Author: Michael Sellers
John Carter of . . . . Nothing?
TweetI debated whether or not to share this . . . for about 5 seconds. I have to say it had me laughing out loud a few times and it […]
Bridgewater College Thespians to Present Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “You Lucky Girl” Nov 1-4
Tweet10/10/2012 Bridgewater College Press Release The East coast premiere of “You Lucky Girl!” by Edgar Rice Burroughs will be presented by Theatre at Bridgewater College on Nov. 1 – 4 […]
Memoirs of a War Bride by Mary Evaline Burroughs (mother of ERB)
TweetThanks to James O’Brien for reminding that today is the birthday of Major John Tyler Burroughs, the father of Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose life is interestingly portrayed in “Memoir of […]
A New John Carter Review takes you on an interesting journey
TweetThis is an interesting random review that just popped up and highlights what should have happened, and didn’t happen, with the release of the film. I’m talking about the promotion […]
Pixologic Interview With Scott Patton of Legacy Effects re his work on John Carter
TweetFound a great interview (with an assist from Chris Carter of the Back to Barsoom Facebook Group) of Scott Patton of Legacy effects at Pixologic about his work on John Carter. Here […]
Hindi Tarzan Movies? Of Course!
TweetThe article from the Times of India that I posted yesterday contained a reference: “the character is also a perennial favourite of B-grade Hindi filmmakers – images of Hemant Birje […]
Times of India: Tarzan Still Swinging at 100
Tweetfrom the Times of India This month, Tarzan, lord of the apes, becomes a centenarian. Since he first appeared in 1912, the original all-natural superhero has had many highs and […]
Possible John Carter Short Film — Looking for Ideas
TweetSo … thanks to the great work of Evelyn Dubuc, who played one of the Council Members in John Carter, all 5 of the Council Members will be at the […]
Promos are Appearing for the John Carter Premiere on Starz Network on November 17 at 9PM
TweetLast night after a feast of college football and with Oregon, in the last game thoroughly putting a whooping’ on Washington, I started channel surfing and saw that The Muppets […]
A Carson of Venus Poster from Jeff Doten
TweetJeff Doten, curator at Barsoomia.org and other cool sites (see the links below) has tipped us to a new Carson of Venus poster he’s made, and said we could share […]
Musings: What Would Hollywood Be Likely to Do With Carson of Venus?
TweetWith John Carter tied up by Disney and Tarzan also spoken for at the moment, one question that comes to mind frequently is, what other Edgar Rice Burroughs property would […]
Asylum’s “A Princess of Mars” Trailer – A Question
TweetSpeaking of trailers, I stumbled across this and recalled that I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch the movie. But a few people have told me it’s not […]
Tarzan 3D Trailer
TweetHere is the trailer for Constantin Films “Tarzan 3D”, scheduled for release in July 2013. And some announcements about Kellen Lutz being cast:
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 […]