Rating: 3/5
Colossus of Mars is part of Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction setting. This side story looks at the history of Barsoom (Mars) following Dejah Thoris. The setting is pretty rich since it is able to pull from Burroughs' existing work.
I like the story quite a bit. Dejah Thoris is engaged to be married to the son of a rival tribe to create an alliance. The rivalry between the tribes isn't delved into much. It does provide a good backdrop for the events of the book. The secondary part of the story involves one of the tribe leaders resurrecting a colossus, which is an ancient artifact from the earliest days of Mars. He uses this construction to attack his enemies.
There is a lot of action in the book. It moves along really well. Dejah Thoris develops into a fairly strong character. The art is good, but there is a lot of skin shown throughout the book. It is pretty even between the sexes, although it seems to objectify Dejah Thoris a bit. This is based again on the works of Burroughs, so it isn't contained to this work. The visual aspect just makes some of these things more apparent.
It's worth checking out for a view into the setting.
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