Conan the Avenger 13 switches tone, presenting us with a horror story. A sleeping city lies in the desert, its dreamers stalked by the shadows, and Conan and Natala may be its next victims. The new artist, Guiu Vilanova, does a great job following Ching, and Michael Atiyeh's colors do a wonderful job of conveying mood and atmosphere. However, the character Natala feels off. She goes from iron-willed survivor to cowering burden with no real transition. If not for that, I would say that this is another perfect issue from Van Lente and Co. I suppose "great" will have to suffice this time. Josh says check it out. Read Full Review