Thursday 24 November 2011

Welcome to Barsoom

While researching the previous post I came across all manner of images portraying the world of Barsoom, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars. I thought I'd share some of them with you. Some I like, some I don't but they're all bursting with energy and passion. Everyone loves illustrating Barsoom. To start off, here's one by Joe Jusko:


Then we have the great Frank Frazetta:







And two by Michael Whelan:



Next up we have Jeff Nentrup:


And some internal illustrations by the wonderful William Stout:




I could create a whole blog just of illustrations of Barsoom ... but, thankfully, Damon Orrell has done it for me. Go visit his Art of Barsoom blog. It's a treat!

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