Category: Barsoom
“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 […]
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 […]
The Latest from Andrew Stanton
TweetWith Finding Dory, one of the year’s biggest hits, out on disc as of Nov. 15, Andrew Stanton has resurfaced to talk all things fish, Pixar, and yes, John Carter! […]
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 […]
Why Having John Carter Transported to Mars “Scientifically” Greatly Damaged John Carter
TweetOn Facebook, our pal Eric Holland has a poll going — would you rather have John Carter get to Barsoom via a) Science, b) Fantasy/magic, or c) both. There […]
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 […]
Overheard on FB: “Is ERB Now Just Masturbatory Fodder for Perennial Adolescents?”
TweetThe cosplay Dejah above is a huge favorite with ERB fans–and in fact, when it was posted a few hours ago on one of the ERB Facebook sites, it picked […]
I Dream of Barsoom — Part 1
TweetFrom time to time I pop up here trying to coax comment insights from the denizens of JCF that address the issue of what made the writing of Edgar Rice […]
Check out the new “erbopolis” web community, created by Scott Dutton
TweetLongtime Edgar Rice Burroughs stalwart and artist Scott Dutton of CatsPawDynamics.com has launched a new site called “erbopolis.com” which aims to be a hub for all things having to do with Edgar […]
Mark Andrews, Director of Brave and co-writer of John Carter, shares his Barsoom art
TweetMark Andrews co-wrote John Carter and was Andrew Stanton’s second unit director on the film. He has provided a great glimpse of his own Barsoom art. Here is one of […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and Weird Tales
TweetHere’s a nice piece from Tellers of Weird Tales which was brought to my attention by one of our regulars. Please do forward interesting pieces to me — I try to […]
Barsoomian Proverbs
TweetWe’ve collected the Barsoomian proverbs that we’re aware of. If anyone has others to share, please leave a comment. It would be good to get as complete a collection as […]
“Colors of Helium” — An Anthem by Peter Weber
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Tweet http://thejohncarterfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Colors-of-Helium-36-mp3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Peter Weber has written a wonderful anthem for Helium entitled “Colors of Helium” which I’m very happy to share with everyone here. […]
Barsoom Primer: People and Cultures of Barsoom
TweetRed Martians The Red Martians are the dominant culture on Barsoom. They are organized into a system of imperial city-states including Helium, Ptarth and Zodanga, controlling the planetary canal system, […]
How to Count in Barsoomian
TweetAs the fans of John Carter settle into what will inevitably be a long struggle to win their battle for a sequel, we will begin drilling down into some of […]
Just how popular were Edgar Rice Burroughs "John Carter" Novels? Think Harry Potter and then some…..
TweetIn 1945 more than 30,000, 000 copies of his novels in 58 languages and dialects made him the most widely read author on earth. In the July 14 edition of […]
Dennis Mansfield: “John Carter”: When PR firms should be sent to the ER. (The film was great and the public relations were terrible.)
TweetFrom DennisMansfield.com : There’s a quick and savage scene in Disney’s “John Carter” film where the main character from 19th Century Earth is in an arena surrounded by Martian beings. […]
An Anthropologist Breaks Down the Mars of John Carter and likes what he sees
TweetFrom Box Office Magazine, by Matthew Piscitelli, Anthropologist John Carter was written 100 years ago in 1912 and you see the scientific thinking of that day in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ […]
John Barth, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, and the "Masculine Narrative"
TweetIn this, the season of John Carter, I have found my thoughts occasionally returning to the year 1976 when I was a graduate student in a seminar on the Modern […]
Huffington Post: Remembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetThis is a historical fable to be watched for its imagery and not analyzed for its plot. John Carter deserves and merits respect. by Carole Mallory for Huffington Post: Frank Frazetta rotoscoped me […]
Mars and Beyond — A Disney 1957 View of Barsoom that will make you smile
TweetEven in these rather dreary days in the aftermath of a disappointing opening weekend for John Carter, ProgressUSA.com has posted a wonderful story about the 1957 “Mars and Beyond”, a […]
John Carter and the bright red history of Mars as a sci-fi Muse
TweetFrom the LA Times: It was 100 years ago last month that author Edgar Rice Burroughs introduced the character of John Carter — an ornery Confederate soldier, mysteriously transported to […]