This year’s New York Comic Con is going to be bigger than ever and I’m excited to be there! I’ll be set up in the Artist Alley Pavilion at TABLE X3 with Edwin Huang!

I’ll have advance copies of Wayward Deluxe Book One and Skullkickers Treasure Trove 3 available at the table along with a host of other trades, variants, sketch covers, and more.

In addition, I’ll also be on two comic panels:

Friday October 9th
12:15pm-1:15pm – Image Comics: Where Creators Own Worlds – ROOM 1A21
The beauty of comics is that they can transport you to another place, if you’ll let them. The comics of John Arcudi (Rumble), Marjorie Liu (Monstress), Declan Shalvey (Injection), and Jim Zub (Wayward) show us worlds as fantastic as any summer blockbuster, but executed so well that they burn themselves into your memory.

Saturday October 10th
11:00am-12:00pm – Writers Unite: Writing and Pitching Comic Stories – ROOM 1A01
Comics have grabbed the imagination of the pop culture-loving public all over again and Publishers are looking for fresh ideas from a new generation of talent. Listen closely as Charles Soule (Letter 44, Death of Wolverine), Marguerite Bennett (A-Force, Bombshells), Steve Orlando (Midnighter, Undertow) and Jim Zub (Wayward, Samurai Jack) discuss writing comics and pitching their work to publishers, along with comic writing techniques and amusing anecdotes.

It’s going to be a great show and I can’t wait to see friends and readers there!

Stacy and I are proud to announce that we’ll be at the very first TopatoCon, a new indy comic, game, and music convention happening in Easthampton, Massachusetts on September 26 and 27. You’ll be able to find us at TABLE R8 all weekend and I’ll have copies of Wayward and Skullkickers trades available.

Stacy will be hosting a panel on Japanese street fashion:
Saturday Sept 26 – 11am-12pm – Style on the Streets of Tokyo with Stacy King – Room One
Harajuku fashion gained global prominence in the 1990s with its colorful, outlandish style; twenty-five years later, how have those looks evolved? What are the cool kids of Tokyo wearing these days? Stacy King, manga editor and J-fashion aficionado, will highlight the major Tokyo style tribes and emerging trends in this visually-packed panel.

and I’ll be hosting a special panel all about propaganda cartoons:
Sunday Sept 27 – 4-5pm – Cartoons Go To War with Jim Zub – Room One
In World War II animated cartoons weren’t for kids, they were mainstream entertainment running in theaters and they carried a powerful political message. Jim Zub, Comic Writer and Professor of Animation History at Seneca College, showcases a few of his favorite short films of the era and gives them historical context. Crazy, comical, and controversial, but also an important era in the history of the animated art form.

The summer is almost over, which means it’s time for Canada’s pop culture bonanza, Fan Expo Canada, right here in Toronto on September 3-6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre! I’ll be at TABLE P34 for the whole show and I’m bringing a ton of books, sketch covers, and other goodies.

A year ago I launched my new creator-owned comic series Wayward at Fan Expo and it was a blast. I’m happy to say that the series is doing well and I’ll have copies of Volume 1 and 2 available at my table along with single issue sets, postcards, and other rarities.

I’ll also have copies of Skullkickers (including pre-release copies of our final volume), Figment, Samurai Jack, Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur’s Gate and a bunch of my other titles at my table. In fact, here’s a list of items I’ll have available at the show while supplies last.

If you buy any Skullkickers or Wayward at my table you’ll get a special badge flag so you can show off your skullkicking or yokai slaying talents to your friends.

I’ll also have some of the limited edition Skullkickers pins we had made up for Gen Con. They turned out fantastic.

On Friday I’ll also be on two panels:

Friday Sept 4th-4:45-5:30pm-Room 705 Humour in Swords & Sorcery
Description: Can mighty thews and sinister sorcerers be funny? By Crom, they certainly can! Panelists Jonathan Lavallee (Critical!: Go Westerly), Jason Anarchy (Drinking Quest), Rachel Kahn (By Crom), and Jim Zub (Skullkickers) will discuss their particular brand of mirth and myth.

Friday Sept 4th-5:30-6:30pm-Room 714 Writers Workshop Panel
Description: Join Jim Zub (Samurai Jack, Wayward), Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine, Letter 44), Ray Fawkes (Gotham by Midnight, Intersect), and Kathryn Immonen (Journey Into Mystery, Snipe) as they discuss writing and pitching their comic series to publishers. Get their advice on how to climb to the top of the treacherous submission mountain as they share comic writing techniques and amusing anecdotes.

With comics, games, cartoons, toys, and a whole lot more there’s something for everyone at Fan Expo. If you’re headed to the show, please stop by and see me there!