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John Carter, George Custer, and Edgar Rice Burroughs by Thomas R. McGurk
TweetI am pleased to report that there has been another Thomas R. McGurk sighting. Our 82 year old Burroughs interlocutor has appeared once again, surfacing briefly via a friend’s email […]
Legal Geeks Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetBook Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jessica_alegalgeek I love John Carter, as is well-documented. I’m also fascinated with inside Hollywood stories, […]
Wired: Why Fan Trailers Are Often Better Than the Real Thing
TweetAngela Watercutter of Wired.com got in touch a couple of weeks ago and said she was doing a story about fan trailers and would like to talk about the John […]
Man of Steel Scores $125M Opening Weekend in Spite of John Carter-ish “Rotten” Critics Rating
TweetMan of Steel fans are basking in the glow of a $125M opening weekend, achieved in spite of a 57% “Rotten” rating from critics, while John Carter fans are shaking […]
John Carter of the Round Table by Abraham Sherman
TweetJCF contributor Abraham Sherman has written an epic exploration of the differences between the Edgar Rice Burroughs original, and the Andrew Stanton adaptation, of ERB’ A Princes of Mars. This […]
New Carson of Venus Comic Strip — Now Available from ERB Inc
TweetThis just in from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All New Carson of Venus Comic Strip We are expanding our existing Tarzan (R) online comic strip with Carson of Venus (TM), […]
10 Reasons Why Marvel Fans Don’t Like John Carter — Ian Boucher
TweetIan Boucher has written a comprehensive article in What Culture taking on the issue of why Marvel Studios fans don’t like John Carter. I won’t steal his thunder by going […]
Video: Constantin Films’ New Theatrical Trailer for Tarzan
TweetConstantin Films has finally come out with a full theatricaal trailer for their upcoming 3D motion capture Tarzan film starring Kellen Lutz as Tarzan and Spencer Locke as Jane. What […]
Astronaut ‘Picker Chris Hadfield is my newest hero . . . .and his music video may be one of the best ever
TweetAs a one-time quasi-professional guitar picker who gave up doing it professionally several lifetimes ago (er ….. that should be “failed to make it professionally”) but has tried to keep […]
Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist
TweetScott Tracy Griffin’s Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist in the Art Book Category. Congrats to Tracy, ERB Inc, and Titan Press. If you haven’t “Liked” the […]
Of Deserts and Dead Sea-Bottoms by Lisa V. Tomecek
TweetLisa V. Tomecek is is the author of the upcoming novel Oath of Blood and is a friend of Edgar Rice Burroughs, The John Carter Files, and assorted denizens here […]
John Carter, Stanton Style — an Epic Poem by John “Bridge” Martin
TweetJohn “Bridge” Martin, one of the great stalwarts of the Burroughs Bibliophile universe, has shared with us “John Carter, Stanton Style” an epic poem that is as vivid and engaging […]
Remembering Danton Burroughs | 1944 – 2008
TweetThis year, May 1st is the fifth anniversary of the death longtime keeper of the Burroughs flame Danton Burroughs, grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs who died on this date in […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.will add Carson of Venus strip to its subscription service
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is substantially expanding its Sunday Comic Strip Subscription website. Click here to visit the site where for $1.99/month you get some amazing content that isn’t available anywhere else. […]
Cinema Pots: Who’s Superman’s Daddy? (Hint: Vir-geeen-ya)
TweetOver at Cinema Pots, blogger RoughStoneRolling has taken a shot at explaining to those-who-do-not-know just who it is that is the literary Daddy of Superman. He starts out by quoting […]
Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration Facebook Page Launched; Please Support It!
TweetAuthor Scott Tracy Griffin’s Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration now has a Facebook page, launched on April 22nd. Please support it — here is the link: Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration Facebook […]
Man of Steel 360 : A Few of the Stories Posted to Date
TweetAs many of you know, John Carter Files now has a doppelganger site, Man of Steel 360, reflecting our adoption of the Last Son of Krypton on the grounds that […]
The John Carter-Man of Steel Connection: “I was a superman” — John Carter
TweetAs the release date for Man of Steel approaches, I’m thinking more about the John Carter and Superman connections. Jerry Siegel made clear in his remarks on the 45th Anniversay […]
Thomas R. McGurk, 82, on How Edgar Rice Burroughs Inspired one man’s long and colorful life
TweetA few months back a random comment appeared on a back article and caught my attention to the extent that I blogged about it. The commenter was Thomas R. McGurk, then 81 […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars: The Jesse Marsh Years
Tweetby Robert Sodaro for The Examiner Just about a year ago Disney released, and then inexplicably disowned, the film John Carter, which successfully, beautifully, and faithfully translated Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ extra-planetary swashbuckling […]
The Unpopular Opinion: John Carter — by Alex Maldy
Tweetby Alex Maldy via JoBlo.com Just over a year ago, Disney had two big budget movies coming out that was a big risk for the studio if fans did not […]
Michael Vaughan on Edgar Rice Burroughs and The Gods of Mars
Tweetby Michael Vaughan via Weird Genesis Edgar Rice Burroughs was not a fan of organized religion. He recognized it for what it all too often is: a tool by those […]
Jerry Siegel Cites Both Tarzan and John Carter as Key Influences in Creating Superman
TweetBy now those who have been following John Carter are pretty well aware that Jerry Siegel cited John Carter as a key influence in his origination of Superman. But I […]
Will Man of Steel Fan Trailers Equal the Work by Fans for John Carter? Here’s one excellent one
TweetWe all recall that fan trailers became a significant part of the story during the rollout of John Carter — will the same thing happen with Man of Steel? On […]
Barsoomians Adopting Last Son of Krypton, Hoping For Better Outcome with Man of Steel
TweetKaor, fellow Barsoomians. Having received zero “no” votes, I have proceeded with the adoption of Kal-El, Last Son of Krypton, and am pleased to announce that adoption procedures are complete. […]
ManniacMind von Deutschland: Some Interesting John Carter Interviews — Haven’t Seen These Previously
TweetThe setup is in German and is pretty hilarious even if you don’t speak German. The interviews, in English, began at 2:40. This is from the John Carter Press Junket […]
Should John Carter of Mars Fans Adopt Kal-El as the Warlord’s Literary Offspring?
TweetIt’s well established that Jerry Siegel was influenced by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter when he created Superman. Siegel said: “Carter was able to leap great distances because the planet […]
Andrew Stanton Resumes Friday Tweet Sessions, Takes Some John Carter Questions
TweetAndrew Stanton did regular Friday tweet sessions during the run-up to the John Carter release but has been off the air for many months. Today is his first Friday session […]
Disney Book Group Offers a Much Improved Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetIf you had your doubts about Disney Studio’s handling of John Carter (of Mars), fear not, there is evidence of true genius in Disney Book Group’s handling of its massive three […]
Man of Steel: Now THAT’S a Trailer
TweetJust out. This truly rocks. Here’s a superb example of how to take a “done to death” premise and present it in a way that feels fresh and exciting. Just […]