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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jun 2, 2017 6:24:39 GMT -5
New Story Magazine, 1913 -- the other Wyeth Tarzan cover.  I found it interesting reading of the mystery surrounding the original artwork of the other other cover  |
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Post by deuce on Jun 3, 2017 8:13:05 GMT -5
At a Caltech symposium in 1971, Ray Bradbury had said the following: "Thousands of wild-eyed boys have fallen in love with Edgar Rice Burroughs and had their lives changed forever. He has probably changed more destinies than any other writer in American history."
Clarke then spoke up: "I want to go along with Ray Bradbury's views on the importance of Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was Burroughs who turned me on, and I think he is a much underrated writer. The man who can create the best-known character in the whole of fiction should not be taken too lightly!"
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Post by Von K on Jun 3, 2017 18:44:47 GMT -5
That reminds me of another comment by Ray Bradbury, if I recall correctly he said he regarded ERB as 'the most influential writer of the 20th century.'
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Post by themirrorthief on Jun 4, 2017 17:31:25 GMT -5
strangely enough I purchased sixteen or seventeen Burroughs books from the sixties today at my local thriftshop. I was pretty pumped...Tarzan, John Carter, Carson of Venus, The Moon novels...even a tarzan by Fritz Leiber...an amazing haul. eight bucks for all of that plus a couple of CDs and an adapter which I already lost somewhere
it pays to be a junk store addict
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Post by deuce on Jun 5, 2017 16:17:49 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 6, 2017 17:02:06 GMT -5
Jusko's "The Land That Time Forgot" painting...  |
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Post by Von K on Jun 6, 2017 17:17:58 GMT -5
Another great thing about ERB is not just his great ideas but the way he gets them all to consistently cohere within the larger context, which Joe's image offers a glimpse of.
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Post by KiramidHead on Jun 6, 2017 21:55:33 GMT -5
That's great. I loved that scene in the book.
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jun 8, 2017 7:18:21 GMT -5
This is exciting news from ERB Inc. I'd heard they were getting back into publishing a while back.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Announces Corporate Promotions
Company Expands Staff, Launches Publishing Division Tarzana, CA (June 7, 2017) — Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. (ERB, Inc.), the company that manages and licenses the creative works of novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, including TARZAN OF THE APES and JOHN CARTER OF MARS, is pleased to announce changes to its executive structure in the areas of operations, publishing, and special projects effective June 1, 2017.
Cathy Mann Wilbanks has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. In recent years, Ms. Wilbanks served as Archivist, where she oversaw the company’s vast library of historical publications, artwork and other artifacts owned by the company. She will now be responsible for all internal operations and continue to assist in marketing. Ms. Wilbanks, who joined ERB, Inc. in 1984, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Masters of Education from California State University Northridge.
Tyler Wilbanks, Director of Operations-Publishing, will now be responsible for all aspects of the company’s new publishing division. Mr. Wilbanks has served as the corporate internet technician since 2008, and is a recent graduate of California State University Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.
Scott Tracy Griffin joins the company in the newly created position of Director of Special Projects. Mr. Griffin, a writer and film historian whose collaboration with the company dates to 1996, will work with the company’s recently launched publishing division, special events, conventions and new print and digital creative endeavors. He is the author of Tarzan on Film (Titan Books, 2016) and Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration (Titan Books, 2012), and has 25 years of journalistic experience and documentary appearances. A graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, Griffin is pursuing his MBA at California State University Los Angeles.
“This is an exciting time for ERB, Inc.” says Company President Jim Sullos. “More than 100 years after Mr. Burroughs wrote his first book, interest in his stories and characters remains powerful. Cathy, Tyler and Scott bring a wealth of creativity and knowledge to their new roles. Moving forward, we hope to communicate the ERB brand through the extensive media available today.
About Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. From its Tarzana, California headquarters, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. administers the intellectual property of American author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), one of the 20th Century’s most prolific and enduring writers. Mr. Burroughs’ 70+ novels and 40+ short stories have been adapted into 61 feature films and 249 television episodes, and are featured in comic books, video games, apparel, and other merchandise. Through worldwide ownership of copyrights and trademarks, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. has overseen every adaptation of his literary works in film, television, radio publishing and theatrical stage productions. The company, which licenses the copyrights and trademarks of Mr. Burroughs’ fictional heroes including Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars, Carson Napier of Venus, and many more, is owned by his heirs and operates from offices the author built in 1927 on the site of his former Tarzana ranch in the San Fernando Valley.
For more information, please contact: James Sullos, President, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; (818) 344-0181; jsullos@erburroughs.com; www.edgarriceburroughs.com |
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Post by deuce on Jun 8, 2017 8:43:17 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 9, 2017 8:56:51 GMT -5
Tomorrow, according to ERB in his classic The Moon Maid, will be the 50th anniversary of "Mars Day". I couldn't be down in Texas to celebrate this at ECOF tomorrow, so I'm starting early today.  |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Jun 9, 2017 9:54:47 GMT -5
Tomorrow, according to ERB in his classic The Moon Maid, will be the 50th anniversary of "Mars Day". I couldn't be down in Texas to celebrate this at ECOF tomorrow, so I'm starting early today. I'd of loved to have been there as well. Hoping to make it next year. Hitting Dum-Dum in a couple months, just can't swing going to both. |
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Post by deuce on Jun 9, 2017 23:33:04 GMT -5
More Moon Maid for Mars Day 2017 (believe me, there's a connection)... Roy Krenkel cover.  |
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Post by deuce on Jun 10, 2017 10:58:19 GMT -5
As was revealed in the ERBian scriptures, today is the 50th anniversary of Mars Day... I met him in the Blue Room of the Transoceanic Liner Harding the night of Mars Day—June 10, 1967. I had been wandering about the city for several hours prior to the sailing of the flier watching the celebration, dropping in at various places that I might see as much as possible of scenes that doubtless will never again be paralleled—a world gone mad with joy. There was only one vacant chair in the Blue Room and that at a small table at which he was already seated alone. (...)
--- Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Moon Maid  |
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Post by deuce on Jun 11, 2017 0:32:20 GMT -5
WHOA!!!Christopher Paul Carey, author of several books on Ancient Opar and huge ERB fan, announced this on June 10, 2017:
"Jim Sullos, president of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., announced my forthcoming novel Swords Against the Moon Men, set in the world of Burroughs' Moon series. I've been reading ERB's stories since I was eight years old, and it was ERB who inspired me to take up the path of a writer. To say that I'm deeply honored to have been able to work on this project is an understatement indeed. This is being announced on the fiftieth anniversary of Mars Day, no less!"That is some seriously cool news, especially being announced on Mars Day 2017. Mars Day was written of in The Moon Maid, the first book in Burroughs' "Moon" series. I have high expectations for this project. The setting is a post-apocalyptic Earth dominated by the brutal Kalkars (see below). 
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