New Star Wars – The Force Awakens Trailer Logs 21 Million Views in First 24 Hours (Updates)
Tweet(I started this post 15 minutes after the trailer debuted….scroll down to see how fast it’s risen to 21 Million views.) The Star Wars — The Force Awakens trailer was […]
Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion of David Yates’s Tarzan 2016?
TweetThere’s a cable TV news host out there who does a segment “Talk Me Down” in which the commentator does a rant about something that’s bothering her, and has a knowledgable […]
Fans Hoping For a Successful Tarzan 2016 Need to Go to These Negative Articles and Comment
TweetWarner Brothers and Tarzan have just taken a significant hit in the first battle to establish a favorable narrative for Tarzan 2016. Establishing a favorable narrative is hugely important; we […]
George R.R. Martin on our Long Obsession With Mars
TweetGeorge R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, has written a lengthy and evocative article in The Guardian on the fascination that he, and we, have felt for Mars for […]
Interesting Anecdotal Evidence that John Carter is Gaining Cult Status
TweetIt’s been awhile since I’ve weighed into the universe of “Defending John Carter” … and so it was a real treat to come across this post and read the comments, […]
Top Ten Things Disney is Doing to Breathe New Life into the John Carter Franchise
TweetSomewhere out there on the vast internets that surround us, some enterprising Disney employee who is obviously a secret fan has sent us an anonymous email with a list of […]
Frank Westwood, Co-Founder of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Society
Tweetby Laurence Dunn — Frank Westwood, one of the founders of the British Edgar Rice Burroughs Society and editor of the society’s journal The Fantastic Worlds of ERB, has sadly […]
Robert Abbett’s Stunning Dejah Thoris
TweetMy first exposure to A Princess of Mars was the Ballantine paperback edition, whose cover was graced with a painting by Robert Abbott which, reproduced as it was in a […]
WB’s Tarzan Showing Exciting Signs of Life: The Extraordinary Christoph Waltz Eyed for the Villain
TweetVariety and other entertainment outlets are reporting that the thoroughly amazing Christoph Waltz is in talks to play the villain in WB’s Tarzan, which had been slated to go into […]
Bruckheimer is leaving and Iger is Staying at Disney: Implications for John Carter?
TweetThe news broke this week that Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney are parting ways in the aftermath of The Lone Ranger, which turned out to be a John Carter sized misfire […]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial DVD “100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter” is Here
TweetThe Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Two Disk Centennial DVD Set, co-produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. and The John Carter Files, is now available (and two more disks are coming) […]
“Tarzan and the Light of Knowledge” — by Cynthia Sheppard is just brilliant
TweetEvery once in awhile you come across something that is so right and true and beautiful that it stops you in your tracks and gives you goosebumps. That just happened […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs — Origins and Influences (a deleted Chapter from John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood)
TweetI received an interesting email today from Olav Berge Aamodt discussing the influences on Edgar Rice Burroughs, particularly Helena Blavatsky, which I was familiar with, and Camille Flammarian, about which […]
Rus Wornom: Review of 100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetRus Wornom, a frequent and cogent commenter here, has posted two reviews on his blog, which also has a lot of other interesting material on it.
Understanding Disney Accounting for John Carter (sort of) and what it would take to make a sequel make sense financially
TweetI noticed on the John Carter Facebook Group that there are a couple of threads where people are talking about the financial performance of John Carter and questioning whether Disney […]
If Disney Follows the John Carter Precedent, They Will Announce the Lone Ranger Writedown Tomorrow. Will it happen?
TweetOne of the many interesting aspects of Disney’s handling of John Carter was the decision to break with tradition and announce the writedown on the second Monday after release, rather […]
John Carter, George Custer, and Edgar Rice Burroughs by Thomas R. McGurk
TweetI am pleased to report that there has been another Thomas R. McGurk sighting. Our 82 year old Burroughs interlocutor has appeared once again, surfacing briefly via a friend’s email […]
Legal Geeks Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetBook Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jessica_alegalgeek I love John Carter, as is well-documented. I’m also fascinated with inside Hollywood stories, […]
Wired: Why Fan Trailers Are Often Better Than the Real Thing
TweetAngela Watercutter of Wired.com got in touch a couple of weeks ago and said she was doing a story about fan trailers and would like to talk about the John […]
Man of Steel Scores $125M Opening Weekend in Spite of John Carter-ish “Rotten” Critics Rating
TweetMan of Steel fans are basking in the glow of a $125M opening weekend, achieved in spite of a 57% “Rotten” rating from critics, while John Carter fans are shaking […]
John Carter of the Round Table by Abraham Sherman
TweetJCF contributor Abraham Sherman has written an epic exploration of the differences between the Edgar Rice Burroughs original, and the Andrew Stanton adaptation, of ERB’ A Princes of Mars. This […]
New Carson of Venus Comic Strip — Now Available from ERB Inc
TweetThis just in from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All New Carson of Venus Comic Strip We are expanding our existing Tarzan (R) online comic strip with Carson of Venus (TM), […]
10 Reasons Why Marvel Fans Don’t Like John Carter — Ian Boucher
TweetIan Boucher has written a comprehensive article in What Culture taking on the issue of why Marvel Studios fans don’t like John Carter. I won’t steal his thunder by going […]
Video: Constantin Films’ New Theatrical Trailer for Tarzan
TweetConstantin Films has finally come out with a full theatricaal trailer for their upcoming 3D motion capture Tarzan film starring Kellen Lutz as Tarzan and Spencer Locke as Jane. What […]
Astronaut ‘Picker Chris Hadfield is my newest hero . . . .and his music video may be one of the best ever
TweetAs a one-time quasi-professional guitar picker who gave up doing it professionally several lifetimes ago (er ….. that should be “failed to make it professionally”) but has tried to keep […]
Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist
TweetScott Tracy Griffin’s Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist in the Art Book Category. Congrats to Tracy, ERB Inc, and Titan Press. If you haven’t “Liked” the […]
Of Deserts and Dead Sea-Bottoms by Lisa V. Tomecek
TweetLisa V. Tomecek is is the author of the upcoming novel Oath of Blood and is a friend of Edgar Rice Burroughs, The John Carter Files, and assorted denizens here […]
John Carter, Stanton Style — an Epic Poem by John “Bridge” Martin
TweetJohn “Bridge” Martin, one of the great stalwarts of the Burroughs Bibliophile universe, has shared with us “John Carter, Stanton Style” an epic poem that is as vivid and engaging […]
Remembering Danton Burroughs | 1944 – 2008
TweetThis year, May 1st is the fifth anniversary of the death longtime keeper of the Burroughs flame Danton Burroughs, grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs who died on this date in […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.will add Carson of Venus strip to its subscription service
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is substantially expanding its Sunday Comic Strip Subscription website. Click here to visit the site where for $1.99/month you get some amazing content that isn’t available anywhere else. […]