Tars

The great tails of the plant men lashed with tremendous power about us as they charged from various directions or sprang with the agility of greyhounds above our heads; but every attack met a gleaming blade in sword hands that had been reputed for twenty years the best that Mars ever had known; for Tars Tarkas and John Carter were names that the fighting men of the world of warriors loved best to speak.

With a volcanic wrench of prose, he composed a fight scene 2009

Set in the wounded planet of Mars, JOHN CARTER OF MARS chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (TAYLOR KITSCH), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (WILLEM DAFOE) and Dejah Thoris (LYNN COLLINS).

JOHN CARTER OF MARS Begins, Marks a Science-Fiction Milestone – Collider.com 2010

What it has taken minutes to write occurred in but a few seconds, but during that time Tars Tarkas had seen my plight and had dropped from the lower branches, which he had reached with such infinite labour, and as I flung the last of my immediate antagonists from me the great Thark leaped to my side, and again we fought, back to back, as we had done a hundred times before.

January 2009 2009

The great tails of the plant men lashed with tremendous power about us as they charged from various directions or sprang with the agility of greyhounds above our heads; but every attack met a gleaming blade in sword hands that had been reputed for twenty years the best that Mars ever had known; for Tars Tarkas and John Carter were names that the fighting men of the world of warriors loved best to speak.

January 2009 2009

Set in the wounded planet of Mars, JOHN CARTER OF MARS chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (TAYLOR KITSCH), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (WILLEM DAFOE) and Dejah Thoris (LYNN COLLINS).

Walt Disney Releases Synopsis for JOHN CARTER OF MARS and Creates a Facebook Fan Page – Collider.com 2010

What it has taken minutes to write occurred in but a few seconds, but during that time Tars Tarkas had seen my plight and had dropped from the lower branches, which he had reached with such infinite labour, and as I flung the last of my immediate antagonists from me the great Thark leaped to my side, and again we fought, back to back, as we had done a hundred times before.

With a volcanic wrench of prose, he composed a fight scene 2009

Tars Tarkas sculpture by Woller for the John Carter of Mars art contest (and his son).

John Carter of Mars Art Contest: Tars Tarkas Sculpture 2010

So it's all down to the Tars and the Pongos, then.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

The stellar ensemble cast is led by Taylor Kitsch in the title role, Lynn Collins as the warrior princess Dejah Thoris and Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe as Martian inhabitant Tars Tarkas.

Disney’s John Carter of Mars Begins Production 2010

John Carter, Virginian, ends up on Barsoom and the rest is history, along with Dejah Thoris, Tars Tarkas, a lot of offspring and some supervillains.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Space Heroes A Brief History Blue Tyson 2008