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Sci-fi Orientalism: Frank Frazetta's cover art for the John Carter of Mars series (1912-1940) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

10:51 AM · May 4, 2020Twitter Web App

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Cool cutlass, Batman-He-Man

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In Frazetta's point of view, every butt is beautiful.

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And I believe Boris Vallejo would fully agree

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Damn man, sorry for the words... Frazetta was so fucking awesome!!!! A real Master.

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I was watching Fire & Ice the other day, it was a master piece

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I got the Mars series with the Whelan covers Kinda wish I'd gotten the Frazettas instead!!

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My obsessive solution? I got both.

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His art really captures the feel of Barsoom

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The first print looks very Conan-esque

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The last image above is "Leaping Lizards," great but not related to #ERB's John Carter series. Here are the #Frazetta covers for the five Doubleday editions:

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May 5, 2020

Frank #Frazetta covers for the first nine #JohnCarter/#Barsoom titles in the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club editions (1970-75). Richard Corben illustrated the final double volume, issued in 1977. #ERB #ERBUniverse #FrankFrazetta @frazettagirls

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Thank you!

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