John Carter Sequel: Check out the fan-made promotional materials the campaign is using
TweetHere are some promotional materials that are being used by, and have been created by Khanada Taylor of the John Carter Sequel Campaign on Facebook (and elsewhere). The group […]
The Sad Ballad of John Carter?
TweetMissed this the first time around. It’s worth reading, particularly the last paragraph where the author attempts to extract some meaning about American moviegoing habits when it comes to “geeky” […]
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Tweet Galaxy Press with Stories from the Golden Age: Pulp Fiction Resurgence at … – Virtual-Strategy Magazine – virtual-strategy.com 07/10/2012 Galaxy Press with Stories from the Golden Age: Pulp Fiction […]
Investors Business Daily: Edgar Rice Burroughs Turned Tarzan into a Multi-media Sensation
TweetBy SCOTT S. SMITH, via Investors Business Daily At 35, Edgar Rice Burroughs had a resume full of failure. He flunked the West Point entrance exam and then was booted out […]
How to Create a Brand New Iconic Hero or Villain
TweetWe’ve been having some recent discussions here about the nature of “pulp”, and it reminded me of this article by Charlie Jane Anders from iO9, which he wrote back in […]
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Tweet In Focus: 'John Carter' – Entertainment Focus – entertainment-focus.com 07/08/2012 In Focus: 'John Carter'Entertainment FocusConsidered by many to be the world's first space hero, John Carter was the creation […]
Trivia Department: Notes on a 10th (or 12th, I’ve lost count) viewing of John Carter
TweetSince I just re-posted my initial reaction on first seeing John Carter on Feb 28, maybe it’s a useful “bookend” to also post notes that I made during my most […]
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Tweet Taylor Kitsch hopes to score with 'Savages' – Kansas City Star – kansascity.com 07/08/2012 Kansas City StarTaylor Kitsch hopes to score with 'Savages'Kansas City StarStill, Kitsch started the year […]
From the Archives: My immediate reaction on viewing John Carter for the first time
TweetAs I keep trying to get John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood to the finish line (126,000 words and counting), I use the John Carter Files archives as part […]
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Tweet As 'Spider-Man' Soars, 5 More Reboots You Won't Believe They're Making – International Business Times – ibtimes.com 07/06/2012 International Business TimesAs 'Spider-Man' Soars, 5 More Reboots You Won't Believe […]
The last 24 hours worth of #JohnCarter Tweets
Tweet I was roaming around on Twitter and decided to check out recent #JohnCarter Tweets. Then it occurred to me it might be interesting to post the last 24 hours […]
Video: One of the animators from Double Negative shares his workflow on a scene from John Carter
TweetThis is a wonderful video showing the workflow that animator Patrick Guisiano used to create the animation of one of the scenes from John Carter. This is a particularly lively […]
What Can A Clockwork Orange teach us about a potential John Carter sequel?
TweetI came across an interesting article by Mike Kaplan entitled “How Stanley Kubrick Transformed the Modern Box Office Report (By Accident)” and I’d like to be able to drill down […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs One of the Fathers of Steampunk
TweetHere’s a nice article on steampunk — its definition, origins in early sci-fi, and even a confirmed description of the origin of the term which I hadn’t heard before, but […]
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Tweet Steampunk drives new science fiction genre – Chattanooga Times Free Press – timesfreepress.com 07/06/2012 Chattanooga Times Free PressSteampunk drives new science fiction genreChattanooga Times Free PressSteampunk borrows elements such […]
Allison Bohl Interviews George T. McWhorter, Curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Special Collection at the University of Louisville
TweetGeorge McWhorter is a legendary figure among ERBophiles — he’s the curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs special collection at the University of Louisville, and one of the world’s top […]
David Krentz’s “John Carter” Storyboards give a unique perspective on the film in development
TweetDavid Krentz was the storyboard artist for John Carter and he has published some of his storyboards at his site, www.DavidKrentz.com. Click on this link to visit the page where […]
Geoff Ryman on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars”
Tweet UK Sci Fi Novelist Geoff Ryman has a nice piece at the SFX Book Club on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 “A Princess of Mars” which I think is worth […]
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Tweet 88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress – Chicago Tribune – chicagotribune.com 07/05/2012 88 books that shaped America, at the Library of CongressChicago Tribune"Tarzan of the […]
AP Article Quotes Kitsch on John Carter, Battleship: “I’m not tied to these things for the next 10 years.”
TweetThis is an AP article that is making the rounds and is stirring up passions among fans of John Carter due to Taylor Kitsch’s comments which some have interpreted to […]
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Tweet List-o-mania – City Journal – city-journal.org 07/03/2012 List-o-maniaCity JournalSimilarly, Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan is hardly a nation-shaping novel; its sway—if any—was to give employment to a parade of Hollywood […]
John Carter Sequel Fan Group Tops 10,000 Members
TweetPress Release — The John Carter Sequel Facebook Group (who goes by the lengthy official name: “Take Me Back to Barsoom! I want a John Carter Sequel!) announced on Tuesday […]
The Pulp Magazine Project: Preserving Popular Fiction
TweetFrom the Golden Gazette. The Pulp Magazines Project is a massive undertaking to preserve a vital aspect of American history—the pulp fiction magazines, magazines that launched the careers of legendary […]
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Tweet The Pulp Magazines Project: Preserving Popular Fiction – The Golden Gazette News – goldenagestories.com 07/03/2012 The Golden Gazette NewsThe Pulp Magazines Project: Preserving Popular FictionThe Golden Gazette NewsThe Pulp […]
Tarzan: Racist Savage or First Eco-Warrior?
TweetThe issue of whether or not Edgar Rice Burroughs put forward racist ideas and subtext in Tarzan and his other novels, including the Barsoom novels, is something that comes up […]
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Tweet Rewrites a blight on Blyton's legacy … by golly – Frankstonweekly – frankstonweekly.com.au 07/01/2012 Rewrites a blight on Blyton's legacy … by gollyFrankstonweekly''Language just changes, it evolves,'' said children's […]
Tarzan at 100: Lord of the Superheroes
TweetFrom The Guardian Some literary characters slip free from their creators and become part of our shared culture, becoming the closest thing we have to a modern mythology. You don’t […]
Saturday at ComicCon: ERB Inc. to Present Tarzan at Noon
TweetThe San Diego ComicCon schedule is out, and the ERB Inc. Presentation will take place at noon on Saturday. Here is how the listing reads: 12:00-1:00 The Naked Truth About […]
John Carter: The Airships of Barsoom
TweetOur favorite contrarian MCR has a nice article up on jcomreader.blogspot.com on the airships of barsoom. Here’s a quick intro and a link — check it out: Airships of Barsoom […]
The Series Project: Tarzan (Part 1)
TweetBy Witney Seibold via CraveOnline.com According to the Internet Movie Database, there have been nearly 80 feature films to star the character of Tarzan. If The Guinness Book of World Records is […]