Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars #3

Spinning out of Dynamite's Warlord of Mars universe, this 2012 issue puts Barsoom's princess front and center as Dejah Thoris leaps defiantly into action, her red-skinned form adorned in gleaming gold armor while two ferocious White Apes loom behind her — one roaring with teeth bared, the other fixing her with a menacing glare. The cover by Brandon Peterson crackles with kinetic energy, the warm amber backdrop throwing the threat of those massive, grasping ape hands into sharp relief. With Mark Rahner scripting and Lui Antonio's art bringing Barsoom to life inside, this is a thrilling chapter in one of 2012's most action-charged Martian adventures.