Isn’t this straight out of Disney?
When a lioness AKA Queen of the Jungle encounters an abandoned infant lamb, you’d probably expect only one outcome! However, you’ll be amazed what actually happened next…
Check out the Slide Show Right Here!
The Oldest Male Asian Elephant in North America Passes Away
Another sad day for nature lovers:
The Oregon Zoo announced on Facebook Thursday morning that they had to put down one of their elephants, Packy.
“With great sadness, we said goodbye to Packy this morning. Packy, the oldest male Asian elephant in North America, was humanely euthanized at the zoo after animal-care staff determined his quality of life and the safety of the herd was compromised by his illness,” the statement said. “Packy was a beloved animal and dear friend to our staff and volunteers, members, and community. This is a tremendous loss for all of us.”
R.I.P. Packy.
Check out the article at ABC Fox Montana
The Mars rover just sent back data that has scientists completely stumped
The Curiosity rover has been cruising around on Mars since late 2012, so you’d think that scientists would have a pretty good handle on the kind of data it’s been sending back by now. However, some of the latest readings the rover has taken are totally contradicting many of the theories scientists have about Mars, and most notably when and how liquid water existed on its surface.
Read the full article at BGR!
Image Source: NASA
All New Tarzan Book: Tarzan Trilogy – now available in Softcover
Available to order now in SOFTcover – Edgar Rice Burroughs presents
Tarzan Trilogy
Three all NEW Tarzan Stories, in one book, with Illustrations
Three all new tales of Tarzan at Point Station, a remote English outpost near the Waziri homelands. Set during the advent of World War II, we see more and more European intrusion to the Bolongo River Basin. Tarzan becomes embroiled in increasingly dangerous events as cultures clash. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
1] Tarzan and the “Fountain of Youth: Searching for the missing son of a friend, Tarzan encounters agents of an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company exploiting jungle resources for its own profit.
2] Tarzan and the Cross of Vengeance: A team of archaeologist making a groundbreaking discovery, a group of well-meaning but naive American missionaries arriving to convert the native tribes, and a ruthless band of men with a dark purpose stir up a heady mix of challenges for Tarzan, fomenting an intertribal war that only he can stop.
3] Tarzan the Conqueror: When the Third Reich invades Africa to exploit the land for riches and enslave the native populations in labor camps, Tarzan must lead the tribes in an unprecedented tribal resistance.
ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
AUTHOR
Thomas Zachek
I grew up on the Tarzan movies and, to a lesser extent, the comics. But I became hooked on the real Tarzan in high school after picking up a new Ace paperback edition of Tarzan and the Lost Empire for fifty cents, the one with the Frank Frazetta cover of our hero, monkey on his back, hanging from a limb on a cliff and looking down upon the Roman city. I went on to collect the entire series of Ace and Ballantine paperback reissues of Burroughs’ tales (and still have them). I discovered that Burroughs’ stories were quite unlike the family-friendly Tarzan of the movies, with inarticulate Johnny Weismuller as the hulking hero living for some reason in the jungle with a classy, aristocratic Jane. No, Burroughs’ hero was a British lord who spoke educated English and had a fascinating backstory.
I was impressed with the far superior level of development and action found in these tales. I attempted writing my first Tarzan tale in 2005 (Tarzan and the “Fountain of Youth”) as something of a lark, and then followed it, to date, with six more Tarzan tales. Friends encouraged me to try to get the stories published. I am grateful to Jim Sullos of ERB, Inc., for giving me the chance. Here are my first three. In these stories, I have tried to craft realistic, page-turning adventure tales featuring classic Tarzan elements while at the same time taking the character in directions that have never been done in Tarzan stories before. I invite you to share your thoughts and comments with me at zachekbooks@gmail.com.
Thomas Zachek
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
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Comic Strip Adventure TEEs
See our store for all the Edgar Rice Burroughs® Comic Strip TEES
Comic Tees featuring your favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs character from Tarzan® to Korak to John Carter of Mars to The Lad and the Lion to Carson of Venus and many more are available in our online store. Images are from our Comic Strip Subscription stories which are created by well known writers and artists.
Cat and M… Monkey?
Meeting the beautiful Bo Derek at lunch…
Tarzan and Jane Netflix Original Airing Today!
Cheetah headed to extinction with just 7,100 left, wildlife experts warn
This is saddening…
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, is in danger of extinction because it is running out of space, research led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found.
After a sharp decline in numbers there are now just 7,100 cheetahs in the world, or 9 percent of the historic range, the ZSL, Wildlife Conservation Society and Panthera study found.
In Zimbabwe, the study found, these pressures have seen the cheetah population plummet 85 percent from 1,200 to at most 170 animals in just 16 years.
Read the Full Article Here!
All New Tarzan Book: Tarzan Trilogy – Order your copy now – just in time for the Holidays!
Available to order in Softcover – Edgar Rice Burroughs presents
Tarzan Trilogy
Three all NEW Tarzan Stories, in one book, with Illustrations
Three all new tales of Tarzan at Point Station, a remote English outpost near the Waziri homelands. Set during the advent of World War II, we see more and more European intrusion to the Bolongo River Basin. Tarzan becomes embroiled in increasingly dangerous events as cultures clash. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY – Just in time for gift giving
1] Tarzan and the “Fountain of Youth: Searching for the missing son of a friend, Tarzan encounters agents of an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company exploiting jungle resources for its own profit.
2] Tarzan and the Cross of Vengeance: A team of archaeologist making a groundbreaking discovery, a group of well-meaning but naive American missionaries arriving to convert the native tribes, and a ruthless band of men with a dark purpose stir up a heady mix of challenges for Tarzan, fomenting an intertribal war that only he can stop.
3] Tarzan the Conqueror: When the Third Reich invades Africa to exploit the land for riches and enslave the native populations in labor camps, Tarzan must lead the tribes in an unprecedented tribal resistance.
ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
Just in time for gift giving
AUTHOR
Thomas Zachek
I grew up on the Tarzan movies and, to a lesser extent, the comics. But I became hooked on the real Tarzan in high school after picking up a new Ace paperback edition of Tarzan and the Lost Empire for fifty cents, the one with the Frank Frazetta cover of our hero, monkey on his back, hanging from a limb on a cliff and looking down upon the Roman city. I went on to collect the entire series of Ace and Ballantine paperback reissues of Burroughs’ tales (and still have them). I discovered that Burroughs’ stories were quite unlike the family-friendly Tarzan of the movies, with inarticulate Johnny Weismuller as the hulking hero living for some reason in the jungle with a classy, aristocratic Jane. No, Burroughs’ hero No, Burroughs’ hero was a British lord who spoke educated English and had a fascinating backstory.
I was impressed with the far superior level of development and action found in these tales. I attempted writing my first Tarzan tale in 2005 (Tarzan and the “Fountain of Youth”) as something of a lark, and then followed it, to date, with six more Tarzan tales. Friends encouraged me to try to get the stories published. I am grateful to Jim Sullos of ERB, Inc., for giving me the chance. Here are my first three. In these stories, I have tried to craft realistic, page-turning adventure tales featuring classic Tarzan elements while at the same time taking the character in directions that have never been done in Tarzan stories before. I invite you to share your thoughts and comments with me at zachekbooks@gmail.com.
Thomas Zachek
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
ALSO AVAILABLE
Comic Strip Adventure TEEs
See our store for all the Edgar Rice Burroughs® Comic Strip TEES
Comic Tees featuring your favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs character from Tarzan® to Korak to John Carter of Mars to The Lad and the Lion to Carson of Venus and many more are available in our online store. Images are from our Comic Strip Subscription stories which are created by well known writers and artists.
Dum Dum 2017
DUM-DUM 2017
COLDWATER, MICHIGAN
Hosted by: Michael A. Hatt
August 3 thru 5, 2017
HELD at: QUALITY INN AND SUITES, 1000 Orleans Blvd in Coldwater, Michigan
Registration Forms and convention fees will follow shortly.
GUESTS OF HONOR:
Martin Powell
Martin Powell has written hundreds of stories in numerous genres for Disney, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Capstone Books, among others. Nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award for his work with Sherlock Holmes, he has written many of the most popular characters in the industry, including Superman, Batman, Popeye the Sailor, Dracula, Frankenstein, and Tarzan of the Apes. Currently, as the author of almost a dozen different Edgar Rice Burroughs online comic strips, and the critically acclaimed Jungle Tales of Tarzan graphic novel, it is probable that Powell has written more Edgar Rice Burroughs characters than any other contemporary writer. His Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan won the coveted Moonbeam Golden Award for Best Children’s Graphic Novel of 2010. Powell is the co-creator of The Halloween Legion, a recent nominee for the Stan Lee Excelsior Award, and is also an educational writer for Gander Publishing, dedicated to improving literacy reading skills for students of all ages.
Bo Hampton
Bo Hampton (born in High Point, N.C. 1954) is an American comic book and cartoon artist. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts, New York City. He drew, wrote and painted comics and graphic novel for 24 years, always with a bent toward realism that was fairly uncommon in the medium. Some art highlights from that period include: BATMAN: CASTLE OF THE BAT a graphic novel for DC Comics, Legend of Sleepy Hollow for Tundra publishing and Verdilak, a horror story cowritten and painted for NBM publishing.
Hampton spent a year as a professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, helping to develop the original incarnation of their Sequential Arts program before moving into the realms of storyboarding animated shows and films. He has worked on the animated ExtremeGhostbusters for SONY (TVepisodes and full length video feature) as well as Superman (Warner Bros.) and created Batman animation for 2 Cartoon Network spots.
Bo currently resides outside of Atlanta and recent work includes the graphic novels SIGHT UNSEEN (IMAGE) DEMONS OF SHERWOOD (IDW) AND RIVEN (Dark Horse). And even more recently he created a 4 part mini-series called 3 Devils (IDW) and is at this exact moment providing art for The Once and Future Tarzan (Dark Horse).
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Quality Inn and Suites (formerly The Comfort Inn), is currently undergoing extensive renovation and will become a model convention center. Reservations may be made by calling 517 278 2017 and mentioning the Dum-Dum 2017 convention. Special rates for the event have been set at $ 79.99 per night. Single king size bed or double twin bed rooms are available. Handicap accessible rooms are also available.
Attendees flying in are recommended to use the Fort Wayne International Airport, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The airport is located about an hour’s drive south of Coldwater. No shuttle service is available and a rent a car will be a necessity. I-69 is direct to town.
THE CITY OF COLDWATER
Coldwater, Michigan, retreat and vacation location for Edgar Rice Burroughs for almost twenty years, will be highlighted for the Dum-Dum with a bus tour on Friday, August 4, 2017. Sites that will be visited will include: Sunnyside Farm, the Hulbert family summer residence; Morrison Lake, site of Camp Branch and ERB’s Country Place; J. B. Branch and Co. department store building, Burroughs’ in-laws; and the Wing House Museum, a Second Empire Style home built in 1875, the year ERB was born. Photo opportunities will be available at all locations.
BEYOND THIRTY, written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1915, and partially written at Sunnyside Farm in Coldwater, will be the overall theme of the Dum Dum. BEYOND THIRTY memorabilia will be included in the registration packets.