Category: Edgar Rice Burroughs
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 […]
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 […]
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 John Carter Banner discovered on obscure “Read.gov” page
TweetRadio PSA’s have begun appearing in which Disney and the Ad Council are promoting the idea of reading Edgar Rice Burroughs “A Princess of Mars”, the novel that is the […]
John Carter | Why does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter?
TweetJess Nevins writing for i09 has a thoughtful article out today entitled “Why Does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter” which is worth reading in its entirety. Nevins traces the […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” turns 100 today!
TweetToday is February 1, 2012 — less than six weeks to go unit Disney’s John Carter is in theaters. But instead of looking ahead, this is a moment to look […]
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 […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the “John Carter is ripping off Star Wars” nonsense…..
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars" nonsense…..
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
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 […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs' hilarious bullet-point outline of his failures tells much about the author of A Princess of Mars
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote “A Princess of Mars” which forms the basis for Disney’s “John Carter”, was famously “selling pencil sharpeners” at the time he wrote this, his first […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ hilarious bullet-point outline of his failures tells much about the author of A Princess of Mars
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote “A Princess of Mars” which forms the basis for Disney’s “John Carter”, was famously “selling pencil sharpeners” at the time he wrote this, his first […]
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 […]
Kerry Conran's (very cool) "John Carter of Mars" Pitch Video for Paramount
TweetThose who have been following the seemingly endless journey of John Carter to the screen will recall that back in 2004 Kerry Conran (director of Sky Pilot and the World […]
Kerry Conran’s (very cool) “John Carter of Mars” Pitch Video for Paramount
TweetThose who have been following the seemingly endless journey of John Carter to the screen will recall that back in 2004 Kerry Conran (director of Sky Pilot and the World […]
The John Carter Files Experiment: Will today’s 10-15 year olds react to "A Princess of Mars" with the same delight that previous generations did?
TweetUPDATE: This focus group experiment is happening. If you’re interested in joining, follow the link to the reading project in the sidebar. If you’re between 10-17 you can join. […]
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 […]
USA Today: The Disney John Carters that never were…
Tweetby Jim Korkis I am cautiously awaiting the premiere of Disney’s live action film John Carter this March. I have long since learned that trailers and concept art and encouraging words from […]
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’ […]
Carl Sagan on the magical Mars of John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetHere’s a wonderful 3 minutes from Carl Sagan on how as a young boy he was mesmerized by the Mars of John Carter, Tars Tarkas, and Dejah Thoris. The reverence […]
This is why we "Erbophiles" are so damned excited at what's coming on March 9
TweetWhen you’re spent your whole loving a secret liteary (or maybe not so) treasure that you’d like to share, but you don’t quite know how to — and then something […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars"
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
The John Carter Imax Poster — plus some commentary
TweetDisney has just released the IMAX 3D poster for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, slated for theaters March 9. The poster features John Carter in rather dire straits in front of […]
From the archives: 100 Years of John Carter
TweetIn February, it will be 100 years since Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Under the Moons of Mars” debuted as an adventure serial in All Story Magazine, bringing Barsoom, John Carter, Dejah […]
Roy Krenkel’s evocative Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace paperback covers
TweetA disciple of J.Allen St. John, Franklin Booth, William Walcot and Norman Lindsay, Roy Krenkel was responsible for vividly evocative cover art for the ACE 1960’s Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks. […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars"
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
Will the Andrew Stanton/Lynn Collins "Warrior Princess" version of Dejah Thoris win hearts or lose them?
TweetFor Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiasts, few issues in the screen depiction of Barsoom bear more scrutiny than the choice of how to portray “the incomparable Dejah Thoris”, Princess of Helium. […]
Will the Andrew Stanton/Lynn Collins "Warrior Princess" version of Dejah Thoris win hearts?
TweetFor Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiasts, few issues in the screen depiction of Barsoom bear more scrutiny than the choice of how to portray “the incomparable Dejah Thoris”, Princess of Helium. […]