History ComicBook / WarlordOfMars

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Killing someone while bound, on their knees and unable to defend themselves can be considered something very dishonorable for a ProudWarriorRaceGuy like Tars Tarkas. Not so much when the victim is guilty of [[MindRape mindraping]] Tarkas and conspired to destroy his people.

* GenerationXerox: Dejah Thoris is the spitting image of her mother Heru, both of them are princesses renowned for their beauty, were romantically involved with Earthmen and where occasionally made [[DistressedDamsel Distressed Damsels]], but kicked butt when it was needed.

* OffModel: It happens frequently, sometimes as result of changing artists, see DependingOnTheArtist. Many characters depictions vary widely, which leads to inconsistencies.

* ContemptibleCover: Standard for Dynamite; ''many'' issues have covers featuring [[MsFanservice Dejah]] when her role is minimal or non-existent. It happens mostly on the original main series however.

* MsFanservice: [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11124/111243883/4825372-dejah+captured.jpg Most]] [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11124/111243883/4854226-hot.jpg Martian]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p15_17.jpg females]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe are depicted]] [[{{Stripperiffic}} very faithfully as]] [[DiamondsIntheBuff described in the source material]]. Then there are the [[ContemptibleCover many nude variant covers]]...

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Talu the supposedly benevolent ruler that replaced the tyrannical Salensus Oll]] is revealed to be a power-hungry despot behind a conspiracy to destroy the Green People. Carter even calls him out on this, but [[spoiler: Talu]] disagrees stating that [[spoiler: Oll]] was content with hiding from the rest of the planet, [[AmbitionIsEvil while he wants to fulfill their destiny of ruling over their world.]]

** The BigBad in ''Skeleton Men of Jupiter'' was a KarmaHoudini as a result of AuthorExistenceFailure, but he dies in one special issue that more or less serves as sequel/conclusion to the book.

** Its revealed that the Green Martians were [[spoiler: created by the Okarans as battle drones through interbreeding between [[SuperPersistentPredator apts]], [[KillerSpaceMonkey white apes]] and [[HumanAliens Red Martians]] and they could be controlled mentally by their creators.]]

** [[spoiler: The Yellow Martians who assist John Carter in ''Warlord of Mars''. In both the comics and the books, they assist Carter into infiltrating Salensus Oll's city and they take control of it after his death. In the following story arc in the comics, its revealed that they have aspirations of conquest, conspiring to turn the Green Martians against the rest of the Barsoomians and breed a race of mutant servants to take over the planet]].
** [[BigGood Tardos Mors]] is [[TheGoodKing the proud, virtuous and benevolent Jeddak of Helium]]... Until ''Tyrant of Mars'' rolls out, where he turns into a EvilOverlord bent on an genocidal campaign against the polar races of Barsoom [[spoiler: after he comes back to life]]. Subverted when its revealed [[spoiler: that is actually a double created by a evil White Martian spirit and the real Tardos is dead]].

* ArtifactOfDoom: The Sword of Barsoom is seemingly this, being able to corrupt anyone who holds it and is said to give absolute power over the planet. [[spoiler: Turns out its just a normal sword with a gem that radiated negative psychic energy that makes anyone near them paranoid or aggressive, or submissive if weak-willed enough.]]

** [[spoiler: Dejah's father and grandfather]] die offscreen while rebelling against the Yellow Martians. In the books, they survive and return to Helium safely. Subverted when [[spoiler: Tardos Mors]] apparently returns to live, but its DoubleSubverted when revealed that it was merely a copy.

** [[TheBrute Thurid]] (a First-Born), [[SmugSnake Matai Shang]] (a Thern) and [[LargeAndInCharge Salensus Oll]] (a Okarian) [[VillainousCrush all become madly attracted to Dejah]], [[RunningGag once again]]. To the point, they will kill each other over who gets her for themselves. What makes this particularly egregious is that their races are very xenophobic and supremacist that regard Red People as lesser savages, and in their particular case, its more like one-sided perverse lust than genuine romance.

* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Linea, a First Born noblewoman that assist the heroes against her father, who is a mad high priest of Issus who wants to use a DoomsdayDevice to wipe out all life in Barsoom. [[spoiler: Its revealed she is Issus' granddaughter, making her a Mad Goddess' Beautiful Granddaughter.]]

* NeverFoundTheBody: We only hear word that [[spoiler: Mors Kajak and Tardos Mors (Dejah's father and grandfather respectively)]] have been killed during a slave uprising, but their deaths were never shown onscreen. Though the later mysteriously returns to life, [[spoiler: its later discovered a skull which might have belonged to the true Tardos, due to a diamond teeth he had in life, indicating that the real one is truly dead.]]

* YoureNotMyFather: Dejah Thoris disowns her believed-to-be-deceased ''grandfather'' when he declares his intent to raise an army to conquer their planet and crush all those who oppose him. [[spoiler: Its revealed that this is actually a clone created by an entity to take his place, and the real one is truly dead.]]

* ''Dejah Thoris'' (2016) - Originally intended as a regular series focusing on Dejah, it was cancelled at 6 issues. A second volume was made in 2018, which is another prequel set before John Carter's arrival on Barsoom and a third volume has been announced for late 2019.

* DudeMagnet / HelloNurse: Dejah Thoris ''in spades''. You know she is this when she manages to attract males [[FantasticRacism from highly xenophobic]] [[InterspeciesRomance species!]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Barbarella}}=/=Dejah Thoris'' (2019) - A team up between the titular heroines to solve a murder case.

* ''Dejah Thoris'' (2016) - Originally intended as a regular series focusing on Dejah, it was cancelled at 6 issues. A new volume was made in 2018, which is another prequel set before John Carter's arrival on Barsoom.

** Jagati Khen in ''Lords of Mars'' presents himself and [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the Therns]] to [[{{Tarzan}} Lord Greystoke]] as a noble civilization being oppressed by Red Martian savages lead by the tyrannical John Carter.

* ''Warriors of Mars'' (2012) - 5 issue long {{crossover}} with Literature/GullivarOfMars
* ''Lords of Mars'' (2013-2014) - 6 issue long {{crossover}} with {{Literature/Tarzan}}

* ''Warlord of Mars'' (2010-2014) - Regular series. Adapted the first three books in the Barsoom series: ''A Princess of Mars'', ''The Gods of Mars'' and ''Warlord of Mars''. Lasted for 35.

''Warlord of Mars'' is the comic book adaptation of Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' book series, published by Creator/DynamiteComics since October 2010. The comics told the story of Civil War veteran John Carter who ends up mystically being mystically transported to the red planet of Mars. Not only is there sentient life in Barsoom (as Mars is called by its inhabitants), he discovers he is stronger and faster because of the planet's lighter gravity rendering his body much hardier. In this bizarre new world, Carter faces many adventures, falls in love with a [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe beautiful Red Martian princess]] and faces arduous battles to win her hand and protect her, as well as his adoptive world.

* ''John Carter: The End'' (2017) - A series that takes place in a possible future showing a aged John and Dejah living in exile after a tyrant has overthrown them and they are both grieving over their son's death. But something happens that brings them back into action.

** ''ComicBook/PathfinderWorldscape'' is probably the largest one with Dynamite-licensed properties with aforementioned Tarzan and Sonja, as well as the main cast in ''Tabletop/{{Pathfinder}}'' and several public domain characters.

* ''{{ComicBook/Vampirella}}/Dejah Thoris'' (2018) - A CrisisCrossover.

** Jagati Khen in ''Lords of Mars'' presents himself [[AlwaysChaoticEvil and the Therns]] to [[{{Tarzan}} Lord Greystoke]] as a noble civilization being oppressed by Red Martian savages lead by the tyrannical John Carter.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Vathek, aka the Vampire Men of Saturn. They were once a normal, peaceful race that was turned into bloodthirsty monsters after being exposed to a devastating plague. Sunlight is lethal to them, so they live in a land of perpetual darkness where the sky is covered with dark clouds and fumes.

* RedShirt: Original characters created just for the comic that were not in the book tend to die horribly when accompanying the main characters. What is perhaps incidental (or probably intended on the writer's part) is that most of these tend to be ''Red Martians''.

* SexSlave: In the first book of ''Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars'', Dejah mentioned that the Green Men rape and eventually kill and eat Red Martian women that they capture. The more humanoid races aren't any better in how they treat the Red Martian women, Thuvia starts off as a sex slave for the White Martians and would likely have eaten her if they got tired of her.

* ''Lords of Mars'' (2013-2014) - 5 issue long {{crossover}} with {{Literature/Tarzan}}

* ''John Carter: The End'' (2017) - A series that takes place in the distant future showing a aged John and Dejah living in exile after a tyrant has overthrown them and they are both grieving over their son's death. But something happens that brings them back into action.

* ''Dejah Thoris'' (2016) - Originally intended as a regular series focusing on Dejah, it was cancelled at 6 issues.

** The distant future in ''John Carter: The End'' also qualifies.

** Dagur Andalust ([[OurVampiresAreDifferent a Vathek]]) falls in love with Dejah ([[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe a Red Martian]]) and offers to make her his vampire bride. [[spoiler: Unlike most villains, he sacrifice himself to destroy his fellow Vathek and save her]].

* MsFanservice: [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11124/111243883/4825372-dejah+captured.jpg Most]] [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11124/111243883/4854226-hot.jpg Martian]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p15_17.jpg females]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe are depicted]] [[{{Stripperiffic}} very faithfully as]] [[DiamondsIntheBuff described in the source material]]. Then there are the many nude variant covers...

* SexSlave: In the first book of ''Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars'', Dejah mentioned that the Green Men rape and eventually kill and eat Red Martian women that they capture. The more humanoid races aren't any better in how they treat the Red Martian women.

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: Tardos Mors]] returns to life without any explanation inside the Red Spire of Helium, while he was thought to have died far away in the North Pole. [[spoiler: Turns out that is a double created by the White Martian spirit Xerius to take control of Barsoom]]. This trope is played yet ''again'' straight when [[spoiler: Tardos]] is seen alive again in ''Dejah of Mars'', despite the one we saw previously was confirmed to be a copy and the real one died long ago.