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Post by hun on Oct 30, 2023 0:04:00 GMT -5
 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5Words by Jim Zub Art by Doug Braithwaite A brand-new Conan the Barbarian arc begins!
WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE…
After adventures on the high seas, Conan returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of Belit, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?
$3.99 RELEASE DATE: 22 NOVEMBER 2023...a couple of pages from this issue:   |
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Post by hun on Oct 30, 2023 0:19:59 GMT -5
Line-work for both pages by Doug Braithwaite:   |
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Post by hun on Oct 30, 2023 0:21:58 GMT -5
Belit:  ..and a close up of Conan thinking about Belit:  |
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Post by garbanzo on Oct 30, 2023 5:43:46 GMT -5
I dig Braithwaite's art here a lot more than I thought I would based on what little I've seen of his work.
The coloring in those preview pages doesn't do him any favors though. His lines are so soft, and that monochrome sepia look just makes it look so flat. I hope it's just a short flashback sequence. But the same muddy coloring was used on the cover he did a few issues back, so I dunno...
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Post by hun on Nov 6, 2023 17:26:44 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 6, 2023 21:40:34 GMT -5
See, Brian Wood, was that so hard? |
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Post by cromfelge on Nov 7, 2023 4:30:04 GMT -5
See, Brian Wood, was that so hard?
Are you talking about telling a Belit related story after she died and not squished in between the happenings of QotBC? To Wood's defense, that's pretty much the normal approach for Belit pastiche - and way better than the resurrection in the late and critically unacclaimed Belit & Valeria comics. But even the early Poul Anderson did it Wood's way.
I have to agree seeing it being made this other way now is promising and I prefer it.
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 7, 2023 6:25:29 GMT -5
See, Brian Wood, was that so hard?
Are you talking about telling a Belit related story after she died and not squished in between the happenings of QotBC? To Wood's defense, that's pretty much the normal approach for Belit pastiche - and way better than the resurrection in the late and critically unacclaimed Belit & Valeria comics. But even the early Poul Anderson did it Wood's way.
I have to agree seeing it being made this other way now is promising and I prefer it.
The dance he adamantly refused to show. |
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Post by kemp on Nov 7, 2023 7:20:06 GMT -5
I love the cover art, the one with Conan and Belit on ship's deck, but is Belit going to go full starkers when she does her dance thing !?! I remember reading it that way.
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Post by johnnypt on Nov 7, 2023 9:21:10 GMT -5
I love the cover art, the one with Conan and Belit on ship's deck, but is Belit going to go full starkers when she does her dance thing !?! I remember reading it that way. I’m going to guess they’ll leave it this way, got to make sacrifices somewhere. Especially if this is just a one page flashback, it’s not the original story but you get the idea. |
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Post by Von K on Nov 8, 2023 20:08:01 GMT -5
Excellent line work there from Doug!
I can see why Jim was so impressed, and looking forward to see where he's going to take the narrative.
Judging by the preview I think garbanzo's guess about the sepia tone being used for the flashback sequence(s) is correct.
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Post by hun on Nov 20, 2023 12:39:53 GMT -5
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5Words by Jim Zub Art by Doug Braithwaite A brand-new Conan the Barbarian arc begins!
WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE…
After adventures on the high seas, Conan returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of Belit, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?
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Post by garbanzo on Nov 20, 2023 16:42:50 GMT -5
Nope, delayed to next week.
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Post by hun on Nov 20, 2023 23:11:22 GMT -5
Nope, delayed to next week. Thanks for the info Garbanzo. We usually get CtB a week late in the UK, hope I don't have to wait 2 weeks to pick this issue up. |
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Post by garbanzo on Nov 22, 2023 12:43:01 GMT -5
This got released digitally if you don't want to wait.
Definitely not as strong as the first four issues, but it sets the stage for some fun times ahead.
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