staff, for running the booth and creating the most organized and welcoming con space imaginable.

Thank you to Andrew Hackard, Monica Valentinelli and everyone else at Steve Jackson Games for rocking out Munchkin-Skullkickers and promoting it so well at the show.

Thank you to Andrew Huerta, Erik Mona, Lisa Stevens, James Sutter and everyone else at Paizo for making the Pathfinder #1 launch so successful.

And, last but never least, thank you to the many, many Skullkickers, Munchkin and Pathfinder fans who came by to visit, buy books and get stuff signed. The response to all the hard work that\’s gone into the new Pathfinder series was overwhelmingly positive. Seeing return customers from last year who were back for another volume of Skullkickers was also a real joy.

The Gen Con crowd is truly our bedrock and I\’m incredibly grateful for all the support. Click on the pic below for more photos from the show:

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This year’s Gen Con Indy (August 16-19) is going to be epic.

Skullkickers will be set up again. Look for Jim Zub at Booth #745 along with with Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance, XDM, Wayne of Gotham) and Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary).

For sale at our booth:

Skullkickers Vol. 1 and 2 (soft cover)
Skullkickers Treasure Trove (hard cover)
The Skullkickers Convention-Exclusive World Map

along with rare variant covers, sketches and more!

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