ALTERED STATES WARLORDS #2

Welcome to Altered States...Dynamite Entertainment’s parallel reality in the vein of DC’s Elseworlds and Marvel’s What If! What if John Carter wasn’t the first human from Earth to visit Mars? The eternal warrior finds a planet much changed since the arrival of Red Sonja millennia earlier…and he must unravel the secret of what happened to her if he’s to have any hope of saving Barsoom from the nefarious plans of the Holy Therns and their death cult. Writer David Avallone (Elvira, Savage Tales) is joined by rising star Mariano Benitez-Chapo (Vampirella, Elvira, Savage Tales), cover artists Joseph Michael Linsner, Mike Rooth, and Chapo, and a stunning cosplay cover by Jackie Goehner! Plus: Mike Rooth and Chapo each have created a stunning series of connecting covers for this series!

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