A Bêlit Cover Gallery II:
Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse, 2012)

This is the second installment in our Bêlit themed cover galleries. Below, we present selected covers, which depict Bêlit, from the Conan the Barbarian series, published by Dark Horse from February, 2012 through February, 2014.

1

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Becky Cloonan
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Becky Cloonan
  • issue: #01 of 25
  • release date: February, 2012
  • cover: B retailer incentive variant (1:5)
  • commentary: Dark Horse had a number of Conan series, Conan the Cimmerian, Conan the Avenger, Conan the Slayer, to name a few. They chose to tell the story of Conan and Bêlit in the series titled Conan the Barbarian, which began in February, 2012 and ran 25 issues.

2

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Leandro Fernandez
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Becky Cloonan
  • issue: #02 of 25
  • release date: March, 2012
  • cover: B retailer incentive variant (1:5)
  • commentary: Bêlit does not appear on all of the covers in this series. In fact, despite her central role in this series, she only appears on the B variant covers for the first two issues. (On this page, we are only showcasing covers that include Bêlit.)

3

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Massimo Carnevale
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Becky Cloonan
  • issue: #03 of 25
  • release date: April, 2012
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Bêlit makes her first appearance on the A cover to the third issue.

4

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: John Paul Leon
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Becky Cloonan
  • issue: #03 of 25
  • release date: April, 2012
  • cover: B retailer incentive variant (1:5)
  • commentary: To our knowledge, only the first three issues of this series had B variant covers. The remaining issues only had a single A cover.

5

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: James Harren
  • issue: #06 of 25
  • release date: July, 2012
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Dave Stewart created the covers for issues #4 through #24 for Conan the Barbarian (2012).

6

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Becky Cloonan
  • issue: #07 of 25
  • release date: August, 2012
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: As was the case with Marvel's treatment of Bêlit, Dark Horse also significantly expanded her adventures with Conan beyond the content of R.E. Howard's short story, Queen of the Black Coast.

7

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Vasilis Lolos
  • issue: #08 of 25
  • release date: September, 2012
  • cover: A cover

8

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Vasilis Lolos
  • issue: #09 of 25
  • release date: October, 2012
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Bêlit travels with Conan to Cimmeria during this series.

9

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Declan Shalvey
  • issue: #12 of 25
  • release date: January, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: During this series, Bêlit contracts the plague, which does not kill her but does result in a miscarriage.

10

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #14 of 25
  • release date: March, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: The combination of her experiences in Cimmeria and her illness prompt Bêlit to spend some time apart from Conan, who single-mindedly pursues her.

11

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Davide Gianfelice
  • issue: #16 of 25
  • release date: May, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Several issues of this series are dedicated to a drug trip that Bêlit and Conan take together.

12

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Davide Gianfelice
  • issue: #17 of 25
  • release date: June, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: The shared hallucinations include prophetic visions.

13

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Davide Gianfelice
  • issue: #18 of 25
  • release date: July, 2013
  • cover: A cover

14

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Paul Azaceta
  • issue: #20 of 25
  • release date: September, 2013
  • cover: A cover

15

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Paul Azaceta
  • issue: #21 of 25
  • release date: October, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Conan and Bêlit share a couple more adventures before Dark Horse retells the story of their ill-fated journey up the river Zarkheba.

16

  • title: Conan the Barbarian (2012)
  • publisher: Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Dave Stewart
  • writer: Brian Wood
  • artist: Riccardo Burchielli
  • issue: #22 of 25
  • release date: November, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: The death of Bêlit in this series is fairly faithful to Howard's original telling. Sadly, Bêlit's last appearance on a cover occurs on the twenty-second issue. She does not appear on the covers to the last three issues.

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