Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods

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title=Indiana Jones and the
Tomb of the Gods


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caption=Issue one cover art
schedule=Monthly
format=Limited series
publisher=Dark Horse Comics
date=June 2008 onwards
issues=Four
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writers=Rob Williams
artists=Steve Scott
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creators=George Lucas

"Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods" is a Dark Horse Comics limited series based on the fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones.

Plot

In 1931, archaeologists Henrik Mellberg, Francis Beresford-Hope, and Marwell O'Brien discover the Key to the Tomb of the Gods in Norilsk, and divide it between them. Five years later, the Ahnenerbe, led by Friedrich von Hassell, have captured O'Brien's piece. Mellberg sends a letter to Indiana Jones to come to his Manhattan apartment to help, but the Nazis are there and interrogate him. A maid interrupts, causing Indiana to escape with Mellberg through a secret passage. Mellberg is fatally shot and gives his part of the key to Indiana, only to be forced at gunpoint by the maid, who is actually treasure hunter Janice Le Roi, to give it to her.

Indiana and Marcus Brody fly to Lhasa to track down Beresford-Hope, who took refuge in the mountains and died. While inspecting the cave he lived in, Beresford-Hope's son Alex, who protects his father's secret, throws dynamite at Indiana and Brody because he fears they are Nazis. The archaeologists survive and clear-up the misunderstanding, and all three flee on Jock Lindsey's plane when bandits attack. Alex gives them his father's piece, which contains a map pointing to the Tomb's location in Siberia.

Brody gives Indiana dynamite, telling him whatever is contained in the Tomb must be destroyed. Indiana disagrees, and is just as eager as the Nazis to discover the Tomb. He and Alex take a ship from Shanghai to travel to Siberia. While stopping in Japan, he is confronted by Von Hassell and Le Roi, who is now in the Nazis' pay. After taking the final piece of the Key, Indiana is placed in a boat with no oars. He then betrays Le Roi and cuts her arm, and also places her in a boat. He shoots the boat, and pushes it out to water, where Le Roi's blood will attract sharks.

Background

Writer Rob Williams noted Indiana's character in the first two films is very different, pointing out a scene in "Raiders in the Lost Ark" where Indiana lowers his bazooka aimed at the Nazis, declaring he would give up the Ark of the Covenant for Marion Ravenwood. Williams felt Indiana from the prequel "Temple of Doom" would not do this, and wanted to explore why Indiana becomes less materialistic.

Williams created a new group of characters to lend the new run of DH Jones comics in its own tone, but also used Brody, who is his favorite element of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".cite news | author = Emmett Furey | title = Fortune and Glory: Williams on Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods | publisher = Comic Book Resources | date = 2008-05-02 | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16274 | accessdate=2008-05-02] He chose the Ahnenerbe (which Heinrich Himmler founded) to make the comic "not just Indy versus your typical Nazi goons, [but] Indy up against his counterparts from within the Nazi party". He promised they would be recurring enemies, in a need to give Indiana "his own Doctor Doom or Joker".cite news | author = Chris Arrant | title = Rob Williams on Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Gods | publisher = Newsarama | date = 2008-04-11 | url = http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=153283 | accessdate=2008-04-11]

References

External links

* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154972 CRACKING THE WHIP: Artist Steve Scott on "Indiana Jones and The Tomb of the Gods"] , Newsarama, April 25, 2008
* [http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2008/05/great-scott---a.html An audio interview with Tomb of the Gods artist, Steve Scott by SiDEBAR]