Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #36 Review

Is there enough substance within this comic book to overlook the overly sexualized protagonist? Read on to find out.

The official description from Dynamite:

Dejah tries to save the young girl that has been placed in her care while a relentless assassin tries to kill them both. The race for survival takes them into the heart of one of the darkest regions of Barsoom where they face a horde of hostile creatures!

Despite this being a series that carries a woman, and people, that ware barely nothing this creative team has found a way to make them compelling. True it can be corny at times but for the most part this is an entertaining jaunt that may not live up to what fans of the source material expect but still gets enough right to garner attention and some praise.

Robert Place Napton pens the script and the seasoned author does a great job keeping both the pacing and the narrative twists in check. A lot of what’s done here can be expressed as largely expected outcomes, but somehow the text keeps them interesting. The biggest downfall that I found is that the dialogue suffers from clunky execution, which at times brought me to the point of being a disinterested audience member. Still the bulk of the piece worked well enough as another act came to a close in the life of this princess of Barsoom and steadily built up the forthcoming conclusion.

The art by Debora Carita is a feast of visual spender. Sure there are some moments where it’s blatantly obvious that our primary is potioned in ways to best show off her assets but that just doesn’t matter when she’s jumping from ship to ship in order to save the lives of those she cares about. The quality detail is there and combined with the colors by Carlos Lopez there’s certainly a lot to enjoy when it comes to this pile of illustrations.

Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #36 is an entry that successfully continues the current arc without failing along the way. For that reason it comes recommended.

3/5