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Barbary Coast is a miniseries of the Angel comic book meta-series. Written by David Tischman and illustrated by Franco Urru, the three issues were originally published from April to June 2010 by IDW Publishing.
Premise[]
After being cursed by the Kalderash and subsequently rejected by Darla, Angel travels to San Francisco to find a cure from a Chinese healer, who asks him to carry out a simple task for him. It proves all but simple, dragging Angel into an adventure with a mysterious tattooed girl, an assassin, a dragon, and an earthquake.
Continuity[]
The story is set after the flashbacks from "Orpheus" but before Blood & Trenches.
Appearances[]
- Angel (3/3)
- Bart (3/3)
- Abraham Behr (3/3)
- Hawkins (3/3)
- Ling Kai (3/3)
- Kryll (2/3)
- Lynch (3/3)
- Mihn (3/3)
- Xin (3/3)
- Jimmy Watson (2/3)
- Enrico Caruso (1/3)
- Salvo (1/3)
Publications[]
Issues[]
| Cover | Title | Issue | Release date |
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Barbary Coast, Part One | 1 | April 14, 2010 |
| A recently souled Angel is on a quest for a "cure" in San Francisco when, of course, something goes horribly wrong. Seeking out a Chinese healer, Angel encounters a mysterious girl with a strange tattoo, and quickly learns that life in early 1900s America is full of surprises... | |||
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Barbary Coast, Part Two | 2 | May 5, 2010 |
| The New World is turning out to be more than Angel bargained for as he's confronted with a monstrous, mythical beast, and continues to try and find a "cure" for his painful new soul. But when the earth begins to shake, Angel finds himself facing the cause of one histories great "natural" disasters. | |||
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Barbary Coast, Part Three | 3 | June 16, 2010 |
| Earthquakes. Dragons. Angel. Everything comes to a shattering conclusion as Angel's attempt to "cure" his newfound soul comes crashing down along with the rest of San Francisco. Plus, an old enemy shows just how long they've been watching him. Did we mention a dragon? | |||
Collections[]
| Cover | Title | Issues | Release date |
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Barbary Coast | 1–3 | September 1, 2010 |
| The recently souled Angel is on a quest for a "cure" in San Francisco when, of course, something goes horribly wrong. Seeking out a Chinese healer, Angel encounters a mysterious girl with a strange tattoo, and quickly learns that life in early 1900s America is full of surprises... | |||
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Angel Omnibus, Volume 2 | 1–3, others | July 20, 2011 |
| Angel has had some most excellent adventures in his IDW-verse, and the second ANGEL OMNIBUS volume collects a whole bunch of them! | |||
Behind the scenes[]
- The idea for the story came from David Tischman's fascination with this time period and his wish to write a comic set during this era, which was later decided would be an Angel story.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Shaun Manning, "Tischman Books Angel a Trip to 'Barbary Coast.'" Comic Book Resources, March 3, 2010.