Welcome back to David Gerstein (I actually was gonna give you a call to
see what was what) and a big "Welcome Aboard!" to Gary and Byron.
--
http://users.aol.com./dcrawson/home.htm
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Topic: 199608
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Dave Rawson
Hiyas 'n' howdies
Message 91 -
1996-08-09 at 01:58:39
Greg Wright
Re:CBL auction results
Message 92 -
1996-08-09 at 02:02:38
Michael wrote:
>A recent auction at the Howard Lowery Gallery had the CBL Volumes #1-9 sell
>for $1,265.00 (buyers premium included) that's $140.55 each! Whew!!
Down here, for the few I've managed to find, I've had to pay about $300 each!
Greg
>A recent auction at the Howard Lowery Gallery had the CBL Volumes #1-9 sell
>for $1,265.00 (buyers premium included) that's $140.55 each! Whew!!
Down here, for the few I've managed to find, I've had to pay about $300 each!
Greg
Arthur De Wolf
A Matter Of Some Gravity
Message 93 -
1996-08-09 at 08:08:05
Hi!
I received the Norwegian publication of Rosa's latest story,
"A Matter of Some Gravity" today. (Thanks a LOT, Trygve!)
Now ... I know that everytime I read a new Rosa-story, I
write a letter to this list, saying that it was the best story I've
ever read, and that it was fantastic, brilliant and magnificent.
And it might seem unbelievable when I also say that about "A Matter of
Some Gravity". BUT ... this story was REALLY great! I never
laughed SO much at a comic-story. I almost choked in my food, while
reading it. It is SO incredibly funny when Magica reverses gravity.
First she turns it horizontally, so that Donald and Scrooge constantly
fall into one direction. That way, Donald and Scrooge have to jump
from signs to lampposts, trees and walls, to try not to fall sideways.
It's really fantastic to see how they do that! Later, Magica turns
gravity vertical, so that Donald and Scrooge constantly fall up! That is
SO cool! All the situations Donald and Scrooge get themselves into.
Just GREAT! I wish everyone could read the story right NOW.
I bet everyone will be double up with laughter. Unfortunately, it'll
take a while before the story will be printed in Holland or the States.
If there's only ONE story you're going to read this year ...
make it Rosa's "A Matter Of Some Gravity". I'm sure you won't be
disappointed!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
I received the Norwegian publication of Rosa's latest story,
"A Matter of Some Gravity" today. (Thanks a LOT, Trygve!)
Now ... I know that everytime I read a new Rosa-story, I
write a letter to this list, saying that it was the best story I've
ever read, and that it was fantastic, brilliant and magnificent.
And it might seem unbelievable when I also say that about "A Matter of
Some Gravity". BUT ... this story was REALLY great! I never
laughed SO much at a comic-story. I almost choked in my food, while
reading it. It is SO incredibly funny when Magica reverses gravity.
First she turns it horizontally, so that Donald and Scrooge constantly
fall into one direction. That way, Donald and Scrooge have to jump
from signs to lampposts, trees and walls, to try not to fall sideways.
It's really fantastic to see how they do that! Later, Magica turns
gravity vertical, so that Donald and Scrooge constantly fall up! That is
SO cool! All the situations Donald and Scrooge get themselves into.
Just GREAT! I wish everyone could read the story right NOW.
I bet everyone will be double up with laughter. Unfortunately, it'll
take a while before the story will be printed in Holland or the States.
If there's only ONE story you're going to read this year ...
make it Rosa's "A Matter Of Some Gravity". I'm sure you won't be
disappointed!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
Arthur De Wolf
Going monthly
Message 94 -
1996-08-09 at 08:39:40
Hi!
If Gladstone is going to publish both "Walt Disney Comics and
Stories" AND "Uncle Scrooge Adventures" monthly, will they also introduce
letters-columns in "Uncle Scrooge Adventures" again? And will "USA" get
it's glossy paper back?
This would be a great time to move the Rosa-stories to "USA",
where they could be printed in one piece!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
If Gladstone is going to publish both "Walt Disney Comics and
Stories" AND "Uncle Scrooge Adventures" monthly, will they also introduce
letters-columns in "Uncle Scrooge Adventures" again? And will "USA" get
it's glossy paper back?
This would be a great time to move the Rosa-stories to "USA",
where they could be printed in one piece!
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
Arthur De Wolf
Welcome
Message 95 -
1996-08-09 at 08:47:42
Hi!
What? Gary Leach AND Byron Erickson joined the list? That is
just GREAT! Welcome, you both! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
I also hope you'll contribute to the list a lot, just like Don Rosa
does! Would you both like to tell something about what you do at
Gladstone and Egmont? I'm really interested in that! Thanks in
advance!
Will more Gladstone-people, like Bruce Hamilton, join the list,
now that they have their own website?
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
What? Gary Leach AND Byron Erickson joined the list? That is
just GREAT! Welcome, you both! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
I also hope you'll contribute to the list a lot, just like Don Rosa
does! Would you both like to tell something about what you do at
Gladstone and Egmont? I'm really interested in that! Thanks in
advance!
Will more Gladstone-people, like Bruce Hamilton, join the list,
now that they have their own website?
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf -- Roosendaal, the Netherlands
email: (Email removed)
homepage: www.pi.net/~wolfman/disney
Ulrich Hochstetter
Disney comics Digest V96 #167
Message 96 -
1996-08-09 at 10:03:23
David & all:
> PER:
> Gladstone's official pages will be tied in with mine and share some
>features with it, if not eventually incorporating it completely. Both are
>company-approved.
> On the other hand, mine (which got to be very out of date while I
>spent a few weeks on a secluded vacation) seem COMPLETELY inaccessible
>right now along with all other Williams-related pages. Must be some
>problem in Massachusetts. Gary Leach's Gladstone pages will link to mine
>whenever that problem is solved.
Access to Gary Leach=B4s Web Page is at least much faster than yours, David.
Only getting the Mainpage with all grafix lasts up to 3 minutes...
(sometimes the connection breaks down completely). I hope, you get your site
up to date, coz it=B4s a really interesting Site, too.
Bye, Uli
> PER:
> Gladstone's official pages will be tied in with mine and share some
>features with it, if not eventually incorporating it completely. Both are
>company-approved.
> On the other hand, mine (which got to be very out of date while I
>spent a few weeks on a secluded vacation) seem COMPLETELY inaccessible
>right now along with all other Williams-related pages. Must be some
>problem in Massachusetts. Gary Leach's Gladstone pages will link to mine
>whenever that problem is solved.
Access to Gary Leach=B4s Web Page is at least much faster than yours, David.
Only getting the Mainpage with all grafix lasts up to 3 minutes...
(sometimes the connection breaks down completely). I hope, you get your site
up to date, coz it=B4s a really interesting Site, too.
Bye, Uli
Harry Fluks
Rosa stories coming up in Holland.
Message 97 -
1996-08-09 at 21:09:18
Information from Dutch editor Jos Beekman: "The Universal Solvent"
will be published in Dutch DD Extra 11 (October/November), and "Last Sled
to Dawson" (finally!) in DD Extra 12 (November/December).
I wonder how they'll translate the Robert W. Service poem...
--Harry.
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End of Disney comics Digest V96 Issue #168
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will be published in Dutch DD Extra 11 (October/November), and "Last Sled
to Dawson" (finally!) in DD Extra 12 (November/December).
I wonder how they'll translate the Robert W. Service poem...
--Harry.
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V96 Issue #168
******************************************
Byron Erickson
Disney Digest #168
Message 98 -
1996-08-10 at 00:50:45
ARTHUR DE WOLF
>What? Gary Leach AND Byron Erickson joined the list? That is
>just GREAT! Welcome, you both! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
>Would you both like to tell something about what you do at
>Gladstone and Egmont? I'm really interested in that! Thanks in
>advance!
Thanks for the welcome. I can't speak for Gary (as far as I remember
from my days at Gladstone, he was in charge of taking fierce naps Hi,
G!), but my job at Egmont is Editor-in-Chief of our Disney comics
production. Theoretically, that means I approve all the D-code stories
before they go to artwork. Practically, I read at least the synopses for
every story and stick in my two cents worth as to the plot, character,
etc. I also hands-on edit far too many stories myself, get to work with
Don Rosa and William and Noel Van Horn on the whole process (stories and
artwork), and in my spare time attend thousands of meetings a week and
discuss all aspects of our production with the rest of the EPS managers
and staff. Just to be kept extra busy lately, I've also been involved in
starting up a production of Disney comics stories for publication in
Japan, drawn in the Japanese visual style (the characters are still
drawn on model, but the layouts are pretty wild). I think these stories
are pretty neat myself, but you be the judge (if you ever get to see
them ? we'll definitely be testing them in Europe sometime soon).
>I also hope you'll contribute to the list a lot, just like Don Rosa
>does!
Um... uh... probably not. I really like Disney comics, but since I spend
my days working on them, I'd really rather spend my mythical freetime on
other interests. And if that long paragraph above doesn't clue you in,
I'll state right here that I don't have time while at work to run on at
the mouth online.
But if anyone has any intelligent questions, I'll try to answer them
someday (don't count on a quick response). An intelligent question is
defined as one dealing with something of substance of interest to the
other readers of this list. This does not mean questions like "What's
Vicar working on now?" or "Why aren't your continued stories broken up
into 7 3/4-page segments?"
Oh, yeah ? one more quibble. I'd have to be able to answer the question
off the top of my head in a reasonable number of words. I'm lazy, so
don't expect any authoritative research from me.
And to all the rest of you out there, thanks for letting me come aboard!
>What? Gary Leach AND Byron Erickson joined the list? That is
>just GREAT! Welcome, you both! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
>Would you both like to tell something about what you do at
>Gladstone and Egmont? I'm really interested in that! Thanks in
>advance!
Thanks for the welcome. I can't speak for Gary (as far as I remember
from my days at Gladstone, he was in charge of taking fierce naps Hi,
G!), but my job at Egmont is Editor-in-Chief of our Disney comics
production. Theoretically, that means I approve all the D-code stories
before they go to artwork. Practically, I read at least the synopses for
every story and stick in my two cents worth as to the plot, character,
etc. I also hands-on edit far too many stories myself, get to work with
Don Rosa and William and Noel Van Horn on the whole process (stories and
artwork), and in my spare time attend thousands of meetings a week and
discuss all aspects of our production with the rest of the EPS managers
and staff. Just to be kept extra busy lately, I've also been involved in
starting up a production of Disney comics stories for publication in
Japan, drawn in the Japanese visual style (the characters are still
drawn on model, but the layouts are pretty wild). I think these stories
are pretty neat myself, but you be the judge (if you ever get to see
them ? we'll definitely be testing them in Europe sometime soon).
>I also hope you'll contribute to the list a lot, just like Don Rosa
>does!
Um... uh... probably not. I really like Disney comics, but since I spend
my days working on them, I'd really rather spend my mythical freetime on
other interests. And if that long paragraph above doesn't clue you in,
I'll state right here that I don't have time while at work to run on at
the mouth online.
But if anyone has any intelligent questions, I'll try to answer them
someday (don't count on a quick response). An intelligent question is
defined as one dealing with something of substance of interest to the
other readers of this list. This does not mean questions like "What's
Vicar working on now?" or "Why aren't your continued stories broken up
into 7 3/4-page segments?"
Oh, yeah ? one more quibble. I'd have to be able to answer the question
off the top of my head in a reasonable number of words. I'm lazy, so
don't expect any authoritative research from me.
And to all the rest of you out there, thanks for letting me come aboard!
Deckerd
Professional Writers and Artists
Message 99 -
1996-08-10 at 01:34:54
On Aug 4, 10:34pm, Arthur de Wolf wrote:
> Subject: Re: Professional Writers and Artists
> No, you might not have written many stories, but I guess
> you have translated LOTS of them! In my opinion, that makes
> you a professional Disney comic translator! You're the one
> that translates all the dialogues.
> How many Disney comic stories have you written and translated,
> btw?
>
I've actually lost track of the number of Disney stories I've
translated -- it's a bit of a shock to realize I've been at
this for nearly ten years. In fact, I recently came across a
copy of the letter I wrote to Byron Erickson, then Gladstone
editor, in 1987 offering my services. Reading it now, I'm not
sure _I_ would have hired me, but Byron took a chance on me.
I still remember the days of translating comics for Gladstone I
fondly. Then came the Disney Interregnum, where I did a lot of
stuff that never saw print. One story was credited to me that
I didn't translate ("James Goof"), and my name was left off
one I did ("The Money Ocean"). Then, of course, the Disney work
faded out into nothing. These days, I've done a little
translating for Gladstone II, but mostly I've done stuff for
Egmont (thanks to Byron again).
One side effect of all this is not being able to look at foreign
comics quite the same way as I did when I was just reading comics
for fun. I'm always thinking of how some foreign turn of phrase
might work in English. You also read other people's translations
and start thinking of how you would have handled what they did.
It's spooky when you find yourself re-creating somebody else's
train of thought. I've been writing reviews
of Japanese animation for the magazine _Animerica_, and I spent
part of my latest review talking about the choices the translator
made in a Ranma 1/2 episode--and my Japanese is still next to
non-existent. It's just that some things are the same no matter
what language is being translated.
--Dwight Decker
> Subject: Re: Professional Writers and Artists
> No, you might not have written many stories, but I guess
> you have translated LOTS of them! In my opinion, that makes
> you a professional Disney comic translator! You're the one
> that translates all the dialogues.
> How many Disney comic stories have you written and translated,
> btw?
>
I've actually lost track of the number of Disney stories I've
translated -- it's a bit of a shock to realize I've been at
this for nearly ten years. In fact, I recently came across a
copy of the letter I wrote to Byron Erickson, then Gladstone
editor, in 1987 offering my services. Reading it now, I'm not
sure _I_ would have hired me, but Byron took a chance on me.
I still remember the days of translating comics for Gladstone I
fondly. Then came the Disney Interregnum, where I did a lot of
stuff that never saw print. One story was credited to me that
I didn't translate ("James Goof"), and my name was left off
one I did ("The Money Ocean"). Then, of course, the Disney work
faded out into nothing. These days, I've done a little
translating for Gladstone II, but mostly I've done stuff for
Egmont (thanks to Byron again).
One side effect of all this is not being able to look at foreign
comics quite the same way as I did when I was just reading comics
for fun. I'm always thinking of how some foreign turn of phrase
might work in English. You also read other people's translations
and start thinking of how you would have handled what they did.
It's spooky when you find yourself re-creating somebody else's
train of thought. I've been writing reviews
of Japanese animation for the magazine _Animerica_, and I spent
part of my latest review talking about the choices the translator
made in a Ranma 1/2 episode--and my Japanese is still next to
non-existent. It's just that some things are the same no matter
what language is being translated.
--Dwight Decker
Eric Chun
(No subject)
Message 100 -
1996-08-10 at 03:56:52
ALL:
Is anyone interested in exchanging photocopies of Don Rosa's convention
sketches? These sketches are of various characters, such as Uncle
Scrooge, Donald Duck, Glittering Goldie, etc., and the characters are
around 7 inches tall on regular sheets of paper. Don seems to spend a
considerable amount of time drawing each sketch. These are not quick
sketches. He only takes orders for about 8-10 sketches for the entire
day at conventions.
Joachim Butz ((Email removed)) has volunteered to collect
the photocopies and to distribute them. So far, there are three people
who are interested, with a total of six sketches. It would be really
great if more people participated. We could build up an amazing col-
lection!
Probably not everyone on this mailing list has a sketch. Maybe some-
thing can still be worked out, though. Please email Joachim if you're
interested.
DON:
See you at the Cartoon Art Museum on September 28. I've been there
once. It has three main display rooms (one is half the size of the
other two) and an art class room, which also had pictures on display.
Your exhibit runs at the same time as another person's exhibit. Hope-
fully they give the other person's exhibit the half size room. :)
--
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Eric
Is anyone interested in exchanging photocopies of Don Rosa's convention
sketches? These sketches are of various characters, such as Uncle
Scrooge, Donald Duck, Glittering Goldie, etc., and the characters are
around 7 inches tall on regular sheets of paper. Don seems to spend a
considerable amount of time drawing each sketch. These are not quick
sketches. He only takes orders for about 8-10 sketches for the entire
day at conventions.
Joachim Butz ((Email removed)) has volunteered to collect
the photocopies and to distribute them. So far, there are three people
who are interested, with a total of six sketches. It would be really
great if more people participated. We could build up an amazing col-
lection!
Probably not everyone on this mailing list has a sketch. Maybe some-
thing can still be worked out, though. Please email Joachim if you're
interested.
DON:
See you at the Cartoon Art Museum on September 28. I've been there
once. It has three main display rooms (one is half the size of the
other two) and an art class room, which also had pictures on display.
Your exhibit runs at the same time as another person's exhibit. Hope-
fully they give the other person's exhibit the half size room. :)
--
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Eric
Eric Chun
(No subject)
Message 101 -
1996-08-10 at 04:00:56
DON:
Did you draw any comics before starting at Gladstone? Was there ever a
Captain Kentucky?
Eric
Did you draw any comics before starting at Gladstone? Was there ever a
Captain Kentucky?
Eric
SRoweCanoe
The Last Advance Disney
Message 102 -
1996-08-10 at 13:37:14
Capitol and Advance Comics is no more. Bought by Diamond.
Since Diamond does not solict every issue of Disney Adventures, I may not
list future coming issues.
Vol 6 #14 comics feature is The Mighty Ducks (the Hockey team ) credits
unknown. Also articles on the Goosebumps and the upcoming TV schedule.
Price $2.99
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V96 Issue #169
******************************************
Since Diamond does not solict every issue of Disney Adventures, I may not
list future coming issues.
Vol 6 #14 comics feature is The Mighty Ducks (the Hockey team ) credits
unknown. Also articles on the Goosebumps and the upcoming TV schedule.
Price $2.99
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V96 Issue #169
******************************************
Mikko Aittola
Disney comics Digest V96 #169
Message 103 -
1996-08-11 at 09:49:56
Byron Erickson wrote:
> I really like Disney comics, but since I spend my days working on them,
> I'd really rather spend my mythical freetime on other interests.
Two bucks says you'll be totally hooked, addicted and obsessed to this
list in couple of months...Welcome!
Japanese disney-comics with "wild" lay-outs:
It will be interesting to see what kind of stuff this is, but
I hope it isn't much "wilder" than 'A Matter of Some Gravity'
(by Don Rosa), that story made my neck hurt while trying to figure
out which way was up and which way was down! Definetely one of
the best and funniest gag-stories Don has written.
/Mikko
> I really like Disney comics, but since I spend my days working on them,
> I'd really rather spend my mythical freetime on other interests.
Two bucks says you'll be totally hooked, addicted and obsessed to this
list in couple of months...Welcome!
Japanese disney-comics with "wild" lay-outs:
It will be interesting to see what kind of stuff this is, but
I hope it isn't much "wilder" than 'A Matter of Some Gravity'
(by Don Rosa), that story made my neck hurt while trying to figure
out which way was up and which way was down! Definetely one of
the best and funniest gag-stories Don has written.
/Mikko
Deckerd
Rosa Turned Sideways
Message 104 -
1996-08-11 at 19:09:47
On Aug 11, 9:49am, Mikko Aittola wrote:
> Subject: Re: Disney comics Digest V96 #169
>
> Japanese disney-comics with "wild" lay-outs:
>
> It will be interesting to see what kind of stuff this is, but
> I hope it isn't much "wilder" than 'A Matter of Some Gravity'
> (by Don Rosa), that story made my neck hurt while trying to figure
> out which way was up and which way was down! Definetely one of
> the best and funniest gag-stories Don has written.
>
I have to agree with that last statement. I just got my
subscription copy of Anders And 1996/32 (8/8/96), the
Danish weekly Donald Duck comic book, and the story is
printed complete as one 16-page unit, without being
continued. This is the kind of thing Don does so well,
coming up with a wacky premise (gravity turned sideways)
and then working out all the logical consequences.
Maybe it's Don's engineering training, I don't know,
but the story makes perfect screwball sense with all
of its sideways angle shots. I'm looking forward to
Gladstone picking this story up in the not too
distant (I hope) future!
What's more, the Anders And editors used the story
as an excuse for an educational page of fun-to-know
facts about gravity hosted by Ludwig von Drake. There's
also a contest based on the story, putting an interesting
twist on the old question of who gets the original art.
If you win the contest, you win an "originaltegning fra
historien, tegnet og signeret af Don Rosa" (an original
drawing from the story, drawn and signed by Don Rosa).
The premise of this story is _so_ wacky and _so_ clever
that I think that 30 years from now, today's kids who
read the story as casual readers and then give up on
comics forever as soon as puberty sets in will still remember
that story fondly and nostalgically. It's that unique and
memorable.
--Dwight Decker
> Subject: Re: Disney comics Digest V96 #169
>
> Japanese disney-comics with "wild" lay-outs:
>
> It will be interesting to see what kind of stuff this is, but
> I hope it isn't much "wilder" than 'A Matter of Some Gravity'
> (by Don Rosa), that story made my neck hurt while trying to figure
> out which way was up and which way was down! Definetely one of
> the best and funniest gag-stories Don has written.
>
I have to agree with that last statement. I just got my
subscription copy of Anders And 1996/32 (8/8/96), the
Danish weekly Donald Duck comic book, and the story is
printed complete as one 16-page unit, without being
continued. This is the kind of thing Don does so well,
coming up with a wacky premise (gravity turned sideways)
and then working out all the logical consequences.
Maybe it's Don's engineering training, I don't know,
but the story makes perfect screwball sense with all
of its sideways angle shots. I'm looking forward to
Gladstone picking this story up in the not too
distant (I hope) future!
What's more, the Anders And editors used the story
as an excuse for an educational page of fun-to-know
facts about gravity hosted by Ludwig von Drake. There's
also a contest based on the story, putting an interesting
twist on the old question of who gets the original art.
If you win the contest, you win an "originaltegning fra
historien, tegnet og signeret af Don Rosa" (an original
drawing from the story, drawn and signed by Don Rosa).
The premise of this story is _so_ wacky and _so_ clever
that I think that 30 years from now, today's kids who
read the story as casual readers and then give up on
comics forever as soon as puberty sets in will still remember
that story fondly and nostalgically. It's that unique and
memorable.
--Dwight Decker
Markoff
Gladstone Gazette
Message 105 -
1996-08-11 at 19:58:24
Wow! Gladstone sure cleaned up their act with THE GLADSTONE GAZETTE! The
latest issue (no. 7) was eight pages long, and with letters on all pages!
AUGIE:
Your letters about DD 295, US 297, and DDMM 5 were in there. Good move
chastising Gladstone for the Taliaferro reprints! The reply, in full, was:
"We have started running fewer strips and printing a backup short story in
DONALD DUCK. Yes, there will be more Branca. As to printing the dates
foreign stories originially appeared, sometimes we make an effort to do
that, although in most cases they're too difficult to acquire."
latest issue (no. 7) was eight pages long, and with letters on all pages!
AUGIE:
Your letters about DD 295, US 297, and DDMM 5 were in there. Good move
chastising Gladstone for the Taliaferro reprints! The reply, in full, was:
"We have started running fewer strips and printing a backup short story in
DONALD DUCK. Yes, there will be more Branca. As to printing the dates
foreign stories originially appeared, sometimes we make an effort to do
that, although in most cases they're too difficult to acquire."