TweetKaor, fellow Barsoomians.  Having received zero “no” votes, I have proceeded with the adoption of Kal-El, Last Son of Krypton, and am pleased to announce that adoption procedures are complete. […]

TweetThe setup is in German and is pretty hilarious even if you don’t speak German. The interviews, in English, began at 2:40. This is from the John Carter Press Junket […]

TweetIt’s well established that Jerry Siegel was influenced by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter when he created Superman. Siegel said: “Carter was able to leap great distances because the planet […]

TweetAndrew Stanton did regular Friday tweet sessions during the run-up to the John Carter release but has been off the air for many months. Today is his first Friday session […]

TweetJust out. This truly rocks. Here’s a superb example of how to take a “done to death” premise and present it in a way that feels fresh and exciting. Just […]

TweetBob Page made a comment to the effect that he thought Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris was very strong and very good, and I seconded that comment.  To be absolutely […]

TweetMan of Steel will be out on June 14, and when it lands in theaters, audiences will find that director Zack Snyder felt it was time to conjure up flaws […]

TweetI have puzzled for some considerable time over the discrepancy between the intense emotional bonding that millions of readers experienced in their “relationship” with Burroughs’ writing, in contrast to the […]

TweetAs many or most of you know, the alliance of ERB-John Carter groups includes, as its largest entity, the Facebook John Carter Sequel Group with a membership of 11.700.  That […]

TweetIan Ray Hawke, a Helium Council Member in John Carter, has shared a reading of a line he was given for the Council Member scene, but which wasn’t used. Ian […]

TweetDunno how we missed this — it was posted on July 12, 2012, so it’s been around awhile.  Nicely done by YouTuber PrinzHaldir.

TweetGreat news for Edgar Rice Burroughs fans. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. has officially named Recoverings as the authorized producer of reproduction dust-jackets for all books produced by ERB Inc. them […]

TweetNow this is interesting. It’s by Anthony Lopez.  It’s basically the dreaded Disney trailer, modified with some well-placed graphics cards which provide the context that the trailer is missing.  For […]

Tweet  Every time I think I’ve discovered all the nooks and crannies of Bill Hillman’s ERBzine, something pops up which shows me there are more treasures there.  This article by Den […]

TweetBrand new fan trailer by Back to Barsoom . . . . .  gives a thorough epic push and has a surprise at the end .  . . . . […]

TweetHerewith — an interesting review that we missed way back when. Thanks to HRH The Rider for spotting it. The Face on the Barsoom Floor JOHN CARTER in 3D and […]

TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs died on this date in 1950.  Here’s a slide show remembering the grandmaster ….. And a brief documentary clip . . .

Tweet Visit the official site for Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle where you can see a trailer of Al’s documentary and learn a lot more about the making of the […]

TweetWell, proving that budgets count, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which managed only $50M domestically but has earned $151M in foreign markets ($201M total vs $273M Total for John Carter). […]

TweetThere have been many, many illustrators who have added immeasurably to the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but the one who Burroughs claimed was his favorite still in some fashion […]

TweetSo much of the discussion about John Carter centers around the adaptation and whether it was faithful enough, or whether the changes were justified, etc, etc.   I’m on record […]

Tweet  In honor of the one year anniversary of the release of John Carter, John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is free on Amazon for March 9 only — […]

Tweet  Ah, John Carter. The pain.  What a difference a year makes. One year ago this weekend, Disney released Andrew Stanton’s John  Carter to a disappointing $31M US Opening Weekend, […]

TweetLast night I was channel surfing at bedtime and came across John Carter on Starz. First things first — the fact that it’s still playing on Starz is interesting because […]

TweetJeffrey Richert is the head of publicity and marketing for Magnolia pictures and the owner of Reverse Shot, a thoughtful film blog with an impressive list of contributors.  His review […]

TweetThe indefatigable Jan Ausin of the Facebook Back to Barsoom group just finished leading a team of BTBers at a Stark Trek convention in Burbank, CA.  I saw Jan posting […]

TweetThe industrious Tim Bartholomew has put up another interesting post, this one about the eternal challenge that will face any future John Carter movies — how to cut cost so […]

TweetBob Iger has given an interview to CNBC in which he provides a great deal of new information about plans for the Star Wars franchise.  Check it out: Big Shiny […]

TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will be available for free download from Amazon for 48 hours beginning at midnight Pacific time on Tuesday night and continuing until midnight […]

TweetAUTHOR’S WARNING: I don’t usually rant — but this  post is a rant.  I couldn’t help myself.  Reliving this makes my blood boil. A year ago today, for the first […]