John-Trygve Staff (or whoever) about the 'Flipism' story (WDC 149):
> This is a quote from an old (substitute with exact age and think of
> me as increadibly clever managing to remember) story where Donald
> flips a coin every time he has to make a choice, right?
According to my newest version (not yet on ftp) of the Disney comics
Database this story was published in Sweden in KA 1954-02, KA 1972-07, and
'Best of DD' album #12 from 1980.
I think the Norwegian publications are almost at the same time. So if
you haven't read the album version, you're either old (1972) or VERY
old (1954). 8-)
Jo/rgen about Italian Disney stuff:
> I guess the redrawing they
> mentioned was what was done with the German books.
?? Did the Germans redraw Italian stories for their 'pocket books'?
Please tell me (us) more about that!
--Harry.
Author
Topic: 199411
(156 messages)
H.W. Fluks
Flipism and German redrawing
Message 151 -
1994-11-29 at 11:30:41
DAVID.A.GERSTEIN
Egmont discoveries
Message 152 -
1994-11-29 at 18:24:28
Dear Folks,
After blathering on like a windbag yesterday, I hardly have a
thing to say -- but I do have a BIT of news, now that I talked with
Anina Bennett (Egmont U. S. editor) last night.
The Mickey Mouse story "Hocus Pocus Hypnosis" was written by
John Lustig (!) and indeed drawn by Noel Van Horn. And the Mickey
two-parter "Fossil Hunters" (with Prof. Dustibones) is written by Pat
McGreal, who has since done a sequel to it which Egmont will cough up
eventually, too.
To increase his output, Ferioli has begun a studio like Vicar's
about a year ago, by having several people ink his work. The
dinosaur story was one of the first of these, and the frequency of
Ferioli-drawn stories will thus soon increase, I am led to believe.
My fellow Egmont writers should know that in mid-January, Anina
will no longer be working at Egmont. It was her own decision to
leave, she told me. She was offered an important job at Dark Horse
(much bigger than her old post there) and decided, in the end, to go
for it. So now what? Byron is going to do one of two things: (A)
hire an assistant editor in Denmark so that he can do Anina's portion
of the editing, or (B) hire someone in the States to do what Anina
did. Does anyone know if Bob Foster is interested in getting back
into this business again?
Anina may join us here on the Digest soon. She's told me
several times in the past that she was interested, and confirmed that
again yesterday. She's a Disney fan no matter where she works,
anyway.
David Gerstein
<9475609 at arran.sms.ed.ac.uk>
"Lost in the Andes, eh? That's ALWAYS grand!"
After blathering on like a windbag yesterday, I hardly have a
thing to say -- but I do have a BIT of news, now that I talked with
Anina Bennett (Egmont U. S. editor) last night.
The Mickey Mouse story "Hocus Pocus Hypnosis" was written by
John Lustig (!) and indeed drawn by Noel Van Horn. And the Mickey
two-parter "Fossil Hunters" (with Prof. Dustibones) is written by Pat
McGreal, who has since done a sequel to it which Egmont will cough up
eventually, too.
To increase his output, Ferioli has begun a studio like Vicar's
about a year ago, by having several people ink his work. The
dinosaur story was one of the first of these, and the frequency of
Ferioli-drawn stories will thus soon increase, I am led to believe.
My fellow Egmont writers should know that in mid-January, Anina
will no longer be working at Egmont. It was her own decision to
leave, she told me. She was offered an important job at Dark Horse
(much bigger than her old post there) and decided, in the end, to go
for it. So now what? Byron is going to do one of two things: (A)
hire an assistant editor in Denmark so that he can do Anina's portion
of the editing, or (B) hire someone in the States to do what Anina
did. Does anyone know if Bob Foster is interested in getting back
into this business again?
Anina may join us here on the Digest soon. She's told me
several times in the past that she was interested, and confirmed that
again yesterday. She's a Disney fan no matter where she works,
anyway.
David Gerstein
<9475609 at arran.sms.ed.ac.uk>
"Lost in the Andes, eh? That's ALWAYS grand!"
DAVID.A.GERSTEIN
Becattini's Index to join our Database!
Message 153 -
1994-11-29 at 20:51:28
Dear Folks,
Fabio just wrote me some private E-Mail containing, besides
discussion of our own meeting-to-come, some news he wanted the list
to have, but didn't have time to send twice.
First, HARRY: Your copy of the Index, of which THE SECOND
VOLUME IS NOW PUBLISHED, has not been forgotten. Fabio will be
giving it to me when I see him in December, and when I come to visit
you, you'll get it from me, then.
If others of you want the index, what these are, are thick
paperback books (Vol. 1, $30; Vol. 2, $35) with complete Dell
indexes in them. I don't know if the information on what untitled
gags are about is as complete as what we have in our Index, but daily
strips are dated, credits are at their most complete -- great, eh?
Furthermore, Alberto Becattini is going to give Fabio a disk with
his Complete Dell Index in computer form on it, so we can add it to
the Database.
>PLOP!< (That's the sound of Harry fainting, folks. Oh, so
you don't believe that? ;-)
That doesn't mean that some of you won't want the Index in book
form -- it reprints hundreds of samples from the various comics
(single panels to several pages in length, all reproduced rather
small, though). It's really a good thing to have.
You can order both volumes by writing to: Dell Index, Al Fumetto
Club; maybe someone can give an address, but if not, Fabio will give
it to me for all of us, soon.
Best,
David Gerstein
Fabio just wrote me some private E-Mail containing, besides
discussion of our own meeting-to-come, some news he wanted the list
to have, but didn't have time to send twice.
First, HARRY: Your copy of the Index, of which THE SECOND
VOLUME IS NOW PUBLISHED, has not been forgotten. Fabio will be
giving it to me when I see him in December, and when I come to visit
you, you'll get it from me, then.
If others of you want the index, what these are, are thick
paperback books (Vol. 1, $30; Vol. 2, $35) with complete Dell
indexes in them. I don't know if the information on what untitled
gags are about is as complete as what we have in our Index, but daily
strips are dated, credits are at their most complete -- great, eh?
Furthermore, Alberto Becattini is going to give Fabio a disk with
his Complete Dell Index in computer form on it, so we can add it to
the Database.
>PLOP!< (That's the sound of Harry fainting, folks. Oh, so
you don't believe that? ;-)
That doesn't mean that some of you won't want the Index in book
form -- it reprints hundreds of samples from the various comics
(single panels to several pages in length, all reproduced rather
small, though). It's really a good thing to have.
You can order both volumes by writing to: Dell Index, Al Fumetto
Club; maybe someone can give an address, but if not, Fabio will give
it to me for all of us, soon.
Best,
David Gerstein
Don Rosa
Disney-comics digest #507.
Message 154 -
1994-11-30 at 06:46:54
HARRY:
I'm not sure what was meant by the comment that you were asking
about... but just to make sure you know -- Egmont pocket-books (digests)
print the Italian stuff as is since it was done as digests in Italy. No
need to redraw it or nuthin'.
Anybody! What's Jorgen's address??? Hello... earth to Jorgen!
I'm not sure what was meant by the comment that you were asking
about... but just to make sure you know -- Egmont pocket-books (digests)
print the Italian stuff as is since it was done as digests in Italy. No
need to redraw it or nuthin'.
Anybody! What's Jorgen's address??? Hello... earth to Jorgen!
DAVID.A.GERSTEIN
Disney-comics digest #507.
Message 155 -
1994-11-30 at 13:37:05
Hi, gang.
MMGawain (I'm not sure of your real name): Besides the two
reprints of "The Great Steamboat Race" that Tryg mentioned, it was
also reprinted in early 1993, in US 277. Weird coloring mistake on
one page, when Huey is tinted blue in a daytime scene. I know it was
an error, because his word balloon is blue, too. But otherwise a
fine reprint of the vintage tale.
Re: German redrawing: I've never seen an Italian story in a
German pocket book that had had anything done to it except (of
course) translation. Those terrible intermezzo sequences which many
of us love to hate (who was that artist again, Fabio?) are exactly as
is, for better or worse.
Until recently (when the monthly, here called "Mickyvision,"
was cancelled) Germany published more Disney comics than anyone else.
TWO monthlies every month, one a reprint of an old one; five 52-page
weeklies, a Jumbo book, two 100-page DDs with I- and S-coded stories
(one a reprint of an old one, reprinted in original publication order),
one 100-page US with I- and D-coded stories, "Ein Fall fur Micky"
(Mickey Mystery) every month, one CBL Album a month, one 64-page
"DD-Sonderheft" every month, and one "Beste Geschichte von DD" album
too. That's roughly 1100 pages of Disney comics every month. 1020
discounting the now-cancelled monthly. 1000 discounting ads in the
various issues. And not counting some "500-page Mammoths"
containing five remaindered DD 100-pagers, which are published
quarterly. Any questions? I don't think they've got TIME to redraw
anything.
Anyone have WDC&S 595 in the States, yet? How is it?
David Gerstein
<9475609 at arran.sms.ed.ac.uk>
"Thanks! But are you sure you're a McDuck?"
MMGawain (I'm not sure of your real name): Besides the two
reprints of "The Great Steamboat Race" that Tryg mentioned, it was
also reprinted in early 1993, in US 277. Weird coloring mistake on
one page, when Huey is tinted blue in a daytime scene. I know it was
an error, because his word balloon is blue, too. But otherwise a
fine reprint of the vintage tale.
Re: German redrawing: I've never seen an Italian story in a
German pocket book that had had anything done to it except (of
course) translation. Those terrible intermezzo sequences which many
of us love to hate (who was that artist again, Fabio?) are exactly as
is, for better or worse.
Until recently (when the monthly, here called "Mickyvision,"
was cancelled) Germany published more Disney comics than anyone else.
TWO monthlies every month, one a reprint of an old one; five 52-page
weeklies, a Jumbo book, two 100-page DDs with I- and S-coded stories
(one a reprint of an old one, reprinted in original publication order),
one 100-page US with I- and D-coded stories, "Ein Fall fur Micky"
(Mickey Mystery) every month, one CBL Album a month, one 64-page
"DD-Sonderheft" every month, and one "Beste Geschichte von DD" album
too. That's roughly 1100 pages of Disney comics every month. 1020
discounting the now-cancelled monthly. 1000 discounting ads in the
various issues. And not counting some "500-page Mammoths"
containing five remaindered DD 100-pagers, which are published
quarterly. Any questions? I don't think they've got TIME to redraw
anything.
Anyone have WDC&S 595 in the States, yet? How is it?
David Gerstein
<9475609 at arran.sms.ed.ac.uk>
"Thanks! But are you sure you're a McDuck?"
Maria Enriquez Harris
Don and the canon
Message 156 -
1994-11-30 at 14:34:12
On 27 Nov 1994, Don Rosa wrote:
(on the subject of canonical Duck stories)
> THIS is precisely the anal-retentive attitude that I brought
> into the scheme with my attempts to change all that, at least as far as
> I was concerned. That's why, when I did my first story ("The Son of the
> Sun"), I opened it with a tour of a "Barks Museum" to tell the readers
> that MY stories would be based solidly on Barks' work as the only holy
> canon, treating it as irrefutable fact. And, of course, Gladstone was
> the first editorial group who, as Barks fans rather than just editors
> filling jobs, would allow this or value it. And I still see myself as
the only writer >who approaches the stories with this attitude.
I am sure that many would agree that it is precisely this scholarly
approach of Don's to his writing which makes his stories so appealing to
followers of Barks' work and why we are willing to include Don's work in
the canon. For one thing, it means that well-loved Barks tales can have
their sequels realised by Don..such as the wonderful "Return to Plain Awful".
(While we are on the subject..any chance of revisiting "Tralla La",
Don?). Not to imply that sequels are the be-all and end-all.
Btw, this is the first time I have posted to this list.
(I must admit to feeling inhibited by a)not being a comic writer and
b)not being Scandinavian or Dutch!)
Are there any people on the list who live in the south of England and can
tell me of a store which stocks Duck comics? My local store stopped
stocking them since Disney took over Gladstone and has never taken them
up again.
Failing that, what is the UK mail order address for Gladstone..does
anyone know? Or any mailing address for Gladstone?
Heck, I haven't even been able to read one issue of LOS!!!
Hungry-for-duckcomics-Pita
(on the subject of canonical Duck stories)
> THIS is precisely the anal-retentive attitude that I brought
> into the scheme with my attempts to change all that, at least as far as
> I was concerned. That's why, when I did my first story ("The Son of the
> Sun"), I opened it with a tour of a "Barks Museum" to tell the readers
> that MY stories would be based solidly on Barks' work as the only holy
> canon, treating it as irrefutable fact. And, of course, Gladstone was
> the first editorial group who, as Barks fans rather than just editors
> filling jobs, would allow this or value it. And I still see myself as
the only writer >who approaches the stories with this attitude.
I am sure that many would agree that it is precisely this scholarly
approach of Don's to his writing which makes his stories so appealing to
followers of Barks' work and why we are willing to include Don's work in
the canon. For one thing, it means that well-loved Barks tales can have
their sequels realised by Don..such as the wonderful "Return to Plain Awful".
(While we are on the subject..any chance of revisiting "Tralla La",
Don?). Not to imply that sequels are the be-all and end-all.
Btw, this is the first time I have posted to this list.
(I must admit to feeling inhibited by a)not being a comic writer and
b)not being Scandinavian or Dutch!)
Are there any people on the list who live in the south of England and can
tell me of a store which stocks Duck comics? My local store stopped
stocking them since Disney took over Gladstone and has never taken them
up again.
Failing that, what is the UK mail order address for Gladstone..does
anyone know? Or any mailing address for Gladstone?
Heck, I haven't even been able to read one issue of LOS!!!
Hungry-for-duckcomics-Pita