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Description These are drawings I made from Edgar Rice Burroughs "The Mastermind of Mars."

Here we have the old surgeon Ras Thavas unveiling to his new apprentice one of his many vast surgical chambers and the lovely Valla Dia.

At the top is the vile Xaxa.

Below her is Vad Varo AKA Ulysses Paxton.
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Comments: 13

Ralokone [2010-11-30 07:42:31 +0000 UTC]

one of the things that i tend to imagine with ulysses paxton is the idea that despite the fact that he clearl has legs

in m minds eye he still has teh scars from when his legs got blown off

i think the mastermind of mars would be the best candidate for an animated little brother

alot of movies that are unsure of their success do it, van helsing, hellboy, chronicles of riddick.

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mitchatt In reply to Ralokone [2010-11-30 13:44:05 +0000 UTC]

I can see that. The animated companion and the leg scars. Good ideas.

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Ralokone In reply to mitchatt [2010-12-01 02:45:43 +0000 UTC]

the whole john carter series if theperfect kind of series to display visual changes in characters

multiple times that i can recall character acquire wearable items, or are hurt in some way that would likely produce scar

really, the rumors that the first movie is going to be the first three books worry me, because that was in the paramount script

and that is just unfeasable, it seems to be a decision based solely on book length rather than on content

and content wise you could probably convert each book into a single season of a tv show

the margin for error is just to wide, that is why disney was to scared to risk any of their own people on the project because they know their people suck.

but they are just rumors

if it is at least better than the asylum film i will be happy

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mitchatt In reply to Ralokone [2010-12-01 13:51:31 +0000 UTC]

Well I know Matai Shang is in the movie so it must spill at least into the second book.

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Ralokone In reply to mitchatt [2010-12-01 14:49:41 +0000 UTC]

unless they made alterations to a rincess of mars to include him

a second and third book could maybe be crammed together


but ten friggin years pass beetween book one and two, ten very plot important years

not martian years either
earth years, which is like five martian years

but still very important

everything about matai shang they seem to be screwing up

making him entirely bald, with no wig

putting him in a film he shouldnt be in

its almost like all they knew about him was that he was a bad guy in the second and third book, and were confused he wasnt there

he will probably be red in the movie too

the martian books would be way better off converted into a tv series

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mitchatt In reply to Ralokone [2010-12-01 15:05:00 +0000 UTC]

Lets just hope the martians are red.

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Ralokone In reply to mitchatt [2010-12-01 15:35:34 +0000 UTC]

reading alot of martian comic adaptions

and the asylum film

i can almost say thats to much to expect from them

there was one comic in which the reds were blue, while still being called red.

alot of the time they just make them look like normal people

and thenthere is real world race issues that they may not want to get into

most series i dont think should be in the hands of fans, because fans do stupid things

but this is one series were the only way to get the true spirit of the thing is to get a true barsoom devotee.

I think it will be alot like their attempt at tarzan

hardly resembling of the original product, but still satisfying in its own ways

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Jeff3333 [2010-07-02 17:44:55 +0000 UTC]

That Xaxa piece is absolutely brilliant - pure evil

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LavenderBlade [2010-06-24 12:58:34 +0000 UTC]

Great scenes, you should have illustrated this book. Alot of good detailing here!

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mitchatt In reply to LavenderBlade [2010-06-24 18:57:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Have you gotten any of your books yet?

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LavenderBlade In reply to mitchatt [2010-06-25 03:14:05 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing.

Nope, not yet. They had some of the Mars titles, but they have to send for them from different library branches.

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joshrossco [2010-06-22 17:33:06 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! These all came out really good. Your Vad is great and Xaxa is just as ugly as I imagined.

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mitchatt In reply to joshrossco [2010-06-22 17:36:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Not my personal favorite of my Barsoom drawings, but I like it okay.

I want to draw Tavia. I hope I feel like it later when I actually can.

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