Hi!
JAMES asked:
> Has the The Tenth Avatar or the Pizen Bluff stories been released yet?
"The Treasure of the Ten Avatars" will appear in Uncle Scrooge
Adventures #51.
Bye!
Arthur de Wolf (Email removed)
Disney Comics Worldwide: http://www.pi.net/~wolfman
(Email removed)
Author
Topic: 199707
(281 messages)
Arthur De Wolf
WDC 612
Message 226 -
1997-07-24 at 19:51:50
DIDIER GHEZ
Ub Iwerks
Message 227 -
1997-07-24 at 20:28:02
PER:
I checked Funnyworld 14 yesterday evening. What Dave Smith (Disney's
archivist) mentions is that Ub Iwerks' parents were from Holland.
The only details given about his name shortening are that he did it in
his twenties.
This article about Ub Iwerks is pretty extensive, so if more details
are needed or if you need a copy of it don't hesitate to ask.
Didier
I checked Funnyworld 14 yesterday evening. What Dave Smith (Disney's
archivist) mentions is that Ub Iwerks' parents were from Holland.
The only details given about his name shortening are that he did it in
his twenties.
This article about Ub Iwerks is pretty extensive, so if more details
are needed or if you need a copy of it don't hesitate to ask.
Didier
Per Starback
Italian codes
Message 228 -
1997-07-25 at 03:25:42
> I saw some Topolino with this kind of code:
> I 2157 1, I 2157 2, etc...
Thanks! Now you can write things like that on the WWW pages.
I removed the translation of "I A" codes to "I AT" though,
as there still are some old I-A codes left in the database,
and there must be some way to access them.
So write just "i 277-a" or "i at 277-a" or something like that
("J277 1" if you prefer) to get to the debut story of Andold Wild
Duck (code "I TL 277-A" in the database), but "i a 277" will get
you "I A-277" which is an older code for the same story temporily left
in the database.
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #153
******************************************
> I 2157 1, I 2157 2, etc...
Thanks! Now you can write things like that on the WWW pages.
I removed the translation of "I A" codes to "I AT" though,
as there still are some old I-A codes left in the database,
and there must be some way to access them.
So write just "i 277-a" or "i at 277-a" or something like that
("J277 1" if you prefer) to get to the debut story of Andold Wild
Duck (code "I TL 277-A" in the database), but "i a 277" will get
you "I A-277" which is an older code for the same story temporily left
in the database.
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #153
******************************************
Shaun M. Knowler
Disney comics Digest V97 #153
Message 229 -
1997-07-25 at 05:09:36
James:
I bought copies of U$ 306 and U$A 51 yesterday which contained "The
Vigilante of Pizen Bluff" and "Treasure of the Ten Avatars" (DON: Isn't
that the title you rather Gladstone didn't use?) respectively. Be sure to
scower your area for them! They're not in any case to be missed!
DON:
The above-mentioned stories had some of your absolute funniest stuff in
them! I *LOVED* the Chowdirhead running gag! Same goes for Pothole's
horse-riding problems!
Eeek!
-Shaun
I bought copies of U$ 306 and U$A 51 yesterday which contained "The
Vigilante of Pizen Bluff" and "Treasure of the Ten Avatars" (DON: Isn't
that the title you rather Gladstone didn't use?) respectively. Be sure to
scower your area for them! They're not in any case to be missed!
DON:
The above-mentioned stories had some of your absolute funniest stuff in
them! I *LOVED* the Chowdirhead running gag! Same goes for Pothole's
horse-riding problems!
Eeek!
-Shaun
Bill Wormstedt
Don's newest
Message 230 -
1997-07-25 at 06:11:29
> Has the The Tenth Avatar or the Pizen Bluff stories been released yet?
Both came out this week - yesterday, matter of fact!
--
Bill Wormstedt
(Email removed)
Both came out this week - yesterday, matter of fact!
--
Bill Wormstedt
(Email removed)
Rich Bellacera
Disney comics Digest V97 #153
Message 231 -
1997-07-25 at 09:51:22
From: Harry Fluks:
>Welcome back, Rich! What a perfect timing, just a few weeks before
>this list's fifth anniversary!
Great! What sorta celebration is planned? :-)
>Rich was one of the two main contributors of messages in the first week
>of this mailing list's existance (in August, 1992). The other one was Per
>Starback. I still remember Per writing "doesn't anyone else have a view on
>important things like this?"
I remember that. Wow...it's nice to be so warmly welcomed back (thank you
Wilmer Rivers also). We sure had some heated discussions back then too
(remember the"colorful" HD&L/GB&R debate!! :-) Per played the role of
list moderator quite well... I imagine he still does (sorry to speak as though
you're not here, Per).
From: Steven Rowe: ( RE: "Mickey Mouse in Love Trouble." )
>Are you sure that it's had only one printing? I've got a copy (in a Dell
>Giant I believe) and I know that I didn't pay $300.
It was probably more like $150, but it might as well have been $1,050. I
couldn't afford it :-( I did get to flip through it breifly before
returning it
to it's mylar packaging. I think the book was a Dell Giant so I fairly sure
it is the same printing you possess (you Lucky Duck!). I wrote to ask
Gladstone if they would reprint it, but haven't heard back from them in
several months since requesting it (as well as several of David Gerstein's
foreign market stuff) to be published in the USA.
Speaking of David, he seems like a great guy. I've had the pleasure of
e-mail chatting with him a few times. Is he a member of the list?
And speaking of reprints, one of the things that irk me about Gladstone is
that there is sooooooo much material out there (like "Love Trouble") that
hasn't seen fresh print, as well as all the non-US material currently being
printed, that I don't understand why I can catch the same reprinted "Duck"
story over and over again in a relatively short time, and still not see any of
this other material I mentioned. I must have at least 5 copies each of every
Donald vs. Jones tale, and several of "Mickey's Sky Adventure" ( or was
it "Mail Pilot"?)to name just a few. I know I'm exaggerating a little, but
only a very little. I guess it's my fault for owning too many (older) Disney
comics? :-)
I picked up U$A #51 and DDA #46 where "The Year that Was: 1934"
reprinted some promotional material for the film "The Dognapper." I always
thought that film was ironic since it was a feature ABOUT Fifi's dognapping,
but it didn't even feature Fifi (except for her photo in the newspaper). I
like Fifi and am happy she's even had a fair amount of comicbook adventures.
Though I think that Mickey was terrible when he used Fifi as lion-bait
in "Westward Whoa!" (Dell's "Mickey Mouse" #32 - 8/53).
That's it for now.
>Welcome back, Rich! What a perfect timing, just a few weeks before
>this list's fifth anniversary!
Great! What sorta celebration is planned? :-)
>Rich was one of the two main contributors of messages in the first week
>of this mailing list's existance (in August, 1992). The other one was Per
>Starback. I still remember Per writing "doesn't anyone else have a view on
>important things like this?"
I remember that. Wow...it's nice to be so warmly welcomed back (thank you
Wilmer Rivers also). We sure had some heated discussions back then too
(remember the"colorful" HD&L/GB&R debate!! :-) Per played the role of
list moderator quite well... I imagine he still does (sorry to speak as though
you're not here, Per).
From: Steven Rowe: ( RE: "Mickey Mouse in Love Trouble." )
>Are you sure that it's had only one printing? I've got a copy (in a Dell
>Giant I believe) and I know that I didn't pay $300.
It was probably more like $150, but it might as well have been $1,050. I
couldn't afford it :-( I did get to flip through it breifly before
returning it
to it's mylar packaging. I think the book was a Dell Giant so I fairly sure
it is the same printing you possess (you Lucky Duck!). I wrote to ask
Gladstone if they would reprint it, but haven't heard back from them in
several months since requesting it (as well as several of David Gerstein's
foreign market stuff) to be published in the USA.
Speaking of David, he seems like a great guy. I've had the pleasure of
e-mail chatting with him a few times. Is he a member of the list?
And speaking of reprints, one of the things that irk me about Gladstone is
that there is sooooooo much material out there (like "Love Trouble") that
hasn't seen fresh print, as well as all the non-US material currently being
printed, that I don't understand why I can catch the same reprinted "Duck"
story over and over again in a relatively short time, and still not see any of
this other material I mentioned. I must have at least 5 copies each of every
Donald vs. Jones tale, and several of "Mickey's Sky Adventure" ( or was
it "Mail Pilot"?)to name just a few. I know I'm exaggerating a little, but
only a very little. I guess it's my fault for owning too many (older) Disney
comics? :-)
I picked up U$A #51 and DDA #46 where "The Year that Was: 1934"
reprinted some promotional material for the film "The Dognapper." I always
thought that film was ironic since it was a feature ABOUT Fifi's dognapping,
but it didn't even feature Fifi (except for her photo in the newspaper). I
like Fifi and am happy she's even had a fair amount of comicbook adventures.
Though I think that Mickey was terrible when he used Fifi as lion-bait
in "Westward Whoa!" (Dell's "Mickey Mouse" #32 - 8/53).
That's it for now.
Awiles
Uncle $Crooge And Sports
Message 232 -
1997-07-25 at 16:24:13
TO: (Email removed)
Hi!
Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or soccer.
I've seen him golfing and fishing.
King Wog Of Norwalk, an eternal fan
Hi!
Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or soccer.
I've seen him golfing and fishing.
King Wog Of Norwalk, an eternal fan
Harry Fluks
Hdlgbr
Message 233 -
1997-07-25 at 22:40:40
RICH:
>> Welcome back, Rich! What a perfect timing, just a few weeks before
>> this list's fifth anniversary!
> Great! What sorta celebration is planned? :-)
I was thinking of an electronic reunion of all list members from the start... 8-)
> (remember the"colorful" HD&L/GB&R debate!! :-)
This issue has been raised at least 3 times after you left...
--Harry.
>> Welcome back, Rich! What a perfect timing, just a few weeks before
>> this list's fifth anniversary!
> Great! What sorta celebration is planned? :-)
I was thinking of an electronic reunion of all list members from the start... 8-)
> (remember the"colorful" HD&L/GB&R debate!! :-)
This issue has been raised at least 3 times after you left...
--Harry.
Eric Chun
(No subject)
Message 234 -
1997-07-26 at 04:32:18
James wrote:
> Has the The Tenth Avatar or the Pizen Bluff stories been released
> yet?
They just came out on Wednesday.
Todd wrote:
> I attended the San Diego Disney breakfast, and enjoyed talking to
> Don, David Gerstein, the Gilberts, John Lustig, Barry Branvold and
> Eric Chun. (Sorry if I've left anyone out).
Torsten Adair, Steven Ng, and a group from Sweden also attended.
Unfortunately, we didn't know how many people would attend. As a
result, we were split into two tables.
The breakfast took place on Saturday morning, in the same restaurant
as last year (in the Marriott hotel, next to the convention center).
Bear Mountain Enterprises states (in their new catalog) that a new
book by Don Rosa is in the works. Sorry, I don't have more details,
since I just had time for a quick glance at the catalog on the way
to work this morning.
See ya later,
Eric
> Has the The Tenth Avatar or the Pizen Bluff stories been released
> yet?
They just came out on Wednesday.
Todd wrote:
> I attended the San Diego Disney breakfast, and enjoyed talking to
> Don, David Gerstein, the Gilberts, John Lustig, Barry Branvold and
> Eric Chun. (Sorry if I've left anyone out).
Torsten Adair, Steven Ng, and a group from Sweden also attended.
Unfortunately, we didn't know how many people would attend. As a
result, we were split into two tables.
The breakfast took place on Saturday morning, in the same restaurant
as last year (in the Marriott hotel, next to the convention center).
Bear Mountain Enterprises states (in their new catalog) that a new
book by Don Rosa is in the works. Sorry, I don't have more details,
since I just had time for a quick glance at the catalog on the way
to work this morning.
See ya later,
Eric
Cebarat
Disney comics Digest V97 #141-153
Message 235 -
1997-07-26 at 09:32:47
Just returned to Virginia from a two-week vacation that encompassed the San
Diego Con. I'm sorry I wasn't able to make whatever Mailing-List
get-together there was...
The Disney "presence" at this Con was minuscule. There was no Disney comics
panel. There was a Disney animation panel, but reportedly, it was at least
partially taken up by a promo for the LIVE ACTION "George of the Jungle". I
sighted Don Rosa a couple of times, but couldn't speak to him since he was
involved in conversations with others. I hung around the Carl Barks Studios
booth for a while and renewed acquaintances with Bill Grandey and Kathy Morby
-- also purchased a sextet of Duck PVC's (including hitherto-unacquired PVC's
of Gyro, Gus Goose, and Gizmoduck) -- but that was about it insofar as Disney
"activities" were concerned.
It was an enjoyable Con, however. I got to reunite with a lot of friends and
acquaintances from the APA "WTFB", plus other friends like John Lustig.
Warners TV Animation made a definite impression with a socko preview of a
new episode of their "Superman" TV series. Marvel made a lot of noise
(literally), but did not present much in the way of previews of its upcoming
comics projects, in stark contrast to the fast-stepping DC. The dealers'
room, as always, yielded a lot of expected AND unexpected purchases.
I was happy to hear of Don's well-deserved victory in the Eisners, and while
David Gerstein's "Felix" book didn't win its category, he's to be
congratulated for making the final cut.
Harald Havas asked:
<<Is Tweety male or female?>>
Uh?... What Barks story did THAT character appear in?... :-)
Seriously, he's male. Not that it's immediately obvious. To back up this
contention, the Warners TV series "Tiny Toon Adventures," which featured
"little kid" versions of the Warners characters -- often with reversed sexes
-- used a female "little kid" version of Tweety named Sweetie Bird.
STEVE CROOKS said, regarding Don Rosa's "The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad":
<<I just finished reading The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad part 2. Two
spots where I laughed out loud:
1. The 3 panel sequence where the nephews discover the bin is gone. Two
panels in a row of them looking completely shocked and dumbfounded was just
hilarious.
2. Louie is on top of the Beagle Boy's truck and says, "... We'll blast
everybody!" The policeman says, "Hm... Just a moment! That has a somewhat
objectionable ring to it!" The words combined with the pictures made for a
very funny panel.>>
I agree -- both of these scenes were VERY funny!
One point about the final panel of the upside-down money bin: Because of the
symmetry of the symbol "$", the fact that the bin WAS upside down was not
immediately apparent to the eye. It took a second or two before my eye
spotted the doorway at the top of the upside-down bin. In other countries,
where the symbol for monetary units is not symmetric, the gag was, of course,
immediately apparent. Did any other American reader have this reaction upon
an initial reading of the story?
RAM SAMUDRALA wrote:
<<...my "peers" can't believe I read comic books
at my age (25) and doing what I do. I had to show them all Geoffrey
Blum's psychoanalysing in the Carl Barks Libraries in Colour to argue
that there is merit to this stuff. I presume others have the same
problem?>>
In a word, YES! I'd probably have to convey my love of Duck comics to
several of my family members in sign language, because it would be all but
impossible to communicate the fact in spoken words!
"CARMEN G." opined, regarding Don Rosa's short stories:
<<It has become almost a cliche to say that Van Horn is the artist for comedy
and Rosa is preferred in the long adventures. I suppose, like most cliches,
it has some basis in truth. However, I think we are shortchanging Rosa by
downplaying his mastery of the short, "comic" story. Certainly, there are
moments of great comedy in the adventure stories, but I cannot remember
laughing so hard at a story as the first time I read "On a Silver Platter," a
short in which Donald and Scrooge never even leave the building (sort of).
Rosa (you call people by their last names when you are being Serious) has a
genius for setting up a premise and following up with every possible
consequence and permutation based on the situation. "Silver Platter" is a
fine example, as is "Gravity," and I'm sure the members of this group can
list more very quickly.>>
Don't forget Don's "Nostrildamus" story while you're at it -- as well as
"Mythological Menagerie." Plenty of belly laughs there.
If I were to attempt to sum up the difference between Don and Bill Van Horn's
approaches to verbal humor -- and I'm just about to, so scratch that "were"
-- I would say that Don leans more toward snappy one-liners, whereas Bill
prefers an absurd brand of humor. The early Van Horn gag about Scrooge's
"bubble-gum factory in Bulgaria" is PURE Van Horn: the very absurdity of the
notion of Scrooge having such a factory in such a location makes it work.
There are plenty of similar examples in Van Horn's other stories. As for
Don, I don't doubt that his facility for imaginative character repartee owes
a great deal to the "training" he got watching those sharply-scripted classic
movies from the Golden Age of Cinema.
MIKKO AITTOLA commented, regarding the quality of recent Egmont stories
featuring Mickey:
<<I think the quality has improved in the nineties. The biggest
"boost" has been in Mickey stories. I'll just have to thank
Byron and David for redefining the old Gottfredson style mouse.>>
I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. If "Plastic Mickey" and the
recent "The Return of Phantom Bob" are any indication of the average level of
quality of recent Egmont Mickey stories, then Byron and David have done a
first-rate job in making the Mickey stories more lively and interesting
without compromising the established comics persona of the Mouse.
RICH BELLACERA introduced himself with, among other things, this zinger:
<<I'm sure it's probably a blasphemy to say so, but I really did like
"Ducktales" and am currently taping as many of the episode as I can off the
Disney Channel.>>
BLASPHEMY?! Bite your tongue, Rich! There's at least one big-time
"DuckTales" fan on this list -- namely, me. Plus, I am aware of several
others. I find nothing wrong with cherishing both the Duck comics AND
"DuckTales."
Whew! Quite a lot of catching up to do, there! Well, anyway, I'm back.
-- Christopher E. Barat
(Email removed)
http://members.aol.com/cebarat/home.htm
"I WANT TO SHOW SCROOGE McDUCK THE WAY HE WEAWWY WIVES!...
UNDERSTAND?" -- Webra Walters, "DuckTales" episode "Send in the Clones"
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #154
******************************************
Diego Con. I'm sorry I wasn't able to make whatever Mailing-List
get-together there was...
The Disney "presence" at this Con was minuscule. There was no Disney comics
panel. There was a Disney animation panel, but reportedly, it was at least
partially taken up by a promo for the LIVE ACTION "George of the Jungle". I
sighted Don Rosa a couple of times, but couldn't speak to him since he was
involved in conversations with others. I hung around the Carl Barks Studios
booth for a while and renewed acquaintances with Bill Grandey and Kathy Morby
-- also purchased a sextet of Duck PVC's (including hitherto-unacquired PVC's
of Gyro, Gus Goose, and Gizmoduck) -- but that was about it insofar as Disney
"activities" were concerned.
It was an enjoyable Con, however. I got to reunite with a lot of friends and
acquaintances from the APA "WTFB", plus other friends like John Lustig.
Warners TV Animation made a definite impression with a socko preview of a
new episode of their "Superman" TV series. Marvel made a lot of noise
(literally), but did not present much in the way of previews of its upcoming
comics projects, in stark contrast to the fast-stepping DC. The dealers'
room, as always, yielded a lot of expected AND unexpected purchases.
I was happy to hear of Don's well-deserved victory in the Eisners, and while
David Gerstein's "Felix" book didn't win its category, he's to be
congratulated for making the final cut.
Harald Havas asked:
<<Is Tweety male or female?>>
Uh?... What Barks story did THAT character appear in?... :-)
Seriously, he's male. Not that it's immediately obvious. To back up this
contention, the Warners TV series "Tiny Toon Adventures," which featured
"little kid" versions of the Warners characters -- often with reversed sexes
-- used a female "little kid" version of Tweety named Sweetie Bird.
STEVE CROOKS said, regarding Don Rosa's "The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad":
<<I just finished reading The Incredible Shrinking Tightwad part 2. Two
spots where I laughed out loud:
1. The 3 panel sequence where the nephews discover the bin is gone. Two
panels in a row of them looking completely shocked and dumbfounded was just
hilarious.
2. Louie is on top of the Beagle Boy's truck and says, "... We'll blast
everybody!" The policeman says, "Hm... Just a moment! That has a somewhat
objectionable ring to it!" The words combined with the pictures made for a
very funny panel.>>
I agree -- both of these scenes were VERY funny!
One point about the final panel of the upside-down money bin: Because of the
symmetry of the symbol "$", the fact that the bin WAS upside down was not
immediately apparent to the eye. It took a second or two before my eye
spotted the doorway at the top of the upside-down bin. In other countries,
where the symbol for monetary units is not symmetric, the gag was, of course,
immediately apparent. Did any other American reader have this reaction upon
an initial reading of the story?
RAM SAMUDRALA wrote:
<<...my "peers" can't believe I read comic books
at my age (25) and doing what I do. I had to show them all Geoffrey
Blum's psychoanalysing in the Carl Barks Libraries in Colour to argue
that there is merit to this stuff. I presume others have the same
problem?>>
In a word, YES! I'd probably have to convey my love of Duck comics to
several of my family members in sign language, because it would be all but
impossible to communicate the fact in spoken words!
"CARMEN G." opined, regarding Don Rosa's short stories:
<<It has become almost a cliche to say that Van Horn is the artist for comedy
and Rosa is preferred in the long adventures. I suppose, like most cliches,
it has some basis in truth. However, I think we are shortchanging Rosa by
downplaying his mastery of the short, "comic" story. Certainly, there are
moments of great comedy in the adventure stories, but I cannot remember
laughing so hard at a story as the first time I read "On a Silver Platter," a
short in which Donald and Scrooge never even leave the building (sort of).
Rosa (you call people by their last names when you are being Serious) has a
genius for setting up a premise and following up with every possible
consequence and permutation based on the situation. "Silver Platter" is a
fine example, as is "Gravity," and I'm sure the members of this group can
list more very quickly.>>
Don't forget Don's "Nostrildamus" story while you're at it -- as well as
"Mythological Menagerie." Plenty of belly laughs there.
If I were to attempt to sum up the difference between Don and Bill Van Horn's
approaches to verbal humor -- and I'm just about to, so scratch that "were"
-- I would say that Don leans more toward snappy one-liners, whereas Bill
prefers an absurd brand of humor. The early Van Horn gag about Scrooge's
"bubble-gum factory in Bulgaria" is PURE Van Horn: the very absurdity of the
notion of Scrooge having such a factory in such a location makes it work.
There are plenty of similar examples in Van Horn's other stories. As for
Don, I don't doubt that his facility for imaginative character repartee owes
a great deal to the "training" he got watching those sharply-scripted classic
movies from the Golden Age of Cinema.
MIKKO AITTOLA commented, regarding the quality of recent Egmont stories
featuring Mickey:
<<I think the quality has improved in the nineties. The biggest
"boost" has been in Mickey stories. I'll just have to thank
Byron and David for redefining the old Gottfredson style mouse.>>
I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. If "Plastic Mickey" and the
recent "The Return of Phantom Bob" are any indication of the average level of
quality of recent Egmont Mickey stories, then Byron and David have done a
first-rate job in making the Mickey stories more lively and interesting
without compromising the established comics persona of the Mouse.
RICH BELLACERA introduced himself with, among other things, this zinger:
<<I'm sure it's probably a blasphemy to say so, but I really did like
"Ducktales" and am currently taping as many of the episode as I can off the
Disney Channel.>>
BLASPHEMY?! Bite your tongue, Rich! There's at least one big-time
"DuckTales" fan on this list -- namely, me. Plus, I am aware of several
others. I find nothing wrong with cherishing both the Duck comics AND
"DuckTales."
Whew! Quite a lot of catching up to do, there! Well, anyway, I'm back.
-- Christopher E. Barat
(Email removed)
http://members.aol.com/cebarat/home.htm
"I WANT TO SHOW SCROOGE McDUCK THE WAY HE WEAWWY WIVES!...
UNDERSTAND?" -- Webra Walters, "DuckTales" episode "Send in the Clones"
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V97 Issue #154
******************************************
RMorris306
Mickey, $crooge et al
Message 236 -
1997-07-26 at 20:24:59
Hi! I haven't posted much lately, but I still love and enjoy the list and
the Disney comics. Just recently bought a few cheap '60''s Duck stories,
including the UNCLE SCROOGE issue with the original, borderless "Oddball
Odyssey." (Which I wish Gladstone had published the way Barks originally did
it, but didn't do, even in the "official" hardback collection. Surely there's
nothing about borderless panels that's against Disney policy...?
Rich Bellacera wrote:
<<And speaking of reprints, one of the things that irk me about Gladstone is
that there is sooooooo much material out there (like "Love Trouble") that
hasn't seen fresh print, as well as all the non-US material currently being
printed, that I don't understand why I can catch the same reprinted "Duck"
story over and over again in a relatively short time, and still not see any
of this other material I mentioned. I must have at least 5 copies each of
every Donald vs. Jones tale, and several of "Mickey's Sky Adventure" ( or was
it "Mail Pilot"?)to name just a few. I know I'm exaggerating a little, but
only a very little. I guess it's my fault for owning too many (older) Disney
comics? :-)>>
Most assuredly! Although I find that to be less irritating with the Duck
stories (with which, by now, Gladstone has reprinted every Duck story Barks
worked on at least once, and many he didn't) than with Mickey Mouse. Floyd
Gottfredson worked on the strip for over 20 years, but Gladstone keeps
reprinting the same stories over and over. Surely "The Robin Hood Adventure"
wasn't so fine a story that it deserves a second/third run over all the other
fine work Gottfredson did that's NEVER seen print since its first run. Or
even all the stories Disney would let see print again, which I know isn't the
same thing.
King Wog Of Norwalk wrote:
<<Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or
soccer. I've seen him golfing and fishing.>>
In one of his earliest animated appearances, "Soccermania," Scrooge
backed the soccer team Huey, Dewey and Louie played on, with enough variety
in the animals represented to give Don Rosa nightmares (I particularly
remember a kangaroo who was great at slamming the ball with his tail) and
"Sport" Goofy as coach! I don't recall any such thing in the comics, though.
Christopher E. Barat wrote:
<<There was a Disney animation panel, but reportedly, it was at least
partially taken up by a promo for the LIVE ACTION "George of the Jungle".>>
Well, at least it's BASED on a cartoon. I wonder if that means Disney
has the rights to the other Jay Ward characters? With the right writer, I
wouldn't mind seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle make a comeback. Animated, of
course, since Ward only had a limited variety of human characters suitable
for live movies...someone's already done Boris & Natasha (not to well, I'm
told...never saw it), and I know Dudley Do-Right's been talked about, but
some have said that's already been *done* in "Due South"...
<<Seriously, he [Tweety]'s male. Not that it's immediately obvious. To back
up this contention, the Warners TV series "Tiny Toon Adventures," which
featured "little kid" versions of the Warners characters -- often with
reversed sexes-- used a female "little kid" version of Tweety named Sweetie
Bird.>>
I seem to be talking about all the cartoon characters *but* Disney's this
time (then again, I don't think there are any Warner and/or Ward lists
anyway...), but I always thought Tweety's last name was "Pie." (A name that
would go equally well with "Sweetie.") Mike Tiefenbacher was pretty adamant
some years ago that it was "Bird," not "Pie," but Friz Freleng called him
Tweety Pie in a recent interview (shortly before he died, I think), which
would be about as official as anything...
<<One point about the final panel of the upside-down money bin: Because of
the symmetry of the symbol "$", the fact that the bin WAS upside down was not
immediately apparent to the eye. It took a second or two before my eye
spotted the doorway at the top of the upside-down bin. In other countries,
where the symbol for monetary units is not symmetric, the gag was, of course,
immediately apparent. Did any other American reader have this reaction upon
an initial reading of the story?>>
But we talked about this...and I thought most other countries
acknowledged in translation that Scrooge was a (naturalized) American, so his
money bin *would* contain mostly dollars. (Though I seem to have been
outvoted, I'm sure it also contains money from most other countries, since
Scrooge owns businesses around the world...which explains how he can finance
his trips abroad without dealing with currency exchange. Scrooge would HATE
the idea of taking a loss on exchanging currency.) You're right,
though...it'd be a much more obvious gag if Flintheart Glomgold's bin (with
its pound sign) had been upended, but for that very reason I thought it was
more effective (explaining how even the perceptive Huey, Dewey and Louie
might have missed seeing the door).
Oh, on the subject of Rosa, I really enjoyed the Space Varmints story,
too! I guess this means he's even willing to accept the SF stories he once
didn't care for ("Island in the Sky," "The Looney Lunar Gold Rush" et al).
Hey, they're Barks after all! Mind you, I still admit "Interplanetary
Postman" wasn't Barks at his all-time peak...
Rich Morrissey
the Disney comics. Just recently bought a few cheap '60''s Duck stories,
including the UNCLE SCROOGE issue with the original, borderless "Oddball
Odyssey." (Which I wish Gladstone had published the way Barks originally did
it, but didn't do, even in the "official" hardback collection. Surely there's
nothing about borderless panels that's against Disney policy...?
Rich Bellacera wrote:
<<And speaking of reprints, one of the things that irk me about Gladstone is
that there is sooooooo much material out there (like "Love Trouble") that
hasn't seen fresh print, as well as all the non-US material currently being
printed, that I don't understand why I can catch the same reprinted "Duck"
story over and over again in a relatively short time, and still not see any
of this other material I mentioned. I must have at least 5 copies each of
every Donald vs. Jones tale, and several of "Mickey's Sky Adventure" ( or was
it "Mail Pilot"?)to name just a few. I know I'm exaggerating a little, but
only a very little. I guess it's my fault for owning too many (older) Disney
comics? :-)>>
Most assuredly! Although I find that to be less irritating with the Duck
stories (with which, by now, Gladstone has reprinted every Duck story Barks
worked on at least once, and many he didn't) than with Mickey Mouse. Floyd
Gottfredson worked on the strip for over 20 years, but Gladstone keeps
reprinting the same stories over and over. Surely "The Robin Hood Adventure"
wasn't so fine a story that it deserves a second/third run over all the other
fine work Gottfredson did that's NEVER seen print since its first run. Or
even all the stories Disney would let see print again, which I know isn't the
same thing.
King Wog Of Norwalk wrote:
<<Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or
soccer. I've seen him golfing and fishing.>>
In one of his earliest animated appearances, "Soccermania," Scrooge
backed the soccer team Huey, Dewey and Louie played on, with enough variety
in the animals represented to give Don Rosa nightmares (I particularly
remember a kangaroo who was great at slamming the ball with his tail) and
"Sport" Goofy as coach! I don't recall any such thing in the comics, though.
Christopher E. Barat wrote:
<<There was a Disney animation panel, but reportedly, it was at least
partially taken up by a promo for the LIVE ACTION "George of the Jungle".>>
Well, at least it's BASED on a cartoon. I wonder if that means Disney
has the rights to the other Jay Ward characters? With the right writer, I
wouldn't mind seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle make a comeback. Animated, of
course, since Ward only had a limited variety of human characters suitable
for live movies...someone's already done Boris & Natasha (not to well, I'm
told...never saw it), and I know Dudley Do-Right's been talked about, but
some have said that's already been *done* in "Due South"...
<<Seriously, he [Tweety]'s male. Not that it's immediately obvious. To back
up this contention, the Warners TV series "Tiny Toon Adventures," which
featured "little kid" versions of the Warners characters -- often with
reversed sexes-- used a female "little kid" version of Tweety named Sweetie
Bird.>>
I seem to be talking about all the cartoon characters *but* Disney's this
time (then again, I don't think there are any Warner and/or Ward lists
anyway...), but I always thought Tweety's last name was "Pie." (A name that
would go equally well with "Sweetie.") Mike Tiefenbacher was pretty adamant
some years ago that it was "Bird," not "Pie," but Friz Freleng called him
Tweety Pie in a recent interview (shortly before he died, I think), which
would be about as official as anything...
<<One point about the final panel of the upside-down money bin: Because of
the symmetry of the symbol "$", the fact that the bin WAS upside down was not
immediately apparent to the eye. It took a second or two before my eye
spotted the doorway at the top of the upside-down bin. In other countries,
where the symbol for monetary units is not symmetric, the gag was, of course,
immediately apparent. Did any other American reader have this reaction upon
an initial reading of the story?>>
But we talked about this...and I thought most other countries
acknowledged in translation that Scrooge was a (naturalized) American, so his
money bin *would* contain mostly dollars. (Though I seem to have been
outvoted, I'm sure it also contains money from most other countries, since
Scrooge owns businesses around the world...which explains how he can finance
his trips abroad without dealing with currency exchange. Scrooge would HATE
the idea of taking a loss on exchanging currency.) You're right,
though...it'd be a much more obvious gag if Flintheart Glomgold's bin (with
its pound sign) had been upended, but for that very reason I thought it was
more effective (explaining how even the perceptive Huey, Dewey and Louie
might have missed seeing the door).
Oh, on the subject of Rosa, I really enjoyed the Space Varmints story,
too! I guess this means he's even willing to accept the SF stories he once
didn't care for ("Island in the Sky," "The Looney Lunar Gold Rush" et al).
Hey, they're Barks after all! Mind you, I still admit "Interplanetary
Postman" wasn't Barks at his all-time peak...
Rich Morrissey
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Message 237 -
1997-07-26 at 20:57:54
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Good News for Rosa fans
Message 238 -
1997-07-27 at 02:00:06
OK, so besides "Avatars" and "Pizen Bluff" coming out this week, there's two
more bits of good news to share:
* After years of begging, Gladstone reprints "His Majesty, McDuck" next week!
I can't wait for this.
* I just grabbed this off of the CBEM electronic newsletter:
Hard(cover) Life and Times
Don Rosa's Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck thrilled and captivated Duck fans
when it first saw print. Now Gladstone re-releases the epic tale of
Scrooge's life, in a special hardcover edition that will ensure the tale's
preservation for generations to come. Available in a variety of editions,
with differing combinations of prints, portraits, and sketches from Rosa.
Each edition is signed. You can get the details on all 10 editions under
Gladstone in the Comics section.
I will, of course, provide more details when I pick up PREVIEWS this Wednesday,
and be sure to pass along said info.
Happy day!
-Augie, feeling a bit giddy
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more bits of good news to share:
* After years of begging, Gladstone reprints "His Majesty, McDuck" next week!
I can't wait for this.
* I just grabbed this off of the CBEM electronic newsletter:
Hard(cover) Life and Times
Don Rosa's Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck thrilled and captivated Duck fans
when it first saw print. Now Gladstone re-releases the epic tale of
Scrooge's life, in a special hardcover edition that will ensure the tale's
preservation for generations to come. Available in a variety of editions,
with differing combinations of prints, portraits, and sketches from Rosa.
Each edition is signed. You can get the details on all 10 editions under
Gladstone in the Comics section.
I will, of course, provide more details when I pick up PREVIEWS this Wednesday,
and be sure to pass along said info.
Happy day!
-Augie, feeling a bit giddy
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Possible Corrections
Message 239 -
1997-07-27 at 02:10:18
Whoops, the latest New Comics Release List DOESN'T include the "His Majesty,
McDuck" album on the list.
I'm confused. Well, time will tell!
-Augie
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McDuck" album on the list.
I'm confused. Well, time will tell!
-Augie
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Message 240 -
1997-07-27 at 02:13:14
KING WOG OF NORWALK asked:
<<Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or
soccer.
I've seen him golfing and fishing.>>
I've never seen Scrooge playing hockey. As for soccer... Scrooge SPONSORED a
soccer team in the 1987 short "Sport Goofy in Soccermania," which was
originally intended for theatrical release but was released to TV instead as
part of a Goofy sports compendium that ran on the NBC network. The team
consisted of Goofy, HD&L, and a bunch of characters lifted from the Naboombu
(sp?) soccer game of "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." They played the Beagle Boys
in the Duckburg Soccer Tournament... and since I don't know if this cartoon
has appeared in Europe, I'll refrain from spoiling the ending. Among other
things, this short featured the first animated appearances of the Beagle Boys
and Gyro Gearloose.
I give VERY high marks to Don's latest -- "Avatars" and "Pizen Bluff".
"Avatars" in particular was nearly as good as "Guardians of the Lost
Library" -- and I certainly appreciated the mention of the origin of the
"Hindu-Arabic numerals" and the symbol for zero!
-- Christopher E. Barat
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"DO THIS MR. GADGETMAN... DO THAT MR. GADGETMAN... I'M NOT A MACHINE, I JUST
FIX 'EM!!" -- Gyro, "DuckTales" episode "Sir Gyro de Gearloose"
<<Stupid question but has anybody seen $crooge drawn playing hockey or
soccer.
I've seen him golfing and fishing.>>
I've never seen Scrooge playing hockey. As for soccer... Scrooge SPONSORED a
soccer team in the 1987 short "Sport Goofy in Soccermania," which was
originally intended for theatrical release but was released to TV instead as
part of a Goofy sports compendium that ran on the NBC network. The team
consisted of Goofy, HD&L, and a bunch of characters lifted from the Naboombu
(sp?) soccer game of "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." They played the Beagle Boys
in the Duckburg Soccer Tournament... and since I don't know if this cartoon
has appeared in Europe, I'll refrain from spoiling the ending. Among other
things, this short featured the first animated appearances of the Beagle Boys
and Gyro Gearloose.
I give VERY high marks to Don's latest -- "Avatars" and "Pizen Bluff".
"Avatars" in particular was nearly as good as "Guardians of the Lost
Library" -- and I certainly appreciated the mention of the origin of the
"Hindu-Arabic numerals" and the symbol for zero!
-- Christopher E. Barat
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http://members.aol.com/cebarat/home.htm
"DO THIS MR. GADGETMAN... DO THAT MR. GADGETMAN... I'M NOT A MACHINE, I JUST
FIX 'EM!!" -- Gyro, "DuckTales" episode "Sir Gyro de Gearloose"