Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars #4

Mars's desert sun blazes behind a poised and commanding Dejah Thoris on this Sean Chen cover — the princess of Helium stands atop rocky terrain in her trademark gold adornments and crown, a blade at the ready, her expression radiating cool defiance. Spinning out of Warlord of Mars, this 2012 Dynamite series puts Barsoom's most formidable royal in the spotlight, with Mark Rahner writing and Lui Antonio bringing the interior pages to life. Issue four of this mature-rated miniseries promises the kind of sword-and-planet adventure that has kept Edgar Rice Burroughs's world alive for generations of fans.