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Conan Volume 13: Queen of the Black Coast HC Hardcover – January 22, 2013

by Brian Wood (Author), Dave Marshall (Editor), Becky Cloonan (Artist),

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Brian Wood's best selling new take on Conan starts here, with acclaimed artists Becky Cloonan and James Harren! Kicking off Dark Horse's sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Queen of the Black Coast," Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the Western Ocean. Finding first danger and then passion in the arms of the pirate queen Belit, the Cimmerian begins a new life of pleasure and pillage along the Black Coast, in this epic of romance and terror!

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Conan
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152 pages
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English
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January 22, 2013
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1616550422
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978-1616550424
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse (January 22, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1616550422
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1616550424
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds

Best Sellers Rank: #3,023,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,475 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels
- #10,259 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Books)

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Brian Wood
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After graduating from the prestigious Parsons School of Design, Brian Wood spent several years in video game design with Rockstar Games, most notably for the Grand Theft Auto franchise before moving full time into writing. Brian’s comic book work has been published by DC Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Boom! Studios, and others.
His original graphic novels are some of the most influential in comics. Starting with Channel Zero, his street activist call-to-arms, Brian has unapologetically made politics and socially conscious thrillers the center of his career. His DMZ defined comics’ response to the war on terror. The Massive took on climate change and next-gen environmentalism. Briggs Land, the crime saga set on a secessionist compound, tackled the scourge of the alt right. Starve is about food sustainability and class divide.
His historical fiction has similarly blazed a singular trail. Northlanders, his Viking anthology, set a benchmark in the comics industry. Rebels, his populist American Revolution anthology, is on the curriculum of schools across the country. Sword Daughter is a pulpy Samurai/Norse mashup, and Magnus Black, the brutal fixer in Black Road, is a Jack Reacher for the dark ages.
His YA books Demo, Local, Mara, and The New York Four have made YASLA and New York Public Library best-of lists. He’s also written for some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Aliens, Terminator, RoboCop, and the X-Men.
He co-wrote the award-winning video game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and contributed story material to Fox’s upcoming Alien shooter.
He’s written TV pilots for AMC, Team Downey and Sonar Entertainment, and WV Enterprises. His DMZ is currently in production at HBO Max with Ava DuVernay directing.
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Brian48

Surprisingly good read

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2013

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Didn't know what to expect with this kindler, gentler, emo-version of Conan. Once I got past the fact that this is not John Buscema's Conan, I actually found I like this take on this character. It's different and well written compared to many of the stories I grew up with, of which most have not aged well. A lot of folks seem to dislike the style of the artwork, but I think it fits the type of story its trying to tell.

For the action fans, this book is incredibly violent and very action packed. Don't let the emo stuff distract you. There's plenty of barbarian gore here. Very glad i picked up this book. I'm not willing to say this is a better version of Conan, but I do like this Belit much better than the one in the Marvel run.

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C. Lawrence

Wasn't a Conan Fan

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2013

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Before reading this I could really care less about Conan the Barbarian. He never really grabbed my interest and I don't think I ever really understood the big appeal, but now I do. I had heard a lot of praise about this book from many comic book review websites, IGN, CBR, etc. and decided to give it a chance, worried I might not like it because I'm not interested in Conan the character. But, I am a fan of most of the Brian Wood stuff I've read before and I love Becky Cloonan's and James Harren's artwork. In the end, the excellence of the creative team shined through to make quite an enjoyable read. So to others not interested in Conan, I'd say give this one a chance! I don't know how much in line this Conan is with the other iterations of the character, but I can say that these are some darn good comics.

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Scott Walton

Conan at his best!

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013

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At last a Conan story that gets into the actual character development, the feelings expressed between Conan and Belit. Most of the other comic book stories just gloss over the emotions churning underneath making it seem as though Conan is just going through a teenage crush with the first "hottie" that sways her hips at him. But this story gets into the turmoil he is feeling, the doubts he has that he may be surrendering his freedom to a woman who can match his ferocity and could even possibly be more violent than him. Well illustrated and excellent storytelling bring R.E. Howard's hero to life in a truly enjoyable read.

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V. Detering

A new look at Conan, and well done

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013

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Conan is leaner, meaner, and younger than ever in this take on the Black Coast tale.
The art is splendid at times, both the panoramas, which capture the fantastic old world and its cities very well (love the Venetian/Florentine touch), and the bloody fighting scenes, which left quite an impression. The script is a typical Conan variation, nothing spectacular, but nothing to be trashed either. The re-interpretation of the Queen as a pale, wicked woman is intriguing.
Looking at all the Conan publications I have read, I regard this one to be at the very top, and I recommend to read it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013

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Brian Wood is always great, so is Becky Cloonan, and I love their collaborations. When I found out that they had done this Conan story, I was stoked--and it did not disappoint. Wood has a feel for Conan that is somewhat unique and he is able to convey the barbarian in a much more three-dimensional way than most. Cloonan's art is perfect for capturing the young Conan's playfulness, as well as his savagery. I had not seen anything by James Harren before, but his stuff was great too. Much different from Cloonan, but still an effective story-teller.

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Joshua Hood

Beautiful artwork but a little thin on content

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2013

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Every page of this book is a joy to behold, but they read so fast that you don't realize you hit the end extremely fast. There's not a ton of narrative here but for a person who buys comics for the art as much as the story this was still enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2013

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As a long time fan of the writings of Robert E. Howard, pulp fiction, and the character Conan, I am appalled by this emasculation of the titular character. Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan have attemped to turn Conan in to something out of Twilight. Visit any Robert E. Howard fan site, blog, or facebook page and you will find hundreds of longtime, diehard fans foaming at the mouth over this travesty. It's one of the few things on which we all actually agree. This sucks. The sappy dialogue, the slender "pretty boy" rendition of Conan's appearance, the ridiculous plot lines where they ignore the whole piracy angle and instead plan some stupid heist at the place where Conan was first arrested. The whole thing is garbage.

The only reason I purchased this is because I've greatly enjoyed Dark Horse's previous Conan efforts and want them to continue to make them. Many of my fellow Howard fans have not been so generous and will no longer be buying this run.

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Edco

An exceptional collection in the series

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014

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As a fan of all the Dark Horse Conan collections, this volume holds an extra shine. Cloonan's work on this storyline is simply sublime, and far too short. But Harren's work closing out the chapter is no less beautiful. The story is strong and well paced out, and this would be a great volume to pass onto others as it's largely self contained. Coupled with some of the best Conan art to date, Queen of the Black Coast is too good to pass up.

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Alexandre Petrin

4 and a half !

Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2013

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I'm not a big fan of Conan. All I know of the character is from the three movies I saw (two as a kid and the other one recently). Except for the first, I'm not a big fan of these movies. So to say, I came to Conan with a little bit of negativity. Add to that: I'm not a big fantasy Fan. Except for some books (like The Hobbit), some games like Legend of Zelda, I generaly dislike those stories. But, I'm enough verse in these universe (as a teenager).

Or, I love this book!! everything in it as some resonance to me. One of the key to me is the art style. Cloonan did a wonderful job, as does Harren. The art is kind of a departure of the classic barbarian style like Frazetta. And it's a great thing. Not that I don't like is art (he's visibly a great painter), but this new style brings a new sensibility to the genre. And I think it's the greatest thing about the book. Not that Wood doesn't do a great job (he does!), but the art brings something new, but it doesn't ruined Conan. So everything is well rounded (I don't really talk about Wood, since he does a great job as always!) and the colors are great!

I highly recommand this book to anyone who isn't a fan of Conan or fantasy but want to try something different... and to those who love fantasy (It's just great and fun to read!)

jamie slawson

Loved this book.

Reviewed in Canada on November 8, 2015

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Great take on Conan, loved the art and the introspective writing. Read some complaints about an 'emo conan' and don't find that true. You do get into Conan's head but having a hero that has doubts who overcomes them makes them more human, not necessarily emo. The art is probably more modern than some older fans might be used to but it's very good and works well with the story.

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Geometer

I love the look of the pirate queen Belit...but Conan seems like an emotional teen from an emo boy band and looks the part.

Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2014

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I enjoyed the huge Colossal Conan volume, but I have mixed feelings about this one. Becky Cloonan's art is nice, and I especially like her take on Belit. However, her Conan looks like some teen from an emo boy band. Brian Wood's take on Conan is also a huge departure from the source material and from the earlier comics. The writing makes him seem very emotionally vulnerable and he lacks the cool confidence you would expect from Conan. Overall, this is not what I would expect from a Conan comic. I don't think that Brian Wood is the right guy to be writing Conan.

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dylan

Two Stars

Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2015

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hated the art, Conan looked kidish and weak