Remembering Edgar Rice Burroughs
REMEMBERING EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950
Master of Fantasy Adventure
Grandfather of American Science Fiction
Creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars
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Panel from our Western Web Comic “War Chief” – Death in the Canyon
“Death in the Canyon!”, the thrilling 34th episode of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ western masterpiece, THE WAR CHIEF™, by Martin Powell and Nik Poliwko, is now LIVE @ www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics/
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“Tarzan of the Apes” radio re-creation at WCU wins national award
Western Carolina University’s original production of a radio re-creation of “Tarzan of the Apes” has been recognized with one of the top awards in the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. The show, which was presented Feb. 26, 2013, in WCU’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, is the winner of the best of competition award in the long-form faculty audio production category.
Judges said in their comments that the piece was entertaining and engaging, and created “grand suspense” through the use of “spirited narration, musical crescendos and decrescendos, effectively placed sound effects, and engaging dialogue.”
“The judges were impressed with the overall audio quality featured on the production as well as the staging of the production,” said John McGuire, chair of the festival’s faculty audio category. “These types of audio plays are rarely heard on the radio today.”
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War Chief sketch from Nik Poliwko
Above is a little behind-the-scenes panel of the upcoming War Chief comic from Nik Poliwko. Make sure you check out the rest of our Pulp/Goldenage web comic series, updated weekly!
ARH Studios adds two new licenses: Frank Frazetta 1/4 exclusive license and Tarzan 1/4
Its with great pleasure to announce two of our new licenses.
The licenses are Tarzan (and Jane) and Frank Frazetta in full majestic 1/4!
We have already Troy working on a Tarzan fighting a gigantic crocodile diorama. Ehren Biennert sculpting Frazetta’s Indomitable. Both will be ready in time for San Diego Con.
Also we will have Troy sculpting Frazetta’s Atlantis and Ehren sculpting Frazetta’s Queen of Egypt in time for New York Con in October.
Here are at least 4 of the sculpts from Frazetta that will be made by ARH Studios Inc. – unlike the last few sculpts from us, these will be true to the art and very accurate to the artwork.
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“Tarzan Slept Here” Book
For over two decades, the “small town” of Coldwater, Michigan provided a “big city” getaway for Tarzan author, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan Slept Here details the authors time spent in Coldwater, the summer home to his wife’s family, the Hulberts. A pair of Burroughs’ well-known works were penned in Coldwater: “Beyond Thirty” was imagined at Sunnyside Farm; and the fourth chapter of “Jungle Tales of Tarzan” was written while overlooking Morrison Lake.
Written by Michigan author and historian, Michael A. Hatt, and illustrated with numerous photos and artifacts of the period, Tarzan Slept Here tells of life-changing decisions made by Burroughs, in this often overlooked chapter of his life.
To order your copy of Tarzan Slept Here: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Coldwater Connection (hardbound in dust jacket), send payment (check or money order) of $22.95 plus $4.50 shipping to:
Michael A. Hatt
898 Kelley RoadMontgomery,
MI 49255
Lions on a People Cage
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“Here’s a much better way to build a zoo. It’s in the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. We love it.”
Warner Bros. to release Tarzan movie with Alexander Skarsgard in 2016
Warner Bros.’ Tarzan reboot will be swinging into theaters in summer 2016. The film will be released in 3D and is set to star True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgard as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic King of the Jungle.
The movie, which still doesn’t have a title, is slated for release on July 1, 2016. It will be the first from from David Yates since the last Harry Potter movie. He directed the final four movies in the franchise.
According to Deadline, Wolf of Wall Street stunner Margot Robbie will play Jane in the film. It’s a role that Jessica Chastain had been looking at, but she ended up not taking the role and has moved on to other projects.
The movie will also star two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as a villain. Reports last year stated that Waltz’s character would be a hunter who tries to capture Tarzan for diamonds in return. Samuel L. Jackson is also set to star.
Tarzan is being produced by Jerry Weintraub and Mike Richardson.
According to Box Office Mojo’s schedule, the film’s competition around that time will include the Independence Day sequel. An untitled Marvel movie is also scheduled for release that month.
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China pillages Africa like old colonialists says Jane Goodall
China is exploiting Africa’s resources just like European colonisers did, with disastrous effects for the environment, acclaimed primatologist Jane Goodall has told AFP.
On the eve of her 80th birthday, the fiery British wildlife crusader is whizzing across the world giving a series of lectures on the threats to our planet.
And the rising world power’s involvement on the continent especially raises alarms when it comes to her beloved chimpanzees and wildlife habitats.
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