CONAN THE BARBARIAN Volume 2 Thrice Marked for Death

In this second volume of the new Conan The Barbarian adventures writer Jim Zub teams up with the legendary artist Doug Braithwaite for a truly extraordinary and savage new tale. 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, who was killed. 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? Who is this beautiful thief Chaundra and why does she turn on Conan after enjoying his bed? “The first issue gave me everything I wanted from a Conan story. The art is primal and energetic… The story is brilliantly balanced between narration and dialog making it feel like the classic Conan stories I love. 10/10” – Comicon I agree--I like the artwork here, and there's a great look at Conan's unique relationship with Belit, the one true love of his life, in flashbacks that are haunting him and putting him seriously off his usual prowess. How can he resolve this and also stay alive when he's back to being a low-rent thief and shacking up with Chaundra who's more than she seems to be...-Bud