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A comiXologist recommends (a Dark Horse comic)
Conan The Barbarian #4
Commitment Issues and Conan the Barbarian 4
The release of a sizeable catalogue of Dark Horse single issues on comiXology is just the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to check out some new books, if the trade volumes felt like too much of a commitment. With Conan the Barbarian issue 4, you can even jump right into a series that’s already picked up a good pace.
You’d think that a character like Conan, actual barbarian, would also have some commitment issues, but issue 4 might surprise you. There is more to Conan than punching stuff and pillaging, people. The man also has feelings. For this story arc, Brian Wood adapts “Queen of the Black Coast,” first published in 1934 by Robert E. Howard and perhaps one of the best-loved classic stories about Conan. In this tale, the big galoot falls head over heels for Bêlit, the pirate queen. They terrorize the high seas together in fairly romantic fashion, here gorgeously illustrated by Becky Cloonan and James Harren.
Harren gives us the strapping Conan we’ve come to expect, but in issue 4 you will notice that the artist plays with angles and perspective in a way that makes Conan appear vulnerable at key points in the story. Carrying out a particularly tricky bit of plundering in the wealthy city of Argos, Conan allows himself to be arrested. Don’t worry this is all part of the plan. Okay, so maybe Conan is a little worried. Can he trust the pirate queen? Does Bêlit love him as he loves her? He spends a difficult night in a dank cell wondering whether she will carry out her part of the plan and rescue him before his capital punishment is carried out in the morning.
It’s nice to see this unexpected side of Conan, one that leaves room for him to be balanced out with a compelling female lead (but don’t worry, there is still plenty of good, old-fashioned punching stuff in this arc if that’s your thing). Issue 4 is an excellent entry point into an iconic character for anyone who wasn’t entirely convinced that punching stuff constituted, well, a character. Give it a try and I’d bet half the gold in Argos you’ll be back for issue 5.
-Tia Vasiliou (is a digital editor at comiXology. She very much enjoys comics about both punching stuff and feelings.)
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Kara’s Picks of the Week (9/11/13)
- Red Sonja #3 - Our heroine is alone with her thoughts? Sold. Gail Simone is an absolute genius at writing believable voices for her characters, and watching the red headed devil fight her own dark inner voice is going to be amazing.
- My Little Pony: Micro Series - Celestia - Calling all Bronies and Pegasisters! Finally, a book that shows us what Celestia is up to when she’s not reading letters from Twilight Sparkle and friends. Read and learn how to deal with everypony’s snark and drama like a pro princess.
- X-Men Vol. 4 #5 - Never read X-Men? No problem. Jump right in with the all-female mutant team for an issue of time-traveling dilemmas and good old fashioned team drama.
- Justice League 23.2: Featuring Lobo/Lobo #1 - You had me at “Screw You.” Marguerite Bennet made me root for our smokin’ antihero in the first ten words of this New 52 Villains Month book. Is it too soon to beg for an ongoing?
Kara supervises the international production team at comiXology and may or may not be writing sparkly New 52 Lobo fanfiction right now.
Shane’s Picks of the Week (9/11/13)
- PICK OF THE WEEK: TEOTFW - This is one of strangest graphic novels I’ve read in a while. Simplistic yet wholly engrossing and definitely unpredictable. Also, rumor has it that TEOTFW is in the process of being turned into a web series, so that’s pretty neat!
- East of West vol. 1: The Promise - I’ve been wanting to get into this series for so long, but I just haven’t had the time. Well that time is now! Very exciting. Hickman has been everywhere lately, eh?
- FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics #3 - The last issue ended with quite the twist, and I’m so stoked on the concept of alternate universes, that doesn’t have to do with time travel.
- X-Men #5 - Speaking of time travel! I’m kind of crazy about Battle of the Atom so far, and it’s probably because Jason Aaron had a large part in coming up with the event, and I sure do love anything Jason Aaron touches. Even if you’re not caught up with the whole X-Men universe, this event is a great place to jump in!
Shane is the marketing assistant at comiXology and is attempting to grow a glorious beard just like his hero Jason Aaron.