Category: A Princess of Mars
“John Carter” Director Andrew Stanton Describes His Plan For “Gods” and “Warlord”
TweetAndrew Stanton (wearing the blue lanyard in the Comic Con 2022 panel image which also features Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves) gave the most thorough description we have yet received […]
A Princess of Mars — Manuscript Edition from ERBBooks and the ERB Limited Edition Collection
TweetJust got some great news from Jim Gerlach and the folks at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Limited Edition Collection at ERBBooks.com Their next project is set to come out December […]
The Elephant in the Screening Room
TweetVirtually every writer has, either consciously or unconsciously, borrowed from writers who came before him. Edgar Rice Burroughs was almost certainly inspired by Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, H.R. Haggard, General […]
ERB and JRRT: Craftsmen of the Modern Imagination
Tweethttp://www.erbzine.com/mag67/6795.html JRR Tolkien’s birthday on January 3 elicited a reminder from ERB scholar Jess Terrell about an article I had written for the Fall 2017 edition of the ERB-APA journal. […]
Returning to the Source
TweetA review of a recent science-fiction video game included the following comment about a classic novel that we’re into around here. 😉 (Thank you, Scott Tracy Griffin, for sharing your […]
Solutions for the Fading Cinema Experience – More Barsoom! ;-)
TweetAn online discussion about the business aspects of Hollywood yielded the following link: http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2014.pdf I found it to be a cool resource. From it, I gather that over fifty percent […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Legacy of Mars
TweetWhat is required for an idea to flourish and change the destiny of a person, a society, or a species? For a case study, we need look no further than a neighboring planet in our solar […]
Barsoom – Mars or Exoplanet?
TweetWhether or not a future John Carter/Barsoom reboot should keep the story on the seemingly dead world of Mars, or instead move it to a more scientifically plausible exoplanet, is […]
Marketing the Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars
TweetThe trick with including the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars books in the marketing of a John Carter/Barsoom reboot is to inform people about the legacy in a way that creates […]
John Carter of the Round Table by Abraham Sherman
TweetFROM THE ARCHIVES: A while back I took a closer look at Disney’s “John Carter” through the lens of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original novel, with an eye toward a reboot. […]
Taking Stock of Barsoom: Strengths and Weaknesses by Abraham Sherman
TweetAny prospective “A Princess of Mars” adaptation must fully take stock of the strengths and weaknesses of the novel and make honesty a guiding principle. There is no doubt that […]
A Split Screen Comparison of The Mars of Andrew Stanton in John Carter vs The Mars of Ridley Scott’s the Martian
TweetSo how do the last two movies about mars look side by side in terms of Mars is presented? Here’s what we did. First, I tried to get the images […]
A Readers Digest Condensed Version (sort of) of A Princess of Mars
TweetI’m probably going to start posting some of the pieces of John Carter and The Gods of Hollywood that are getting left on the “cutting room floor”. Here’s one. I […]
Geoff Ryman on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars”
Tweet UK Sci Fi Novelist Geoff Ryman has a nice piece at the SFX Book Club on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 “A Princess of Mars” which I think is worth […]
Thomas Bertonneau: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Masculine Narrative
TweetAs many of you know, I’ve got my head down writing a book that is now tentatively entitled “Hollywood vs Mars”, about the recent John Carter debacle and what path, […]
"A Duel to the Death" by John Carter (courtesy of Edgar Rice Burroughs!)
TweetAnother chapter from A Princess of Mars. I’m serving up these delicious morsels in bite sized pieces — selected chapters that to one degree or another stand alone, and showcase […]
WETA Sponsors “Writer’s Quest with Edgar Rice Burroughs” Writing Contest
TweetWETA, the PBS Station in Washington, DC, is sponsoring an Edgar Rice Burroughs writing contest that runs through May 4, 2012. Here is the announcement — please help spread the […]
Without John Carter there would be no Star Wars (or Star Trek, or Avatar, or Superman…)
TweetJust how much of a debt do today’s sci-fi heroes owe to JC? Star Wars. Avatar. Star Trek. These are some of the titans when it comes to popular science fiction franchises. […]
Den of Geek: Does John Carter Break the Edgar Rice Burroughs Movie Curse?
Tweetby Terence Bowman for Den of Geek: Adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels haven’t fared well in the past, so can Andrew Stanton’s John Carter break the cycle? Terence finds […]
Cosmic Knight Errantry: Why I love Princess of Mars by Art Mayo
TweetNote: Art Mayo, the author of the very article, is offering the Mousecatcher Media “Best Edition of John Carter” eBook for Free. Just click here to learn more. Following is […]
Review: The Novelization of Disney’s John Carter
TweetNormally when studios base a film on the book, instead of releasing a “novelization” they simply re-release the original novel with the films poster as the cover of the book, […]
Further Reading: Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetSteven Ross has written a nice piece entitled “Further Reading: Edgar Rice Burroughs” in Shelf Awareness. It’s exciting to see the promotion for John Carter beginning to stimulate “read the […]
Check it out: The “Read” PSA for John Carter
TweetTook awhile to find it, but here is the link to the “Read” Public Service Announcement for John Carter. It’s pretty good — can’t be embedded, but click on the […]
The Library of Congress “Princess of Mars” text is really like reading a first edition
TweetJust discovered that the Library of Congress “A Princess of Mars” text for online reading is wonderful — it’s a photo-accurate rendering of the first edition and you click page […]
Milestone: The First 1000 People have downloaded A Princess of Mars from JCF APOM page as of today
TweetWe just hit a milestone — 1000 people have downloaded (or read online) A Princess of Mars from our APOM page here on John Carter Files. When we started, it […]
Reading Barsoom: How Edgar Rice Burroughs became the father of modern science fiction
TweetiO9 has a nice article about how Edgar Rice Burroughs became the father of modern science fiction which I think is worth sharing. The piece is written by John […]
Teen reader gives review of “A Princess of Mars” – novel that is the basis for “John Carter”
TweetHere is an interview of one of the teen readers participating in the John Carter Teen Reading Project. Her comments are typical of the comments from most of the students […]
The John Carter Files Teen Reading Project is bustin' out in the news!
TweetAs many of you know, JCF is sponsoring a Teen Reading Project which we’re undertaking with the able assistance and partnership of Rebecca Garland, who rose to fame on the […]
Teen "Princess of Mars" Reader: "I'm going to tell all my friends to read it and if they don't I'll tie them to a chair and read it to them"
TweetAs many of you know we have a teen reading project going on now to do a focus group on the reaction of modern day teens to “A Princess of […]
Andrew Stanton's Very Interesting Comments on his dream for John Carter
TweetThere’s an expression in the film biz — “campaigning” for a role, or a job. Andrew Stanton explained recently how he got the chance to direct Edgar Rice Burroughs’ […]