John Carter, rugged civil-war swordsman from Virginia, clad in worn, earth-toned attire, and a stunning Barbarian woman, Deja Thoris, adorned in an exotic, emerald-green costume with golden accents, intricate patterns, and flowing, crimson hair, explore the ancient, Martian ruins of a long-lost civilization, amidst a backdrop of crimson skies, deep canyons, and towering, rust-red spires, as if plucked from the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs.