| 1 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84523.jpg]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Also know by its original title ''Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation'' was a very early PlanetaryRomance novel written by Edwin Lester Arnold, first published in 1905. It told the story of Gullivar Jones, US Navy Lieutenant who ends up in possession of a strange carpet that magically transports him to the planet Mars. There, he has many adventures, interact with alien civilizations and falls in love with a princess. The book was not a critical success and Arnold retired shortly after its release, although it ended up being his best-known work. The book predates Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars Barsoom]] series by a decade and its usually considered by many an inspiration, noting many similarities between the two. While Gullivar has not enjoyed the same level of popularity as John Carter, he has not remained completely obscured for Creator/MarvelComics adapted his story in comic book format as ''Gullivar Jones: Warrior of Mars'', written by Creator/RoyThomas and penciled by GilKane and BillEveret. Gullivar would also cameo in ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' Vol. 2 alongside John Carter as they witness the launch of [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898 the Tripods]]. Creator/DynamiteComics would also bring Jones and Carver together in their 2012 miniseries: ''Warriors of Mars''. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !!This series provides examples of: |
| 6 | * BigBad: Ar-Hap. |
| 7 | * ClassicalAntiHero: The main protagonist. He starts out as hapless and down-on-his-luck while on Earth and doesn't not improve much when he gets to Mars. |
| 8 | * BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: In the end, Gullivar goes back to Earth after the Hither people were attacked and, likely destroyed by their Thithers enemies and he never sees Heru again. What keeps this from being a DownerEnding is that Gullivar now has a chance to be with his old sweetheart that her family wouldn't allow them to marry because of his low station.]] |
| 9 | * DamselInDistress: Princess Heru, who is forced to marry the Thither king. |
| 10 | %%* DidNotGetTheGirl |
| 11 | * {{Expy}}: The Hither and Thither peoples on Mars strongly resemble [[Literature/TheTimeMachine the Eloi and the Morlocks]]. |
| 12 | * MagicCarpet: Jones' method of being transported to Mars. |
| 13 | * PlanetaryRomance: ''The'' first, though it isn't the Codifier. |
| 14 |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Literature / GullivarOfMars
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
