Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #5

Landini creates beautifully detailed art throughout the issue. I love the visual style of this issue and how it crafts the action and matches the tension and tone of the story. Read Full Review

PRODIGY: SLAVES OF MARS #5 ends the third volume by unveiling a master villain with a master plan that threatens the human race. Mark Millar swings for the fences in the next stadium over by unveiling a conspiracy of Earth-ending proportions, and Stefano Landini's grounded-yet-surreal art makes even small scenes seem huge. There is a lot of telling instead of showing to finish the story, but it's a whopper of a tale. Read Full Review

Slaves of Mars was an interesting departure from previous Prodigy arcs and while Edison doesn't get the big win here, Millar sets up some very fun possibilities for future installments. Read Full Review

Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG

Jan 08, 2025

Plot Edison and Elijah are not facing their father Whitney, it is actually the artificial intelligence he created called Kelvin, who for more than twenty years took control of Whitney's body. Kelvin took the job of Edison and Elijah's father to locate the advanced civilization that created these portals and lived on Mars, in order to offer them a business, he offers them the human race as payment to give him a mega upgrade. To sell them to humans as an interesting civilization, he used Edison and Elijah as an example, making them go through many tests so that the aliens would see the true potential of humanity. Edison manages to block Kevin by making him solve a philosophical paradox, at that moment Whitney returns and the three of t hem try to defeat Kevin, that is when an alien ship arrives, which takes Kevin, because in the end it turned out to be the superior intelligence they are looking for, simply because Kevin with his inflated ego defeated the Crane brothers, who were one step ahead with the ability to control the world if he wanted to. Whitney dies knowing that he invented the most sought-after artifact in the galaxy and that he was able to see his children working together as a team. Whitney left in his will that Elijah will leave his world as a nomad and drug addict to dedicate himself to the Mars project, which promises a future home for humanity. Edison will remain on planet Earth with his personal projects and received a silver coin from Whitney with which to create an instant fortune. This comic closes this new volume on a high note, leaving no loose ends and presenting a logical and large-scale explanation that was always in the shadows. This volume shows Edison in a vulnerable position from which he manages to overcome all obstacles with a resounding message about redemption as parents. A high point is that Whitney reveals in his will that he filled the world with illegitimate children with the aim of making humanity smarter, again Mark Millar surprises with a rounded ending that leaves us wanting more. Art Stefano Landini provides detailed art supported by a brightly lit color palette by Michele Assarasakorn to highlight the dynamism of the script that jumps off the page into your eyes. Summary Edison and Elijah finally meet the person responsible for all these lethal tests they have been subjected to, who takes the form of their father Whitney. A shocking ending that will leave you analyzing for hours the background of this brilliant story and all its theories full of mystery and science fiction. This volume has an epic and incredibly satisfying conclusion. more