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John Carter of Mars is a fictional Virginian soldier who acts as the initial protagonist of the Barsoom stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A veteran of the American Civil War, he is transported to the planet Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabitants, where he becomes a warrior battling various mythological beasts, alien armies and malevolent foes.
Mar 9, 2012 · John Carter: Directed by Andrew Stanton. With Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe. Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, and based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
John Carter, also known as Captain Jack Carter of Virginia and Dotar Sojat, was the first man from Earth to reach Mars, and became one of the greatest Warlords in the history of Barsoom. Contents. 1 Appearance. 2 Personality. 3 History. 3.1 A Princess of Mars.
John Carter of Mars® Series. Edgar Rice Burroughs started writing his Martian adventures in 1911. Even though science claims there is no life on Mars his stories remain vibrant and timeless tales, because Burroughs knew the appeal and power of the Martian myth.
John Carter of Mars (includes John Carter and the Giant of Mars and Skeleton Men of Jupiter) Synopsis. No sooner had John Carter fought off the seemingly invincible giant warrior attacking the mighty city of Helium than he was faced with a more terrifying challenge from the gulfs of space.
Ray Bradbury. While prospecting for gold, Captain John Carter of Virginia found himself paralyzed by a mysterious force in an Arizona cave and then mysteriously transported to the planet Mars, or “Barsoom” to its inhabitants. Adopted by the four-armed green warriors of the Thark horde, he rose to the rank of chieftain.
