Category: Edgar Rice Burroughs
“John Carter” Director Andrew Stanton Describes His Plan For “Gods” and “Warlord”
TweetAndrew Stanton (wearing the blue lanyard in the Comic Con 2022 panel image which also features Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves) gave the most thorough description we have yet received […]
A Princess of Mars — Manuscript Edition from ERBBooks and the ERB Limited Edition Collection
TweetJust got some great news from Jim Gerlach and the folks at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Limited Edition Collection at ERBBooks.com Their next project is set to come out December […]
The Elephant in the Screening Room
TweetVirtually every writer has, either consciously or unconsciously, borrowed from writers who came before him. Edgar Rice Burroughs was almost certainly inspired by Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, H.R. Haggard, General […]
ERB and JRRT: Craftsmen of the Modern Imagination
Tweethttp://www.erbzine.com/mag67/6795.html JRR Tolkien’s birthday on January 3 elicited a reminder from ERB scholar Jess Terrell about an article I had written for the Fall 2017 edition of the ERB-APA journal. […]
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 […]
Returning to the Source
TweetA review of a recent science-fiction video game included the following comment about a classic novel that we’re into around here. 😉 (Thank you, Scott Tracy Griffin, for sharing your […]
Solutions for the Fading Cinema Experience – More Barsoom! ;-)
TweetAn online discussion about the business aspects of Hollywood yielded the following link: http://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2014.pdf I found it to be a cool resource. From it, I gather that over fifty percent […]
Home Sweet Mars
TweetI’ve been a geek about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ science-fantasy version of Mars for over twenty years. For much of that time, the idea of going to the real Mars, and […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Legacy of Mars
TweetWhat is required for an idea to flourish and change the destiny of a person, a society, or a species? For a case study, we need look no further than a neighboring planet in our solar […]
Why Colonize Mars?
TweetAny discussion about exploring and colonizing Mars must eventually face the question of cost. Critics ask how we can justify spending billions of dollars to take ourselves to another planet, […]
The Latest from Andrew Stanton
TweetWith Finding Dory, one of the year’s biggest hits, out on disc as of Nov. 15, Andrew Stanton has resurfaced to talk all things fish, Pixar, and yes, John Carter! […]
Barsoom – Mars or Exoplanet?
TweetWhether or not a future John Carter/Barsoom reboot should keep the story on the seemingly dead world of Mars, or instead move it to a more scientifically plausible exoplanet, is […]
Marketing the Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars
TweetThe trick with including the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars books in the marketing of a John Carter/Barsoom reboot is to inform people about the legacy in a way that creates […]
John Carter of the Round Table by Abraham Sherman
TweetFROM THE ARCHIVES: A while back I took a closer look at Disney’s “John Carter” through the lens of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original novel, with an eye toward a reboot. […]
Taking Stock of Barsoom: Strengths and Weaknesses by Abraham Sherman
TweetAny prospective “A Princess of Mars” adaptation must fully take stock of the strengths and weaknesses of the novel and make honesty a guiding principle. There is no doubt that […]
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 […]
Why Having John Carter Transported to Mars “Scientifically” Greatly Damaged John Carter
TweetOn Facebook, our pal Eric Holland has a poll going — would you rather have John Carter get to Barsoom via a) Science, b) Fantasy/magic, or c) both. There […]
Disney’s Savvy Marketing of Jungle Book Adds to the Mystery of Its Inexplicably Lame Marketing of John Carter
TweetWhen Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. licensed A Princess of Mars to Disney, you can be sure they thought that when the movie John Carter (of Mars, Dammit) came out, they […]
Special Advance Screening of Legend of Tarzan at WB Studios Announced as Part of ECOF 2016
TweetThis just in from Bob Zeuschner on behalf of the LA SubERBS, who will be hosting the 2016 Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship gathering in Los Angeles June 26-28 […]
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 […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Panel At Wondercon in Los Angeles Scheduled for Tomorrow at 10:30 AM
TweetIf you’re anywhere near Los Angeles, drop by Wondercon at the LA Convention center this weekend and if at all possible, attend the panel at 10:30 Saturday morning — “Tarzan: […]
Tarzan as a Demigod of the Forest? ERB’s Favorite Description and What it Reveals
TweetMuch has been made of Tarzan as the prototype for what would become the Superhero in the pulps and comics. “Without Tarzan, there could be no Batman” is one way of […]
Craig Brewer, Screenwriter of Legend of Tarzan — Encouraging Hints for the Edgar Rice Burroughs Faithful?
TweetWarner Brothers has an exceptionally tight lid on anyone from the cast or crew saying anything about Legend of Tarzan, so screenwriter Craig Brewer is not exactly quoted in this […]
Milwaukee Journalist Reconstructs Lineage from Civil War Hero Howard Cushing Through Edgar Rice Burroughs to John Carter to Flash Gordon and on to Luke Skywalker
TweetMeg Jones, a writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has teamed up with Civil War Buff Jim Heinz to trace the lineage of Luke Skywalker in anticipation of the release of Star […]
Racism and Imperialism in the Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs — Here’s Our Study File
TweetWith Legend of Tarzan generating buzz courtesy of its well-received teaser trailer, the long-debated issue of whether Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs was a racist has come alive on discussion […]
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 […]
Shelf Life: Happy to Be Feeling Like a Dum Dum by Ron Marz
TweetRon Marz, writing in Comic Book Resources, about the just completed Dum Dum: The town of Clinton, Connecticut, is like any number of small New England villages. Perched on the […]
2015 Dum Dum Memories Courtesy of the Burroughs Family
TweetIt all began in 1962 when the Burroughs Bibliophiles were formed as an adjunct to the science fiction Worldcon. This was during the first wave of the great 1960s Edgar […]
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 […]