Keskustelujen arkisto

>I just got my
>subscription copy of Anders And 1996/32 (8/8/96), the...... and the story is
>printed complete as one 16-page unit, without being continued.
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Oh, You lucky, lucky Danish readers!!

joachim

DON:
I, too, have now read your A Matter of Some Gravity and loved it.
A superb idea for a gag story and superbly carried out. Although the
waterskiing annoyed me a bit (you could've done the same with Scrooge not
in the water so that only Donald would've been slowed by water) but everybody
didn't seem to notice. A guy I know said this (well, said it in Finnish) after
several sentences of praising the story: "... and the best thing is that Rosa
noticed all the logical consequences of the reversed gravity and still was able
to make the story so funny. The waterskiing part for example was just
brilliant!" (After I had pointed the mistake in that sequence to him, he
just replied: "Oh, well, it's brilliant anyway." And I fully have to agree. )

Oh, and could you tell something more about this new project of
yours? I just had a total shock when I saw two pictures of AMoSG in the
previews of the Swedish Kalle Anka with no Magica and I thought it was
a story you hadn't told us about (gasp!) (you only had mentioned a Magica
16-pager, nothing that would even imply a story like that). So, what are
the Ducks doing in space? Is it a sequel to "24 Carat Moon", "Loonatic
Lunar Gold Rush", the Valhalla planet story, "Micro-Ducks from Outer Space",
"Island in the Sky" (oh, please no), "Interplanetary Postman" (no! noooo!)
or some other Barks space story or will you be making a reference to all
of them as is often your case with not direct sequels.

BYRON and GARY and PIETER and JOS:

Welcome to the list, all of you. Is there some special reason why
all of you joined so simultanously? Will you read our opinions and mails
here as Disney comics professionals or just as people interested in
Disney comics?

JYRKI:
I checked your comics in the Web site. Not bad. Not bad at all...

ALL:
Before making my final decision on whether or not I like or dislike
William Van Horn, could you say if the following stories are made by him
and if not, by whom:
Code Translation of the Finnish title Issue of Aku Ankka
AR 139 Big Money 25/96
D92209 The Eagle has Landed 33/96

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Mike - The Finnish Trekkie

In a message dated 96-08-13 08:34:25 EDT, you write:

<< I'm always interested in contents of Disney comics (past, present and
future),
for our Disney comics Database. I'd also like to know though, if the story
you
mentioned was the only story in the comic, and whether it had a code.
--Harry. >>

Harry, I thought that I had remarked that it was the only comic in the issue.
I would have mentioned the code if there was one; but there wasn't (or it
was too tiny); and I forgot to mention that there wasn't one.
Steven Rowe

Hello all,

I've put together a bibliography of the scholarly Journal of Popular
Culture's articles on comic books. A small amount of Disney surfaced like
Cornelia Butler's "Roasting Donald Duck: Alternative Comics and
Photonovelas in Latin America" (18:1) and Elizabeth Lawrence's "In The Mick
of Time: Reflections on Disney's Ageless Mouse" (20:2). If anyone wants
the whole thing, beam me directly.

Mike Rhode

Remove me from list

DON ROSA:

>-- it's not at all a matter of what *I* can get past any censors. What I put
>in my scripts is my business... what the editor chooses to tell the

Okay, I should have not said "you" in that statement. What I meant was
that I was surprised the Disney Contract was left in there. Byron must
have to read you scripts very closely if you are loading them up with
things he may have to pull out to save butt--you are making him work for
his pay... ;)

>. Don't you think they might LIKE people to get the idea that
> a Disney contract is harder than Impervium or Forbidium? They
> probably endorsed that gag.

Now that IS a good point. I remember when Lotus Corp. woas suing other
software vendors for anything that looked like the 123 interface (that they
stole from VisiCalc) as well as suing users that made illegal copies. The
rumor was that Lotus made more money from litigation than it did from
selling its software. It made many people think twice about violating
their license agreements.

Tryg

"I wish they all could be Calisota Ducks!" --the Beach Drakes

Tryg Helseth <(Email removed)> Minneapolis, MN, USA
or <(Email removed)>

> ??? Why would you ask me if there was ever a Captain Kentucky unless you
> already knew there was? You must know I did a "Captain Kentucky" half-page
> comic strip in the local major newspaper in 1979-81, right.

DON:
Nope. Didn't know. A person from Germany mentioned it in an email two days
ago. My reaction was something like, "Huh?!?". Thought I'd check it with
you to make sure it wasn't Col. Sanders drawing "Captain Kentucky". :)

The Cartoon Art Museum usually closes at 5:00 p.m. everyday. At least
that's the hours listed in the Comic Buyer's Guide. I've heard of a re-
ception for Charles M. Schulz (of "Peanuts" fame) that was sponsered by
the CAM, but took place at a restaurant on Nob Hill (in San Francisco).
If I see any news about your reception, I'll notify this list.

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> "Disco Duck" was a monstrously big hit single for one Dick Rees in 1976 or
> 1977. It also happens to be one of the cheesiest pieces of music from one of
> the cheesiest time periods ever, pop culturally speaking. However, it *is*
> rather amusing with a reference to contemporary (OK, *then*-contemporary)
> pop culture like this...

AUGIE:
"Disco Duck" was by Rick Dees (not Dick Rees). This song was kind of in-
teresting since it was sung in a "Donald Duck"-like voice. If you haven't
heard it, you should hear it.

Rick Dees is a disc jockey. His real voice doesn't sound like Donald Duck.
Too bad. He could have had more hit records ... :)

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Have a great day, everyone!

Eric

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