I first collected
Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars paperbacks in the early 80s, when Ballantine/Del Rey issued the series with gorgeous, colorful cover art by
Michael Whelan. This is the cover to the first volume in the series,
A Princess Of Mars, and it's one of my favorites. A lot of fantastic artists have visualized Burroughs' Barsoom over the years, including masters like Frazetta and Roy Krenkel, but I find that I keep going back to Whelan's interpretation. I just love the way he sees Mars and its wonders.
On a related note, Brandi and I went to see
Andrew Stanton's John Carter last night. Saw it in 3-D because it was the most convenient showing, time-wise. Overall, I was pleased with it and look forward to watching it again on Blu-ray when it comes out. The effects were extremely good (I had no problem believing that the CGI Tharks were actual, living characters), and
Taylor Kitsch was better than I expected as Carter.
As for the most important character - considering that it's impractical to travel back in time and bring 1976
Caroline Munro to the present to play Dejah Thoris, I am quite satisfied with the actual casting of the lovely Miss
Lynn Collins, who did a fine job as The Princess of Mars.
I have a few quibbles with the changes and alterations made to the story, but really, it was a terrific movie, and should be raking in money like nobody's business - but we were virtually alone in the theater. It's a shame.
Some people just refuse to have fun, I guess.
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