Jim Zub

TEDx Talk - Raised By Dragons (Patreon)

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Raised By Dragons

Posted by Jim Zub on June 4, 2019 [Edit]No comments

On May 2nd I participated in the TEDx St. Mary event held in Oshawa and had the opportunity to present to a crowd of over 800 students. I talked about my creative journey and how the tabletop games I played when I was young sparked my creativity, taught me empathy and gave me confidence, skills I use every day as both a comic writer and teacher.

The video is finally live-
TEDx – Raised By Dragons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVhnpZf2EVs

I’ll be honest, I was incredibly nervous in the lead up to the event and just wanted to make sure I didn’t embarrass myself up there. Thankfully, it turned out well and I’m really glad I did it. Having the chance to talk about games, comics, teaching, and storytelling in this way to an appreciative crowd was really special.

If you get a chance to watch the video and share it, that would mean a lot to me.

Big thanks to Craig Zimmer for setting up this event and offering valuable feedback throughout the process and, of course, a huge thanks to my family for their love and support all these years.

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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 https://www.ted.com/tedx