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Joshua Rubin
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Emmy-Winning TV, video game and comic book writer: Strange Land Comics / Dying Light / Destiny / Assassin’s Creed 2 / Outriders / Telltale's Walking Dead + Game of Thrones / Groundhog Day VR / Exhausted Dad

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Hey, I’m Joshua! Emmy-winning writer of TV, video games, and comics — which basically means I’ve spent my career making up stories that ruin your productivity (you’re welcome).

These days, I’m publishing brain candy Sci-Fi comics with my new indie label @strangelandcomics.bsky.social. Here we go!
@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social I'm an Emmy-winning video game and comic book writer, and a fan of your work! I'd love to chat with you about a potential collab. Would you be so kind as to DM me? : )
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reposted by Joshua Rubin
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here's a little video I made at Midnight on the last night, staying up late to watch the final seconds of my first Kickstarter campaign click over to zero.

I’m still processing it all, but mostly just feeling grateful.

Next up: production begins. Then it's time to ramp up Issue 2 for January!
Wow... Time Sensitive #1 closed at $34,147, 455% funded. 793 backers.

Now THIS is how you launch a new indie comic! Thank you to everyone who backed or shared this weird, personal story.

PS. LATE PLEDGES are still open. So it's not too late to grab a last minute issue. 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Twelve more hours!! ⏳
Okay, I gotta say it once: Things are getting really time sensitive now! 😝

"Time Sensitive" #1 closes it's doors at midnight (EST) tonight! But it's not too late to grab one of these three amazing variant covers.

Get yours before Midnight (EST)
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is the LAST DAY to grab your deluxe hardcover edition of TIME SENSITIVE on Kickstarter, you guys!
This is it! The final day, you guys. ⏳

After tonight, the "Time Sensitive" Deluxe Hardcover — complete with Jorge Coelho’s hand-painted, signed bookplate — is gone forever.

Numbered. Signed by both of us. Never printed again.

Get yours before Midnight (EST)
tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It’s taken six years to start feeling like I belong here in my little upstate town. This little article made it feel like home. 🏡
Strange Land Comics just got a write-up in my local paper here in upstate NY — and somehow, it feels bigger than anything else that’s been written about me.

READ THE ARTICLE:
👉 tinyurl.com/3jyuc5m7

BACK THE COMIC ON KICKSTARTER:
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
From crossing milestones to seeing this community grow, this campaign has been one of the most intense, inspiring creative experiences of my career.

If you’ve been following along but haven’t jumped in yet, this is the moment. Every backer helps bring the full six-issue series closer to reality.
Only 3 DAYS LEFT! ⏳

Time Sensitive is in the home stretch. It’s wild to think how far we've come — and it’s all thanks to YOU GUYS. 💙

If you’ve been waiting to jump in, now’s the time!
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
$30K REACHED! 🚀 WOWWW!!!
Designer Jeff Powell (Hawkeye, Marvel, Image, IDW) is officially onboard "Time Sensitive" #1!

This is a huge level-up for the book. Thanks to everyone who got us here.

ONLY 3 Days left of our campaign on Kickstarter!
Come join us. tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For the final week of "Time Sensitive" on Kickstarter — we're giving away a FREE Variant Cover with all Bundles!!

To say thank you for all the support, I’ve added a brand-new variant cover by Ashraf Omar (Dune, Spider-Verse, The Last of Us). —PLUS a new $75 Softcover Bundle.

tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
October 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Love this behind-the-scenes video of Jorge's process as an artist! Lovely animation tying it all together.
Fans voted for it. Jorge drew it!

On our Discord, readers chose which pin-up they wanted Jorge Coelho to create. Now you can see his full process — sketches, inks, colors and all the magic that goes into the final piece.

Kickstarter LIVE for 9 more days!
tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New interview is live! 🎙️

I joined Comic Book Club Live for a mid-Kickstarter check-in on my new comic Time Sensitive. Where we’re at, what’s next in these last 10 days — and what it’s really like to run a campaign.

comicbookclublive.com/2025/09/29/j...
Joshua Rubin Launches A 'Time Sensitive' Kickstarter | Comic Book Club
Writer Joshua Rubin discusses Time Sensitive, his new comic book which is on Kickstarter now, in this interview.
comicbookclublive.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm excited to share something REALLY SPECIAL from the "Time Sensitive" Kickstarter — the reveal of Jorge Coelho’s EXCLUSIVE bookplate art.

The reveal video is live — take a look, and if you’ve been thinking about upgrading to hardcover, THIS might be the moment.
🚨 Collectible Bookplate Art Reveal! 🚨

Hand-painted by Jorge Coelho, signed + numbered by both of us, and ONLY in the Hardcover of "Time Sensitive" #1 on Kickstarter.

Collect all 6 hardcovers, get the full set of painted bookplates.
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Next week: Amsterdam! 🇳🇱

Oct 2 — Speaking at Emerce Eday on designing immersive narratives for radical agency + human connection.
Oct 3 — Leading a masterclass for the Dutch govt’s immersive design program.

Comic books + immersive stories = a pretty damn busy week 🚀
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Massive career milestone today: our first REVIEW for "Time Sensitive" just dropped at The Beat — and it’s glowing. 🥹

“A rapid-fire sci-fi mystery comic of the highest order… kinetic artwork, great characters, and pacing that can’t be over-praised for how well it draws readers through the book.”
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
$27.5K stretch goal = unlocked! 🚀

Backers get a behind-the-scenes look at Issue #2 as we make it.

Next stop: $30K → pro book design from Jeff Powell (Hawkeye, Marvel, Image, IDW).

Let’s hit it by the weekend… big $35K reveal coming. 👀
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Had a blast on Meanwhile… At the Podcast!

Grateful for such a thoughtful conversation. If you’re curious about the creative process, our Kickstarter journey so far, or just love hearing shop talk about storytelling across mediums, you'll enjoy giving it a listen

KICKSTARTER: tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You guys!!!! TIME SENSITIVE made the front page of Kickstarter today!!!

We're f***ing blowing up!

...wow. ☺️

CHECK IT OUT: tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Guys, I'm SO excited about bringing on Jeff Powell as book designer on "Time Sensitive." You probably know his work from the Fraction & Aja "Hawkeye" book!

But it only happens if we hit our $30k stretch goal on Kickstarter. — Can you help us get there? Spread the word, buy the book. Thank you!
🚨 BIG stretch goal at $30K! 🚨

If we hit it, "Time Sensitive" #1 gets pro book design from the brilliant Jeff Powell (Marvel, Image, IDW, and more).

From DIY to bookshelf-worthy. We’re at $25K now — can you help us make it happen?

Kickstarter: tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 We’ve reached $25K! 🚨
Next stretch goal: $27,500.

At that milestone, all backers unlock a behind-the-scenes preview of the first 9 pages of Time Sensitive #2.

Script → layouts → inks → colors!!

Help us get there 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As someone who’s spent most of my career in games — from Assassin’s Creed II to Destiny to Outriders — this crossover into comics has been both terrifying and exhilarating. To see IGN cover Time Sensitive as its own piece of “elevated sci-fi” means the world.
September 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Love seeing this process video taking us behind-the-scenes on the making of TIME SENSITIVE #1.

Exclusive Original Art and Comic pages by Jorge Coelho is available on our Kickstarter right now — and going fast! Don't miss out.

LINK: tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I can’t stop smiling 🥹💙
I am blown away by the love and support pouring in from this community! THANK YOU!

Now the FUN part begins: every pledge from here on out helps us dream bigger — unlocking stretch goals, making the book even better, and sharing it with more readers.

tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Incredible!! Thank you to everyone who showed up right at the beginning — your support means the world. 💙
- Joshua
We got FUNDED in under TWO HOURS!! 😱🎉

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up early and helped us kick things off with a bang!

If you haven’t checked it out yet, come see what all the hype is about. This is a thrilling sci-fi time travel love story you won’t want to miss. 👁️⏳💔

tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
THS IS IT! You guys, it's happening, it's LIVE!

We are on Kickstarter! Please check out our cool little existential time travel comic!
- Joshua

LINK: tinyurl.com/5n7bnb6y
September 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Reposted by Joshua Rubin
Who is Sara Stone? She's the heart of TIME SENSITIVE — passionate, uncompromising, unwilling to let life slip away.

She’s one of the leads in TIME SENSITIVE #1, an existential time travel comic by Emmy-winning writer Joshua Rubin.

Launching on Kickstarter Sept. 9!
August 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM