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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'John Carter: The End' by Brian Wood and Alex Cox with art by Hayden Sherman is about an aged John Carter, but the story and art are equally a bit of a mess.
Centuries have passed (apparently John Carter has surpassed human aging), and John is living with Dejah Thoris on a moon. They mourn the loss of their son, but John has a secret: he's still alive. This exiled son has started an uprising on Mars and John and Dejah are called to quell it. Can these two aged warriors possibly save Mars?
The story is kind of hard to follow and relies more on narrative than action. The art is frenetic and chaotic, but that seems in keeping with the story. The rough nature makes it a bit hard at time to distinguish characters. I like the idea of this graphic novel better than the execution.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Centuries have passed (apparently John Carter has surpassed human aging), and John is living with Dejah Thoris on a moon. They mourn the loss of their son, but John has a secret: he's still alive. This exiled son has started an uprising on Mars and John and Dejah are called to quell it. Can these two aged warriors possibly save Mars?
The story is kind of hard to follow and relies more on narrative than action. The art is frenetic and chaotic, but that seems in keeping with the story. The rough nature makes it a bit hard at time to distinguish characters. I like the idea of this graphic novel better than the execution.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
naidim's review against another edition
2.0
An interesting idea for a story, but barely expressed and illustrated horribly.
leticiatoraci's review against another edition
4.0
I would like to thank NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I like a good science-fiction adventure with aliens on another planet, so this graphic novel had all the right ingredients for me.
I like a good science-fiction adventure with aliens on another planet, so this graphic novel had all the right ingredients for me.
vintonole's review against another edition
2.0
Different artwork, but still good. The story was hard to follow at times, but I think figured most of the weird cutscenes with some effort. However, I still don't get the Tars Tarkus thread and finale (honestly, wth). And I feel like I'm missing some back story with Den being the 'son' or was it great-great-grandson of John and Dejah... more than a little confused about that relationship. He gets called both and Dejah calls him her son and mourns him ~400 years (???)... yet Carthoris and Tara were the only children I know of and this takes place generations after the last graphic novels (or novels) I read. Not sure which JRR Burroughs books or stories this is adapting, if any. I've read the first 6 of the 10. Definitely a bit darker or more apocalyptic then the usual John Carter.
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