Day: December 4, 2011
Tars Tarkas, John Carter's Fierce Ally as played by Willem Dafoe in Disney's "John Carter"
TweetThough a great warrior and leader among his people (the brutal and mirthless Tharks) he possesses a sense of compassion and empathy uncharacteristic of his race.
Andrew Stanton, Director of Disney's "John Carter", on his lifetime love of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels
Tweetby Andrew Stanton, Director of “John Carter” ‘John Carter’: A devoted fan chronicles his own martian fascination In the late 1970’s, when I was still a wide-eyed kid watching TV […]
Project Gutenberg Text of "A Princess of Mars" — the 1912 Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetOOOPS….this page has moved to a cool new home: PRINCESS OF MARS FULL NOVEL
Map of Barsoom
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People and Cultures of Barsoom
TweetRed Martians The Red Martians are the dominant culture on Barsoom. They are organized into a system of imperial city-states including Helium, Ptarth and Zodanga, controlling the planetary canal system, […]
Woola, the fierce, lovable "calot" of Barsoom — John Carter's loyal doglike pal
TweetDisney has released a still of Woola, John Carter’s lovably ferocious Barsoomian calot, an animal that serves a role roughly equivalent on Mars to man’s best friend on Earth. According […]
The White Ape of Barsoom
TweetThe folks at Disney have released a still of the great White Ape of Barsoom as part of the ramping up of their promotion of John Carter, which hits theaters […]
The proverbs of John Carter's Barsoom
Tweet “Blessed be your ancestors for this meeting.” — common “In the name of the Ninth Ray!” — common “Only our first ancestor knows.” — common “A warrior may change […]
Military Ranks on John Carter's Barsoom
Tweet Military Titles & Units The military titles are all attested, but most of the names of military units are conjecture. But if we assume that *u- [< utan and umak] is a prefix […]
How to count in Barsoomian
Tweet Number Barsoomian Source 1 ay ay-mad, “one man” (SMM/chapter 11) 4 tor tor-dur-bar, “four million eight” (SMM/4) 7 ov teeaytan-ov, “eleven hundred seven” (SMM/4) 8 bar tor-dur-bar, “four million […]
The Language of John Carter's Barsoom
Tweet Aaanthor – AA AN THOR A dead city of ancient Mars. – TMOMg Aisle of Hope An aisle leading to the court-room in Helium. – TMOMg apt – APT […]
News about Disney's John Carter issue #1
Tweet super squabblers – Brantford Expositor – brantfordexpositor.ca 12/03/2011 super squabblersBrantford Expositoralso on disney's preview plate, scenes from John carter, the film of edgar rice burroughs' a princess of mars, […]
Interview with MIchael Giacchino, Composer for Disney's John Carter
TweetMichael Giacchino, the composer for Disney’s upcoming space epic John Carter, is better known as the composer of The Incredibles, Cloverfield, Star Trek and much more. Here is what he […]
John Carter Inspired Avatar, not vice versa — let’s set the record straight
TweetIn the aftermath of the release of the new trailer of John Carter, set for release on March 9th, it’s been interesting to watch all the flame-throwiing on YouTube and […]