“All These Great Pawns”
The secret of the Ruby Scarab has been unlocked! Unfortunately, Doctor Skarab must find a true wizard to unleash its potential. As N’kantu and the others sneak through the besieged back alleyways in search of Skarab, the brainwashed patrols of the Elemental known as Hellfire are close behind.
Over the next few hours, memories from a lifetime ago begin to overwhelm the Living Mummy. Can he save the ancestors of those who enslaved him from a fate similar to his? With the aid of Zephyr, the former Elemental witch, he may just stand a chance. Now to find Skarab and end this nightmare!
Can Doctor Skarab utilize modern science to unlock the power of the Ruby Scarab? Does Janice Carr regret following Ron McCallister into the middle of hell on earth? Will the Asp survive being tortured by Hellfire himself? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
The story has reached its peak, but who will ultimately stop the Elementals from taking over the Earth? Will it be N’kantu of the Swarilis tribe? Or maybe, Doctor Skarab, the last known descendant of an ancient Egyptian sorcerer? Could it be the cat burglar and his fence? Right…
In any case, the plot seems to have stagnated here in issue #14. I’m not sure how much further writers John Warner and Val Mayerik could have taken this without introducing some new character elements. Luckily, this is the future, and we know how many comic books are to come. I give “All These Great Pawns” a solid three out of five stars.
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[1974 AD], [alleyway], [ammunition – bullets], [anger], [artifact – ruby scarab], [blood], [city – cairo], [clinic – radiology clinic], [continent – africa], [country – egypt], [demonym – egyptians], [earth], [experiments], [fate], [fire], [firearm – .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol], [firearm – m1 carbine], [firearm – m3 “grease gun” submachine gun], [firearm – m-16], [gamma], [hand weapon – pipe], [hand weapon – short sword], [hand weapon – spear], [hand weapon – wooden club], [hideout], [hospital], [hospital – cario hospital], [hut], [insect – beetle], [insult – sherlock], [jungle], [laboratory], [laboratory – radiology laboratory], [language – ancient egyptian], [memories], [monsters], [multiverse], [mummies], [nightmares], [notes], [patrol], [patterns], [pawn], [planet – earth], [possession], [ray – gamma rays], [ray – x-ray], [scepter], [shadows], [ship – slave ship], [ship – trireme], [slavers], [slavery], [slaves], [soul], [spell – shield dome], [trapped], [tribe – swarilis tribe], [veldt], [village], [visions], [war], [water], [wind], [wisdom], [wizard]
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[asp – richard harper], [dann the warrior], [doctor jeckle – calvin zabo], [doctor skarab – alexi skarab], [elementals], [hellfire – wielder of flames], [hydron – lord of water], [janice carr], [living mummy – n’kantu], [magnum – master of the earth], [miles oldann], [mister hyde – calvin zabo], [pharoah aram-set], [ron mcallister], [sherlock holmes], [t’chombi], [zephyr – mistress of the winds]
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