Keskustelujen arkisto

HENRI & MIKKO:

You aren't completely fair to the Scandinavian Disney publishers.

In Denmark, the translator always gets his (DD&Co.) or her (Jumbo) name in the
comics, and from time to time you'll see a note that a story is written by
Carl Barks or Don Rosa. I can't remember any other artists being mentioned in
Serieforlaget's publcations.

In the Faroes (yes, I know it's not a part of Scandinavia) there are full
credits, but since the only publication is CBLiC, it's not that hard to handle.

According to EU copyright law (as ruled in Denmark), does artists have the
right to get their name on any piece of work they do, and they _can't_ sell,
or in any other way give that right away. I.e. should somebody (me???) just
call Serieforlaget and ask them to put full credits in the comics. (I think
I'll try tomorrow.)

Jacob
--
Have you played with your LEGO today?
--
URL's: "mailto:sparre at cats.nbi.dk", "http://fys.ku.dk/(J~(Bsparre/LEGO/MOC/".
--
"We need a plan to diverge from", Fesser
--
LEGO: MOC+++c TO+++(6543) TC+++(8880) AQ+++ BV-- #++ S LS++ A-/+ YB72m

On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Mike Pohjola wrote:

>
>
> DON (anybody may reply, I don't mind):
> A thought came to me when I read your message yesterday. You always
> complain about how American kids don't read books anymore, but spend all their
> time with tv instead. This hasn't been the case with Europe, but now cable and
> satellite have become popular in Finland too. Also you say that American
> kids don't read Duck comics any longer, but waste all their time on super-
> heros. Could those too have something to do with each other? Do I see the
> downfall of disney comics in Europe coming?
>
Hey it could be but I really hope not!

DAVID or anyone else in the know:

Why are there no regular comics listed under Gladstone's section in the
new PREVIEWS catalog for books shipping in February? Did they miss it or
screw it up again? The U$A and WDC&S albums _were_ there in the
listings, though.

And any news on the license from Disney?

-Augie
----------------------------------------------------------------
Augie De Blieck Jr. Media relations, VR.5 Virtual Storm
adebliec at internexus.net
adebliec at drew.edu

Don Wrote:

> I did double-check the unabridged about "Odds bodkins" and I was
>sorta surprised that my memory was perfect. It means "God's body" as in
>"Christ's body" after the bit on the cross. Also, it referred me to
>"Gadzooks", which means "God's (or Christ's) wounds"... both expressions
>used as a mild oath as in "By the Body of Christ!"

Thanks again for checking up on that, Don. Only a week ago I thought
that phrase was just a modern concoction intended to sound Medieval. I had
no idea it was authentic! (No doubt about it, I have to get a better
dictionary!)

I am still in the dark, however, as to which comic book I saw that used
in. For some reason, I still picture some charater in Medieval garb
saying that to either Mickey or Goofy. Since no one else seems to recall
this, however, I guess I'll just have to start re-reading all those MM
stories until if find it. This may take a while... :)

Tryg

Tryg Helseth <trygve at maroon.tc.umn.edu> Minneapolis, MN, USA
or <tryg.helseth at tstation.com>

Finally I've seen the final chapter of the "Life and Times of
Scrooge McDuck"-series. It appeared in the December issue of the Dutch
Donald Duck Extra today. Amazing. What a brilliant conclusion. I had
never thought it would end like this. I will not tell too much about it.
I might spoil the fun for people who haven't read it yet.
It also is the first Dutch story, in which they *didn't* color the
coins in Scrooge's Money bin gold. The coins are mixed silver and copper (?)
colored.
___
C:(J\(B>aR|HUr

Mike P.:

> A thought came to me when I read your message yesterday. You always
>complain about how American kids don't read books anymore, but spend all their
>time with tv instead. This hasn't been the case with Europe, but now cable and
>satellite have become popular in Finland too. Also you say that American
>kids don't read Duck comics any longer, but waste all their time on super-
>heros. Could those too have something to do with each other? Do I see the
>downfall of disney comics in Europe coming?

I think this has something to do with attention span. I don't know first
hand, and sorry if I offend, but I've heard that much of television in
Europe is "boring" (don't ask me where I heard this, because I don't
remember). Some of the Brittish shows (closest to Europe that American
television tends to get) that make it over are intelligent, literate, and
on the whole, lack the constant explosions that appear often on American
shows.
The point in saying all this, is that in order to watch television in
Europe, to my understanding, you must have an attention span.
Even some of the best American shows must cater to a largely short
attention span, channel surfing public.
Most new comics (i.e. Superhero) must cater to this audience, and
therefore, rely on flashy art (with men that are severly
misproportioned and women that are wearing very tight um... tights)
with violent battles in every issue.
The few superhero magazines that can break this paradigm are those
that have been around awhile and have a longstanding readership base.
(Though, this also has exceptions i.e. the death/rebirth of Superman).
If Finnish cable is bringing with is, short attention span shows
like American television, and more children are watching them,
then I fear for Disney comics.
(If my initial assumptions are wrong, I'm sorry in advance.)
=============================================================
|"I'm perfectly normal, it's everyone else that's wierd." |
|:-) :-0 :-) 8-) ;-) $-) 0-) *-) 2-) E-) |
| |
| (J\(B=0=/ Don't Panic - Tommy Tran |
| ttt_42 at mail.utexas.edu |
| |
|"We have normality, I repeat, we have normality. Anything you
|can't cope with is therefore your own problem." |
| |
| -Trillian |
=============================================================

subscribe disney-comics-request at student.docs.uu.se/L Vanessa Chianese

Vanessa Chianese
chianese at Trenton.EDU