Arak / Son of Thunder #31

Issue #31 of DC's Arak, Son of Thunder brings a kinetic burst of sword-and-sorcery energy to March 1984, with Ernie Colón's cover depicting the Native American warrior Arak in a dramatic mid-air lunge — dagger raised in one hand, a glowing golden artifact clutched in the other — as flames and smoke swirl beneath him and a horde of Vikings loom in the shadowy background. The cover teaser "The Fury of the Vikings!" promises the kind of mythic clash that writer Roy Thomas, co-writer Dann Thomas, and artist Ernie Colón deliver with such confidence throughout this series. With the interior story "For Love of Amber!" and a colorful creative team that includes colorist Adrienne Roy and inker Tony DeZuniga, this is a fine example of DC's early-'80s adventure comics firing on all cylinders.