10 Criminally Underrated DC Comics You Must Read
1. The Warlord
Travis Morgan was a Vietnam War pilot until he flew his plane through a hole in the Arctic, finding himself downed in a world of swords and sorcery at the centre of our planet. Armed with his service revolver, his wits and a dynamic, diverse cast of characters, Travis takes on the battle against Deimos, the evil wizard. Akin to John Carter of Mars, or the more obvious inspiration, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ At the Earth’s Core and other Pellucidar books, Skartaris is a world of high fantasy.
Mike Grell truly nailed a concept and a series both in his writing and in his illustrations, having a 133 issue-run from 1976 to 1988, and even being so popular that there was a toyline.
How could this be the most underrated of all DC comics? Even with trying to bring it back a couple times, including one time with Mike Grell returning, the modern mainstream market just doesn't seem to care for this kind of story. An original, experimental, high fantasy just doesn't have the reflective weight that it should, making it truly criminal that it isn't considered a must-read.