CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: JOHN CARTER

Wednesday 4 April 2012

JOHN CARTER - WARLORD OF MARS...

I haven't seen the new JOHN CARTER movie yet - don't know if I'll bother. I've read some good reviews and some bad ones, so I'm as yet undecided on how to spend my hard-earned dosh in the cinema stakes. If you're in the same boat, here's a sort of' 'trailer' for it - from way back in 1972. Perhaps it'll help you make up your mind.

And below is the cover of the comic from which came the story you've just read and hopefully enjoyed. Reached a decision yet?

6 comments:

baab said...: its a very enjoyable movie.
And yes the comic you have posted would serve very well for a section of the movie.
I have never read the books,but I have read various other similar interpretations....

But going by your post they must have stuck closely to the source materials.; 4 April 2012 at 21:41
Kid said...: I've never read the books myself - must do one day, hopefully. Great Murphy Anderson art, eh?; 4 April 2012 at 22:25
baab said...: did murphy anderson do superman at anytime,facially his lead has that look?
i can see where it has influenced the likes of maybe dave gibbons ..maybe... I must admit it did not grab me .
what does grab me is gil kane,and my first 'OF MARS' type of strip,that was gullivar jones ,I think he was the warrior of mars,I dont recall at the moment,but that was it.
reprinted black n white planet of the apes british..I think..hehe
I may be trying not to reminisce for a couple of days,Ive made myself sick with nostalgia the past few weeks...ha!
Really appreciate the time and effort you put in Kid.; 5 April 2012 at 00:04
Kid said...: Murphy inked Superman artist Curt Swan for a few years in the early '70s, and so well-thought of was his contribution that the art was often credited to 'Swanderson'. He did also illustrate Superman by himself on occasion 'though. Thanks for the kind words.; 5 April 2012 at 02:29
B Smith said...: I could be wrong, but that artwork looks less like Anderson solo, and more like Anderson inking Rich Buckler to me.; 5 April 2012 at 03:21
Kid said...: I've never seen Buckler's name associated with it in 40 years so I doubt he was involved - and Murphy Anderson's signed his name to it. Having said that, however, one can never know for sure. Did Anderson ever use Buckler as an assistant? Anyone know?; 5 April 2012 at 03:30

About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artist on various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artist and spot illustrator on pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

For MARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as a restoration artist for MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

Have also made TV appearances as a collector of memorabilia.

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Just some of the titles I worked on are:

2000 A.D. * JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE * DICEMAN * SONIC The COMIC * JUDGE DREDD, LAWMAN Of The FUTURE * CRISIS * REVOLVER * EAGLE * TIGER * BATTLE ACTION-FORCE * BUSTER * WHIZZER & CHIPS * WHOOPEE * NIPPER * SCHOOL FUN * ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE * The REAL GHOSTBUSTERS * DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE * COUNT DUCKULA * RUGRATS * The TRANSFORMERS * DEATH'S HEAD * THUNDERCATS * GALAXY RANGERS * DRAGON'S CLAWS * SINDY * MARVEL MASTERWORKS * The TROLLS * LOADED * INFERNO * WARHAMMER * ROSE BLACK.

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