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Post by thedarkman on Apr 13, 2017 20:33:50 GMT -5
Probably my favorite Tarzan novel of all time. There is so much cool stuff happening in this story, and enough action for several Tarzan adventures! |
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Post by deuce on Apr 15, 2017 19:31:46 GMT -5
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 17, 2017 9:37:23 GMT -5
A great interview with Rob Hughes, who adapted The Outlaw of Torn for Dark Horse Comics several years ago: This is a great looking adaptation I've never stumbled on - thanks for sharing. Torn is one of my fav ERBs. Always enjoyed it and The Mad King. I don't believe the genre exists Ed couldn't write and excel in. |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 17, 2017 9:49:08 GMT -5
Hun, Very cool indeed. I bought the Standard edition awhile back so it's neat to see this interior shot. As I'm going to the 2017 DUM DUM I am really hoping to obtain Mr. Zeuschner's autograph on my copy of his Bibliography and also a graphic novel I have for which he wrote the Introduction called Tarzan Omnibus by Darkhorse. Hello Chris, The 2017 DUM DUM sounds excellent. Not that much happening in London these days, but, there is a 'Pulp and Paperback Mart' in a couple of weeks. Here's a couple more plates by Tom Grindberg from the limited edition of Back to the Stone Age.'Original' sketch for Back to the Stone Age. Oh wicked. You picked up the copy with the printing plate - nice score, Hun! |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 18, 2017 7:23:16 GMT -5
Hello Chris, The 2017 DUM DUM sounds excellent. Not that much happening in London these days, but, there is a 'Pulp and Paperback Mart' in a couple of weeks. Here's a couple more plates by Tom Grindberg from the limited edition of Back to the Stone Age.When I checked EdgarRiceBurroughs.com they only had a single copy of the Publisher's Edition of Stone Age left - I took it as a sign and ordered it. It took me til late in the evening to girt my loins to admit to the wife what I did  She had a good laugh and I promised to be good (for a while). Rob LoMascolo has an interesting page if you haven't visited it - he printed the book using the original 1937 plates. I found it interesting his post is dated April 17th, same date I purchased the last one ERB Inc had in stock. The video is interesting. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 8:50:44 GMT -5
Hello Chris, The 2017 DUM DUM sounds excellent. Not that much happening in London these days, but, there is a 'Pulp and Paperback Mart' in a couple of weeks. Here's a couple more plates by Tom Grindberg from the limited edition of Back to the Stone Age.'Original' sketch for Back to the Stone Age. Oh wicked. You picked up the copy with the printing plate - nice score, Hun! Unfortunately, I don't have a copy, wish I did. I found those images on the Tom Grindberg's Facebook page. |
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Post by almuric on Apr 18, 2017 12:08:48 GMT -5
A quick look at Gutenberg shows the most popular ERB novels by downloads: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48Not surprisingly, Tarzan and John Carter top the list, likely because of the movies. |
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Post by deuce on Apr 21, 2017 14:17:05 GMT -5
A great resource for ERB collectors who can't afford the Zeuschner book: www.erbfirsts.com/ |
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Post by deuce on Apr 22, 2017 10:40:16 GMT -5
A quick look at Gutenberg shows the most popular ERB novels by downloads: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48Not surprisingly, Tarzan and John Carter top the list, likely because of the movies. Well, those two have always been the flagship titles. On the whole, there's good reason for that, though both tended to go downhill as the decades passed and ERB kind of lost interest in them. It's a pity that more of his standalone and "duology" books like The Monster Men or the "Mucker" novels aren't better known.  |
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Post by KiramidHead on Apr 23, 2017 21:53:33 GMT -5
So I went and bought an omnibus collection of the first several Tarzan novels. It'll be my first time reading any of them in full.
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Post by thedarkman on Apr 24, 2017 6:20:15 GMT -5
So I went and bought an omnibus collection of the first several Tarzan novels. It'll be my first time reading any of them in full. Many folks feel the first 5-10 books in the series are the best. I disagree. There are many good ones scattered among the later novels as well. There are several that use the two lost cities engaged in constant warfare story line, or the "Tarzan loses his memory" plots, but just avoid reading too many of them back to back. For some reason, I really enjoy it when Burroughs has Tarzan engaged in thrilling combat in the gladiatorial arena of some lost civilization. Tarzan always kicks ass... |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 24, 2017 10:40:54 GMT -5
It's a pity that more of his standalone and "duology" books like The Monster Men or the "Mucker" novels aren't better known. In my opinion it boils down to whether the reader is a Tarzan fan or a Burroughs fan. The Burroughs fan will seek out anything and everything written by ERB, from his inner earth stories to those set on worlds beyond the farthest star. The Tarzan fan will only look as far as Tarzan, whether it was written by Burroughs or Landsdale or Farmer. As such, this latter reader will never experience Billy Byrne as have we who are Burroughs fans, nor will they ever step foot on Poloda. Their loss. |
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Post by KiramidHead on Apr 24, 2017 11:25:03 GMT -5
I'm glad to see all three of the Land that Time Forgot books on that list.  |
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Post by thedarkman on Apr 24, 2017 15:51:47 GMT -5
It's a pity that more of his standalone and "duology" books like The Monster Men or the "Mucker" novels aren't better known. In my opinion it boils down to whether the reader is a Tarzan fan or a Burroughs fan. The Burroughs fan will seek out anything and everything written by ERB, from his inner earth stories to those set on worlds beyond the farthest star. The Tarzan fan will only look as far as Tarzan, whether it was written by Burroughs or Landsdale or Farmer. As such, this latter reader will never experience Billy Byrne as have we who are Burroughs fans, nor will they ever step foot on Poloda. Their loss. You know, you are absolutely right. I have only recently started reading more ERB. When I was a kid, it was only Tarzan, nothing else. I did not read any Barsoom stuff till about 10 years ago. I had read Outlaw of Torn and some Pellucidar tales when I was young, but not much otherwise. Really interested in The Mucker and I am a Barbarian; gotta dig them up! |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Apr 25, 2017 10:24:55 GMT -5
In my opinion it boils down to whether the reader is a Tarzan fan or a Burroughs fan. The Burroughs fan will seek out anything and everything written by ERB, from his inner earth stories to those set on worlds beyond the farthest star. The Tarzan fan will only look as far as Tarzan, whether it was written by Burroughs or Landsdale or Farmer. As such, this latter reader will never experience Billy Byrne as have we who are Burroughs fans, nor will they ever step foot on Poloda. Their loss. You know, you are absolutely right. I have only recently started reading more ERB. When I was a kid, it was only Tarzan, nothing else. I did not read any Barsoom stuff till about 10 years ago. I had read Outlaw of Torn and some Pellucidar tales when I was young, but not much otherwise. Really interested in The Mucker and I am a Barbarian; gotta dig them up! Darkman, You got to check out ERB's Moon series, as well - read about Julian 9th, Nah-ee-lah and the Kalkars! The statement I made earlier is from my own personal experience. As a 12/13 yo I was introduced to ERB by a family friend who gave me a copy of Tarzan and the Golden Lion. I was already a fan of the animated TV show and dove right in, learning about the REAL Tarzan from the words of Burroughs. I became hooked. I started seeking ERB's Tarzan novels, quickly discovering Waldenbook's carried the Black Ballantines w/ the Boris Vallejo/Neal Adams covers. Only later did I begin to expand my Burroughs library to include the other series, duologies and one-offs, discovering Pellucidar, Barsoom and the rest. In other words, I ceased to be a 'Tarzan fan', and became a 'Burroughs fan'. You'll love Billy Byrne; and one of my favorite lines from any book is in I am a Barbarian, when one Roman guard laughs and mockingly tells another that the kid claims to be the grandson of Cingetorix and the other legionnaire is like, "You fool, he IS the grandson of Cingetorix!" Ha-ha! Priceless! That's paraphrased from memory, but you'll recognize it when you read it. |
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