Hello all. I don't post too often, but may a little more in the future since
I've joined
AOL (america on line) and actually have a home email address. I felt compelled
to write though.
I visited my local comic shop for the first time in well over a month and
picked up my "pull" as they call it , (they order and set aside one of every
gladstone disney title for me, ) and the shop owner made some remarks to me
regarding the penny pincher series of comics.............
drum roll............enough suspense? ........ Gary? 8-)
He thought they were a great idea! He made a coment on the $crooge logo , and
said he thought it was a very appropriate choice. I agreed. He said he
sold more penny pinchers than any of his other titles, many sales to "kids" ,
real kids, who only had about a buck to spend. (that's a dollar to you
foreignurs....) ;-)
Question: will you guys be gearing this towards a younger audience like some
european publications are?
He also said he is seeing a increase in sales generally of the disney line, and
seemed to think it may have had something to do with the local cable companies
now including the disney channel as
part of their regular cable programing free of charge. Maybe some mutual
advertising possibilities in there somewhere...
Well I hope this is a sign of a trend for you guys.......
Martin
Author
Topic: 199702
(128 messages)
May Martin
Penny Pincher
Message 121 -
1997-02-27 at 22:08:49
Daniel Ferm
Attacks of the Hideous Space Varmints
Message 122 -
1997-02-27 at 22:10:03
I read in digest #42 that this story will be published in USA already in
May. Does Byron or anyone else know when it will be published in Europe?
--
<<==-- Daniel Ferm --==>>
(Email removed)
May. Does Byron or anyone else know when it will be published in Europe?
--
<<==-- Daniel Ferm --==>>
(Email removed)
Kriton Kyrimis
Disney comics Digest V97 #44
Message 123 -
1997-02-27 at 22:41:56
MARCO:
Re: prices of various Disney comics in Italy given in Euros.
I was under the impression that Italian currency is still the lira,
and that switching to the Euro will not take effect before 1999. Am I
hopelessly out of touch, or do you have access to Gyro's time machine?
(That would be neat; popping up to the future to buy comic books *before*
they are published!)
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"There are finer thieves than I. Time, for example. Eventually, it steals
everything."
-----
Re: prices of various Disney comics in Italy given in Euros.
I was under the impression that Italian currency is still the lira,
and that switching to the Euro will not take effect before 1999. Am I
hopelessly out of touch, or do you have access to Gyro's time machine?
(That would be neat; popping up to the future to buy comic books *before*
they are published!)
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"There are finer thieves than I. Time, for example. Eventually, it steals
everything."
-----
Shaun M. Knowler
Last of the Gladstone Gazettes
Message 124 -
1997-02-28 at 02:06:50
Woah...I barely remember writing that letter, and it was a heckuva long
time ago! I'd thought it'd disppeared into the Internet's Never Never
Land!
I am however, getting more and more used to the current coloring style :)
Anyway...does anybody PLEASE want to find some way to get me a copy of
that last issue of Gladstone Gazette? I'd hate to miss out on a Gladstone
publication that has comments from little old me in it!
-Shaun
time ago! I'd thought it'd disppeared into the Internet's Never Never
Land!
I am however, getting more and more used to the current coloring style :)
Anyway...does anybody PLEASE want to find some way to get me a copy of
that last issue of Gladstone Gazette? I'd hate to miss out on a Gladstone
publication that has comments from little old me in it!
-Shaun
Harry Fluks
A magic flute
Message 125 -
1997-02-28 at 12:59:35
In Gladstone Gazette #9, Amy Ritter asked:
> Lastly, when I first began collecting comics, I remember reading a story
> about Donald and the boys finding a magic flute that would grant them
> wishes. [..] Is there any chance you
> could tell me what this story is
This story is probably "The Siren's Whistle" from Donald Duck 142. Writer unknown,
drawn by Tony Strobl. 13 pages.
--Harry.
> Lastly, when I first began collecting comics, I remember reading a story
> about Donald and the boys finding a magic flute that would grant them
> wishes. [..] Is there any chance you
> could tell me what this story is
This story is probably "The Siren's Whistle" from Donald Duck 142. Writer unknown,
drawn by Tony Strobl. 13 pages.
--Harry.
Per Starback
Status of list
Message 126 -
1997-02-28 at 15:11:27
I wrote:
> I am currently going through some messages sent to the list when it
> was out of order. Watch this space for more old messages:
I should have added later (and I'm doing that now) that I've emptied
the backlog by now. If you have sent messages to the Disney comics
mailing list during the downtime and they haven't appeared by now they
were lost and you should resend them. (I think you will have received
a bounce message in that case.)
> I am currently going through some messages sent to the list when it
> was out of order. Watch this space for more old messages:
I should have added later (and I'm doing that now) that I've emptied
the backlog by now. If you have sent messages to the Disney comics
mailing list during the downtime and they haven't appeared by now they
were lost and you should resend them. (I think you will have received
a bounce message in that case.)
Marco Barlotti
Digests 43&44
Message 127 -
1997-02-28 at 16:08:30
>
>Here are the results of the two book auction:
>
>Uncle Scrooge #179------ $105.00
>
Just out of sheer curiosity: what makes U$ #179 so precious? Should I keep
my copies of U$ from the mid-60s in the safe? (I'd never sell them anyway...
but I prefer to keep them at hand!)
DWIGHT:
> Carpi is utterly
>unknown here, since so little Italian product has been
>translated and printed in the US
That's exactly what I suspected.
> Barks is way above the others in name
>recognition among fans in the States. You drop quite a bit
>to reach Gottfredson, then you drop another bit to reach
>Taliaferro.
Which reflects well my personal opinion. Moreover, I place Scarpa (and the
team Chendi-Bottaro ex-aequo) between Gottfredson (or rather the team
Walsh-Gottfredson) and Taliaferro.
Marco
<I am writing to tell you I have nothing to say> Ashleigh Brilliant
>Here are the results of the two book auction:
>
>Uncle Scrooge #179------ $105.00
>
Just out of sheer curiosity: what makes U$ #179 so precious? Should I keep
my copies of U$ from the mid-60s in the safe? (I'd never sell them anyway...
but I prefer to keep them at hand!)
DWIGHT:
> Carpi is utterly
>unknown here, since so little Italian product has been
>translated and printed in the US
That's exactly what I suspected.
> Barks is way above the others in name
>recognition among fans in the States. You drop quite a bit
>to reach Gottfredson, then you drop another bit to reach
>Taliaferro.
Which reflects well my personal opinion. Moreover, I place Scarpa (and the
team Chendi-Bottaro ex-aequo) between Gottfredson (or rather the team
Walsh-Gottfredson) and Taliaferro.
Marco
<I am writing to tell you I have nothing to say> Ashleigh Brilliant
Arthur De Wolf
Disney comics news
Message 128 -
1997-02-28 at 22:56:18
Hi!
Here is some news from the CopyWrite magazine (feb97) about Disney comics:
WHOLE NEW LOOK FOR JOURNAL DE MICKEY
France's Journal de Mickey has undergone a dramatic change resulting
in a whole new look for the popular French flagship weekly. In addition to
a redesigned cover with a new logo, the layout of the magazine has been
updated to make it fresher and more lively. The concents page has also been
reworked, and the entire magazine is printed on a heavier paper and in slightly
larger format. The changes result from research indicating a need to give the
60-year-old publication a new look, while maintaining the mix of editorial
and comic pages that make it such a success.
ECN MAGAZINE RATING CRADS TELL ALL: QUALITY SELLS
Rating cards have become an excellent tool in evaluating the tastes of
young readers, and the Egmont Publishing Group has taken full advantage of
this useful device. In the past, Peter Schimtz at Ehapa Verlag in Germany
used rating cards in surveys to find out which kinds of premiums readers
liked best. Per Grubert at Egmont Comic Creation (ECN) in Denmark decided
to use a similar system to obtain readers' opinions on stories, editorial
pages, covers, etc. ECN then turned to rating cards, inserting them in a
representative number of magazines. Reader responses have served to create
sophisticated database which allows, among other things, to link the code,
issue, date, title, writer, artist, main character and number of pages to the
reader's rating. The two key conclusions drawn from this database were that:
readers wanted more comic papges, anmd Mickey was considered too dull. Just
two years ago, 55% of readers surveyed gave classic Carl Barks stories and
recent Donald Duck production the highest ("Super") rating on a scale of 1
to 5, compared to Mickey which got a Super rating from only 40% of the readers.
ECN's soltion to the first problem was to increase the number of
comic pages in their weekly magazine formular and to promote this change with
an amusing ad campaign. The second problem proved more difficult to solve.
Byron Erickson, in charge of writers at ECN, together with ERO re-thought
storytelling and Mickey's personality. The traditional, similar plots
involving a know-it-all Mickey as a detective in less-than-interesting crimes
with Chief O'Hara gave way to new ECN stories. These stories are based on
Mickey's strong and appealing personality rooted in 1930's and 1940's animation
and comic tales, and which is applied to contemporary themes. The new ECN
stories put Mickey in exciting situations, confronting more forceful secondary
characters, to see how he reacts.
And how do readers react? Today, the rating cards show an increase in
Mickey's popularity with a Super rating from 55% of readers.
[NB: this text was accompanied by four panels of David Gerstein's
great new story "The Timber Topper (D96292)"]
ACCLAIM COMICS TO LAUNCH TWO NEW MAGAZINES
Acclaim Comics is releasing two new monthly comic magazines based on
various Disney characters. Disney's Action Club magazine, a digest-format,
comic-style book, targets boys aged six to ten with five comic stories per
issue, based on all new material created by Acclaim. The first issue will
be released in May.
The second magazine, Disney's Enchanting Stories also contains five
comic stories per issue geared to girls ages six to nine. Both magazines
will showcase a rotating featured title. Action Club's first lead feature
in May will be Toy story, followed by Herculas, Mighty Ducks and Aladdin.
Enchanting Stories will feature Beauty and the Beast in the May issue, and
then Hercules, Pocahontas and Snow White.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS
Egmont in Poland releases Jumbo Books. Subscription campaign brings
positive resuls for Egmont Russia with an increase of 46% in subscriptions.
In Italy readers can get an official PK Team Fan Club Card and become official
members of the PK Team. Ediciones Enigma in Mexico reports that as of late
January, Disney Aventuras has become a bi-weekly magazine.
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #46
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Here is some news from the CopyWrite magazine (feb97) about Disney comics:
WHOLE NEW LOOK FOR JOURNAL DE MICKEY
France's Journal de Mickey has undergone a dramatic change resulting
in a whole new look for the popular French flagship weekly. In addition to
a redesigned cover with a new logo, the layout of the magazine has been
updated to make it fresher and more lively. The concents page has also been
reworked, and the entire magazine is printed on a heavier paper and in slightly
larger format. The changes result from research indicating a need to give the
60-year-old publication a new look, while maintaining the mix of editorial
and comic pages that make it such a success.
ECN MAGAZINE RATING CRADS TELL ALL: QUALITY SELLS
Rating cards have become an excellent tool in evaluating the tastes of
young readers, and the Egmont Publishing Group has taken full advantage of
this useful device. In the past, Peter Schimtz at Ehapa Verlag in Germany
used rating cards in surveys to find out which kinds of premiums readers
liked best. Per Grubert at Egmont Comic Creation (ECN) in Denmark decided
to use a similar system to obtain readers' opinions on stories, editorial
pages, covers, etc. ECN then turned to rating cards, inserting them in a
representative number of magazines. Reader responses have served to create
sophisticated database which allows, among other things, to link the code,
issue, date, title, writer, artist, main character and number of pages to the
reader's rating. The two key conclusions drawn from this database were that:
readers wanted more comic papges, anmd Mickey was considered too dull. Just
two years ago, 55% of readers surveyed gave classic Carl Barks stories and
recent Donald Duck production the highest ("Super") rating on a scale of 1
to 5, compared to Mickey which got a Super rating from only 40% of the readers.
ECN's soltion to the first problem was to increase the number of
comic pages in their weekly magazine formular and to promote this change with
an amusing ad campaign. The second problem proved more difficult to solve.
Byron Erickson, in charge of writers at ECN, together with ERO re-thought
storytelling and Mickey's personality. The traditional, similar plots
involving a know-it-all Mickey as a detective in less-than-interesting crimes
with Chief O'Hara gave way to new ECN stories. These stories are based on
Mickey's strong and appealing personality rooted in 1930's and 1940's animation
and comic tales, and which is applied to contemporary themes. The new ECN
stories put Mickey in exciting situations, confronting more forceful secondary
characters, to see how he reacts.
And how do readers react? Today, the rating cards show an increase in
Mickey's popularity with a Super rating from 55% of readers.
[NB: this text was accompanied by four panels of David Gerstein's
great new story "The Timber Topper (D96292)"]
ACCLAIM COMICS TO LAUNCH TWO NEW MAGAZINES
Acclaim Comics is releasing two new monthly comic magazines based on
various Disney characters. Disney's Action Club magazine, a digest-format,
comic-style book, targets boys aged six to ten with five comic stories per
issue, based on all new material created by Acclaim. The first issue will
be released in May.
The second magazine, Disney's Enchanting Stories also contains five
comic stories per issue geared to girls ages six to nine. Both magazines
will showcase a rotating featured title. Action Club's first lead feature
in May will be Toy story, followed by Herculas, Mighty Ducks and Aladdin.
Enchanting Stories will feature Beauty and the Beast in the May issue, and
then Hercules, Pocahontas and Snow White.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS
Egmont in Poland releases Jumbo Books. Subscription campaign brings
positive resuls for Egmont Russia with an increase of 46% in subscriptions.
In Italy readers can get an official PK Team Fan Club Card and become official
members of the PK Team. Ediciones Enigma in Mexico reports that as of late
January, Disney Aventuras has become a bi-weekly magazine.
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #46
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