Month: September 2012
John Carter: The First Marketing Blunder – The Title
TweetThis is a chapter from John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. As introduction, I would just mention that one of the themes that the book explores is the role […]
Does anyone know who created this piece of John Carter Fan Art
TweetThis is a mystery piece of John Carter Fan art ….. have searched high and low and can’t find the creator. Does anyone know? Can you find out? By the […]
John Carter Sequel Group Announces “Back to Barsoom” Screening of John Carter in Los Angeles December 1
TweetThe Facebook Back to Barsoom Group has announced a special screening of John Carter on December 1,2012, at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, California. The event begins at 1:00PM […]
A Beautiful Scan of Robert Abbett’s “A Princess of Mars” Art
Tweet I’m working on the DVD disk art for the ERB Centennial and I’m looking at an absolutely gorgeous 62MB Tiff scan of Robert Abbett’s cover art for Edgar Rice […]
John “Bridge” Martin on Jane and the Waziri
Tweetby John Martin for Recoverings Blog When Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote of Tarzan and Jane, it was because some great adventure had come into their lives, and so the idyllic […]
The ERB Centennial Video and Back to Barsoom Screening
TweetI just want to mention that one of the reasons I’ve not been “feeding the beast” of the blog as much the last few days is that I’m jamming trying […]
Al Bohl Tarzan Article in “Louisiana Cultural Vistas”
TweetOur friend Al Bohl, the film-maker (along with daughter Alison) behind Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle, has a nice article in the Fall Edition of Louisiana Cultural Vistas. Check […]
Origins of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar Series — the Hollow Earthers
TweetWhen we read and think about Barsoom, Amtor, and the there worlds created by Edgar Rice Burroughs it’s easy to look at the creations from the perspective of 2012 …. […]
Check out “Never Betray a Deal With A Barsoomian Devil” by our very own Crustbucket
TweetOne of our more colorful commenters, Crustbucket (who has also put out some of the most imaginative, insightful, sometimes infuriating, but always, or almost always, interesting comments) has dared our […]
Last Call: What Made Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Writing Unique?
TweetI’m at the very, very end with John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. I’ve been holding out for one last interview with someone very significant who has been signaling […]
Robin Maxwell’s ‘Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan’ is available for purchase today
TweetRobin Maxwell’s retelling of Tarzan of the Apes from Jane’s point of view is available today via print version and eBook. Here is the link to the Amazon hard copy: […]
John Carter vs John Carter, and Defending Dejah Thoris
TweetOver the weekend at the John Carter Facebook Group there was a thread discussing the merits of the original John Carter character vs Stanton’s version, and also some talk about […]
A Guide To Barsoom by John Flint Roy with an Introduction by Mike Resnick
TweetA Guide To Barsoom was originally published in 1979 but this is a new edition just published last month — I’m anxious to get a copy of this. THE OFFICIAL, DEFINITIVE […]
Guest Blogger Daria Brooks: Enjoying John Carter’s Second Run
TweetDaria Brooks is one of the key members of the Back To Barsoom John Carter II Facebook Group, and was the originator of Last Trip to Barsoom that succeeded in getting a […]
NY Post: “Another Film Fiasco at Disney”
TweetDisney has announced a $50M write-down write-down for scrapping an untitled stop-motion animation film from Henry Selick, who directed “Coraline” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas. The story came out […]
Filmonic: “Will John Carter Be the Next Cult Classic?”
TweetJohn Carter was infamously one of the biggest box office bombs in recent years, reportedly losing around $200 million dollars. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when a movie preforms this […]
Roundup of Media Coverage of Andrew Stanton Talking About John Carter
Tweet Obviously with John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood about to come out, we’re interested in keeping track of who picked up the LA Times Article from 8 September […]
Andrew Stanton’s Earliest Quotes About John Carter (of Mars) from back in 2008-2009
TweetNow that Andrew Stanton has broken his silence about John Carter, maybe this is a good time to share a piece from John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood from […]
Stanton Breaks His Silence, Talks “John Carter” with the LA Times
TweetAndrew Stanton hasn’t spoken publicly about John Carter since the release of the film. He broke his silence in an interview with the LA Times Rebecca Keegan which is published […]
Cool JPL Video — Relive “Curiousity Has Landed” (with animated footage intercut with JPL Control Room)
TweetI may be the last one to have seen this …. but maybe not. JPL has released this very cool clip of the landing of Curiousity,intercutting animated footage with live […]
The Treasure Vaults of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Unconsciousness by R. E. Prindle
TweetIn my (seemingly) never-ending quest to find someone who can articulate the unique and special genius of Edgar Rice Burroughs, I came across this article by R. E. Prindle with […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Origins of Barsoom
Tweet The first draft of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood came in at almost 500 pages and the final version is 340 pages so there is some “cutting […]
Andy Briggs on Tarzan and his Adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Character
TweetTarzan: abandoned in the jungle and raised by wild apes. He’s a guardian of the weak and a merciless seeker of justice – and now the hero is celebrating his […]
“Movie Classic” Review of Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle and Tarzan of the Apes with Elmo Lincoln
Tweet This is the film of Al and Alison Bohl — here’s the trailer: Here’s a review from the Times Picayune in New Orleans:
Ray Bradbury: Tarzan, John Carter, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the Long Mad Summer of 1930
TweetBill Hillman of Erbzine has shared a nice article written by Ray Bradbury. Here is an intro and link — nice read! Tarzan, John Carter, Mr. Burroughs, and the Long […]
Golden Gazette News: Edgar Rice Burroughs, a World of Pulp Adventure
Tweetby Paula Stiles for Golden Gazette News Many pulp writers made a living and had good reputations in their time. Fewer were influential outside of the pulps. And even fewer […]
Phil Normand of Recoverings.com — Images and Captions
TweetPhil Normand of Recoverings (www.recoverings.com) gave a wonderful presentation at Dum Dum and now he has put up some great images on Facebook at this link: Phil Normand Wall Photos. […]
Aha! Six Months Later, a Copy of “John Carter Production Notes”
TweetWell, better late than never. We never got our hands on a copy of the official John Carter Production Notes from Disney. For those not all that familiar — “production […]