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Category: Art

Savage Pellucidar Special Edition Is a Treasure

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TweetIt’s been a brutal week.  All week, as the brutal week has been unfolding, I’ve been eyeing an unopened box sitting on a coffee table waiting for my attention. The […]

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October 7, 2018October 7, 2018 Michael Sellers Art, Edgar Rice Burroughs, ERBDOM

Move over St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta — and Make Room for Zdenek Burian’s Stunning Tarzan Illustrations

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TweetWhen you walk through the front door of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. the first walls you see are decorated with the extraordinary illustrations of Czech master Zdenek Burian. These illustrations […]

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May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 Michael Sellers Art, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

A Princess of Mars — Illustrated by Michael Kaluta

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TweetEvery once in awhile I come across some Barsoom art that really speaks to me – and this is one of those times.  Michael Kaluta is an experienced comics and […]

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May 14, 2016 Michael Sellers Art, Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Carter Fan Art Gallery

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TweetEvery once in awhile, it’s good to take in some of the fan art that was crated by artists inspired by John Carter — the books and the movie. Here’s […]

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April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 Michael Sellers Art

Brom’s Tarzan — One of the Best I’ve Seen, by an Artist WIth Genuine Vision

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TweetEvery day I see dozens if not hundreds of images of heroic art, courtesy of all the fans on all the Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sword and Sorcery sites and […]

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December 3, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Art, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Seeing the Martian in Theaters Is Like Flying in a One-Man Flier Over the Dead Sea Bottoms of Barsoom

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TweetI was expecting The Martian to be a visual treat, but what I hadn’t anticipated was the technique that Ridley Scott used on almost all of the scenes on exterior […]

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November 11, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers Art, Most Read

Q and A With Artist Gregory Manchess

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TweetOne of my favorite pieces of Barsoom art that wasn’t done by St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta, or any of the “usual suspects” of Barsoomian artists is by Gregory Manchess, and […]

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November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 Michael Sellers Art

Rover Picture Makes a Point That Has Bothered Me……

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TweetI’m on record here and elsewhere as defending Andrew Stanton’s John Carter and nothing about that has changed.  I think by and large he dealt admirably with the material.  But […]

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August 4, 2012August 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

A Fan Poster that “Gets It”

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TweetEvery time I see a John Carter fan poster that places John Carter and Dejah Thoris together as the main elements, I feel a wave of frustration that not once […]

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August 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Check out the new “erbopolis” web community, created by Scott Dutton

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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 […]

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July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Art, Barsoom

Mark Andrews, Director of Brave and co-writer of John Carter, shares his Barsoom art

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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 […]

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July 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Art, Barsoom

Banth Image from Art of John Carter

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TweetAndrew Stanton mentioned that the one budget cut he had to deal with — or rather budget limitation — was to not have any live banths in John Carter.  So […]

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July 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

John Carter Concept Art by Jonay Bacallado, Senior Illustrator for Mayes Rubeo, Costume Designer

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TweetSomeone at the John Carter Sequel Facebook Group posted this piece of art which is getting a positive reception among the fans of the movie. I did some searching and […]

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July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

New John Carter Fan Art

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TweetIt’s been a while since we checked on John Carter Fan Art — and there are a lot of new, interesting ones out there.  Here are some of the ones […]

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June 30, 2012June 30, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Emily Weber’s “Father’s Day” Fan Art — Tars Tarkas and Sola

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TweetEmily Weber, who goes by “Zimeta” on Deviantart.com where she founded the #Disney club, has created a Tars Tarkas and Sola “Father’s Day” portrait that is getting rave reviews from fans […]

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June 12, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

A Beautiful Scan of one of ERB’s favorite pieces of Barsoom art – St. John’s Thuvia

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TweetBob Zeuschner saw my previous post about the J. Allen St. John “Thuvia” and was good enough to send me a really good quality scan, and for that I’m immensely […]

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May 1, 2012May 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Cool John Carter Fan Art: A Woola Cake!

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TweetWoola Character from Disney’s John Carter created by Michelle Wibowo of Michelle Sugar Art http://www.michellesugarart.co.uk

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April 27, 2012April 28, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

New John Carter Fan Art Gallery

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TweetThe fans at the Facebook Group “Take Me Back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” are continuing to make fan art that celebrates John Carter. This […]

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April 11, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Scott Dutton on the Robert K. Abbett Ballantyne Barsoom Cover Art

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TweetFrom Catspaw Dynamics: In 1963, Robert K. Abbett was commissioned by Ballantine Books to paint the covers for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom series. 1965 saw the addition of John Carter of Mars as the 11th […]

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April 8, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

John Carter Files Interview and Art Gallery: Jeff Doten, Barsoomian

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Tweet Jeff  Doten is one of the true stalwarts of the Edgar Rice Burroughs universe.  He studied anatomy and animation at the Alberta College of Art and Design and zoology […]

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April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Official John Carter Crew T-Shirts Now Available — Very cool stuff

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TweetSeveral years ago Andrew Stanton commissioned Last Exit to Nowhere to manufacture the official John Carter Crew T-Shirts and now they are available online.  We think these are truly cool […]

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March 9, 2012March 9, 2012 Michael Sellers Andrew Stanton, Art

Another cool piece of John Carter Fan Art

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TweetThis nice piece of fan art comes from Damian Johns of Big Picture Studios in the UK and we love it! Andrew Stanton tweeted about it — that’s how we […]

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February 22, 2012February 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

John Carter Mondo Poster Rocks

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TweetThis poster, which you get a copy of if you go to the midnight IMAX showing on March 8/9, reminds of the imagination that lies at the base of John […]

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February 21, 2012February 21, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Very nice John Carter Fan Poster –check it out

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TweetThanks to Karin Neva for finding and clearing our posting of this nice piece of fan art for John Carter.  It’s by A13XANDER at www.A13XANDER.deviantart.com and please go there to check out […]

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February 20, 2012February 20, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

John Picacio illustrates “Under the Moons of Mars”

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TweetDisney’s John Carter should steer some moviegoers to the source material of Edgar Rice Burroughs, who in addition to Tarzan’s adventures also wrote Carter’s escapades on Mars in his classic Barsoom series. […]

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February 9, 2012February 9, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

New International Poster

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TweetA new international John Carter poster that bears a lot of resemblance to the Japanese poster has just surfaced. John Carter opens in the US on March 9. Directed by […]

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February 8, 2012February 8, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

Q & A with Gregory Manchess, an artist who’s done one great piece of Barsoomian art and will hopefully do more

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TweetOne of my favorite pieces of Barsoom art that wasn’t done by St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta, or any of the “usual suspects” of Barsoomian artists is by Gregory Manchess, and […]

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February 4, 2012February 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Art, Barsoom

New treasure trove of John Carter concept art images

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TweetItsartmag.com has just published a number of new John Carter concept art images — a number of which haven’t been seen previously. Here’s a new selection of exclusive concept art […]

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January 31, 2012January 31, 2012 Michael Sellers Art, John Carter News

A Beautiful Scan of my favorite piece of Barsoom art — St. John’s Thuvia

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TweetBob Zeuschner saw my previous post about the J. Allen St. John Thuvia and was good enough to send me a really good quality scan, and for that I’m immensely […]

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January 18, 2012 Michael Sellers Art

A Beautiful Scan of my favorite piece of Barsoom art — St. John’s Thuvia

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TweetBob Zeuschner saw my previous post about the J. Allen St. John Thuvia and was good enough to send me a really good quality scan, and for that I’m immensely […]

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January 18, 2012December 20, 2015 Michael Sellers Art

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