Keskustelujen arkisto

At 12:44 02.05.97 +0000, you wrote:

After a description of the story...=20

>BTW: the face of the Gauls are never shown and kept in the shadows...=20
>maybe to prevent copyright problems...

and the wrath of some gauls. It sounds hard to swallow for a long-time
Asterix-fan

>PS: I'll provide the number of the issue (old Action Comics) gladly=20
>IF you really INSIST on knowing more, Vidar... >;-))))

Oh, yeeees. Please do so :-)=20
Next time they'll put Donald D. in a cage in the Zoo and S-man has
to rescue him by singing "I'm singing in the rain" standing on the moon...

Former Chieftain of=20
Asterix og han tapre teologistudenter
(Asterix and his brave theology-students)
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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)

Commenting on the Asterix-Superman "team-up" in a 1986 issue of Action Comics,
Ota asked:

<<Hey. Wasn't this list dedicated exclusively to Disney Comics?!>>

Well, Ota, I can't offer a connection to Disney COMICS, but there is a
tenuous link to Disney TV ANIMATION. R. Lofficier, the author of that
particular tale, is Randy Lofficier, who scripted one of the first-season
episodes of "DuckTales," "Magica's Shadow War." I have always thought that
"Shadow War" would have adapted very well to comic-book format, especially
the scene in which Magica cooks up a spell in Scrooge's money bin while the
shadows swirl around her. This story is noteworthy as one of the VERY few
times that Scrooge and Magica have ever cooperated to thwart a common foe (in
this case, Magica's renegade shadow).

Christopher E. Barat
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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Homepage: http://members.aol.com/cebarat/home.htm

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A while back we had a discussion on whether the name of the Greek comic
book whose fame has reached outside Greece should be rendered in English
as "Comics" or "Komix", with me supporting the first version, and every
else the second.

In the last two issues, the comic book has advertised its e-mail address,
which is (Email removed), and a closer look at the comic book's indicia,
which are in both Greek and English, shows that the publishers call the
magazine "Komix" in English.

In an earlier message I had mentioned that I was fighting a losing
battle; now I admit defeat.
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
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"Let's just pull a few levers here and push a few buttons there and see what
happens, shall we?"
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Recently I saw the film 'The Man Who Would Be King', in which Michael
Caine's character had Taliaferro as his middle name. At least that was
what the Danish subtitles spelled, but it was hard to hear how he
pronounced it - much shorter, certainly.
So it seems I've been mispronouncing Al Taliaferro's name for years.
It irritates me ever so slightly, so can anyone guide me to the proper
pronounciation? Thanks!

whew!

Just got done reading the new PREVIEWS, and low and behold, its *LOADED*
with Rosa!! :-) Now, dont get me wrong, i'll take all i can get in
relatively low priced, single issue doses! But what is it with
Gladstone's "Feast or Famine" policies when it comes to giving us Don's
stuff?

and like Augie said, wasnt the "Pizen Bluff" story advertised in the
LAST previews? Is this a two parter or something go crazy with the
schedule?

Thumbs up to Gladstone though for offering us more non-barks stuff in
the monthlies. I guess when i first started out i was so happy to see
these classic stories in a lower cost format, but now that i've gotten
more serious and have a large portion of the LIBRARY albums, I fully
understand why lots of fans are tired of seeing the same stories over
and over again (in fact it seems like at least twice in the last few
months we've gotten reprints from U$ like 3, 4, 5 months AFTER they
appeared in the new album series!!! Ugh)

re: DUCKTALES- i love that ish of the DUCKBURG TIMES with the DT guide,
but noticed in the back an ad for a FULL guide, sold seperately. I know
this came out so very long ago, but anyone know if that document was
ever available or if indeed any copies still exist? I'd love to have
one...

DON-- I know you only do a very few cons per year, but i dont suppose
you are coming to Chicago this year? Man, no one good ever shows up
there! :-) I saw your cover for U$300 there last year, but would have
loved to see the man himself... dont forget us poor midwesterners! ;)

This is really off topic but, any one here both a duck fan and a
simcity2000 enthusiast? Using the "simcity urban renewal kit" add on, i
started a DUCKBURG graphics set! :) didnt get too far, but i did make a
money bin graphic to replace the "llama dome" in the normal game. I
wanted to do more, but my art skills arent up to it... any one besides
me interested in putting a set together of some famous sites around
town? Like maye the coot statue and whatever else anyone can think of.

one final question-- a local comic store has one of those Scrooge
figures, about a foot and a half tall, plastic, with a satchel and a
cane, with one foot forward... he's charging a pretty unreasonable
price, imho, and was wondering if anyone knows what they are going for
or what an average price might be?

thanks,

-Matt-

ADERACK:

> > * UNCLE $CROOGE ADVENTURES: DON ROSA 1997 SPECIAL #4
>
> Wait a minute. This sounds like one of those big soft-cover albums. Are Rosa
> stories being reprinted in those now?

Yes, Gladstone is reprinting Don's earliest Gladstone works in album format.
4 albums in all.

CHRISTOPHER:

> The Mxyzptlk (rest easy, Steven, you didn't spell it correctly) "money bin"
> cover appeared in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #56, May 1996. The cover was
> drawn by Jon Bogdanove, one of the regular SUPERMAN artists.

Not only that, but the story on the inside is fun, too. I stopped buying
Superman titles a long time ago, but I picked up that issue just for the cover.

> BTW, has anyone ever compiled a list of the number of times that the Uncle
> Scrooge "money bin" motif has appeared in NON-Disney comics? I'd imagine
> that most of these appearances would have taken place in "independent" comics
> (by which I mean comics from small-press publishers).

Not that I know of. But there was a mention of $crooge in The Mighty Magnor #1
by Evanier and Aragones. But visual representations of the money bin? Hmm, I
just don't know. Can't think of any, quite honestly.

MATT:

> Just got done reading the new PREVIEWS, and low and behold, its *LOADED*
> with Rosa!! :-) Now, dont get me wrong, i'll take all i can get in
> relatively low priced, single issue doses! But what is it with
> Gladstone's "Feast or Famine" policies when it comes to giving us Don's
> stuff?

I don't know. I was surprised by it, myself. At the same time, I'm not looking
this gift horse in the mouth.

> and over again (in fact it seems like at least twice in the last few
> months we've gotten reprints from U$ like 3, 4, 5 months AFTER they
> appeared in the new album series!!! Ugh)

And even more shockingly for me, anyway: The recent $crooge title which
reprinted the Steamboat Race story is the first case of a Gladstone Comic I've
bought in which I already own all the stories in regular comics form from the
last Gladstone series. And, BTW, the credits seem to be off a bit on those.
They credit the stories as originally coming from Uncle $crooge #11, September
1995. Whoops.

-Augie
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ROB:

> Thanks for the reply to my queries...that is the first response I've
> heard.

That's probably because your questions were addressed to Barks, not to
us... 8-)

As to why Barks shortened the bills: I think Barks once said he wanted the
Ducks to look more like the animation Ducks. His change was in 1950,
about the time he drew a few model sheets for other comic book artists.
Maybe it was while doing these sheets that Barks realised his Ducks were
too different from the "norm".

> The preponderance of my favorite stories by Barks were written in
> the late forties and early fifties. At that time the Ducks' bills were
> the longest, the language was the most colorful, and the characters
> displayed their feelings fully and violently. I'm sure the censors
> played a big role in changing all of this.

I don't think there were any censors at that time. Just editors, who
told Barks what to do and what not to do. And most of the time,
editors do a good job: a creative person needs to be steered the right
way, sometimes.

I'm sure that people like Grimm, Twain and Shakespeare has editors
judging their work.

--Harry.