Answering Per's request:
(1) The full name of Tello is Jose' Tello Gonzales, and the accent on the
<e> should indee be acute. I try to print it here: Jos=E9. I wonder what=
will
come out.
(2) The full name of Millet is Josi Maria Millet, so no accents here.
(3) The full name of Esteban is Ignacio Esteban, but there should be an
acute accent on the second <e> of ESTEBAN. Again, I try to print it here:
Est=E9ban. Good luck, encoder!
The other two names are all right.
I am quoting Becattini's <Disney Comics> here, which carries more than 1,000
full names of Disney authors (there even is a Borlotti from Brazil!). If you
need more, just ask!
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it (currently not on line...)
Author
Topic: 199704
(187 messages)
Marco Barlotti
A message to all indexers
Message 76 -
1997-04-10 at 13:35:00
A8201960
Disney comics Digest V97 #74
Message 77 -
1997-04-10 at 15:16:29
DWIGHT
>>It just occurred to me I might mention that I'll be
making a tour of the Old Country soon. That is, I'm
leaving for Paris on April 23. I'll stay there a few days,
go on to Hamburg for a couple of days <(*snip*)>
Do you plan to attend the 3. HAMBURG COMIC-SALON at the beginning of
may? Would be a great opportunity to meet all German publishers,
nearly all German comics-journalists, lots of fans and many
international stars (US and french mostly :-)
RE: QUESTIONS
Thanks to everybody for reacting quickly and sending them in! Some
really interesting ones too... I hope my friend Wolfgang will be able
to ask them all, and we'll receive interesting (and meaningful
answers). If so I'll post them here. If not I'll post them anyway, as
some of them should make for some intersting discussions...
(and Alexander G. - dont worry, you're doing fine!)
Harald
--- (Harald Havas) (Email removed)
>>It just occurred to me I might mention that I'll be
making a tour of the Old Country soon. That is, I'm
leaving for Paris on April 23. I'll stay there a few days,
go on to Hamburg for a couple of days <(*snip*)>
Do you plan to attend the 3. HAMBURG COMIC-SALON at the beginning of
may? Would be a great opportunity to meet all German publishers,
nearly all German comics-journalists, lots of fans and many
international stars (US and french mostly :-)
RE: QUESTIONS
Thanks to everybody for reacting quickly and sending them in! Some
really interesting ones too... I hope my friend Wolfgang will be able
to ask them all, and we'll receive interesting (and meaningful
answers). If so I'll post them here. If not I'll post them anyway, as
some of them should make for some intersting discussions...
(and Alexander G. - dont worry, you're doing fine!)
Harald
--- (Harald Havas) (Email removed)
Fredrik Sandstrom
Quackmore Duck
Message 78 -
1997-04-10 at 21:05:55
Hi there!
I was browsing through Per Starbäck's web pages yesterday; take a look
at what is said about Quackmore Duck:
>He is the father of Donald Duck and the mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
I *have* been told that there are things in the Duck universe that
don't work in real life, but THIS? ;)
Perhaps I should've mailed unca Per privately about this but I thought
it was funny enough to share with the rest of you.
/------------------------------|---------------------------------\
| Fredrik Sandstrom | You can't think straight |
| Finland | when you're raised on junk food |
| (Email removed) | |
| http://www.compart.fi/~fred/ | - The Cross |
\------------------------------|---------------------------------/
I was browsing through Per Starbäck's web pages yesterday; take a look
at what is said about Quackmore Duck:
>He is the father of Donald Duck and the mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
I *have* been told that there are things in the Duck universe that
don't work in real life, but THIS? ;)
Perhaps I should've mailed unca Per privately about this but I thought
it was funny enough to share with the rest of you.
/------------------------------|---------------------------------\
| Fredrik Sandstrom | You can't think straight |
| Finland | when you're raised on junk food |
| (Email removed) | |
| http://www.compart.fi/~fred/ | - The Cross |
\------------------------------|---------------------------------/
Marco Barlotti
Anonima Fumetti on Marco Rota
Message 79 -
1997-04-10 at 23:32:30
I've downloaded Anonima Fumetti's page on Marco Rota, and (as Vidar Svendsen
asked) I'm posting here a translation since it's quite short.
[I thought I should give a try to translating something, since I've been so
harsh on what the people at "Zio Paperone" did... however don't forget that:
(1) I'm a mathematician, not a linguist and (2) It would certainly be a lot
easier for me to translate FROM English than INTO English!]
Born on 18th September 1942 in Milano (Italy), Marco Rota approaches comics
in 1958 drawing <SteveMorgan il trappolatore> [ - - the trapper], a short
adventure series which appears as an appendix to Dardo's "Collana Scudo" [a
collection of adventure comics, translator's note!]; for the same Dardo he
then provides scripts and drawings for funny stories. Employed at "Topolino"
in 1962, in the Sixties he finds time to draw Superman and Batman stories
for Mondadori's "Albi del Falco" [a collection of Superman and Batman
stories, translator's note] and, for the weekly "ABC" [a VERY SOFT-core sex
magazine, in those years however considered obscene!, translator's note] the
ironical and erotic "Justine", "Robin a Hood" and "Segreto professionale".
He became editor-in-chief of Disney artists for Mondadori in 1974 and kept
this position until June 1988 when Walt Disney Italy took over. He carried
out many stories for "Topolino" and "Almanacco Topolino" with a style partly
influenced by the great Carl Barks. Among his best stories a mention is
deserved by "Happy Birthday Paperino", which appeared in a book in 1984, in
which he reconstructs an accurate biography of the popular Donald Duck.
[Last translator's note, please forgive me for this: I think the last
assertion is wrong. Donald's life as reconstructed in Rota's story is not
accurate at all, Barkswise I mean, but rather very very fanciful. I would
suggest Anonima Fumetti to change in that last period the word <puntuale>
(=accurate) with <personale> (=personal). I would also suggest to quote as
Rota's best story in that period "Paperino pendolare" (=commuter Donald), I
AT 245-A]
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it (still off-line, sigh!)
asked) I'm posting here a translation since it's quite short.
[I thought I should give a try to translating something, since I've been so
harsh on what the people at "Zio Paperone" did... however don't forget that:
(1) I'm a mathematician, not a linguist and (2) It would certainly be a lot
easier for me to translate FROM English than INTO English!]
Born on 18th September 1942 in Milano (Italy), Marco Rota approaches comics
in 1958 drawing <SteveMorgan il trappolatore> [ - - the trapper], a short
adventure series which appears as an appendix to Dardo's "Collana Scudo" [a
collection of adventure comics, translator's note!]; for the same Dardo he
then provides scripts and drawings for funny stories. Employed at "Topolino"
in 1962, in the Sixties he finds time to draw Superman and Batman stories
for Mondadori's "Albi del Falco" [a collection of Superman and Batman
stories, translator's note] and, for the weekly "ABC" [a VERY SOFT-core sex
magazine, in those years however considered obscene!, translator's note] the
ironical and erotic "Justine", "Robin a Hood" and "Segreto professionale".
He became editor-in-chief of Disney artists for Mondadori in 1974 and kept
this position until June 1988 when Walt Disney Italy took over. He carried
out many stories for "Topolino" and "Almanacco Topolino" with a style partly
influenced by the great Carl Barks. Among his best stories a mention is
deserved by "Happy Birthday Paperino", which appeared in a book in 1984, in
which he reconstructs an accurate biography of the popular Donald Duck.
[Last translator's note, please forgive me for this: I think the last
assertion is wrong. Donald's life as reconstructed in Rota's story is not
accurate at all, Barkswise I mean, but rather very very fanciful. I would
suggest Anonima Fumetti to change in that last period the word <puntuale>
(=accurate) with <personale> (=personal). I would also suggest to quote as
Rota's best story in that period "Paperino pendolare" (=commuter Donald), I
AT 245-A]
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it (still off-line, sigh!)
SRoweCanoe
By Popular request of one: The lyrics to After The Ball
Message 80 -
1997-04-11 at 05:12:53
For the Record:
Daniel van Eijmeren told me that he was the culprit (I'm shifting blame) for
requestingthe lyrics to After The Ball. Since I wanted to see if the musical
data base on www.deltablues.com worked; i download this song.
HAROLD HAVAS please note the address above.
AFTER THE BALL
(Charles K. Harris)
A little maiden climbed an old man's knee
Begged for a story, "Do, uncle, please!"
Why are you single? Why live alone?
Have you no babies? Have you no home?"
"I had a sweetheart, years, years ago
Where she is now, pet, you will soon know.
List to the story, I'll tell it all
I believ'd her faithless, after the ball."
cho: After the ball is over,
After the break of morn,
After the dancers' leaving
After the stars are gone;
Many a heart is aching
If you could read them all
Many the hopes that have vanished
After the ball.
Bright lights were flashing in the grand ballroom
Softly the music playing sweet tunes;
There came my sweetheart, my love, my own,
"I wish some water, leave me alone."
When I returned, dear, there stood a man
Kissing my sweetheart, as lovers can.
Down fell the glass, pet, broken, that's all
Just as my heart was, after the ball.
Long years have passed, child, I've never wed
True to my lost love, though she is dead.
She tried to tell me, tried to explain
I would not listen, pleadings were vain.
One day a letter came from that man,
He was her brother, the letter ran;
That's why I'm lonely, no home at all
I broke her heart, pet, after the ball.
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #75
*****************************************
Daniel van Eijmeren told me that he was the culprit (I'm shifting blame) for
requestingthe lyrics to After The Ball. Since I wanted to see if the musical
data base on www.deltablues.com worked; i download this song.
HAROLD HAVAS please note the address above.
AFTER THE BALL
(Charles K. Harris)
A little maiden climbed an old man's knee
Begged for a story, "Do, uncle, please!"
Why are you single? Why live alone?
Have you no babies? Have you no home?"
"I had a sweetheart, years, years ago
Where she is now, pet, you will soon know.
List to the story, I'll tell it all
I believ'd her faithless, after the ball."
cho: After the ball is over,
After the break of morn,
After the dancers' leaving
After the stars are gone;
Many a heart is aching
If you could read them all
Many the hopes that have vanished
After the ball.
Bright lights were flashing in the grand ballroom
Softly the music playing sweet tunes;
There came my sweetheart, my love, my own,
"I wish some water, leave me alone."
When I returned, dear, there stood a man
Kissing my sweetheart, as lovers can.
Down fell the glass, pet, broken, that's all
Just as my heart was, after the ball.
Long years have passed, child, I've never wed
True to my lost love, though she is dead.
She tried to tell me, tried to explain
I would not listen, pleadings were vain.
One day a letter came from that man,
He was her brother, the letter ran;
That's why I'm lonely, no home at all
I broke her heart, pet, after the ball.
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #75
*****************************************
Eric Chun
Disney comics Digest V97 #75
Message 81 -
1997-04-11 at 05:33:51
Don wrote:
> Yes, right, Flintheart is South African... but I was saying I
> use him in South AMERICAN stories (and one South African). I
> wasn't sure if you read me right.
Oops! You're right -- I read your email wrong. Just went back
and re-read it. Thank you.
Gary B. wrote:
> I noticed the posting on the Disneyana Convention and other
> Disney World stuff. I live only 90-100 minutes away from
> Orlando, so if I can ever help anyone with anything during or
> before a visit, please don't hesitate to e-mail.
Do you know if it's possible to attend the Disneyana convention
without staying at one of Disney's resort hotels? There are a
lot of hotels near Disney World with rooms from $40-60 per
night, which would be a lot more economical than Disney's hotels
($200+ per night).
ALL:
The mailing address for the Disneyana Convention is:
The Official Disneyana Convention
P.O. Box 10,000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
USA
See ya later.
Eric
> Yes, right, Flintheart is South African... but I was saying I
> use him in South AMERICAN stories (and one South African). I
> wasn't sure if you read me right.
Oops! You're right -- I read your email wrong. Just went back
and re-read it. Thank you.
Gary B. wrote:
> I noticed the posting on the Disneyana Convention and other
> Disney World stuff. I live only 90-100 minutes away from
> Orlando, so if I can ever help anyone with anything during or
> before a visit, please don't hesitate to e-mail.
Do you know if it's possible to attend the Disneyana convention
without staying at one of Disney's resort hotels? There are a
lot of hotels near Disney World with rooms from $40-60 per
night, which would be a lot more economical than Disney's hotels
($200+ per night).
ALL:
The mailing address for the Disneyana Convention is:
The Official Disneyana Convention
P.O. Box 10,000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
USA
See ya later.
Eric
LoLehmann
Don Rosa, Rota
Message 82 -
1997-04-11 at 12:50:09
DON :
Thanks for ten years of excellent, carefully crafted Duck stories, and
bringing me back to the fold. It's your birthday, and _we'_ve been getting
the presents !
I also tremendously enjoyed The Once And Future Duck, published in last
month's Picsou #302. Two things especially stood out : The accurate depiction
of Arthur (you like history, don't you ?), and the active part played by
Gyro's helper.
MARCO [translated Marco Rota's bio]:
> in 1962, in the Sixties he finds time to draw Superman and Batman stories
> for Mondadori's "Albi del Falco" [a collection of Superman and Batman
> stories, translator's note]
Well, it may be off-topic, but I gotta know... were maybe US Super-Hero
comics produced in Italy ?
> I would also suggest to quote as Rota's best story in that period "Paperino
pendolare"
> (=commuter Donald), IAT 245-A]
If this is the story were Donald lives in the suburbs and must race each
morning to get to work, I strongly concur ! He even hitches a ride on an
hot-air balloon to make it in time ! Excellent stuff, and as is always the
case with Italian Ducks, totally out-of-continuity with the US series. I
mean... Donald eager to work ? Come on...
It never bothered me as a kid, and still doesn't, but with Don Rosa's
greater attention to the Barks' cannon, I can see why it would disturb some
people.
Laurent
Thanks for ten years of excellent, carefully crafted Duck stories, and
bringing me back to the fold. It's your birthday, and _we'_ve been getting
the presents !
I also tremendously enjoyed The Once And Future Duck, published in last
month's Picsou #302. Two things especially stood out : The accurate depiction
of Arthur (you like history, don't you ?), and the active part played by
Gyro's helper.
MARCO [translated Marco Rota's bio]:
> in 1962, in the Sixties he finds time to draw Superman and Batman stories
> for Mondadori's "Albi del Falco" [a collection of Superman and Batman
> stories, translator's note]
Well, it may be off-topic, but I gotta know... were maybe US Super-Hero
comics produced in Italy ?
> I would also suggest to quote as Rota's best story in that period "Paperino
pendolare"
> (=commuter Donald), IAT 245-A]
If this is the story were Donald lives in the suburbs and must race each
morning to get to work, I strongly concur ! He even hitches a ride on an
hot-air balloon to make it in time ! Excellent stuff, and as is always the
case with Italian Ducks, totally out-of-continuity with the US series. I
mean... Donald eager to work ? Come on...
It never bothered me as a kid, and still doesn't, but with Don Rosa's
greater attention to the Barks' cannon, I can see why it would disturb some
people.
Laurent
Mike Pohjola
Disney comics Digest V97 #71
Message 83 -
1997-04-11 at 17:20:48
DON:
>I have a local friend who tells me he'd like to get a copy of that 1995
>Finnish "Don Rosa" hardcover book. As usual, I couldn't help him... I only
What is it about this book that everyone is so interested about?!
I've already sent three copies of it to people who don't speak or read
Finnish. Is it all because of the published-only-in-Finland art in the
cover or what? Anyway, as I'm probably the most experienced Finnish
member taking part in this international illuminati of smuggling
the Book of the Lost Library abroad I might as well deal with this one
as well.
Btw, any idea when your next story will be published in Europe?
ABOUT LETTERING:
As some of you may know in Europe the weekly Disney digest have
had computer lettering as long as they've been published. Since January
1961 the font has been a lot like that which you might be looking at
right now supposing you're reading this message under Dos. I've always
thought it looks rather neat and punctual - what one has come to expect
in a European Disney comic. On the other hand the monthly pocket books
publishing some of the black sheeps of the Italian comic family have until
recently used hand made lettering which has somehow looked good on them.
Now they've changed the pocket book lettering to computer lettering
(and also the coloring is now very obviously made by computer). I've always
thought the Italian stories were all alike and had a machine-made quality
to them but the pages at least looked good. Now, I can't say that either
anymore. Now only the art is good (and in some stories not even that).
The weeklies on the other hand have more of a magazine look on them, so
the bold lettering fits them well. Only the sound effects and some suchlike
are lettered by hand and as they don't have a professional letterer it
really looks awful. The point is, I guess, that the lettering is an
important part of the image of the comicbook and should it be altered
the whole look of the book will change.
--
Mike - The Finnish Trekkie
>I have a local friend who tells me he'd like to get a copy of that 1995
>Finnish "Don Rosa" hardcover book. As usual, I couldn't help him... I only
What is it about this book that everyone is so interested about?!
I've already sent three copies of it to people who don't speak or read
Finnish. Is it all because of the published-only-in-Finland art in the
cover or what? Anyway, as I'm probably the most experienced Finnish
member taking part in this international illuminati of smuggling
the Book of the Lost Library abroad I might as well deal with this one
as well.
Btw, any idea when your next story will be published in Europe?
ABOUT LETTERING:
As some of you may know in Europe the weekly Disney digest have
had computer lettering as long as they've been published. Since January
1961 the font has been a lot like that which you might be looking at
right now supposing you're reading this message under Dos. I've always
thought it looks rather neat and punctual - what one has come to expect
in a European Disney comic. On the other hand the monthly pocket books
publishing some of the black sheeps of the Italian comic family have until
recently used hand made lettering which has somehow looked good on them.
Now they've changed the pocket book lettering to computer lettering
(and also the coloring is now very obviously made by computer). I've always
thought the Italian stories were all alike and had a machine-made quality
to them but the pages at least looked good. Now, I can't say that either
anymore. Now only the art is good (and in some stories not even that).
The weeklies on the other hand have more of a magazine look on them, so
the bold lettering fits them well. Only the sound effects and some suchlike
are lettered by hand and as they don't have a professional letterer it
really looks awful. The point is, I guess, that the lettering is an
important part of the image of the comicbook and should it be altered
the whole look of the book will change.
--
Mike - The Finnish Trekkie
Marco Barlotti
Capelli, Zapotec and Marlin
Message 84 -
1997-04-11 at 23:13:15
OLE:
> Marco claimed that Gaudenzio Capelli, author of the first Wild
>Duck story, was only credited for two stories in Fossati's index, but
>several stories in Almanacco 1975-77 bear his name. Like I A-215, "The
>Money Ocean" (U$ 266/7) co-written with Rota
Let me quote myself from Disney comics Digest V97 #63:
> In Fossati's index, Capelli is credited with TWO stories only, this one
> (printed on "Almanacco Topolino") and another one (on a completely
>different subject) which appeared in the same year (1975) on "Topolino".
> Capelli is also credited as the <editor> of a few more stories; this is more
>reasonable, since editing was his basic work.
It's only that I interpreted this co-writing as "editing", and I still think
that's the truth (I imagine Capelli used to do something similar to what
David Gerstein does on Scarpa's stories; wouldn't you call that <editing>?).
As a support to my opinion, consider that Fossati often writes
<Disney-Capelli> as the script author; meaning by this that the script came
from the Disney Studios and (I dare say) Capelli did some editing on it...
>
>Now that I have your attention, Marco, could you please answer Jacob's
>question about who is who of Marlin and Zapotek? My guess is Zapotek is
>the tall guy, but it's based on very circumstantial evidence...
>
No problem on this. Zapotec (in Italy the name is spelled with a final "c")
is the archaeologist, with a full white beard and white hair. While Marlin
is the scientist, often wearing a white coat, always wearing glasses, red
hair and long red moustaches. [By the way, I couldn't figure out who's the
taller one; but maybe that's Marlin...]
Marco (at last on line again!!!!)
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
> Marco claimed that Gaudenzio Capelli, author of the first Wild
>Duck story, was only credited for two stories in Fossati's index, but
>several stories in Almanacco 1975-77 bear his name. Like I A-215, "The
>Money Ocean" (U$ 266/7) co-written with Rota
Let me quote myself from Disney comics Digest V97 #63:
> In Fossati's index, Capelli is credited with TWO stories only, this one
> (printed on "Almanacco Topolino") and another one (on a completely
>different subject) which appeared in the same year (1975) on "Topolino".
> Capelli is also credited as the <editor> of a few more stories; this is more
>reasonable, since editing was his basic work.
It's only that I interpreted this co-writing as "editing", and I still think
that's the truth (I imagine Capelli used to do something similar to what
David Gerstein does on Scarpa's stories; wouldn't you call that <editing>?).
As a support to my opinion, consider that Fossati often writes
<Disney-Capelli> as the script author; meaning by this that the script came
from the Disney Studios and (I dare say) Capelli did some editing on it...
>
>Now that I have your attention, Marco, could you please answer Jacob's
>question about who is who of Marlin and Zapotek? My guess is Zapotek is
>the tall guy, but it's based on very circumstantial evidence...
>
No problem on this. Zapotec (in Italy the name is spelled with a final "c")
is the archaeologist, with a full white beard and white hair. While Marlin
is the scientist, often wearing a white coat, always wearing glasses, red
hair and long red moustaches. [By the way, I couldn't figure out who's the
taller one; but maybe that's Marlin...]
Marco (at last on line again!!!!)
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
Vidar Svendsen
Anonima Fumetti on Marco Rota
Message 85 -
1997-04-12 at 00:08:10
At 22:32 10.04.97 +0200, you wrote:
>I've downloaded Anonima Fumetti's page on Marco Rota, and (as Vidar=
Svendsen
>asked) I'm posting here a translation since it's quite short.
Thank you very much. I only understood the part about Rota being born
In Milan 18th September 1942 (My latin isn't what it used to be, and=
italian
isn't latin....)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vidar Svendsen
Atombomben er b=E5de kjekk og grei.
Men vi har ikke noe naturlig milj=F8
for den her p=E5 =D8vre Singsaker.
(Fru Flettfrid Andresen)
>I've downloaded Anonima Fumetti's page on Marco Rota, and (as Vidar=
Svendsen
>asked) I'm posting here a translation since it's quite short.
Thank you very much. I only understood the part about Rota being born
In Milan 18th September 1942 (My latin isn't what it used to be, and=
italian
isn't latin....)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vidar Svendsen
Atombomben er b=E5de kjekk og grei.
Men vi har ikke noe naturlig milj=F8
for den her p=E5 =D8vre Singsaker.
(Fru Flettfrid Andresen)
Gary Leach
Disney comics Digest V97 #75
Message 86 -
1997-04-12 at 03:00:40
OLE:
Please don't lose any sleep! It's all just business as usual in the
magazine biz here in the States.
I should modify one point I made: a small but significant portion of what I
think of as US copies go into Canada, which is technically foreign.
As for the approximately 40,000 returned copies, those are returned by
retailers to our newsstand distributor, who ordered those 40,000 copies in
the first place. Crazy as this may sound, it's anticipated wastage, since
putting out any fewer total copies on the newsstands is not efficient,
according to the distributor. The returned copies are circulated material,
expired periodicals, useless to distributor, printers, and publisher
(Gladstone) alike. In short, they're landfill.
Gladstone sells only uncirculated copies as back issues, which usually come
from the overruns of the direct market editions. These overruns have to
cover a number of contingencies - damaged or missing subscription copies,
special orders, media requests - before the remainder become backstock.
What's left is then sorted for copies in unacceptable condition, and the
remainder becomes our backstock (this process left us with only six
saleable copies of one recent issue).
Gary
****************************
"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you
think it means."
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Gladstone on the Web: http://www.hamlco.com/bhc/
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End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #76
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Please don't lose any sleep! It's all just business as usual in the
magazine biz here in the States.
I should modify one point I made: a small but significant portion of what I
think of as US copies go into Canada, which is technically foreign.
As for the approximately 40,000 returned copies, those are returned by
retailers to our newsstand distributor, who ordered those 40,000 copies in
the first place. Crazy as this may sound, it's anticipated wastage, since
putting out any fewer total copies on the newsstands is not efficient,
according to the distributor. The returned copies are circulated material,
expired periodicals, useless to distributor, printers, and publisher
(Gladstone) alike. In short, they're landfill.
Gladstone sells only uncirculated copies as back issues, which usually come
from the overruns of the direct market editions. These overruns have to
cover a number of contingencies - damaged or missing subscription copies,
special orders, media requests - before the remainder become backstock.
What's left is then sorted for copies in unacceptable condition, and the
remainder becomes our backstock (this process left us with only six
saleable copies of one recent issue).
Gary
****************************
"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you
think it means."
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Gladstone on the Web: http://www.hamlco.com/bhc/
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Bill Wormstedt
Disney comics Digest V97 #76
Message 87 -
1997-04-12 at 08:49:56
Gary Leach (or Don himself, should he prefer to answer!)
Now that Don's "The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad" is being published here in the
States, would you mind detailing the cuts Gladstone was forced to make in this story?
Don's already explained about the story being cut, but I'm curious in what we're
missing, and will probably never see!
Bill W., who like Don R., only reads English!
Now that Don's "The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad" is being published here in the
States, would you mind detailing the cuts Gladstone was forced to make in this story?
Don's already explained about the story being cut, but I'm curious in what we're
missing, and will probably never see!
Bill W., who like Don R., only reads English!
Marco Barlotti
Zio Paperone #91
Message 88 -
1997-04-12 at 17:15:27
A quote from Disney comics Digest V97 #57:
>From: (Email removed) (Don Rosa)
>[...]
>Anyway, it's GOOD that my Trala La sequel "Return to Xanadu" will not be in
>the same issue with Barks' original. That's because the reader is not
>supposed to *know* that it's a sequel until about 1/3 into the story -- it's
>supposed to be a sorta surprize. It's nicer that these modest revelations
aren't given away
>instantly...
I thought about this when I read this month's issue of "Zio Paperone",
featuring as announced Barks' Trala La story and NOT Don's "Return to
Xanadu". As we all now know, the editors at "Zio Paperone" are deeply
involved with the Rosa spirit... that's why in the essay on Barks' story
they proudly announce that Don's sequel "Return to Xanadu" will appear in
one of the nex issues... and they even print a large b/w panel from the story!
Jokes aside, I'd say this is one of the worst issues ever of "Zio Paperone".
Of course, if you haven't read Barks' Tralla La story then it's worth buying
only for that one... but aside that: they reprint <for the third time> a
not-very-special Rota story (it's one of those Studio Program stories edited
by Capelli we discussed earlier...), for the second time a Branca story
(without even telling who the scripter is), a short Reiche story (H 8154)
and... well, the pest piece for me is Jippes' very good version of the JW
story "traitor on the ranks". Only... well, we don't know who is translating
the JW stories, do we? So I can say something about the translation, can I?
OK, I'll just quote a single caption. In the last panel, Donald should say
"I'll be smarter tomorrow! I'll tie a knot in their darned bugle!". And it's
been translated as: "I must take it well, I must! Tomorrow I'll build a BIN
for their (darned) medals!".
No more comments!
Marco (happily on line again!)
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
>From: (Email removed) (Don Rosa)
>[...]
>Anyway, it's GOOD that my Trala La sequel "Return to Xanadu" will not be in
>the same issue with Barks' original. That's because the reader is not
>supposed to *know* that it's a sequel until about 1/3 into the story -- it's
>supposed to be a sorta surprize. It's nicer that these modest revelations
aren't given away
>instantly...
I thought about this when I read this month's issue of "Zio Paperone",
featuring as announced Barks' Trala La story and NOT Don's "Return to
Xanadu". As we all now know, the editors at "Zio Paperone" are deeply
involved with the Rosa spirit... that's why in the essay on Barks' story
they proudly announce that Don's sequel "Return to Xanadu" will appear in
one of the nex issues... and they even print a large b/w panel from the story!
Jokes aside, I'd say this is one of the worst issues ever of "Zio Paperone".
Of course, if you haven't read Barks' Tralla La story then it's worth buying
only for that one... but aside that: they reprint <for the third time> a
not-very-special Rota story (it's one of those Studio Program stories edited
by Capelli we discussed earlier...), for the second time a Branca story
(without even telling who the scripter is), a short Reiche story (H 8154)
and... well, the pest piece for me is Jippes' very good version of the JW
story "traitor on the ranks". Only... well, we don't know who is translating
the JW stories, do we? So I can say something about the translation, can I?
OK, I'll just quote a single caption. In the last panel, Donald should say
"I'll be smarter tomorrow! I'll tie a knot in their darned bugle!". And it's
been translated as: "I must take it well, I must! Tomorrow I'll build a BIN
for their (darned) medals!".
No more comments!
Marco (happily on line again!)
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
Alexander Gruenke
Don Rosa lists
Message 89 -
1997-04-12 at 22:47:32
Hello,
who could send me a list of all Don Rosa stories? Thanks in advance.
--
MdD Alexander Gruenke | (Email removed)
Germany | http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7707/index.html
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who could send me a list of all Don Rosa stories? Thanks in advance.
--
MdD Alexander Gruenke | (Email removed)
Germany | http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7707/index.html
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Marco Barlotti
Correction to my last message!
Message 90 -
1997-04-14 at 12:03:19
I was horrified when I received Digest 77 and saw what I had written. IT WAS
A MISPRINT! Jippes' version of "Traitor in the ranks" is the BEST piece not
the PEST piece of "Zio Paperone" #91! (apart from Barks story, of course :-)).
Sorry for the typo!
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
(with a link to Harry's HomePage, which has the best Rosa index ever!)
A MISPRINT! Jippes' version of "Traitor in the ranks" is the BEST piece not
the PEST piece of "Zio Paperone" #91! (apart from Barks story, of course :-)).
Sorry for the typo!
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it
(with a link to Harry's HomePage, which has the best Rosa index ever!)