I love the old Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films, and I like the books of
John Carter, and to me, Sinbad: Rogue Of Mars is the perfect
combination.
Soon to be a motion picture, says the blurb on the
back, as Morningside Entertainment has bought the movie rights, and the
graphic novel does come across as very cinematic, well at least part of
it. I'm not really a fan of changing artists in the middle of a graphic
novel / story arc, but half way through chapter four it starts off with a
different artist, Kiatisak Piewkao, but then switches back to the
artist of the first three chapters, Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz.
I
liked the story, we don't see how Sinbad got to Mars - but we join him
imprisoned like a gladiator and being forced to fight. But he escapes
with a fellow gladiator, Kar-tyr and joins up with Qani, in a quest to
overthrow the villanous Akhdar, head of the Dozhakian throne and free
the enslaved Azurian people of Mars. But we never find out if they do or
not. Bluewater Productions has only collected 4 out of the 5 comic
books in the series. Which is a shame, as after reading this graphic
novel I want to know how it ends, but we are left with a 'to be
continued'. I really hope we find out how the story ends as I really like this
book.
***1/2 out of 5
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