John Carter: Worlds of Mars

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I have a new limited series coming out from Marvel that’s a prequel to the Disney “John Carter” film. You can read an interview here.

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18 comments on “John Carter: Worlds of Mars”

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    I just saw this on another site and came over here.
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    As I huge Mars fan… Cool as hëll. When I read the title on the other article I was a little dubious about how well a mini might be done, but I saw that you were writing it and that definitely put that on my must grab list. You’re one of the handful of working writers at Marvel right now that I think could do it justice.

      1. I’ll certainly pick it up too.

        Hard to believe that next year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of A PRINCESS OF MARS, which I read only recently, but enjoyed it a lot. I’m hoping that the film can capture the essence of the book, but I’ll take your word over any uniformed screwhead who sneers, “AVATAR rip-off!!”.

        And if the movie (and your comic) lead to more people picking up Burrough’s Mars stories and reading them…so much the better.

  2. I actually read that yesterday, and I just smiled because I could picture you grinning all the way while writing it.
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    I mean, I know you’re a huge ERB fan, so I could actually hear you cackling.
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    Now we just got to get Tarzan, the Phantom and the Shadow in your hands.
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    TAC

    1. Well, Tarzan vs Phantom, since that’s the crossover Peter has always said he’s wanted to write.

  4. Congratulations.

    The one problem I have, big fan though I am of the series and of such novels as Heinlein’s RED PLANET is that we now know there ain’t no such beast.

    So I’m wondering as to whether (not ‘what’ which you couldn’t say) there are any plans/plot points to address the fsct that Mars ain’t like that? Other than “it’s fantasy, just accept it”.

    1. There are no plans whatsoever to address that Mars isn’t really like that. What would be the point? I know it, you know it, we all know it. It is what it is: a romantic fantasy.

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      1. As long as it’s a fantasy and given the magical means of his transport there, why not have it be extra dimensional as well and some character’s comment about the distance he’d have had to travel to get to Barsoom makes him realize it’s closer than Mars (thus explaining the difference in temperature) and likely a parallel reality. Still, should be fun, even if not as ‘steampunk’ as I’d envisioned it, long before the term came into being. Be interesting to see how beklievable the choreography is in the sword fights against those giant, four-armed green martians.

  5. Disney’s doing a John Carter film? Is Rosie O’Donnell voicing a wise-cracking ape in it? After all, they need something to sell the Happy Meals with.

      1. Judging from what he’s said in interviews (and from people who’ve seen the completed footage), it seems he’s certainly respecting the source material.

        I will give Stanton a lot of credit, though, for helming a film adaptation of APOM. There have been attempts to make a film of the book for many years.

  6. I was hesitant at first to see this film, especially after “Avatar’s” release, but your interview convinced me, Peter. I’ll look for your “prequel” before I see it, of course, but I will see it.

  8. I’ve loved the Mars series since I was 13 years old. I can remember being anxious to go to the bookstore every time I finished one. For some reason The Synthetic Men of Mars was really difficult to find.
    I’m looking forward to Peter’s take on this. I have do doubt he’ll tell a great story.
    What I really hope is the movie, and the comics starts a Burroughs revival. I’d really like to read new stories from his characters. Tarzan, Carson of Venus, tales from Pellucidar. A monthly Burroughs anthology comic would be fantastic.

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