Comments on: A Lost Princess of Mars? http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Rob Gear http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1737 Rob Gear Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:12:39 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1737 John Carter of Mars movie should be modeled after the Movie 300, let Franzetta do the art direction. 70 Million is a nice wade of cash.. wake up Hollywood. That means you Paramount! John Carter of Mars movie should be modeled after the Movie 300, let Franzetta do the art direction. 70 Million is a nice wade of cash.. wake up Hollywood. That means you Paramount!

]]> By: Dave Miller http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1736 Dave Miller Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:33:32 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1736 Hah! I never watched ER, but if I knew that tid-bit of information, I would have. As to the "John Carter is from the south" remark, it depends if he's from Southern VA or a suburb of D.C. (like Springfield). Regardless, I'm originally from N.C. and fondly recall my mulletted youth! Dave Hah! I never watched ER, but if I knew that tid-bit of information, I would have.
As to the “John Carter is from the south” remark, it depends if he’s from Southern VA or a suburb of D.C. (like Springfield).

Regardless, I’m originally from N.C. and fondly recall my mulletted youth!
Dave

]]> By: Leland Purvis http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1735 Leland Purvis Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:45:10 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1735 Years ago a buddy and I actually watched the tv show ER regularly. We had a drinking game where every time Noah Wiley introduced himself as 'John Carter', we would yell, 'Warlord of Mars' at the tv and pound a can of barley-pop. Years ago a buddy and I actually watched the tv show ER regularly. We had a drinking game where every time Noah Wiley introduced himself as ‘John Carter’, we would yell, ‘Warlord of Mars’ at the tv and pound a can of barley-pop.

]]> By: Scott Bieser http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1734 Scott Bieser Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:49:14 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1734 Well, ol' JC _is_ a Southerner, after all. Well, ol’ JC _is_ a Southerner, after all.

]]> By: David Miller http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1733 David Miller Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:03:09 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1733 Hey! Heidi! John Carter wore a mullet! "I cut my hair by the fashion of the Red Planet: long in the back, cropped short on top". White snake, anyone? Hey! Heidi!
John Carter wore a mullet!
“I cut my hair by the fashion of the Red Planet: long in the back, cropped short on top”.

White snake, anyone?

]]> By: Thomas Gerhardt http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1732 Thomas Gerhardt Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1732 Based on US copyright law, the first five Mars novels are in the public domain in the United States, since all of them were published before the date of 1923. That is the "easy" answer. The more complicated answer is that many of the characters invented by ERB have been put out as trademarks, and especially since the change of laws due to the Mickey Mouse problem (can't have the Mouse in PD, eh?) a few years back, a lot of the copyright issues are muddled in the US and only help lawyers get rich and richer. Based on US copyright law, the first five Mars novels are in the public domain in the United States, since all of them were published before the date of 1923.

That is the “easy” answer.

The more complicated answer is that many of the characters invented by ERB have been put out as trademarks, and especially since the change of laws due to the Mickey Mouse problem (can’t have the Mouse in PD, eh?) a few years back, a lot of the copyright issues are muddled in the US and only help lawyers get rich and richer.

]]> By: Warrenellis.com » A PRINCESS OF MARS Is Public Domain? http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1731 Warrenellis.com » A PRINCESS OF MARS Is Public Domain? Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:32:22 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1731 [...] In noting that a proposed comics adaptation of Burrough’s PRINCESS OF MARS appears to have been taken behind the stables and shot, Heidi Mac makes an aside I was unaware of. Apparently, that book is public domain. [...] [...] In noting that a proposed comics adaptation of Burrough’s PRINCESS OF MARS appears to have been taken behind the stables and shot, Heidi Mac makes an aside I was unaware of. Apparently, that book is public domain. [...]

]]> By: Brian Hibbs http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1730 Brian Hibbs Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:39:06 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1730 Purely and absolutely a guess, but for every store like mine that thought, "Wow, cool! Ted McKeever drawing!" there were probably 5 that went "Ew!" I suspect initial orders were really bad. -B Purely and absolutely a guess, but for every store like mine that thought, “Wow, cool! Ted McKeever drawing!” there were probably 5 that went “Ew!”

I suspect initial orders were really bad.

-B

]]> By: Cuppacafe » Blog Archive » Cuppabits Friday 14th http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/14/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1729 Cuppacafe » Blog Archive » Cuppabits Friday 14th Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:28:05 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/07/13/a-lost-princess-of-mars/#comment-1729 [...] Heidi at her new blog location at Publisher’s Weekly has a piece on how PRINCESS OF MARS comic book was scrapped, but it’s not clear why. PRINCESS OF MARS uses characters technically out of copyright, but uses characters still closely tied into the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read more. [...] [...] Heidi at her new blog location at Publisher’s Weekly has a piece on how PRINCESS OF MARS comic book was scrapped, but it’s not clear why. PRINCESS OF MARS uses characters technically out of copyright, but uses characters still closely tied into the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read more. [...]

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