Raised By Dragons | Jim Zub | TEDxStMaryCSSchool

Jim Zub discusses how the tabletop games of his youth sparked his creativity and gave him confidence, crucial skills he uses every day in his twin careers as a comic writer and teacher. Find Jim Zub at: www.jimzub.com @jimzub on Twitter Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past eighteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco.
He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.
His current comic projects include Avengers: No Road Home, a weekly epic event for Marvel’s Mightiest Heroes, Champions, Marvel’s team of teen superheroes fighting for the future, Dungeons & Dragons, the official comic series of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game, and Wayward, a modern supernatural story about teens fighting Japanese mythological monsters. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@StillLateToTheParty]

Imagine what this speaker’s life would have become if evangelical parents had found his D&D stuff, told him having that game was inviting demonic forces into their home, and made him throw everything away and never play it again… that’s my life.

[@RPGRelicHunter]

I bet your older brother forced you to play the Cleric, didn't he?

[@roberonin7400]

Hahaha

[@Axoltolion]

I have a uncle that ridicule my hobby of it but he goes and buys a bunch of guns and will probably never actually use him

[@dunbar10]

This was great I love D&D and this talk was so heartfelt.

[@NickiPlague]

Dude you make me proud to be a nerd.

[@The_Quantum_Ace]

I know its a year after you made this comment, but its really cool you have the Ace flag as your profile photo!

[@Xoneris]

I'm not crying... you are... T_T

[@sezrekahneldar4058]

Great way to simulate real life scenarios with your kids. They are learning under the guise of play!

[@marcelobentes497]

So true! Great TEDx! Thanks, Jim

[@yomama211]

Amazing and candid talk. 10 out of 10 tentacles!

[@Kamera_Ninja]

Jim Zub!!! This story gets better every time! Way to go!!!

[@edwardsmith3576]

This was the coolest video I've seen all year.

[@derekcavin7665]

The game is wonderful.

[@bretts7072]

Jim Zub is an awesome dude! Great talk!

[@robertkendzie3]

Good on ya, Jim. :)

[@daniela9835]

Amazing talk Zub!!!

[@ddduran2]

Man this is so good

[@JasonTheFavorite]

Thank you!

[@canadianmonte]

GO JIM!