Why did Edison Crane's older, smarter brother leave home and drop out when he had everything to live for? What made him become a homeless drug addict who literally despised his father? And what ties it all to the planet Mars?
PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS #4 amps up the adventure when the Crane brothers' investigation takes them around the world and beyond. Mark Millar's script creates an entertaining mix of surreal realism, elevated by Stefano Landini's grounded yet kinetic art. This issue was a lot of fun. Read Full Review
Landini delivers stunning art throughout the issue. The imagery is lively and immersive as you feel a part of the world and the story being told. Read Full Review
Plot
Edison and Elijah go to the EDISON CRANE museum, where there is a vehicle that can take them to the mysterious hidden base in India of their father. The map he had left them is actually the location of different points on the planet that serve as portals to other worlds since the era of the pharaohs.
At this base they get a series of satellite dishes and an army of soldiers controlled by the mysterious butterflies, Elijah manages to deactivate the mind control and they reach a portal that takes them to an intermediate base that then takes them to the planet Mars, where their father had created a settlement, but the oxygen is not yet breathable.
Between Edison and Elijah a beautiful and fun fraternal camarader more