http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/02/23/defending-the-naked-dejah-thoris-against-the-lawyers/

The John Carter novels were more or less propaganda for nudism. Grow a pair, each of you revisionist moralists. (Testicles or ovaries, doesn't matter.)

Puritans: Fucking it up for the rest of us since the 16th century

If it's a real outrage by the estate-holders, it's silly.
The character (Dejah Thoris) has been drawn exactly the same way since I first saw her in TARZAN and WEIRD WORLDS for DC (1972), and JOHN CARTER WARLORD OF MARS for Marvel (1975-1977).

She was thong-bikini-clad then, she's thong-bikini-clad now.
I loved it then, I love it now!


I suspect it's all just a stunt to draw attention. Whether that is the intention or not, I'm sure Dynamite will sell a lot more copies as a result.

I don't see the attraction there. She's kind of an ugly bitch.

Given the fact that it's hard to find a NON-nude picture of Dejah Thoris, I'm surprised the Burroughs heirs are making a fuss about this.

Tarzan was pretty much always nude as well.

Yeah... Hollywood dressed up him up.