Cult Icons: Deja Thoris.

DEJA THORIS: PRINCESS OF MARS

"And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender, girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life... Her face was oval and beautiful in the extreme, her every feature was finely chiseled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Her skin was of a light reddish copper color, against which the crimson glow of her cheeks and the ruby of her beautifully molded lips shone with a strangely enhancing effect.

She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure."

From "A Princess of Mars" by E.R Burroughs (1917)

Electric Movie Preview: John Carter of Mars (2012)

From the preview trailer...

 HELIUM VESSEL AND A THARK.

Looking good. Impressed with the pulp hardware design and the tone of the trailer. Thark a little cartoony maybe? We'll see. Overall impression is positive and John Carter is still a must see for me in 2012.

Retro Comics: John Carter Warlord of Mars #1 - June 1977

Marvel's JCW of Mars 1977 - 1979.

Had every issue - then I discovered girls and got rid of my childish things.  Fool that I was...

Electric Movie Preview: John Carter of Mars. (2012)

Barsoom Pre-Production Art.

Oh wow, just came across this. An atmospheric first preview of my most anticipation movie for a long time. Years ago, I used to buy the Edgar Rice Burroughs inspired Marvel comic "John Carter: Warlord of Mars." in the American A5 format. Loved the design and the sense of a stranger in a strange land theme. Fingers crossed that the final movie is as good as that pre-pro image. 2012 is such a long way away dammit....