"Leave to a Thark his head and one hand and he may yet prevail."

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Long ago, when I was just a young girl, my sister recommended A Princess of Mars to me after she read it on a whim. She said reading it gave her a "brain boost" at the time because the language was so different from what we were used to (that first novel was written in

1917). I had nothing else to read and wanted that brain boost, so I gave it a shot.It was. Been an ERB fan ever since.Fast forward about 10 years when I heard about the John Carter movie. I was so excited and hopeful.I absolutely love. It was everything I could have hoped for in amovie.Tars Tarkas in both the novels and the film is easily my favorite character. He's just a cool guy. Befriended John Carter, loves his daughter (when that's a thing no Thark actually does), went down the river Iss to look for John Carter when he went missing (also hoped to be reunited with his wife)...Best bro, man.Oh, and being portrayed by Willem Dafoe was just the icing on the cake. This piece at my Tumblr. Please reblog from my page. Don't repost.Pencil and CG.Tars Tarkas (c) Edgar Rice Burroughs / DisneyArtwork (c) Me!