Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #14 Review


If you caught my review of the previous issue of Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris, you know I wasn’t all that impressed, unless you count being impressed by how bad it was. Now I’m reviewing issue #14. How did it compare? Let’s just say this review won’t be a long one. Here’s the description from Dynamite:

The Boora Witch has possessed Dejah and brought her people to edge of destruction. Her family makes the impossible decision to assassinate their daughter rather than have Dejah live as a puppet. Kantos Kan, determined to save his princess, becomes embattled in the marshes in a desperate attempt to destroy the Witch’s body and break the psychic link.

First off, I’ll say that WoM: Dejah Thoris #14 is not as bad as issue #13 was. Close, but not quite. Robert Place Napton‘s writing is more coherent, if no less trite. The characters are predictable and caricatured, but at least there are no bedroom scenes that border on incestuous. He does deliver an ending that suggest the next issue will be moderately more interesting.

Carlos Rafael‘s art is technically proficient, but he continues to depict Dejah in the most ridiculous and titillating poses possible, doubtless at the demand of editorial. Her thong seems to get smaller with each panel, and I find myself wondering how long until it is completely sucked up to where the sun don’t shine.

Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris isn’t porn, but it’s right next door. Only a couple lines of artwork and the slightest bit of plot separate the two. (I really wish it was porn, because – let’s face it – porn, but also because then we could actually think of it that way and not have to insult the entire comic book medium by thinking of it as legitimate.) Napton and Rafael’s work should largely be excused their failures, as I’m sure both are capable of better and it’s editorial that determines the generally bad-tasting tone of the book.

2/5

 

S#!T Talking Central

  • Xander

    If the reviewer should take his eyes off the breasts and thong, he might discover that the artwork is mahnificent, and the stories move along at a good pace. This is a good comic, don’t be put off by this bigotted review.