Valeros Pregen 5's page

I really enjoyed the story of the comics, I found the characterization and flow really well put together. Unfortunately, I was never able to get past the art, there is nothing wrong with the art per-say, it is well executed, and a novel style, but it isn't in the style of Pathfinder products.

I'm sorry to hear that Andrew's art didn't strike a chord with you. The second story arc has a new artist on board and you can see some samples of his page art on his art page here:

I hope you like what you see there and are willing to give the series a chance with the second story arc starting with issue #7+.

Hey Gang,

Thanks for the enthusiastic response to Pathfinder #5!

I've just put up a blog post with some more of my thoughts on the issue and the inclusive Pathfinder game setting.

Please give it a read and share:
The Inclusive Fantasy World of Pathfinder

Hey gang,

Jim Zub here. I'm the writer of the official Pathfinder comic being published by Dynamite and Paizo.

Since the comic series follows the story of 6 Pathfinder iconics (Valeros, Seoni, Merisiel, Ezren, Kyra and Harsk) quite a few people have asked me if I'll be revealing/dealing with any homosexual relationships in the story and, I'm happy to say, yes!

When Paizo approached me about writing the series they asked me if, in addition to showing action-adventure elements, if I could include relationship drama and I was eager to make it a part of the series. Pathfinder fans have seen these characters for years on the RPG products but never had a sense of their back story or full personality. It's been an absolute blast working on that as the series progresses.

In issue #5 of the comic series (arriving Feb/March) there's a brief aside showing that at least one of the iconics is homosexual and, in our second story arc (issues #7-12), that character's relationship will be part of a subplot running through the arc.

If you haven't had a chance to check out the comic series yet, I suggest you give it a whirl. Along with 22 pages of comic story each issue has new gaming content and a fold-out mini battle map, making it well worth the cover price.

Feel free to drop me a line here or on Twitter if you have any questions/comments.

Dynamite already has issue #5 in their online shop as if 4 was in our hands. I can't help but feel they're putting as much effort into getting the product out as IDW did when they sabotaged the Fells FIve comic. It's like the comic industry refuses to give anything but lip service to tabletop RPGS.

Hey Gang,

As far as I know the delays on the Pathfinder comic have come up around art production, not any kind of 'sabotage' or lack of desire from Dynamite. I know it's frustrating to not have regular delivery on the issues, but having rushed or inconsistent art would cause even more problems down the road when new readers come across those issues and judge the series as a whole by them.

I'm staying ahead on writing to make sure Dynamite has a proper buffer of material to work with and can schedule appropriately. The first 'adventure' wraps up in issue #6 and I'm plugging away on the second story arc already with issues #7+, so know that the Pathfinder comic series will be continuing in 2013.

Thank you for your support!

Jim

Over on Comic Book resources they've posted a 5 page preview of Pathfinder #3:

PATHFINDER #3 Preview

Click on through and check it out.

If you get a chance to read the full issue (in stores Wednesday Novembet 7th), please let me know what you think of it. all of us on the creative team are pumped for its release.

My only gripe - What spell did Seoni cast in the tavern? Because it sure didn't seem to match up with anything on her character write-up. And no, I don't care that it's a comic book. If it's going to be based on a RPG, it better adhere to the rules/laws of that universe. With 3 casters in the party, they can't fall into the usual (lazy) comic-book-magic trope of "he/she can cast whatever the plot dictates".

I'm glad you enjoyed issue #1 and hope it keeps hitting the mark for you as the series continues.

Seoni cast the 0-level spell Daze on the brute in the tavern so he took no actions against her.

I'm writing to the stats and the Paizo gang are double-checking things as well to make sure it's do-able within the confines of the rules. :)

I've been posting some comic writing tutorials on my blog and thought I'd repost the links here in case any of you were interested in a behind-the-scenes look on my writing process:

Part 1: Brainstorming
Part 2: Story Pacing
Part 3: Page Planning
Part 4: Scripting
Part 5: Dialogue

This isn't any kind of absolute-must-follow method, just the way I work and a few tips. If you found these posts helpful, feel free to let me know here (or on Twitter) and share the posts with your friends.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments about these or the first issue of Pathfinder!

Zub

The Know Direction interview I recorded is now up!

Check it out:
Know Direction #43: Interview with Jim Zub

It's the most extensive info released so far about the comic series and my plans for it. Please listen and let me know what you think!

Before that Know Direction podcast goes up, Erik Mona and I were guests a couple weeks ago on Earth's Mightiest Podcast, an audio program normally focused on the Avengers, but this time they step into tabletop RPGs, Pathfinder and Skullkickers in a big way.

The podcast is long and our interview doesn't start until the 37 minute mark of the program, but we cover a lot of different subjects once it gets going and there's some really good stuff in there.

Here's a quick run through of major sections so you can focus on a particular part or two that interests you:

0:37:12 - Interview start; chatting about tabletop RPGs
0:40:50 - Chatting about Skullkickers
0:45:03 - Erik Mona joins in and explains his RPG industry cred and Pathfinder history
0:54:49 - I explain my nerd cred, RPGs, comics, manga
0:57:00 - Writing fantasy stories versus running an RPG
1:06:54 - Pathfinder comic discussion
1:45:50 - Skullkickers and Tavern Tales
1:47:17 - Art submissions and breaking in to the industry
1:59:50 - Conventions and pop culture
2:19:20 - Favorite Avengers line-up and stories
2:27:50 - Wrap up

A bunch of new interviews have gone up about the Pathfinder comic series. Quite a few have shared introduction information, but there are some new aspects revealed as well:

Comic Book Resources Interview

Geeklore Interview

Freemantle Interview

ICV2 Two Part Interview : part one and part two

Geek Native Interview

Panel Bound

Skewed and Reviewed Interview

Another interview, this time at Comic Book Resources is now up, and it includes a rundown of the six iconics who are in the party for issue #1:

Ezren, Harsk, Kyra, Merisiel, Seoni and Valeros.

Now you know! :)