Matai Shang

Matai Shang stalks the pages of Dynamite Entertainment's Barsoom universe as a figure worth watching, debuting in Warlord of Mars Omnibus #2 in 2017 under the creative hands of Arvid Nelson and Stefano Martino. This Modern Age villain moves through a world populated by icons — Dejah Thoris, John Carter, and Kantos Kan share his pages — which says something about the caliber of the stage he's been placed on. Appearing across both Warlord of Mars Omnibus and the charged Dejah Thoris versus John Carter series, he's a compact but pointed presence in Dynamite's ongoing love affair with Edgar Rice Burroughs' red planet. Four catalog appearances and counting — sometimes the most intriguing characters are the ones lurking just at the edges of the action.