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Happy Thor's Day, folks!

Today's warm-up took me all the way to Barsoom once again, or as it is more colloquially known: Mars.

A quick perusal of my gallery will certainly reveal a passion for pulp stories in me, particularly regarding the famous John Carter saga by E.R. Burroughs. There's something about the somewhat sillyness of it that always drew my attention (despite the more obvious naked folk running around with swords ); you see, being very critical of detail, logic and accuracy, I've often found myself contemplating every aspect and inner working of many fantasy/sci-fi worlds. Which can be frustrating if the author isn't as minute as his fans. However, it is fine to just sit back and enjoy a creation for its own sake from time to time, not being overly worried about consistency and long winded explanations. That said, Mr. Burroughs did create something very special with his writing, which is praised to this day and growing up admiring many artists that became influences, you end up bumping into Dejah Thoris or the mighty Tars Tarkas. All of those things combiend have made this swashbuckling tale a well of ideas for those that are willing to dive into it, which I am of course

Pen and ink was the choice here as usual, because of time constraints but also because this medium lends itself very well to the subject at hand.

As usual, I hope you enjoy and thank you for your support as usual!

Nic.-

Description
Happy Thor's Day, folks!

Today's warm-up took me all the way to Barsoom once again, or as it is more colloquially known: Mars.

A quick perusal of my gallery will certainly reveal a passion for pulp stories in me, particularly regarding the famous John Carter saga by E.R. Burroughs. There's something about the somewhat sillyness of it that always drew my attention (despite the more obvious naked folk running around with swords ); you see, being very critical of detail, logic and accuracy, I've often found myself contemplating every aspect and inner working of many fantasy/sci-fi worlds. Which can be frustrating if the author isn't as minute as his fans. However, it is fine to just sit back and enjoy a creation for its own sake from time to time, not being overly worried about consistency and long winded explanations. That said, Mr. Burroughs did create something very special with his writing, which is praised to this day and growing up admiring many artists that became influences, you end up bumping into Dejah Thoris or the mighty Tars Tarkas. All of those things combiend have made this swashbuckling tale a well of ideas for those that are willing to dive into it, which I am of course

Pen and ink was the choice here as usual, because of time constraints but also because this medium lends itself very well to the subject at hand.

As usual, I hope you enjoy and thank you for your support as usual!

Nic.-