Month: August 2012
Erbzine August 31: Articles and galleries on the Tarzana Centennial Dum-Dum, The Bob Hyde African Safari, the John Celardo Strips and more
Tweet Bill and Sue-on Hillman are back home after three weeks on the road and this week’s Erbzine is out — go to Erbzine Weekly . Following is the email announcement from […]
Update on the “Long March” of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetWell here it is — new cover art by Eamon O’Donoghue who took my basic idea and made it a lot better. Thanks, Eamon. (Visit www.eamonart.com!) This is the update page […]
Andrew Stanton: 2012 Animation Mentor Commencement Speech
TweetThis is slightly OT … but maybe not, since Andrew Stanton is such a polarizing figure here. I found this today and found it quite interesting to hear Stanton talk […]
The Great Edgar Rice Burroughs Revival of the 1960’s, including the origins of the Dum Dum
TweetI’ve been doing some “drilling down” for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood into the epic period around 1962 when Edgar Rice Burroughs went from being out of print […]
John Carter Cell Phone Covers
TweetAm I the only person who never saw these until now? Those are official merchandise from Disney, although on the inside of the cover it says “Zazzle” which is a […]
From John Carter to Tarzan
TweetFrom TG Daily by David Konow Even though Hollywood often seems like it is out of ideas, there are still plenty of franchises in the vaults waiting to be reborn, and then […]
Author Robin Maxwell on Tarzan: “Why I Loved Him Then and Why I Love Him Now!”
TweetFrom Heroes and Heartbreakers Robin Maxwell’s novels are rich with historical detail and passion for her characters, and her take on Tarzan and Jane’s love story in Jane: The Woman Who […]
Sacramento Library Hosts Tarzan Centennial Exhibit
TweetFrom the Sacramento Bee August 26, 2012 Attention Tarzan fans: If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original story, look no farther […]
And now for a completely new and different John Carter trailer from Disney?
TweetJeff Doten at Barsoomia.org (a great place to visit) came up with this one and it’s pretty interesting. First, just to refresh everyone’s memory, here is the basic DVD/Blu-ray trailer […]
Let’s Not Forget the Centennial of Outlaw of Torn
TweetWhile we’re celebrating the 100 year centennial of John Carter and Tarzan — let’s not forget good old “Norman of Torn”. As hardcore Burroughs fans (but few others) know — […]
Two articles by Edgar Rice Burroughs: “How I Became an Author”, and “On Syndication”
TweetCheck out Erbzine for three articles from the War Years by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chicago Examiner, April 4, 1918 HOW I BECAME AN AUTHOR by Edgar Rice Burroughs How did […]
An Interesting Take on Tars Tarkas
TweetOver at Deviantart.com, the artist who goes by the moniker “MonsterCaesar” has put up an interesting take on Tars Tarkas. Quite different from what we’ve gotten used to seeing, but […]
Development of an Edgar Rice Burroughs Fan
TweetPaul Mallinson contributed this to the ERBCOF email group and was kind enough to allow us to share it here on John Carter Files. Paul attended last week’s ERB Centennial […]
Dick Lupoff’s Interview of Michael Chabon about John Carter
TweetBill Hillman at Erbzine just reminded me that he published an interview by Dick Lupoff with Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize winning author who joined John Carter in April 2009 […]
Meeting Richard Lupoff at the ERB Centennial
TweetWhen I did my presentation at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial, there was a nice bustle of activity after it was over as people came up and wished me well […]
Nice Disney John Carter “Abandon Ship” Cartoon — how did we miss this?
TweetJust came across this at the Primetime Podcast. Pretty cool.
Is Alan Horn launching a reboot of The Rocketeer? – and what it might mean for John Carter
TweetAn intriguing report surfaced at Vulture.com by Claude Brodesser-Akner (he of “John Carter Was Doomed by its First Trailer” fame) that Disney Studio Chief Alan Horn is prepping a re-boot […]
Is there really an Iger-Lasseter Feud at Disney?
TweetI’ve been hearing about this for a few weeks and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. It’s true that John Lasseter was unhappy with Disney’s marketing of […]
Opinion: Robert Iger Casually Disses John Carter Again — what does it mean?
TweetIn an interview given while touring Disney California Adventure published on August 9 by Business Week, Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about whether there would be John Carter attractions […]
Update on John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetAs you can see from the picture, the first proof copies of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood have arrived. Next will be the arrival on Tuesday of Advance […]
John Carter Producer Jim Morris at the ERB Centennial, plus 100 Years of John Carter video
TweetSpeaking at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration closing banquet Saturday night, John Carter Producer Jim Morris acknowledged that John Carter faced a “perfect” storm of marketing and corporate issues, […]
A Panoramic Shot of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
TweetAs the ERB Centennial celebration was unfolding the last few days, I found myself in Tarzana for the stamp ceremony on Friday with a few minutes to kill, so I […]
John Ralston Burroughs on his grandfather, Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetJohn Ralston Burroughs, grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs, gave a wonderful talk at the ERB Centennial Celebration Dum Dum 2012 and I tried to make a transcript as he talked. […]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Stamp Ceremony Photo Gallery
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs was honored yesterday in Tarzana, the city he founded, with a wonderful ceremony that shows the USPS knows how to put on a pretty good shindig. Jim […]
White Paper 2: The Case for John Carter Sequels
TweetHere is an excellent, well researched white paper on the case for John Carter sequels prepared by “Shou Amabane”. See our earlier white paper too. Some terrific research here […]
Day 1 of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration
TweetIt’s 12:30AM and I don’t’ have a lot of gas left in the tank, but I want to post some photos from day 1 of the Centennial celebration and tomorrow […]
US Postal Service Salutes Legendary Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetFrom US Postal Service TARZANA, CA — The U.S. Postal Service will honor tomorrow one of the most prolific authors of the early 20th century and inventor of the iconic […]
LA Daily News: “Celebrating 100 Years of Tarzan”
Tweetby Dana Bartholomew for LA Daily News It wasn’t the screech of chimpanzees that lured famed researcher Jane Goodall to dream of the wilds of Tanzania. It was Tarzan of […]
Official Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Schedule for the 2012 Dum Dum
TweetThe Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Celebration is about to start — it begins Wednesday night and runs through Sunday at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA near Tarzana. All […]
Essay: It’s Always the Story
TweetYesterday, while chasing down an image, I came across this essay at ERBGraphics and thought I would share. If you haven’t discovered Erbgraphics yet — take some time and visit. […]