{"id":5514,"date":"2018-03-26T10:45:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5514"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:45:15","slug":"edgar-rice-burroughs-classic-carson-of-venus-comes-to-american-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/26\/edgar-rice-burroughs-classic-carson-of-venus-comes-to-american-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Classic Carson of Venus Comes to American Mythology!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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March 26, 2018<\/span><\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0American Mythology, the Maryland-based publisher of comic books and graphic novels, is proud to spearhead a bold new era for fantasy and adventure with \u201cFear on Four Worlds,\u201d an epic event that unites the iconic heroes of literary great Edgar Rice Burroughs into a shared comic book universe! Beginning with the special one-shot\u00a0Carson of Venus<\/em>\u00a0#1<\/strong>\u00a0in June, the four-part \u201cFear on Four Worlds\u201d storyline will continue across additional special issues in the ensuing months:\u00a0Moon Maid<\/em>\u00a0#1<\/strong>,\u00a0Pellucidar<\/em>\u00a0#1<\/strong>, and\u00a0The Land That Time Forgot<\/em>\u00a0#1<\/strong>, and the aftershocks of this cataclysmic event will ripple through individual miniseries throughout 2018 and beyond!<\/p>\n

The first chapter of \u201cFear on Four Worlds\u201d premieres with\u00a0Carson of Venus<\/em>\u00a0#1<\/strong>, written by the talented Christopher Mills (Gravedigger<\/em>,\u00a0Femme Noir<\/em>) and debuting the gorgeous art style of newcomer Cyrus Mesarcia. Two worlds collide as a group of unlikely explorers from Caspak \u2013 the prehistoric realm known to Burroughs fans as \u201cThe Land that Time Forgot\u201d \u2013 leap across our solar system to the danger-fraught landscape of Venus. Stalked by alien beasts and treacherous villains, their only hope for survival lies in a legendary figure from eighty years in Earth\u2019s past: long-lost astronaut Carson Napier!<\/p>\n

\u201cI first discovered Edgar Rice Burroughs in elementary school when I borrowed a copy of\u00a0Swords of Mars<\/em>\u00a0from the bookmobile. Burroughs’ unbridled imagination really inspired me then, and still does today,\u201d says Christopher Mills. \u201cWhen I was offered the\u00a0Carson of Venus<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Moon Maid<\/em>\u00a0writing gigs, I was thrilled! I never thought that I’d get the opportunity to play around in ERB’s sandbox, and the prospect of doing so was exhilarating, as his works have influenced my own work to a great extent over the years. In re-reading and researching the novels in preparation for writing the comics, I was once again struck by Burroughs’ incredible imagination and pure skill as a storyteller. The man was a genius, and his creations just keep on finding new audiences even after a century in print.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Wolfer, editor-in-chief of American Mythology, says, \u201cWhen looking at all four Edgar Rice Burroughs properties, one of the first things that we discussed was how to combine them all into one shared universe. I personally enjoyed the Marvel Universe back in the ’70s because of the cohesion. I loved that every once in a while one superhero would wander through the book of another hero; there were cameos, and small events in one series could have major ramifications in a totally unrelated series months or even years later. And that’s what we want to do with our ERB Universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

The debut issue of\u00a0Carson of Venus<\/em>\u00a0features a wide selection of cover variants, providing fans and retailers with the freedom of choice:<\/p>\n