Conan the Barbarian: Thrice Marked for Death Vol.2 - by Jim Zub (Paperback)

About the Book

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?

Book Synopsis

This book is perfect for fans of Robert E. Howard and his immortal creation, Conan the Barbarian. Filled with high adventure, savage combat and rollicking two fisted action!

In Conan, Howard forged not only a whole new genre - sword and sorcery, but also created a truly legendary character and a thousand pale imitators. After 90 years Conan still going strong! CROM!

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?

In this the 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.

Review Quotes

"I was impressed by both the writing style of the book with the intensity showing through and also the incredible artwork encapsulating the story." - getyourcomicon.co.uk

"An all-star creative team and balls-to-the-wall execution make this take on Conan's legend a winner. Long time fans will be pleased with the start to this new era." - aiptcomics.com

"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 fell like the classic Conan stories I love. 10/10" - Comicon

"By Crom, this is a fine tale! 10/10" - SuperHeroHype

"Hard hitting, intense story that will have you gripped to each page. Brutal and dramatic artwork hits the mark, if this issue is anything to go by we are in for a treat. 10/10" - Get Your Comic On

"I had high expectations going into Conan The Barbarian #1. Somehow it met all of them and then some. This is a hell of a debut and new chapter." -Graphic Policy

"A Callback to classic 'Conan" that fans of the franchise will love." - Multiversity

"De La Torre brilliantly captures the visual tone and style that makes Conan's adventures so compelling and thrilling to readers. I love the art style and every page has wonderful details that draw the eye." - The Super Powered Fancast

About the Author

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past seventeen years he's worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco. He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College's award-winning Animation program. His current comic projects include Avengers: No Road Home, a weekly epic event for Marvel's Mightiest Heroes, Champions, Marvel's team of teen superheroes fighting for the future, Dungeons & Dragons, the official comic series of the world's most popular tabletop role-playing game, and Wayward, a modern supernatural story about teens fighting Japanese mythological monsters. You can find him online at www.jimzub.com and on twitter at @jimzub

Doug Braithwaite, hailing from the United Kingdom, Doug is wildy considered to be one of the true great comic book artists of the modern era. He started his career drawing Transformers for Marvel UK, before going on to work on Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, then on to draw Doom Patrol, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, and The Brave and the Bold for DC, before moving over to Marvel to draw The Punisher, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Secret Invasion. In 2011, Doug was one of 62 comic book creators to set two Guinness Book of Records - The Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and the Most Contributors to a Comic Book.