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Dynamite's Barsoom
John Carter: Warlord of Mars Volume 2: Man-Made Monster
John Carter, a hero of the American Civil War now at home on Mars, has survived the Kahori invasion alongside his beloved princess, Dejah Thoris. As the capital city of Helium rebuilds, the loving couple leave for the outlands to recuperate... but rest and relaxation are not in their future. All across Barsoom, sinister forces conspire against them. From savage Warhoon raiding parties to the artificial (and lovelorn) beast known as the Hormad, from the god-like sand spirit Jartak to the last of the world-conquering White Martians, the most evil creatures to ever walk the Red Planet stalk forth from the shadows to challenge the Warlord of Mars!
184 pages, Paperback
First published May 18, 2016
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About the author
Ron Marz
1,644 books122 followersMarz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern, as well as the Marvel vs DC crossover and Batman/Aliens. He also worked on the CrossGen Comics series Scion, Mystic, Sojourn, and The Path. At Dark Horse Comics he created Samurai: Heaven and Earth and various Star Wars comics. He has also done work for Devil’s Due Publishing’s Aftermath line, namely Blade of Kumori. In 1995, he had a brief run on XO-Manowar, for Valiant Comics.
Marz’s more recent works includes a number of Top Cow books including Witchblade and a Cyberforce relaunch. For DC Comics, he has written Ion, a 12 part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the One Year Later event, and Tales of the Sinistro Corps Presents: Parallax and Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion, two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, The Sinestro Corps War.
His current creator owned projects include “Dragon Prince” (Top Cow) and “Samurai : Heaven and Earth” (Dark Horse).
Photo by Luigi Novi.
Marz’s more recent works includes a number of Top Cow books including Witchblade and a Cyberforce relaunch. For DC Comics, he has written Ion, a 12 part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the One Year Later event, and Tales of the Sinistro Corps Presents: Parallax and Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion, two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, The Sinestro Corps War.
His current creator owned projects include “Dragon Prince” (Top Cow) and “Samurai : Heaven and Earth” (Dark Horse).
Photo by Luigi Novi.
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December 9, 2025
Not a bad story told in the 2nd half of this series. Good art and plot. Recommended
November 25, 2017
Carter and Dejah visit some ruins to try to find a solution for Barsoom's atmosphere shortage and to spend some quality time together. Carter is captured by Warhoons and Dejah somehow manages to kill them all single-handedly. I don't remember her being this strong, but yey, feminism!
A farming community is plagued by a giant killing its livestock and people. The creature is a hormad, an artificial being that can fashion itself new limbs if damaged. It takes Carter and Dejah working in concert to defeat the hormad.
Carter and Dejah continue their adventures exploring ruins. They crash their ship during a freak storm and land near, you got it, more ruins. They get captured by the captain and only survivor of a troup of soldiers that were decimated by the warhoons. He deserted and hired a band of mercenaries to hunt treasure. They plan to ransom Dejah, but the last Orovar awakens from his tomb and declares that he wants to enslave Barsoom and Earth. He activates a device that can transform the charateristics of Earth into something more suited for the Orovar race. Unfortunately, the strain of powering up is too much for the age-old device and it explodes with the last Orovar inside.
They don't make ships like they used to. Carter and Dejah crash their ship and are forced to traverse the desert on foot. After escaping a desert monster they find underground ruins where aggressive preagnant plant men are awoken by their presence. They barely make it out on an ancient boat they will probably crash on their way home in the next issue.
Helium rarely looked as majestic and beautiful as in the last issue. The only thing is it's completely empty of life and any damage Carter makes to the buildings or statues is undone in a flash. Carter figures it must be an illusion and they agree to crash (told you!) their flier in the atmosphere generator. This shatteres the illusion and they wake up in Ras Thavas' laboratory. They quickly defeat him and his plan to replace Carter and Dejah with clones that would enable Thavas to rule Barsoom.
A farming community is plagued by a giant killing its livestock and people. The creature is a hormad, an artificial being that can fashion itself new limbs if damaged. It takes Carter and Dejah working in concert to defeat the hormad.
Carter and Dejah continue their adventures exploring ruins. They crash their ship during a freak storm and land near, you got it, more ruins. They get captured by the captain and only survivor of a troup of soldiers that were decimated by the warhoons. He deserted and hired a band of mercenaries to hunt treasure. They plan to ransom Dejah, but the last Orovar awakens from his tomb and declares that he wants to enslave Barsoom and Earth. He activates a device that can transform the charateristics of Earth into something more suited for the Orovar race. Unfortunately, the strain of powering up is too much for the age-old device and it explodes with the last Orovar inside.
They don't make ships like they used to. Carter and Dejah crash their ship and are forced to traverse the desert on foot. After escaping a desert monster they find underground ruins where aggressive preagnant plant men are awoken by their presence. They barely make it out on an ancient boat they will probably crash on their way home in the next issue.
Helium rarely looked as majestic and beautiful as in the last issue. The only thing is it's completely empty of life and any damage Carter makes to the buildings or statues is undone in a flash. Carter figures it must be an illusion and they agree to crash (told you!) their flier in the atmosphere generator. This shatteres the illusion and they wake up in Ras Thavas' laboratory. They quickly defeat him and his plan to replace Carter and Dejah with clones that would enable Thavas to rule Barsoom.
September 19, 2023
Better than the first story
Alternate universe, ERB, Mars, sword and high tech adventure
Another invention within the extensive milieu of Burroughs' Barsoom, focused on John Carter and his princess-wife, Dejah Thoris. Nice to see she is at his side and not a retiring damsel in distress. Enjoyed. The extra artwork covers are a nice touch, too. Would buy another in the series, but alas, it seems two are all that were made? Unfortunate. This was better than the first entry, but this second comic more than makes up for it. Dejah's pigmentation wasn't always consistent, but in general, the whole project was more than acceptable. Recommended.
Alternate universe, ERB, Mars, sword and high tech adventure
Another invention within the extensive milieu of Burroughs' Barsoom, focused on John Carter and his princess-wife, Dejah Thoris. Nice to see she is at his side and not a retiring damsel in distress. Enjoyed. The extra artwork covers are a nice touch, too. Would buy another in the series, but alas, it seems two are all that were made? Unfortunate. This was better than the first entry, but this second comic more than makes up for it. Dejah's pigmentation wasn't always consistent, but in general, the whole project was more than acceptable. Recommended.
June 20, 2018
A single arc that features a series of shorter tales (1-2 issues each). I found exploring the deep history of Barsoom very interesting and would like to have seen more (I suppose that may be found in some of Dynamites other series?). The story is not quite as cohesive as the first volume and the art might dip a bit as well but all in all an enjoyable read.
November 17, 2022
Not sold on this
I’m not sure that I’m ever going to get into this series. Much as I looked forward to reading this series, it felt like it lacked depth. Depth of storyline and dialogue. I literally struggled to finish both volumes 1 & 2.
I’m not sure that I’m ever going to get into this series. Much as I looked forward to reading this series, it felt like it lacked depth. Depth of storyline and dialogue. I literally struggled to finish both volumes 1 & 2.
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