🌟Less Than 48 Hours Left for JOHN CARTER®! Next Stretch Goal Within Reach!🌟

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LAST CHANCE—ENDING SOON!

The campaign for John Carter of Mars®: The Audio Series ends on September 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT, so there’s little time left to pledge for exclusive merchandise and help produce the series!

Sean Patrick Flanery (Young Indiana Jones) stars as the heroic John Carter, Wasé Chief (Horizon) is Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars, Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager) voices the Green Martian warrior Tars Tarkas, Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5, TRON) portrays the loyal soldier Kantos Kan, and the legendary Tom Baker (Doctor Who) plays the Wise Old Man in the Atmospheric Tower.

This is your LAST CHANCE to obtain a Frank Frazetta CD, the exclusive RPG supplement, a map of Mars, printed novels in English and Barsoomian, over 16 stretch goals, and a Woola plush!

Please support the Kickstarter if you haven’t already. Every pledge helps to make this the best John Carter of Mars you will ever hear!

JOIN THE KICKSTARTER HERE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

For more information about John Carter of Mars®: The Audio Series, please contact Joseph Ferrante at josephferrante@pocketuniverseproductions.com.

Pocket Universe Productions

www.pocketuniverseproductions.com

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, A Princess of Mars®, Barsoom®, Dejah Thoris®, Tars Tarkas®, Woola™, and Edgar Rice Burroughs® owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Frank Frazetta artwork courtesy of Frazetta Girls. Used by Permission.

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Now in Stock & Shipping: Two New Victory Harben™ Graphic Novels!

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Victory Harben’s adventures in the Omos planetary system continue in two thrilling new ERB Universe Illustrated Epics graphic novels—Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos and Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar!

Adventurer and quantum physicist Victory Harben came to life in the pages of the Swords of Eternity Super-Arc and Christopher Paul Carey’s novel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos, in which she was hurled from world to world on the currents of spacetime. Now that her initial adventure has come to an end, a brand-new odyessy begins as she explores the uncharted Omos planetary system from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Beyond the Farthest Star—this time in two breathtaking, gorgeously illustrated graphic novels!

Cover art by Fritz Casas and Bruna Costa

VICTORY HARBEN: GHOSTS OF OMOS
(Mass Market Edition)

Stranded on the planet Zandar, spacetime traveler Victory Harben embarks on a quest that could very well be her last!

Never one to walk away from a mystery without solving it, Victory is fascinated by the Zandarian legend of “The Land of Terrible Fires,” an inhospitable region of the planet that all its inhabitants fear. But why do the Keelar and Ki-vaa peoples dread the mysterious domain, and what ancient secrets might lie there awaiting discovery? Victory, Hucklebuck, and Tii-laa intend to find out and hopefully survive the unimaginable dangers that lurk at the heart of the forbidden land!

Special Signed and Limited Signature Plate Option

Select the “Trade Paperback with Signature Plate” option when preordering this Mass Market Edition of Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos and get this special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to only 75 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer, letterer Natalie Jane, and Victory Harben creator Christopher Paul Carey for only $29.99!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Creative Team

Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos is a 80-page graphic novel written by Mike Wolfer (Jane Porter®, Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®, The Moon Maid™, The Monster Men™) in consultation with Christopher Paul Carey (Victory Harben creator and ERB Universe creative director), and illustrated by Alessandro Ranaldi (Zorro in the Land That Time Forgot). Interior color is provided by Arthur Hesli (Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos, Pellucidar: Across Savage Seas), with lettering by Natalie Jane (all of the above projects and more). The cover of this Mass Market edition was illustrated by Fritz Casas and colored by Bruna Costa.

Includes a 9-page bonus ERBites story, “Hucklebuck: Blame That Tune,” written by Mike Wolfer and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Eric Shanower, with colors by Todd Dewsnup!

Order your copy of Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos today!

Cover art by Alesandro Ranaldi and Beezzz Studio

VICTORY HARBEN: WARRIORS OF ZANDAR
(Mass Market Edition)

When interstellar adventurer Victory Harben becomes stranded on the strange planet of Zandar, she finds herself embroiled in a conflict between the vicious Keelars and the docile Ki-vaa tribe.

Executing a despicable scheme devised by a mysterious being from beyond the stars, the Keelars rule Zandar with an iron fist… until Victory arrives, that is!

Even with the help of her faithful companion Hucklebuck and a young Ki-vaa woman named Tii-laa, can Victory hope to stop the vile plot that has doomed an entire race?

Special Signed and Limited Signature Plate Option

Select the “Trade Paperback with Signature Plate” option when preordering this Mass Market Edition of Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar and get this special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to only 75 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer, letterer Natalie Jane, and Victory Harben creator and ERB Universe Creative Director Christopher Paul Carey for only $29.99!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Creative Team

Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar is an 86-page graphic novel written by Mike Wolfer (Jane Porter®, Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®, The Moon Maid™, The Monster Men™) in consultation with Christopher Paul Carey (Victory Harben creator and ERB Universe creative director), and illustrated by Alessandro Ranaldi (Zorro in the Land That Time Forgot). Interior color is provided by Arthur Hesli (Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos, Pellucidar: Across Savage Seas), with lettering by Natalie Jane (all of the above projects and more). This trade paperback collects Beyond the Farthest Star: Warriors of Zandar #1–4. The cover of this Mass Market edition was illustrated by Alesandro Ranaldi and colored by Beezzz Studio.

Order your copy of Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar today!

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics

For decades, various publishers have presented the classic characters of Edgar Rice Burroughs in comic-book format, but never has ERB, Inc., released its own comic books and graphic novels…until now! ERB Universe Illustrated Epics is an all-new line of comics and graphic novels that perfectly captures the high adventure of ERB’s literary works in new, canonical tales created and approved by the company itself. Crafted with an eye for accuracy and loyalty to the source material, each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic will thrill and excite fans of each franchise, while progressing characters and storylines in organic directions that carry them beyond the boundaries of the original classic novels into unexplored realms. You’ll also be introduced to brand-new heroes and villains of the ERB pantheon in colorful science-fiction epics that will have you on the edge of your seat!

Follow Us on Kickstarter!

Get the first look at each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic as it launches on Kickstarter! Just create a Kickstarter account or sign into your existing account, then click on the “Follow” button on ERB, Inc.’s Kickstarter profile page to be notified each time we have a new campaign ready for launch! Special Note: Our Kickstarter campaigns offer collectible Kickstarter exclusive and variant editions, along with other merchandise, that will never be made available anywhere else.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Canvas Prints from iCanvas!

Decorate your home and office with these quality canvas prints from the Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection at iCanvas! Artists include Robert K. Abbett, Zdeněk Burian, Richard Hescox, Joe Jusko, J. Allen St. John, Thomas Yeates, and more! Framed and unframed options available. Browse the entire collection here!

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Victory Harben™, Tii-laa™, Hucklebuck™, Beyond the Farthest Star™, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics™, and ERB Universe Illustrated Epics™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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Preorder Now: Pirates of Venus: The Illustrators Edition from ERB Books

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Now Available for Preorder from Our Friends at ERB Books!

You are invited to preorder this very special curated edition of Pirates of Venus—the first book in the Amtor series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book features over 100 illustrations by an dazzling array of ERB artists including Gary Gianni, William Stout, Michael Kaluta, Richard Hescox, Thomas Yeates, Mark Schultz, Daren Bader, Doug Klauba, Laurence Schwinger, Mark Wheatley, and Thomas Grindberg. In addition, it includes all sixteen of the illustrations by Fortunino Matania for Pirates of Venus originally published in The Passing Show in 1933 as well as classic illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Samuel Cahan, Paul Stahr, Roy Krenkel, Frank Frazetta, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Reed Crandall, and Al Williamson. The book is printed on archival paper, Symth-sewn with 20+ color plates tipped in, bound in a leather cover, double stamped in gold, and wrapped in an original dust jacket. The set is housed, with a collector’s portfolio and other bonus items, in a decorated and illustrated leather clamshell case.

The vintage-style collector’s portfolio contains a carefully selected archive of rare items related to the creation and publication of Pirates of Venus. These include replicas of letters from ERB to his son with early ideas for Amtor, outlines and drawings from the author’s notebook, manuscript pages, 1930’s ERB Inc. postcard and advertising dust jacket , first newspaper installment of Pirates of Venus in the Honolulu Star Bulletin from 1935, first pages of an unpublished Carson of Venus story, poster size reproductions of artwork, and a number of other surprise bonus items.

The edition will be limited to 548 numbered and 52 lettered sets signed by the contributors. It is the fifth matching set in the “New World” series launched by ERB Books in 2020 with A Princess of Mars. Each set celebrates the first appearance of one of ERB’s newly created realms filled with fantastic kingdoms, cultures and creatures.

​Prices have not increased for this edition:

The numbered edition (#1-548) ……………. $349.99
The Lettered Edition (A-ZZ) …………………… $449.99 (all sets are reserved – contact info@erbbooks to be placed on a waiting list.) 

Preorder Pirates of Venus: The Illustrators Edition today from our friends at ERB Books!

Celebrate The Land That Time Forgot® Centennial!

Just in time for the 100-year anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic The Land That Time Forgot trilogy by A. C. McClurg & Co., and the 50th anniversary of the film, ERB, Inc., will be releasing a brand-new new novel of Caspak—The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by fan-favorite author Mike Wolfer, with gorgeous wraparound cover art by renowned illustrator Daren Bader! The novel is now available for preorder from our webstore in paperback, hardcover, and a limited Collector’s Edition, and is expected to ship Fall 2024. Here’s a synopsis of the story:

Hidden in the far South Pacific lies the lost island continent of Caprona, forgotten by history and time itself. In the year 1836, Sicilian Captain Fausto Caproni and his sister Marina lead a voyage across the raging seas to rediscover the fabled land first sighted by their grandfather—only to plunge into a terrifying tropical world known to its inhabitants as Caspak, thriving with giant carnivorous lizards and bestial tribesmen from the dawn of time. With only swords and muskets to defend themselves, the Caproni siblings are thrust into a desperate fight for survival against Caspak’s primordial creatures, but a greater threat may be allies among the crew who harbor a deadly secret agenda.

Preorder your copy of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval today!

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Carson of Venus®, Amtor™, A Princess of Mars®, The Moon Maid™, The Land That Time Forgot®, Caspak™, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Used by Permission. 

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Preorder Now: VICTORY HARBEN™: TALES FROM THE VOID
edited by Christopher Paul Carey

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Cover art by Miriana Puglia, Bruna Costa, and Mike Wolfer

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, is pleased to announce Victory Harben: Tales from the Void, a 350-page anthology collecting for the first time six thrilling tales of the ERB Universe’s Swords of Eternity Super-Arc. The book includes the all-new novelette “Victory Harben and the Lord of the Veiled Eye,” as well as an interconnecting “Quantum Interlude” between each tale in which spacefaring, time-traveling adventurer Victory Harben gives context to the unfolding story of the Super-Arc for both new readers and those who have already read the Swords of Eternity novels.

Victory Harben: Tales from the Void is available in trade paperback, standard hardcover, and a hardcover Collector’s Edition. The book’s production has already been completed, and the anthology is expected to ship to customers in September 2024.

ACROSS SPACE AND TIME

Collected here for the first time are six fantastical tales of the Swords of Eternity Super-Arc, the epic cycle that launched the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series. At the mercy of spacetime’s capricious vagaries, young scientist Victory Harben finds herself hurled across worlds by a mysterious force, while pursued by a ruthless winged entity armed with a flaming sword that consumes souls. Following Victory is inventor Jason Gridley, intent on finding his goddaughter and bringing her home. In the course of their world-hopping odyssey, Victory and Jason will meet friends and allies, and face off against cruel enemies who will test the steel of their courage. New to this anthology is the epic novelette “Victory Harben and the Lord of the Veiled Eye” by Christopher Paul Carey, in which the ERB Universe collides head-on with cosmic horror at the edge of the solar system!

Table of Contents

Quantum Prelude: Weird Worlds*
Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun by Christopher Paul Carey
Quantum Interlude: The Wormhole Express*
Victory Harben: Clash on Caspak by Mike Wolfer
Quantum Interlude: Friends and Enemies*
Victory Harben: Stormwinds of Va-nah by Ann Tonsor Zeddies
Quantum Interlude: Cosmic Roulette Wheel*
Victory Harben and the Lord of the Veiled Eye* by Christopher Paul Carey
Quantum Interlude: Kith and Kin*
Jason Gridley of Earth: Across the Moons of Mars by Geary Gravel
Quantum Interlude: The Tapestry of Fate*
Beyond the Farthest Star: Rescue on Zandar by Mike Wolfer
Quantum Coda: Into the Unknown
Quantum Postlude: The Omos Enigma*

* Indicates new material original to this anthology.

Hardcover Limited Collector’s Edition

The hardcover Collector’s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by all four authors—Christopher Paul Carey, Geary Gravel, Mike Wolfer, and Ann Tonsor Zeddies—as well as a facsimile autograph of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and includes an exclusive ERB Universe trading card featuring Miriana Puglia, Bruna Costa, and Mike Wolfer’s cover art for Victory Harben: Tales from the Void. The Collector’s Edition is limited to only 200 copies.

Preorder your copy of Victory Harben: Tales from the Void today!

About the Authors

Christopher Paul Carey is the author of several books, including the ERB Universe novel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos; Swords Against the Moon Men, an authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Moon Maid ; Exiles of Kho; The Song of Kwasin (with Philip José Farmer); Hadon, King of Opar ; and Blood of Ancient Opar . He has also written comic books featuring Burroughs’ characters such as Tarzan, Dejah Thoris, Carson of Venus, Jason Gridley, and Gretchen von Harben. Carey is Vice President of Publishing and Creative Director of the ERB Universe at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923. He lives in Southern California.

Geary Gravel is the author of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe novel John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten; the Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Alchemists; and the novels The Pathfinders, A Key for the Nonesuch, and Return of the Breakneck Boys. He has written several novelizations, including Hook, based on the Steven Spielberg film, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, based on the animated movie. He lives in western Massachusetts, where he worked for decades as a Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf.

Mike Wolfer is the author of the forthcoming Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe novel The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval. He has been a professional writer and illustrator for more than thirty years, and has been a key talent working on the canonical ERB Universe comic books, including Jane Porter, Victory Harben, Pellucidar, The Land That Time Forgot, The Monster Men, and The Moon Maid. Best known for his Widow series, Wolfer is also the creator of the Daughters of the Dark Oracle franchise, and has worked on numerous licensed properties.

Ann Tonsor Zeddies first encountered the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe as a child, when an old professor who lived down the street allowed her to choose a volume from his shelves. She chose Tarzan of the Apes. Later, she read the adventures of John Carter aloud to her young son. She is the author of the ERB Universe novel A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins, as well as six other science fiction novels, two of which were Philip K. Dick Award nominees. Her short fiction includes stories in The Ultimate Silver Surfer and Magic in the Mirrorstone. She lives in Michigan with her husband, near the shores of an inland sea.

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™

A century before the term “crossover” became a buzzword in popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive, fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines—Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, Dejah Thoris®, Carson Napier™, and David Innes™ being only the best known among them. In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom®, Amtor™, Pellucidar®, Caspak™, and Va-nah™, as well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms Beyond the Farthest Star™. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of canonical tales written by today’s talented authors!

Now Shipping—A Princess of Mars®: Shadow of the Assassins!

Cover art by Douglas Klauba

We are pleased to announce that the latest ERB Universe novel, A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins by Ann Tonsor Zeddies, is now in stock and shipping from our warehouse! The novel features Dejah Thoris before the arrival of John Carter on Barsoom, as she sets off on the first adventure of her young life and plunges headlong into a murky den of treachery and deadly peril.

Born to an ancient line of noble and courageous forebears, Dejah Thoris, young and headstrong princess of the mighty empire of Helium, longs for a life of excitement and purpose beyond the cloistered walls of her royal palace. When a foreign ambassador arrives with an invitation to visit his city-state in hopes of fostering diplomatic relations, the princess defies the protests of her father and jed, traveling to the shadowy metropolis of Zor as Helium’s emissary. But Dejah Thoris soon finds that her hosts are not like the gallant folk of Helium, and before she knows it, their nefarious machinations ensnare her in a tangled web of artifice, perfidy, and murder—and a treacherous plot that portends tragedy not only for her own family, but for the entire Heliumetic empire.

 Order the trade paperback, standard hardcover, or Collector’s Edition directly from our webstore and receive a free collectible ERB Universe trading card featuring Dejah Thoris and John Carter’s son, Carthoris, with art by J. Allen St. John! For those who read on a screen, the Kindle edition of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins releases on September 3 and can be preordered now.

Spice Up Your Life with Tarzan Hot Sauce, and More!

Jade City Foods has partnered with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., to produce five mouthwaterlingly tasty flavors of Tarzan-themed hot sauce, which make the perfect gift or treat for any fan of Mr. Burroughs’ legendary ape-man! From Tarzan the Invincible Coconut Habanero to Tarzan’s Jungle Heat Yellow Ghost Pepper & Serrano, Jade City Foods has you covered! Also try Jade City’s Tarzan-themed matcha tea, and perk yourself up so you don’t get eaten by a lion with their Tarzan Coffee! Check out their entire line of Tarzan goodies here.

© Copyright Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Victory Harben™, Jason Gridley™, Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, A Princess of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Barsoom®, Pellucidar®, David Innes™, Carson Napier™, Amtor™, The Land That Time Forgot®, The Moon Maid™, Beyond the Farthest Star™, The Monster Men™, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, and Master of Adventure™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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Kickstarter and Trailer Launch for JOHN CARTER OF MARS®: THE AUDIO SERIES!

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Kickstarter and Trailer Launch for
JOHN CARTER OF MARS®: THE AUDIO SERIES!

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan®, and Pocket Universe Productions™, the audio production company behind EC Comics Presents, are excited to announce the launch of John Carter of Mars®: The Audio Series on Kickstarter! This officially authorized production kicks off with A Princess of Mars®, the timeless novel that introduced John Carter to millions of readers worldwide. For the first time ever, you can experience this beloved saga through a multi-cast audio drama featuring stellar talent from both the United Kingdom and the United States.


Sean Patrick Flanery, of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and The Boondock Saints, will voice the lead role of John Carter. He is the John Carter of Mars fans have been waiting for!

“Some of my most potent memories are snapshots from the AM radio stories of my youth. Our whole family would cram onto the bathroom floor and let our ears unfold a brilliant universe. It was the only place that provided complete silence and darkness,” Sean says. “Now, to be involved in painting with an Edgar Rice Burroughs palette? I’m honored. That will most certainly create more of those memories for young and old alike.”

The Kickstarter trailer has been released – watch it here!

We will also be offering limited-edition, never-before-released items as rewards for those who pledge and help make this a reality! These include:

  • Digital download and Double CD set of the audio drama
  • Role-playing game supplement compatible with Fifth Edition and OSR rules
  • Foldable map of Barsoom (Mars)
  • A Princess of Mars novels in both English and Martian
  • Exclusive, custom-made Woola plush – first of its kind!
  • Character prints signed by Sean Patrick Flanery and cast

Early bird pledges receive a discount on the Sean Patrick Flanery autograph package!

PLEDGE NOW on Kickstarter to receive your early bird discount!

Sign up to receive updates at JohnCarterRises.com. More exciting announcements to come!

ABOUT EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, INC.
From its headquarters in Tarzana, California, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., administers the intellectual property of American author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), one of the twentieth century’s most prolific and enduring writers. Mr. Burroughs’ stories have been adapted into 60 films and 250 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., oversees authorized adaptations of his literary works in film, television, radio, publishing, theatrical stage productions, licensing, and merchandising. The company is owned by Mr. Burroughs’ heirs and continues to operate from offices the author built in 1927 on the site of his former Tarzana ranch in the San Fernando Valley.

ABOUT POCKET UNIVERSE PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Originally established in 2010 as AudioComics, Pocket Universe is one of the foremost production companies in the United States dedicated to the creation and distribution of high-quality audio dramas for podcast and audiobook platforms. Their accomplished productions include The X-Files starring original cast members Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and Locke & Key with Tatiana Maslany and Haley Joel Osment for Audible Studios. Most recently, they adapted the lost Lon Chaney horror film London After Midnight with AudioMarvels™ and Monkey Basket Entertainment, which has garnered almost two dozen awards for excellence.

For more information, please contact Joseph Ferrante (publicity for John Carter of Mars®: The Audio Series) at ferrante.joseph@gmail.com.

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, A Princess of Mars®, Barsoom®, Tarzan®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs® owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Used by permission.

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SDCC 2024 Announcement:
Preorder Now: The Land That Time Forgot ®: Fortress Primeval
by Mike Wolfer

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Cover art by Daren Bader

Thursday, July 25, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan® and John Carter of Mars®, is excited to make its first announcement at this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con: To commemorate the centennial of the book publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic The Land That Time Forgot trilogy, 2024 will see the release of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval. This thrilling new chapter in the ERB Universe is written by fan-favorite author Mike Wolfer, with stunning wraparound cover art by acclaimed fantasy illustrator Daren Bader.

“Never before has the company authorized a full-length novel building on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Caspak trilogy,” says ERB, Inc., VP of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey. “In his new tale, Mike Wolfer has managed to faithfully capture the true spirit and essence of ERB’s epics of primordial adventure and romance. And because it’s a prelude to the original classic trilogy, the novel also serves as a great entry point into the series for new readers, as much as it will satisfy veteran fans of ERB’s beloved The Land That Time Forgot books. And stay tuned: this is only the beginning for the literary return to Caspak!”

The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval releases in Fall 2024 and can be preordered now. It will be available in trade paperback, standard hardcover, and a limited Collector’s Edition.

Savage action, political intrigue, and smoldering romance await in the lost world of Caspak! Preorder your copy The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by Mike Wolfer today!

“Caspak Means Death!”

Hidden in the far South Pacific lies the lost island continent of Caprona, forgotten by history and time itself. In the year 1836, Sicilian Captain Fausto Caproni and his sister Marina lead a voyage across the raging seas to rediscover the fabled land first sighted by their grandfather—only to plunge into a terrifying tropical world known to its inhabitants as Caspak, thriving with giant carnivorous lizards and bestial tribesmen from the dawn of time. With only swords and muskets to defend themselves, the Caproni siblings are thrust into a desperate fight for survival against Caspak’s primordial creatures, but a greater threat may be allies among the crew who harbor a deadly secret agenda.

Bonus Novelette: “La of Opar: Masks of Atlantis” by Christopher Paul Carey

A mystery that lies hidden deep in the tunnels beneath Opar leads La, high priestess of the Flaming God, on a journey to a strange land where she must confront the bane of her ancient ancestors.

Bonus Trading Card—While Supplies Last!

All preorders of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval placed directly from ERB, Inc.’s online store will come with an exclusive collectible ERB Universe trading card featuring See-ta the Savage. Collect all of the trading cards by preordering each ERB Universe novel directly from ERBurroughs.com!

Hardcover Limited Collector’s Edition

The hardcover Collector’s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by Mike Wolfer and Christopher Paul Carey as well as a facsimile autograph of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and includes an exclusive ERB Universe trading card featuring Daren Bader’s cover art for The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval. The Collector’s Edition is limited to only 200 copies.

Wraparound Cover Art by Daren Bader

Preorder your copy The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by Mike Wolfer today!

About the Authors

Mike Wolfer has been a professional writer and illustrator for more than thirty years. He is the author of two Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe prose novellas (“Victory Harben: Clash on Caspak” and “Rescue the Farthest Star: Escape on Zandar”), and has been a key talent working on the canonical ERB Universe comic books, including Jane Porter, Victory Harben, Pellucidar, The Land That Time Forgot, The Monster Men, and The Moon Maid. Best known for his Widow series, Wolfer is also the creator of the Daughters of the Dark Oracle franchise, and has worked on numerous licensed properties.

Christopher Paul Carey is the author of several books, including the ERB Universe novel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos; Swords Against the Moon Men, an authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Moon Maid ; Exiles of Kho; The Song of Kwasin (with Philip José Farmer); Hadon, King of Opar ; and Blood of Ancient Opar . He has also written comic books featuring Burroughs’ characters such as Tarzan, Dejah Thoris, Carson of Venus, Jason Gridley, and Gretchen von Harben. Carey is Vice President of Publishing and Creative Director of the ERB Universe at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923. He lives in Southern California.

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™

A century before the term “crossover” became a buzzword in popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive, fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines—Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, Dejah Thoris®, Carson Napier™, and David Innes™ being only the best known among them. In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom®, Amtor™, Pellucidar®, Caspak™, and Va-nah™, as well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms Beyond the Farthest Star™. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of canonical tales written by today’s talented authors!

Shipping Update: A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins

Good news! A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins by Ann Tonsor Zeddies is on the way from the printer to our warehouse. The book is expected to ship to customers who ordered the book directly from ERB, Inc.’s webstore in August. If you haven’t already preordered the novel, which includes the bonus novella “John Carter of Mars: Swords of the Mind” by Geary Gravel, you can do so here and it will be in your hands soon! According to our advance readers, Ann’s novel and Geary’s novella are both real treats for die-hard ERB fans and new readers alike—highly recommended!

Now in Stock: Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Collectible Coins!

Our webstore is now stocking the final limited run of ERB Universe collectible coins produced by our friends at Goliath Coins in commemoration of last year’s Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Centennial. These highly collectible coins are no longer being minted and the molds have been destroyed, so place your order while you still can!

 

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Preorder Now: THE MOON MAID™: THE THREE KEYS
Mass Market Edition Graphic Novel

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Cover art by Richard Ortiz & Bruna Costa

Join a battle for freedom at the heart of the hollow moon with The Moon Maid: The Three Keys, the latest ERB Illustrated Universe graphic novel!

Two options available:

  • Preorder the trade paperback for $19.99
  • Preorder the trade paperback with a special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to 200 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer and letterer Natalie Jane for only $29.99

Expected to ship Late Summer 2024

Once ruled by an advanced civilization, all of Va-nah fell to the conquering forces of the brutal Kalkars, who erased the advancements of science and technology from their world and plunged it into a state of savage barbarism. In the decimated city of Groethe lives Loh-ee-nah, the last surviving member of her people and the defender of a great secret. When a chance encounter entwines the fates of Loh-ee-nah and a band of horse-like, flesh-eating creatures called Va-gas, the cultural enemies realize that only together can they hope to survive against the Kalkar onslaught.

Preorder your copy of The Moon Maid: The Three Keys Mass Market Edition today!

Special Signed and Limited Signature Plate Option

Select the “Trade Paperback with Signature Plate” option when preordering The Moon Maid: The Three Keys Mass Market Edition and get this special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to 200 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer and letterer Natalie Jane for only $29.99!

About the Creative Team

The Moon Maid: The Three Keys is an 86-page graphic novel written by Mike Wolfer (Jane Porter®, Victory Harben™, Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®, The Monster Men™) and illustrated by Miriana Puglia (Jane Porter: The Primordial Peril, Jane Porter and the City of Fire). Interior color is provided by Periya Pillai (Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®) and Beezzz Studio (Carson of Venus®, The Monster Men™) with lettering by Natalie Jane (all of the above projects and more). The cover of this Mass Market edition was illustrated by Richard Ortiz and colored by Bruna Costa.

Includes the 13-page bonus story “The Moon Maid: The Bridge of Straw” written and illustrated by Mike Wolfer, with colors by Arthur Hesli and lettering by Natalie Jane, as well “Paint by Blunders,” a hilarious 1-page ERBites story written by Mike Wolfer and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Eric Shanower, with colors by Jeremy Kahn!

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics

For decades, various publishers have presented the classic characters of Edgar Rice Burroughs in comic-book format, but never has ERB, Inc., released its own comic books and graphic novels…until now! ERB Universe Illustrated Epics is an all-new line of comics and graphic novels that perfectly captures the high adventure of ERB’s literary works in new, canonical tales created and approved by the company itself. Crafted with an eye for accuracy and loyalty to the source material, each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic will thrill and excite fans of each franchise, while progressing characters and storylines in organic directions that carry them beyond the boundaries of the original classic novels into unexplored realms. You’ll also be introduced to brand-new heroes and villains of the ERB pantheon in colorful science-fiction epics that will have you on the edge of your seat!

Follow Us On Kickstarter!

Get the first look at each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic as it launches on Kickstarter! Just create a Kickstarter account or sign into your existing account, then click on the “Follow” button on ERB, Inc.’s Kickstarter profile page to be notified each time we have a new campaign ready for launch! Special Note: Our Kickstarter campaigns offer collectible Kickstarter exclusive and variant editions, along with other merchandise, that will never be made available anywhere else.

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Preorder Now: Barsoom® Saga Books #1–3
in the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

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Cover art by Joe Jusko

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, is pleased to announce preorders for the first three volumes of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original Barsoom® Saga in handsome ERB Authorized Library editions, sporting brand-new epic cover art and interior frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko. For a limited time, preorder all three standard hardcover editions and get 20% off, or preorder the new Joe Jusko Legend Editions (see below for more details) from the individual product pages for A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars. (Please note: The “Buy 3 Books and Get 20% Off” sale does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.)

Although Mr. Burroughs is best known for creating his world-famous ape-man, he launched his renowned writing career with the serialization of “Under the Moons of Mars” in the pages of The All-Story magazine from February–July 1912, and many fans of his books consider the Barsoom series to be among his finest and most enduring works. “Under the Moons of Mars” was first published in hardcover in 1917 by A. C. McClurg & Co. under the title A Princess of Mars, and was followed by The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars, both of which first appeared in The All-Story in 1913–14. The three novels make up one of the most highly influential and celebrated trilogies in the history of science fiction, and have left a permanent stamp on popular culture, influencing and inspiring the most prominent figures around the world, including Ray Bradbury, Carl Sagan, Jerry Seigel, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron, to name just a few. In the words of Ray Bradbury, “Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.” Without Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars, it is doubtful that Superman, Star Wars, or Avatar would exist for audiences to enjoy, at least not in their recognizable forms.

These stunning hardcover editions feature gorgeous new cover art and frontispieces by Joe Jusko; forewords by venerated fantasy author and SFWA Grand Master Michael Moorcock (Elric, Hawkmoon, The Eternal Champion), bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Kevin J. Anderson (Dune, Star Wars, The X-Files), and NASA astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt (veteran of four Space Shuttle missions); afterwords by noted ERB scholar Henry G. Franke III; and a bounty of rare and previously unpublished archival materials.

The first three volumes of the Barsoom Saga are expected to ship Fall 2024.

 
                                                                                       Cover art by Joe Jusko

Buy All Three Books and Get 20% Off!*

For a limited time, buy all three standard hardcover editions of A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars and get 20%! Just click here to take advantage of this special offer.

* This special discount does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.

Standard Hardcover Edition Dust Jacket

Announcing the Joe Jusko Legend Edition

We have had a lot of requests to offer Collector’s Editions of our ERB Authorized Library titles, and we’re listening! Beginning with the Barsoom Saga books #1–3, we will be offering a special Joe Jusko Legend Edition for each title in the ERB Authorized Library. Each Joe Jusko Legend Edition will be limited to only 300 copies and will feature:

  • A dust jacket highlighting the virgin cover art (no text will be printed over the artwork)
  • Wraparound illustrated exterior boards
  • A collectible Joe Jusko Legend Edition trading card featuring the book’s cover art by Joe Jusko
  • A bookplate signed by renowned fantasy artist Joe Jusko, along with a facsimile signature of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Dust Jacket with Virgin Artwork

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Illustrated Exterior Boards

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Trading Card

And in case you’re wondering if you’ll miss out on the archival photographs of Edgar Rice Burroughs that appear on the rear dust jackets of our standard hardcover ERB Authorized Library editions, there’s no need to worry! We will be printing each photograph on an interior page of the respective Joe Jusko Legend Edition volume.

How to Purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions:

To purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions, simply visit the product page for each book (A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars), under “Format” select the option for “Hardcover Joe Jusko Legend Edition” from the drop-down menu, and add the item to your cart.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents for the first time ever the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in uniform hardcover editions. Published by the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company’s extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

About Joe Jusko: Visionary Artist

Joe Jusko is among today’s most acclaimed fantasy, pin-up, and comic artists. His work has been featured on book and comic posters, and on the much-praised 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards. Jusko is a recipient of myriad industry honors, including a Certificate of Merit from the Society of Illustrators and a 2001 Chesley Award nomination. Fittingly, he was born on September 1, sharing his birthday with Edgar Rice Burroughs. Jusko’s longtime love of Burroughs’ work continues to inspire him in illustrating the Authorized Library and bringing the author’s creative vision to life.

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Tarzana International Film Festival Honors Screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos with the Edgar Rice Burroughs® Legacy Award

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For Immediate Release

Tarzana, CA – The Tarzana International Film Festival (TZIFF) will once again take place at the beautiful Regal Cinemas at The Sherman Oaks Galleria, August 23rd-25th.

2024 marks the third year of the festival with film categories including Action/Adventure, Films by Women, Faith-Based films, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, Comedy, Documentaries, Foreign films, Screenplays, and more.

The city of Tarzana is named after the most successful and prolific novelist, Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) who owned a 550-acre ranch in the San Fernando Valley and created the classic and beloved novels and comic books for the character Tarzan®. Other classic (ERB) characters include John Carter® and and Dejah Thoris®, Princess of Mars®.

In addition to the numerous Tarzan films and 2012’s John Carter, Burroughs’ fantastical science fiction novels At The Earth’s Core™, The Land That Time Forgot®, and The People That Time Forgot™ were all made into popular motion pictures. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. continues that tradition with several projects in development at Sony/Columbia Pictures and other major studios and production companies.

In 2023, the Tarzana International Film Festival Director and President, Jeff Rector, created the Edgar Rice Burroughs Legacy Award to honor industry screenwriters who encompass the literary talent and spirit of the greatest and most successful writer of all time, Edgar Rice Burroughs.  For the second year, TZIFF has partnered with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. to present this award at the annual black-tie dinner and Awards Gala at the beautiful Braemar Country Club in the hills overlooking the San Fernando Valley. 

Evan Spiliotopoulos

This years Legacy Award is being presented to Evan Spiliotopoulos, best known for writing the live-action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast starring Kristen Stewart, The Huntsmen: Winter’s War starring Chris Hemsworth, and the action/adventure Hercules starring Dwayne Johnson. Since then, Spiliotopoulos moved on to write and direct his first feature film, The Unholy. Most recently, Spiliotopoulos wrote the successful supernatural thriller The Pope’s Exorcist starring Academy Award winner Russel Crowe, with a sequel currently in production.

Spiliotopoulos says, “Edgar Rice Burroughs is the reigning King of adventure. Through works like ‘Tarzan’ and ‘John Carter of Mars,’ he transported readers to distant realms and inspired countless writers like myself to unleash our own imaginations. I am deeply honored and humbled to be receiving the Edgar Rice Burroughs Legacy award this year.” Festival Founder Lori Morrissey said, “We are really pleased and excited to be presenting and honoring Evan, an amazing screenwriter and visionary in his own right!”

Media/Talent Requests Contact: Jeff Rector – milleniumconcepts@gmail.com

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More exciting TZIFF news will be coming soon when the final films are selected and the  festival screening schedule is finalized. For more information, go to www.TZIFF.org

          The Tarzana International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

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Father’s Day Sale

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Father’s Day Sale!

Father’s Day is almost here and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., is holding an amazing sale, packed with special gift ideas for your dad! Check out all the merchandise right now at edgarriceburroughs.com. Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Carson of Venus, Pellucidar…we have it all! AND for a limited time, use the coupon code FATHERSDAY20 at checkout to get 20% off your entire order, including already discounted scratch-and-dent books (discount does not apply to books on preorder)!

Every time we receive a large shipment of books from our printer, there are a few copies that have minor dings, dents, and scratches, or are otherwise physically imperfect and just don’t meet our high standards of quality. But you know what? These less-than-perfect books make great reading copies, so we’ve decided to put them on sale at a whopping 30% off! Simply select the “Less-than-Perfect” option from the drop-down menu on the book’s product page and add the selection to your shopping cart to take advantage of this amazing offer. Check out our inventory of discounted less-than-perfect books here! Use promo code FATHERSDAY20 for an extra 20% off your entire order through June 17th!

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