Warlord of Mars

Another great installment in Dynamite's Barsoom series, this volume containing the full adaptation of Gods of Mars.

Dynamite's second volume in the Dejah Thoris spin-off lives up to the comic's entertaining debut. Dejah Thoris finds herself tangled up with Barsoom's black-skinned Moon Pirates, in search of a legendary treasure while attempting to avoid a cannibalistic rival pirate. Dejah Thoris gets to reuse the nifty tools she received in the previous adventure, and the pirate queen Phondari turns out to be an interesting "frenemy"-style character. Definitely a worthwhile read for planetary romance fans.

I was quite impressed by this graphic novel adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's first Barsoom story, A Princess of Mars. The entire book is neatly encapsulated in this eight issue collection, with no padding or questionable cuts. The story moves along at a fast pace, just like Burrough's original yarn, and the artwork is fantastic. While I prefer ERB's novel, this is a high quality adaptation and one I can recommend wholeheartedly.