Tag: Wayward

After discussing the Wayward finale with Jim Zub last week I was thrilled to also get to speak with artist Steve Cummings about the series. His penciled-only line art stands out from anything else...

I’ve interviewed Jim Zub at least half a dozen times at this point, but I learn something new every with every conversation. I was really happy to schedule a Wayward Celebration interview to commemorate...

Creator Jim Zub has been charting the sales on his Image published titles for a while now and he just gave an update on Wayward complete with the charts and graphs we are so in love with here:

I first became a fan of Jim Zub’s because his tutorials on the comics making process, so it’s fitting that my next interview with him is about a platform that lets people who have enjoyed that content support him financially....

Jim Zub, easily my most-interviewed creator, is on a tear lately. In addition to wonderful corporate-owned work like Figment, he more than stuck the landing on Skullkickers and he nailed the second arc of his...

Writer: Jim Zub Pencils: Steve Cummings Colors: Tamra Bonvillain Letters: Marshall Dillon  Essay: Zack Davisson After a brisk first issue, the subsequent installments of Wayward jam-packed the series with a ton of plot. In this new arc the comic...

And when I say must-read, I mean MUST READ, as it really lays out fundamental changes in how the industry is working for creator owned books.. A few days ago I noted how an old post on the economics of Jim Zubkavich on Skullkickers, his Image comics, had gotten a second life on Facebook with it's very low numbers on comics profits. In the comment, Zub promised an update, and he's delivered with an analysis of his new book, Wayward. As you can see from the above graph, it's a HUGE change, and it's all due to the rise of Image Comics:

By Matt O'Keefe Jim Zub has been on a tear since Skullkickers debuted in 2010. In four years he's gone on to establish himself as writer of properties such as Pathfinder, Samurai Jack, and Disney Kingdoms: Figment. Now he's...