Then, during the last nine pages of the comic, Travis Morgan steps right onto center stage in a whirlwind of action and intrigue. This, folks, is the comeback all true Warlord fans have been waiting for. People have come to Morgan for his protection because invaders with powerful weapons (a bullet hole through armor!) have arrived in the inner world. I’m betting one of Morgan’s major enemies this time around will be a Chinese soldier that pursued the scientific team into the mountain tunnel and found the portal.
The first 13 pages unleashes outsiders into the inner world, and we don’t know what parts they’re going to play yet. Some of them will ally themselves with Morgan and some with his enemies. I know that’s coming, but Grell is going to take his time, the way he always does on this series, and make the characters real and interesting.
Grell painted the cover himself and it is beautiful, capturing Morgan in all the primal savagery that he’s capable of. Joe Prado handles the pencil work, and Walden Wong inks it wonderfully. As an artist himself, Grell knows how to tell a story, then step off the page to let an illustrator unleash his magic. The two-page spread that recaps Travis Morgan’s initial arrival in Skartaris is fantastic, but the two-page spread of Morgan and Shakira battling a gigantic roc (I assume) is electric and intense.
The stage is set for the next set of adventures, and I can’t wait.
Even better, if you are new to the brutal and astonishing world of the Warlord, this series gently moves you into the tapestry of the characters and the previous stories. Within just a few pages, you’re going to know everything you need to know to kick back and enter the lost world!
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