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Post by deuce on Nov 17, 2016 20:20:52 GMT -5
I'm no huge fan of the Hildebrandts, but this cover is great. One of ERB's most underappreciated novels.  |
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Post by almuric on Nov 22, 2016 10:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Nov 22, 2016 13:30:54 GMT -5
The Rider is one of ERB's early novels. A quick, fun read. 
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Nov 29, 2016 11:35:22 GMT -5
So I just had a delivery of my latest addition to my ever growing Burroughs collection. This was a copy of Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Bibliography by Robert Zeuschner. I purchased the Standard Edition. I only just received it and got to sit down last evening and peruse it, but this is going go down in history as a 'definitive must' I can already see. I put this book on par easily with Glen Lord's The Last Celt, with the text diving into the same level of detail as did Lord's opus work on Howard's output. I've already begun learning little tidbits I never knew before. I love picking up pieces like this, having already Erwin Porges excellent double-volume Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan, The Ancestry of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Jerry Schneider, Edgar Rice Burroughs Tells All by Jerry Schneider, Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Mike Resnick and Robert Garcia and of course, the obligatory Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure by Richard Lupoff. I am sure there are others, but these are the ones I have. Don't wait if you want to get a copy. Last check there were 1297 copies remaining of the Standard Edition and only 373 of the Deluxe Edition. I have a feeling these will go up in value and so will not only be a great source of information on the greatest influence on literature ever, but also will be a nice nest egg for your heirs. If you follow limited editions you're already familiar with how this typically goes. edgarriceburroughs.com/store/product/edgar-rice-burroughs-the-biography-standard-edition/ |
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 9, 2016 15:51:43 GMT -5
I understand that Tarzan, John Carter ect are now public domain, but ERB may/may not have trademark rights to the names. My question is, could I legally write a Korak adventure short story or novel? Would I be on legal thin ice? I always felt the Killer had a ton of adventures that ERB never got to tell, and I would love to play in his sandbox!
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Post by mrp on Dec 9, 2016 15:57:05 GMT -5
I understand that Tarzan, John Carter ect are now public domain, but ERB may/may not have trademark rights to the names. My question is, could I legally write a Korak adventure short story or novel? Would I be on legal thin ice? I always felt the Killer had a ton of adventures that ERB never got to tell, and I would love to play in his sandbox! If the estate still has the trademarks, and the character is in the public domain, you could write it, but you could not use the name of the character in the book title or in any of the marketing for the book, which makes it a tough sell to get anyone to know what it is. It's how Dynamite did Tarzan comics and called them Lord of the Jungle and did John Carter comics and called them Warlord of MArs. They did not have the license at that time to use the trademarked names. They also got a ton of cease and desist notices formt he estate and eventually cut a deal to do actual licensed books for them. -M |
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 9, 2016 16:49:04 GMT -5
Interesting. I have not dug very deep into this subject online, but I have yet to see any real info on any of the ERB characters beyond Tarzan or John Carter; the obvious cash cows. But who knows, maybe every major character is trademarked. There seems to be a push in the last few years to market all-new authorized Tarzan novels, plus tons of comics (print and digital), almost like a last ditch attempt to make some money on pastiche material that a few years ago ERB Inc would never have considered. I would still like to take a stab at a Korak adventure. Hmm, The Adventures of the Son of the Ape-Man, or Return of the Killer...
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Post by mrp on Dec 10, 2016 0:27:23 GMT -5
If you want to research what is trademarked...
Just be aware, if it is trademarked, they are required by law to protect the trademark or they can lose it, so if you do infringe on a trademark, they will take action.
-M
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 10, 2016 7:02:18 GMT -5
If you want to research what is trademarked... Just be aware, if it is trademarked, they are required by law to protect the trademark or they can lose it, so if you do infringe on a trademark, they will take action. -M This will require more digging. I am interested just the same, but I intend to do it right. If it becomes obvious that Korak is beyond my reach due to trademark reasons, I will continue with my own character even if I am simply writing it for pure fun. Thanks so much for the information! |
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Post by deuce on Dec 10, 2016 8:02:02 GMT -5
If you want to research what is trademarked... Just be aware, if it is trademarked, they are required by law to protect the trademark or they can lose it, so if you do infringe on a trademark, they will take action. -M This will require more digging. I am interested just the same, but I intend to do it right. If it becomes obvious that Korak is beyond my reach due to trademark reasons, I will continue with my own character even if I am simply writing it for pure fun. Thanks so much for the information! As MRP said, companies are required to defend a trademark. ERB actually wanted to segue into writing Korak, but the market wouldn't let him (just like he wasn't allowed to kill off Jane). I would say ERB had Tarzan pretty much find all the lost races/lands in Africa by the end of the series. Were you thinking of another African adventure? South America would be a much cooler venue, IMO. |
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 10, 2016 8:56:18 GMT -5
This will require more digging. I am interested just the same, but I intend to do it right. If it becomes obvious that Korak is beyond my reach due to trademark reasons, I will continue with my own character even if I am simply writing it for pure fun. Thanks so much for the information! As MRP said, companies are required to defend a trademark. ERB actually wanted to segue into writing Korak, but the market wouldn't let him (just like he wasn't allowed to kill off Jane). I would say ERB had Tarzan pretty much find all the lost races/lands in Africa by the end of the series. Were you thinking of another African adventure? South America would be a much cooler venue, IMO. I was thinking almost the same thing, as Africa has been pretty much covered by ERB and so many others. South America doesn't get nearly enough pulp love, in my opinion. Southeast Asia or the Indian Subcontinent would be cool too if set in the early to mid 30's. |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Dec 10, 2016 14:07:31 GMT -5
This will require more digging. I am interested just the same, but I intend to do it right. If it becomes obvious that Korak is beyond my reach due to trademark reasons, I will continue with my own character even if I am simply writing it for pure fun. Thanks so much for the information! As MRP said, companies are required to defend a trademark. ERB actually wanted to segue into writing Korak, but the market wouldn't let him (just like he wasn't allowed to kill off Jane). I would say ERB had Tarzan pretty much find all the lost races/lands in Africa by the end of the series. Were you thinking of another African adventure? South America would be a much cooler venue, IMO. Deuce, It's odd you mention South America - I'm currently working on a story called The Banshee of the Atacama, set in Chile and Peru. I, too, felt Africa had been pretty well explored although that hasn't prevented my own explorations of the Dark Continent in short stories. Darkman, As to writing Korak stories, my advice would be to write one and submit it to ERB Inc. I currently have three Barsoom pastiches being considered by Ed's estate. I can tell you they are publishing a lot of Tarzan material at the moment and your Korak ideas may be welcome. Visit their Contact page and email Jim Sullos. I've been in email contact with Jim for a few years now as I've worked on my Mars novels and have really enjoyed our conversations. www.edgarriceburroughs.com/?page_id=976 |
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 10, 2016 14:26:06 GMT -5
Darkman, As to writing Korak stories, my advice would be to write one and submit it to ERB Inc. I currently have three Barsoom pastiches being considered by Ed's estate. I can tell you they are publishing a lot of Tarzan material at the moment and your Korak ideas may be welcome. Visit their Contact page and email Jim Sullos. I've been in email contact with Jim for a few years now as I've worked on my Mars novels and have really enjoyed our conversations. www.edgarriceburroughs.com/?page_id=976[/quote] Cool! No matter how things go, I got a strong hankering to write me a jungle adventure, thanks so much for the info. Submitting unsolicited pastiche fiction! Reminds me of the Legend of John C Hocking and the Emerald Lotus...😃 |
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Dec 13, 2016 16:31:24 GMT -5
DUM DUM 2017 Ach! I'm near 8hrs away! Anyone going? I'd love to hit this! They're touring Ed's old getaway home where he wrote part of Beyond Thirty - one of my favorite stories by him. www.erbzine.com/dumdum/Oh - be sure to scroll down below the ECOF stuff at the top. The DUM DUM info is just a bit below. |
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Post by deuce on Dec 18, 2016 21:17:33 GMT -5
James Michael Moody is a hardcore ERB fan. While his Greystoke Chronologist blog has a lot of typos and some other editing problems, he presents a lot of fascinating facts and raises some pertinent questions: greystokechronologist.blogspot.com/ |
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