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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[]

Publications[]

Issues[]

Cover Title Issue Release date
BarbaryCoast1A 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...
Angel BC 02 001 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.
Angel barb3 001 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
ABC TPB 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...
Angel omnibus v2 cover 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[]

  1. Shaun Manning, "Tischman Books Angel a Trip to 'Barbary Coast.'" Comic Book Resources, March 3, 2010.
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