Category: Art
Savage Pellucidar Special Edition Is a Treasure
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 […]
Move over St. John, Krenkel, Frazetta — and Make Room for Zdenek Burian’s Stunning Tarzan Illustrations
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 […]
A Princess of Mars — Illustrated by Michael Kaluta
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 […]
John Carter Fan Art Gallery
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 […]
Brom’s Tarzan — One of the Best I’ve Seen, by an Artist WIth Genuine Vision
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 […]
Seeing the Martian in Theaters Is Like Flying in a One-Man Flier Over the Dead Sea Bottoms of Barsoom
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 […]
Q and A With Artist Gregory Manchess
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 […]
Rover Picture Makes a Point That Has Bothered Me……
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 […]
A Fan Poster that “Gets It”
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 […]
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 […]
Banth Image from Art of John Carter
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 […]
John Carter Concept Art by Jonay Bacallado, Senior Illustrator for Mayes Rubeo, Costume Designer
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 […]
New John Carter Fan Art
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 […]
Emily Weber’s “Father’s Day” Fan Art — Tars Tarkas and Sola
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 […]
A Beautiful Scan of one of ERB’s favorite pieces of Barsoom art – St. John’s Thuvia
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 […]
Cool John Carter Fan Art: A Woola Cake!
TweetWoola Character from Disney’s John Carter created by Michelle Wibowo of Michelle Sugar Art http://www.michellesugarart.co.uk
New John Carter Fan Art Gallery
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 […]
Scott Dutton on the Robert K. Abbett Ballantyne Barsoom Cover Art
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 […]
John Carter Files Interview and Art Gallery: Jeff Doten, Barsoomian
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 […]
Official John Carter Crew T-Shirts Now Available — Very cool stuff
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 […]
Another cool piece of John Carter Fan Art
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 […]
John Carter Mondo Poster Rocks
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 […]
Very nice John Carter Fan Poster –check it out
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 […]
John Picacio illustrates “Under the Moons of Mars”
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. […]
New International Poster
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 […]
Q & A with Gregory Manchess, an artist who’s done one great piece of Barsoomian art and will hopefully do more
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 […]
New treasure trove of John Carter concept art images
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 […]
A Beautiful Scan of my favorite piece of Barsoom art — St. John’s Thuvia
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 […]
A Beautiful Scan of my favorite piece of Barsoom art — St. John’s Thuvia
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 […]