Jungle Tales of Tarzan, a collection of twelve loosely connected stories written about the jungle lord by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is being adapted into a graphic novel. The graphic collection has been authorized by ERB, Inc., the Burroughs family corporation …
Continue ReadingA modern version of Tarzan is the star of a very good young adult series.
Continue ReadingFirst I was distracted by the beautiful cover illustration by Neal Adams.
Then I was distracted flipping through the book to find the other full-page Adams illustrations, the ones originally used for the covers of the Tarzan paperbacks by Ballantine Books.
I …
I am a huge proponent of literacy programs for kids. Reading, vocabulary, and writing skills are strong predictors for success in life. So I was excited to find that Reading Rockets — a national literacy initiative of WETA, the PBS …
Continue ReadingNot much of a weekend for for Andrew Stanton, was it? Well, Stanton can’t write and direct The Incredibles every time out, can he? And as our managing editor Matt Blum pointed out on a podcast a couple of weeks …
Continue ReadingYou’ve got four more days to patiently wait for John Carter. Meanwhile, there’s a new ten-minute clip to help you pass that time. For those not already impatiently awaiting, John Carter is a Disney film to be released March 9 based on the protagonist of the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. (In the case […]
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks ago we here at GeekDad highlighted the opportunity to read A Princess of Mars for free through a variety of ebook formats before the movie arrives in theaters March 9th. Here at GeekDad we are planning …
Continue ReadingWhen I heard Andrew Stanton from Pixar had decided to bring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter novels to the screen, I took note. Stanton is either the writer, director, or both behind many of the best Pixar animated features, including …
Continue ReadingAs I wrote over at GeekMom, I’ve been immersed in the new Conan the Barbarian comic series for the last few weeks. So when I went into my local comic shop last Saturday, I was instantly drawn to another comic …
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