John Carter, Warlord of Mars

Norman Rockwell-inspired painting of John Carter of Mars by Joe Jusko.

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Link roundup

1. Marvel Heroes Happy Meal toys.

2. Winnie the Pooh Hulks out.

3. Frank Espinosa has posted lots of new Rocketo art at his site. John Carter of Mars, too.

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Princess of Mars (link roundup)

John Carter art by Aaron Miller.

And a few more links:

1. Meet Lindsey Vonn Out, American skier:

Her trainer, former Austrian National Ski Team conditioning coach Martin Hager, pricks the lobes of Vonn's ears several times a day and squeezes out a drop of blood. A wee device instantly calculates her body chemistry to measure exertion and hydration.

2. Giant Robot wants $60,000 in donations so they can publish six issues in 2010. Eric Nakamura responds to people questioning the move in the comments here. (Now that they've raised $10k, I wonder what they'll do with the money if they don't make it all the way to $60k.)

3. I live in Los Angeles yet somehow completely missed this: "The air acrobat who fell three stories during a Christmas performance at the Beverly Center spent seven weeks in a wheelchair with numerous broken bones."

*Previously: How did tainted blood from Arkansas prisoners enter the UK?

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: The winners are....

Here are the entries to this month's John Carter of Mars art contest:


Daniel Heard.



Seni Oyewole.




Jason Chalker.



Jason King.



Bob Farrigan.



Woller.



Cormac McEvoy.



Shane "Das Chupa" Parker.



Carlos Melgares.



Henry Agyekum.


All of the entries were great, but I'm picking Jacob Green's 8-Bit John Carter video game screens as the best:




Bob Farrigan randomly won the $25 credit. Thanks very much to everyone who participated. I'll announce February's art contest shortly.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Jason Chalker

Jason Chalker's Princess of Mars pulp cover (acrylic on illustration board). There's still time to enter the contest.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Jason King

Here's Jason King's entry for the John Carter of Mars art contest. There's still time to enter. Aside from the grand prize, one random entry will also win a $25 credit.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Last Entry?

Bob Farrigan used photoshop, sketch-up and painter to conjure up a publicity shot of Taylor Kitsch as John and Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris.

Today's the last day to participate in the art contest. If you missed the contest announcement, go here to see how you can win a $100 Threadless credit. And you can see the other submissions to date here.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Tars Tarkas Sculpture

Tars Tarkas sculpture by Woller for the John Carter of Mars art contest (and his son). The sculpture is Super Sculpey over a wire armature, painted with acrylics. The base is made of Super Sculpey, filled with plaster of Paris, and painted with acrylics.

If you missed the contest announcement, go here to see how you can win a $100 Threadless credit. And you can see the other submissions to date here.

(There's also still time to try to win a t-shirt and iPhone case.)

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: 1940's John Carter

Stylish John Carter of Mars by Cormac McEvoy for the John Carter of Mars art contest. If you missed the contest announcement, go here to see how you can win a $100 Threadless credit. And you can see the other submissions to date here.

(There's also still time to try to win a t-shirt and iPhone case.)

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Savage John Carter

Frazetta-esque John Carter by Shane "Das Chupa" Parker for the John Carter of Mars art contest. If you missed the contest announcement, go here to see how you can win a $100 Threadless credit. And you can see the other submissions to date here.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: John Carter the NES game

8-Bit John Carter of Mars by Jacob Green for the John Carter of Mars art contest. Jacob also recently posted photos of a laser-engraved periodic table he made for a friend.

If you missed the contest announcement, go here to see how you can win a $100 Threadless credit.

*Previously: John Carter puppet show; Thark-spray.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Thark-Spray

Carlos Melgares' contribution to this month's John Carter of Mars Art Contest.

*Previously: John Carter puppet show.

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John Carter of Mars Art Contest: John Carter the puppet show

The John Carter of Mars art contest starts out in a witty and unexpected way - - a puppet show by Henry Agyekum. See also: Batman and The Forevers.

You'll find the full contest rules and lots of inspiration here.

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January Art Contest: John Carter of Mars

This month's art theme is John Carter of Mars, which is currently being turned into a film by Wall-E director Andrew Stanton. In a nutshell, it's a swashbuckling space opera featuring a southern gentleman, four-armed green aliens, and a super hot Martian princess.

To enter, simply email me your John Carter of Mars-inspired work of art by 8:00 p.m. California time on Sunday January 31, 2010. Drawings, custom toys, sculptures, and photographs are all welcome. The best creation will win a $100 Threadless store credit. And I will also give a $25 store credit to one randomly chosen participant. You may send as many entries as you'd like, and this contest is open regardless of where you live. No nudity, please.

Here's some inspiration:


Pulp-style art by Erik Evans for Pixar.





Two of four custom action figures by Bruce Ross.




John vs. the Tharks by Adam Moore.



John vs. the Savage Apes of Mars by Frank Frazetta.



Llana of Gathol by John Coleman Burroughs.




Animated test for a 1930's-era production.


You'll find much more John Carter art here, and some video from the abandoned Paramount production here.

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