John Carter, Warlord of Mars #2

Dynamite's John Carter, Warlord of Mars #2 brings Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian adventure roaring back to comics, and Ed Benes' cover sets the tone beautifully — a regal, gold-adorned Dejah Thoris dominates the foreground while John Carter crouches blade-in-hand, squaring off against a massive, snarling white ape beneath the twin moons of Barsoom, a gleaming city shimmering on the horizon behind them. The composition captures everything that makes this world so compelling: exotic grandeur, fierce danger, and two of its most beloved figures standing their ground against it. With Ron Marz writing and Abhishek Malsuni on interior art, this series is shaping up to be a worthy tribute to Burroughs' enduring vision.