Warlord of Mars

When it comes to space opera action, Edgar Rice Buroughs’ series led the way for all pulp fiction to follow. Many companies have attempted to bring the series to screen, and John Carter has appeared in comics a time or two as well. Dynamite Entertainment is the latest to tackle the character, and they’re taking the story and tweaking it just a bit. Note, however, that this is not an adaptation of , the third book in the Barsoom series, but rather a prequel to , the story that kicked off the 11-book series, and introduced readers to the Southern Civil War veteran John Carter. One of the more interesting passages in the source material is that John Carter finds himself and men of the Martians "nekkid" as the day they were born, and while Dynamite Entertainment won’t be able to get away with a lot of nudity in the series, the artists thus far managed to pull off the clothing optional aspect. As with the main series, Arvid Nelson also scripts the companion series with the same confident feel and here I'll do say that Princess Dejah Thoris would give or the gals a run for money. Surprisingly good. All HQ Minutemen scans, mostly by the one and only Minutemen-DTS.

When it comes to space opera action, Edgar Rice Buroughs’ series led the way for all pulp fiction to follow. Many companies have attempted to bring the series to screen, and John Carter has appeared in comics a time or two as well. Dynamite Entertainment is the latest to tackle the character, and they’re taking the story and tweaking it just a bit. Note, however, that this is not an adaptation of , the third book in the Barsoom series, but rather a prequel to , the story that kicked off the 11-book series, and introduced readers to the Southern Civil War veteran John Carter. Writer Arvid Nelson does a fine job in this introduction and in the development of the storyline. Stephen Sadowski's kinetic artwork for the first 2 issues fit Nelson's approach, although I find his dark, heavy outlines a trifle disconcerting. And I suppose there's not much one can do in drawing identifiable faces with regard to green-skinned Martians. Lui Antonio who has drawn the third issue up to the present is doing much better. One of the more interesting passages in the source material is that John Carter finds himself and men of the Martians "nekkid" as the day they were born, and while Dynamite Entertainment won’t be able to get away with a lot of nudity in the series, Sadowski and in turn Antonio thus far managed to pull off the clothing optional aspect. Nelson also scripts the companion series Dejah Thoris with the same confident feel and here I'll do say that artist Carlos Rafael's would give or the gals more than a run for money. Surprisingly good. All HQ Minutemen jobs.

Martians live forever - everyone knows that. So what was Dejah Thoris doing all those hundreds of years before John Carter arrived? Four hundred years before the events of Warlord of Mars took place, Dejah's nation of Helium was divided into two warring city-states. An unscrupulous overlord from afar encouraged that rivalry to his own advantage, until he discovered a terrible secret from Mars' ancient past beneath Dejah Thoris' capital. A secret to kill for!

John Carter disappeared from Mars as mysteriously as he arrived. Days before he did, an unknown assassin murdered the guardian of the Red Planet's life support system. Carter, himself, is implicated in the horrific crime, and it's up to his princess, Dejah Thoris, to clear his name. That would be tough enough, but someone is trying to kill Dejah, too! With enemies all around her, both seen and unseen, she'll need all the help she can get. Prepare for a murder mystery of Barsoomian proportions in the Warlord of Mars Volume 2 TP, collecting issues #10-18 of the series, along with a complete cover gallery.

The most harrowing survival-horror tale in the annals of Barsoom! Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, leads an archeological field trip to unearth the dark secret of the ancient battle site beneath the fabled 'face of Mars' formation. Without John Carter or Tars Tarkas, Dejah Thoris must call upon all her nerve, cleverness and endurance in a relentless chase and horrifying bloodbath. You've never seen a Mars epic like this! No swashbuckling. No swordplay. It's like a white-knuckle '70s horror flick– on steroids! Collecting one of the most harrowing horror stories in the annals of Barsoom, this trade paperback features the 4-issue mini-series, complete with a cover gallery by Brandon Peterson and Ale Garza.

John Carter: Warlord of Mars regresa en una nueva serie mensual, oficialmente autorizada por Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. El Escritor Ron Marz finalmente consigue escribir las series con las que siempre ha querido trabajar, junto al increíble arte del nuevo talento Abhishek Malsuni. Regresa al exótico paisaje de Barsoom, mientras John Carter debe salvar a su mundo adoptivo, sin mencionar a su amada Dejah Thoris, de un enemigo como nunca antes ha enfrentado. John Carter debe realmente convertirse en el Señor de la Guerra de Marte contra un adversario que es su igual en todo sentido en el salvaje planeta rojo.
¡Una emocionante nueva era para John Carter de Marte comienza aquí!

She's faced the cannibal Thark, Voro, and he's dead. She's stopped his plot to terrorize Helium and destroy the peace between red and green people. Now, consumed with survivor's guilt, Dejah Thoris does something beyond reckless: joins a team of Thark warriors formerly under Voro's command for a suicide mission. The Princess poses as their slave to infiltrate a savage tribe of green Warhoons trekking across the Barsoomian desert to an ancient, unearthed weapon. Vastly outnumbered, they must stop the Warhoon lunatics from activating it with a psychic in their midst - and turning it on Helium! Collects the final story arc (issues #9-12) from the Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars comic book series, complete with a pin-up gallery featuring the entire gorgeous selection of variant cover artwork.

Texto de la editorial: Siguiendo los eventos de Warlord of Mars #100, John Carter ha desaparecido, y para hallarlo no hay nada que Dejah no hará. A nadie que no lastimará. Ningún nido de avispas que no pateará.
Pero el Señor de la Guerra robó un importante artefacto heliumita antes de desaparecer, así que no sólo la princesa lo busca - ¡sino que debe llegar a Carter antes que ningún otro!