1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comLiana Kerzner Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/lianakerzner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mMKAe0T6OO"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/how-john-carter-is-a-vital-part-of-cosplay-history/">How <i>John Carter</i> Is A Vital Part of Cosplay History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/how-john-carter-is-a-vital-part-of-cosplay-history/embed/#?secret=mMKAe0T6OO" width="600" height="338" title="“How <i>John Carter</i> Is A Vital Part of Cosplay History” — The Escapist" data-secret="mMKAe0T6OO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Because Disney kind of screwed the pooch on marketing the John Carter movie, John Carter, Dejah Thoris, Tars Tarkas and Kantos Kan didn’t become household names like the cast of Star Wars. However, without the writing of Edgar Rice Burroughs, there would be no Star Wars, and without his leading lady, Dejah Thoris, there would be no Princess Leia. In fact, Dejah Thoris is the most likely origin of the kick-ass women science fiction is known for, thanks to the sheer number of prominent sci-fi authors Burroughs’ stories inspired. Were it not for Burroughs, a lot of great cosplay characters […]