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    Todd Jordan
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  • Warlord of Mars #35



    Published by: Dynamite Entertainment
    Release date: Apr. 23, 2014
    Writer: Arvio Nelson
    Artist: Rafael Lanhellas
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    In the final issue in the latest story arc, John Carter and his family on Mars are trying to stop the annihilation of an entire city called Thark as well as save the lives of all the Tharks in Thark. That includes the leader of the Tharks in Thark, Tars Tarkas. Tardos Mors wants them all dead. He's a big red warlord guy aboard the Xavarian, a ship hovering in the skies over Thark.

    John Carter knows Tardos Mors is not who he appears to be and he frees Kantos Kan and his soldiers from execution right at the last minute. With those guys on his side, he's' able to get into some sort of mausoleum and gets involved in conversation with the long-dead Xerius, who's working from beyond the grave. He's inhabited the body of Tardos Mors and nothing can stop him. Nothing. Just listen to him when he says so. Meanwhile and elsewhere, John Carter's half-Martian son Carthoris confronts Tardos Mors, or at least his Xerius-controlled body, and learns he isn't as tough and unstoppable as his old man.

    It's pretty safe to say that this issue is NOT a good jumping on point for first timers to this series. Being the final act of a 5-part storyline, a lot happens in a short amount of time and it jumps about, causing confusion to the uninitiated to the world of Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter. That said, Arvio Nelson does a good job of giving just enough information of who's who and what's what so that it is at least a coherent issue for those in the new guy club. Rafael Lanhellas' artwork has nice detail with interesting “camera” angles (for lack of a better word), and his buildings- gigantic imposing structures- deserve attention. For some reason or another, this was a detail that stood out.

    This is a really nice looking book, with coloring that plays a big part in the character of the book. Its Mars: things should look different than Earth and blatantly so. Even though the great cover has nothing to do with the contents, and the last part of a five-part story made only a little sense, it was still a good read, even if it was a little bit corny.
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