"John Carter of Mars" Moving Ahead!
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Plot or Visuals better.
It will not be tough to be a better plot.
Avatar is one of the most overrated full films in recent memory.
^^ Indeed. More often, the reverse is true. While Avatar looked like something out of Analog, the story was a horrible disappointment. John Carter has the advantage of excellent source material, but that's no guarantee of quality either-- what I've seen so far makes me cautiously optimistic.
If they're e-books, you can get them for free from Project Gutenberg.
Just FYI, all of ERB's works are in the public domain. They can be had for free download as EPUB files from Project Gutenberg.
Specificially, A Princess Of Mars can be had here.
Dakota Smith
AICN has a nice new 1:00 minute spot for the movie. This should have been the trailer for the Super Bowl ad.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53388
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53388
No, only the first five books are public domain in the United States; the rest are still under copyright. In the UK, all of the books are under copyright until 2020 (life plus seventy). In Australia, all but the last book are in the public domain.
I forget if anybody has mentioned this, but there's a new anthology out for the 100th anniversary of A Princess of Mars featuring some original Barsoom short stories by contemporary writers. It's called Under The Moons of Mars (the original title of POM). I've only read the first couple of stories, but it's pretty good so far.
Really?! That is cool news.
^^ There is a Kindle edition, and presumably Nook as well.
Yeah, definitely. It didn't get much publicity, though. I stumbled across it by accident.
I saw it in Barnes & Noble on Saturday, but I'd already ordered it online so I didn't pick it up then. (I should have it on Wednesday.) It looks like a pretty snazzy book. It's edited by John Joseph Adams, who seems to have picked up the anthologist's baton from the late Martin H. Greenberg. (I have several of Adams' anthologies in my library.)
^^ I haven't had a chance to read more than the first three stories yet. The first two are very good and easily fit into Barsoom continuity. The third is good, but a bit odd, and I'd classify it as an alternate take on the subject matter; I'm actually surprised it's in the book, though, but I won't say why-- spoilers! 
Offhand, I don't know. About average, I guess.
