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| By Marc Laming |
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| By Gene Gonzalez |
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Showing posts with label Edgar Rice Burroughs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edgar Rice Burroughs. Show all posts
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Ten
Princesses of Mars, Part Ten
More visions of Martian Princesses, as the series enters double-digits!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Nine
Princesses of Mars, Part Nine
Welcome to an All-Star Edition of Princesses of Mars. In this installment, all the illustration are from top illustrators in the comic book and fantasy illustration field.
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| By M.W. Kaluta |
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| By Rudy Nebres |
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| By Alan Davis |
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| By Pablo Marcos |
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| By George Barr |
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| By Mike Hoffman |
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Eight
Princesses of Mars, Part Eight
Dejah Thoris and other Martian Princesses are hanging out at my house, celebrating my birthday! (Okay, so it's just my cats and I. But a guy can dream, can't he?)
In all seriousness, I'm getting together with friends. But Martian Princesses would be welcomed at the table if they chose to show up!
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| By Bruce Timm |
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| By Randy Green |
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| By Mitch Foust |
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| By Paul Renauld |
In all seriousness, I'm getting together with friends. But Martian Princesses would be welcomed at the table if they chose to show up!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Seven
Princesses of Mars, Part Seven
Let's take another trip to the home of John Carter and Princess Dejah Thoris: Faraway Barsoom, where the beautiful maidens are as mysterious as their headgear and as tough as their metal bras.
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| By Alex Nino |
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| By Matt Wagner |
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| By Rich Buckler |
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| By Ken Allan |
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| By Marc Laming |
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| By Mike Hoffman |
Friday, April 15, 2011
Tarzan meets his match: Crappy Filmmakers
Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1936)
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt, Frank Baker, Lew Sargent, and Ashton Dearholt
Director: Edward Kull
Rating: Two of Ten Stars
Tarzan (Brix) and his friends struggle to be the first to loot a Guatemalan idol from the natives of the Dead City, so the secret of ancient Mayan explosives don't fall into the wrong hands.
"Tarzan and the Green Goddess" is a condensed version of the second half of a serial titled "The New Adventures of Tarzan", and subsequently is a sequel to the condensed version of the serial's first half.
And it shows. Based on references characters make (along the lines of "let's hope the monsters of the Dead City aren't chasing us!") give the impression that a far more exciting adventure led up to the drab and boring events of this one.
This is perhaps the dullest Tarzan tale I've ever seen. Some excitement creeps in during the film's final third--when characters return to the Dead City and once again deal with the goofy cultists who live there--but it's too little, too late. A movie about the "gay gypsy party" that Lord Greystoke hosts to celebrate his return from Central America would probably have been more interesting.
The only positive thing I can find to say about this film is that Brix bears a close resemblance to one of my favorite Tarzan depictions in art--that from the pen of the great Russ Manning. He's also an okay actor, but he manages to ruin the performance by delivering a Tarzan "victory cry" that sounds like he's if he's taking part in a hog calling contest.
I think even the biggest fans of Tarzan can safely take a pass on this sorry effort.
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt, Frank Baker, Lew Sargent, and Ashton Dearholt
Director: Edward Kull
Rating: Two of Ten Stars
Tarzan (Brix) and his friends struggle to be the first to loot a Guatemalan idol from the natives of the Dead City, so the secret of ancient Mayan explosives don't fall into the wrong hands.
"Tarzan and the Green Goddess" is a condensed version of the second half of a serial titled "The New Adventures of Tarzan", and subsequently is a sequel to the condensed version of the serial's first half.
And it shows. Based on references characters make (along the lines of "let's hope the monsters of the Dead City aren't chasing us!") give the impression that a far more exciting adventure led up to the drab and boring events of this one.
This is perhaps the dullest Tarzan tale I've ever seen. Some excitement creeps in during the film's final third--when characters return to the Dead City and once again deal with the goofy cultists who live there--but it's too little, too late. A movie about the "gay gypsy party" that Lord Greystoke hosts to celebrate his return from Central America would probably have been more interesting.
The only positive thing I can find to say about this film is that Brix bears a close resemblance to one of my favorite Tarzan depictions in art--that from the pen of the great Russ Manning. He's also an okay actor, but he manages to ruin the performance by delivering a Tarzan "victory cry" that sounds like he's if he's taking part in a hog calling contest.
I think even the biggest fans of Tarzan can safely take a pass on this sorry effort.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Five
Princesses of Mars, Part Five
Starting the week with visions of beautiful Martian princesses sure beats starting it with images of a syphilitic madman whose brain was further damaged by too much time spent under the desert sun.
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| By Ben Dunn |
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| By Frank Brunner |
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| By Mitch Foust |
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Four
Princesses of Mars, Part Four
Who needs Venus when you have Martian Princesses? Here are more visions of Dejah Thoris and other Martian beauties from a variety of artists. (Click on the byline to see more of that artist's work.)
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| By Steven Butler |
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| By David Finch |
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| By Talent Caldwell |
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| By Adam Hughes |
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Three
Princesses of Mars, Part Three
Here are some images showing what happens when you threaten a Martian princess with a knife. ("That's not a knife. THIS is a knife!")
To see a many more drawings of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Dejah Thoris, click here to visit Rob L.'s online galleries.
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| By Mark Schultz |
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| By George Perez |
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| By Bob Layton |
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| By Remi Dousset |
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| By Ray Lago |
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Two
Princesses of Mars, Part Two
This is the second installment in a series of posts featuring images of beautiful Martian maidens, such as John Carter's beloved Dejah Thoris, from a range of talented artists.
Click on the artist's name under each illustration to see more of that artist's work at their official website (if they have one.)
Click on the artist's name under each illustration to see more of that artist's work at their official website (if they have one.)
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| By Gil Kane |
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| By William Stout |
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| By Josh Howard |
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| By Andy Kuhn |
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part One
Princesses of Mars, Part One
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| By Chris Samnee |
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| By William Stout |
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| By M.W. Kaluta |
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| By Adam Hughes |
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