Category: John Carter of Mars
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 […]
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 and the mad romance of the "one man scout flyer"
TweetOne of the things I’m determined to do with this site is help share some of the magic of Edgar Rice Burroughs and John Carter to those who otherwise probably […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars"
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
Will the Andrew Stanton/Lynn Collins "Warrior Princess" version of Dejah Thoris win hearts or lose them?
TweetFor Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiasts, few issues in the screen depiction of Barsoom bear more scrutiny than the choice of how to portray “the incomparable Dejah Thoris”, Princess of Helium. […]
Will the Andrew Stanton/Lynn Collins "Warrior Princess" version of Dejah Thoris win hearts?
TweetFor Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiasts, few issues in the screen depiction of Barsoom bear more scrutiny than the choice of how to portray “the incomparable Dejah Thoris”, Princess of Helium. […]