Andrew Stanton on why he loved the John Carter books, and what he’s trying to capture in the film
TweetAs March approaches and I find myself thinking more seriously about whether or not Andrew Stanton’s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs classic “John Carter” will work, I find my “hopeful” […]
14 facts about the movie "John Carter"
TweetCourtesy of IMDB user “orinanime”, here are 14 facts about the movie “John Carter”, set for release on March 9, 2012. 1) 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the character […]
John Carter #6 on list of Top 25 Must See Movies of 2012
TweetAs 2011 draws to a close, one eye is inevitably on the treats that are lying ahead for 2012. With that in mind, we’ve got our line-up of, as things […]
Guardian asks: "Is John Carter Just an Avatar Clone?" (We know the answer, of course.)
TweetIt’s one thing when you see uninformed comments on places like the IMDB message boards in which everyday Joes venture an instant opinion along the lines that John Carter is […]
News about John Carter — December 9, 2011
Tweet The never ending story of John Carter – TG Daily – tgdaily.com 12/08/2011 The never ending story of John CarterTG DailyAt a recent press event, Andrew Stanton, director of […]
Who is John Carter – Part 2
TweetPam Harrison at Examiner has concluded her two part series entitled “Who is John Carter?” It’s great to see these kind of articles coming out now as all the “Barsoomophiles” […]
Two GREAT Studio Stills of Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris
TweetJohn Carter progresses: I’m not sure what the program is at Disney, but I’ll give them this — they are doing a great job of ramping things up with increasingly […]
From the archives: 100 Years of John Carter
TweetIn February, it will be 100 years since Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Under the Moons of Mars” debuted as an adventure serial in All Story Magazine, bringing Barsoom, John Carter, Dejah […]
News about Disney's John Carter issue #1
Tweet Full John Carter Trailer: More Action, Blue Blood – Wired News (blog) – wired.com 12/05/2011 Daemon’s MoviesFull John Carter Trailer: More Action, Blue BloodWired News (blog)His sci-fi epic based […]
Who is John Carter?
TweetPam Harrison of the Louisvill Comics Examiner has a great article up entitled “Who is John Carter”. Like the rest of the JC universe she’s in a “can’t wait” mode […]
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 […]
John Carter Trailers
TweetThe second John Carter trailer, released on November 30, 2011 HD VERSION SD VERSION The first John Carter teaser trailer, released July 14, 2011
Roy Krenkel’s evocative Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace paperback covers
TweetA disciple of J.Allen St. John, Franklin Booth, William Walcot and Norman Lindsay, Roy Krenkel was responsible for vividly evocative cover art for the ACE 1960’s Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks. […]
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 […]
An evening with Danton Burroughs, keeper of the flame for Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetAs an “Army brat” teenager I truly fell in love with the fantastic tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories, which in those days were being reissued on paperback by ACE […]
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 […]