DAVID:
Re: US 315 lineup -
The Flying Scot Pt. 1
The Bunji Jumpers (D92227)
Sagmore Springs Hotel (Unca Carl)
Rain Dance Reversal (D96216)
The book has not gone to the printer, so anything could change at this
point. If something does, don't come cryin' to me. I just work here.
Gary
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"It's either very new cheese or very old meat." - Oscar Madison
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Bhc
Disney comics Digest V98 #162
Message 136 -
1998-07-15 at 18:58:04
Kfitz
dahlias
Message 137 -
1998-07-15 at 20:50:15
Don't know if anyone answered this, am behind on reading, busy in garden.
Two types of Dahlias, small with flowers about 1-2 inches in diameter,
plant about 1-2 feet high; the other, flowers 3-6 inches in diameter, plant
3-8 feet high. The later spread out quite a ways and could cast quite a
shadow!
> Then it's on four lines, with a recourring dahlia (BTW isn't a dahlia
> a very small flower? how can a grave be under his shadow?)
Two types of Dahlias, small with flowers about 1-2 inches in diameter,
plant about 1-2 feet high; the other, flowers 3-6 inches in diameter, plant
3-8 feet high. The later spread out quite a ways and could cast quite a
shadow!
> Then it's on four lines, with a recourring dahlia (BTW isn't a dahlia
> a very small flower? how can a grave be under his shadow?)
Anders Chr. Sivebæk
Dios, Scarpa and Rosa
Message 138 -
1998-07-15 at 20:58:48
Thank you Mr. Dios, I'm glad you have remembered some of your
child-memories.
By the way, It was a great foreword you write for the Danish Goldbook no.
12
Sorry, Soeren, but I cannot answer that question about "the man from
Alcatraz", I don't even know the story, or where to find it. I wonder if it
has been published in Scandinavia. In my Introduc(k)tion which should have
been placed on that page, I said I was interested in Scarpa, I haven't got
that many stories by him, actually I can only recognice that, by now,
famous Flying Scotsman-story.
I noticed that some of you quote a Disney comic in the end of your mails,
here's one from me: "Kids should know better than to leave fantastic
stories lying where their parents can read them" said in 1949 by one of the
young ducks in the last panel of WDC 107 - Super Snooper.
Talking about that story which was published in Walt Disney Giant no. 3,
where Don made the front page (help from old Barks pictures); who actually
suggested to Don, that he should write this sequel, or should we call it a
repeat with a lot of great new gags?
(I really do find that story great, also because it's one of the only ones
I have in the original language; page 3, panel 4 what the little guy says
is great fun.)
Anders Christian - (Email removed)
child-memories.
By the way, It was a great foreword you write for the Danish Goldbook no.
12
Sorry, Soeren, but I cannot answer that question about "the man from
Alcatraz", I don't even know the story, or where to find it. I wonder if it
has been published in Scandinavia. In my Introduc(k)tion which should have
been placed on that page, I said I was interested in Scarpa, I haven't got
that many stories by him, actually I can only recognice that, by now,
famous Flying Scotsman-story.
I noticed that some of you quote a Disney comic in the end of your mails,
here's one from me: "Kids should know better than to leave fantastic
stories lying where their parents can read them" said in 1949 by one of the
young ducks in the last panel of WDC 107 - Super Snooper.
Talking about that story which was published in Walt Disney Giant no. 3,
where Don made the front page (help from old Barks pictures); who actually
suggested to Don, that he should write this sequel, or should we call it a
repeat with a lot of great new gags?
(I really do find that story great, also because it's one of the only ones
I have in the original language; page 3, panel 4 what the little guy says
is great fun.)
Anders Christian - (Email removed)
Eta Beta
Last Balaboo & Magic Pocket
Message 139 -
1998-07-15 at 21:17:40
DAVID
> KRITON:
> Nice job on the Scarpa page, so far. Sweet images from "il ratto
>di Brigitta" at the top, too. I don't know when Gladstone's going to use
>my version of that...
and
>I made some mistakes in directing parts of my last message to
>various people. There was only supposed to be *one* section for Kriton
>(about the lentil story), but his name somehow got into the middle of
>the section I intended for Eta Beta - so that it looked like I was
>congratulating Kriton for having the new Scarpa website.
> Oops. (No offense, Kriton, I'd have enjoyed it just as much were
>it yours!)
And, as I said before, I'd enjoy if Kriton, or any of you at that,
would join me in the "Last Balaboo" project with contributions,
suggestions, requests... anything :-)
The site is evolving rapidly, and I suggest any interested
visitor to use the "reload" button every time they log in,
to make sure they get the latest version (which is currently not
an hour old...)
Here's the address again:
The Last Balaboo
http://members.xoom.com/eega/scarpa/balaboo.html
Also, I finally finished struggling with the new version of
Eega Beeva's Magic Pocket
which is now at:
http://members.xoom.com/eega/magic/pocket.html
I still have a little problem with the webring (sorry Paolo, my fault),
but everything else works just fine.
Take a look and let me know :-)
KRITON
[on "The Man from Altacraz"]
>Is that the story that involves a weird musical instrument, which looks like
>a small trumpet with only one key, on top of an inner tube?
Yes ;-) The guy is called "Geronimo" in the original version.
Is his name the same in other translations ?
>...although I am a Red Dwarf fan...
Did you read the books ? ;-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
> KRITON:
> Nice job on the Scarpa page, so far. Sweet images from "il ratto
>di Brigitta" at the top, too. I don't know when Gladstone's going to use
>my version of that...
and
>I made some mistakes in directing parts of my last message to
>various people. There was only supposed to be *one* section for Kriton
>(about the lentil story), but his name somehow got into the middle of
>the section I intended for Eta Beta - so that it looked like I was
>congratulating Kriton for having the new Scarpa website.
> Oops. (No offense, Kriton, I'd have enjoyed it just as much were
>it yours!)
And, as I said before, I'd enjoy if Kriton, or any of you at that,
would join me in the "Last Balaboo" project with contributions,
suggestions, requests... anything :-)
The site is evolving rapidly, and I suggest any interested
visitor to use the "reload" button every time they log in,
to make sure they get the latest version (which is currently not
an hour old...)
Here's the address again:
The Last Balaboo
http://members.xoom.com/eega/scarpa/balaboo.html
Also, I finally finished struggling with the new version of
Eega Beeva's Magic Pocket
which is now at:
http://members.xoom.com/eega/magic/pocket.html
I still have a little problem with the webring (sorry Paolo, my fault),
but everything else works just fine.
Take a look and let me know :-)
KRITON
[on "The Man from Altacraz"]
>Is that the story that involves a weird musical instrument, which looks like
>a small trumpet with only one key, on top of an inner tube?
Yes ;-) The guy is called "Geronimo" in the original version.
Is his name the same in other translations ?
>...although I am a Red Dwarf fan...
Did you read the books ? ;-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
Katie Sullivan
Duck/wolf crossovers.
Message 140 -
1998-07-16 at 00:31:10
> You know, even when there were a lot of crossovers
> among Disney characters, we didn't see much interaction
> between the LBW/Br'er Rabbit set and the Duck/Mouse
> nexus.
Funny you should mention that... Less than three hours ago, I was reading a comic
where just that happened. The story was called "Grandma Duck's Farm Friends and
the Sheepish Cowboys." The version I have is a reprint in Walt Disney's Comics and
Stories from February of 1965. The only number I could find on it was Vol. 25, No.
5. I'm not sure how that fits into the overall numbering system. I didn't see a
story code on it anywhere, and no artist is credited. The paper is rather yellowed
and crinkly, since this particular issue was the victim of a spring flood in our
basement. :-(
Anyway, about the story...(I suppose a spoiler warning should go here, although
it's an old, old story! :-)
Huey, Dewey and Louie are staying at Grandma Duck's farm, and are playing
make-believe as cowboys. They ride the old horse, Dobbin, out into the
countryside, but the horse later runs back to the farm, leaving them a mile from
the house. Ever resourceful, the three boys decide to ride sheep instead. The
other sheep try to follow, however. To keep the sheep from wandering away, the
boys pen them in a gully (small ravine) in the woods. Enter Zeke Wolf.
Surprisingly, his goal is not lunch, but wool to stuff his mattress with! He
happily shears the wool from the sheep and goes home with it. When Grandma Duck
and HD&L realize what has happened, they take back all the wool and give a
tounge-in-cheek thank-you to Zeke for helping them shear the sheep. Zeke is angry
at himself for doing something good from someone else, calling it "unwolfish".
Grandma Duck seems to know Zeke in the story, and futhermore isn't afraid of him.
Draw what conclusions you will, but I personally thought the mix was awkward.
Still, it was a cute story. Grandma Duck is a fun character. She may look like
she spends her days knitting in a corner somewhere, but when the chips are down
she's resourceful, clever and commanding. :-)
Katie Quackfaster
> among Disney characters, we didn't see much interaction
> between the LBW/Br'er Rabbit set and the Duck/Mouse
> nexus.
Funny you should mention that... Less than three hours ago, I was reading a comic
where just that happened. The story was called "Grandma Duck's Farm Friends and
the Sheepish Cowboys." The version I have is a reprint in Walt Disney's Comics and
Stories from February of 1965. The only number I could find on it was Vol. 25, No.
5. I'm not sure how that fits into the overall numbering system. I didn't see a
story code on it anywhere, and no artist is credited. The paper is rather yellowed
and crinkly, since this particular issue was the victim of a spring flood in our
basement. :-(
Anyway, about the story...(I suppose a spoiler warning should go here, although
it's an old, old story! :-)
Huey, Dewey and Louie are staying at Grandma Duck's farm, and are playing
make-believe as cowboys. They ride the old horse, Dobbin, out into the
countryside, but the horse later runs back to the farm, leaving them a mile from
the house. Ever resourceful, the three boys decide to ride sheep instead. The
other sheep try to follow, however. To keep the sheep from wandering away, the
boys pen them in a gully (small ravine) in the woods. Enter Zeke Wolf.
Surprisingly, his goal is not lunch, but wool to stuff his mattress with! He
happily shears the wool from the sheep and goes home with it. When Grandma Duck
and HD&L realize what has happened, they take back all the wool and give a
tounge-in-cheek thank-you to Zeke for helping them shear the sheep. Zeke is angry
at himself for doing something good from someone else, calling it "unwolfish".
Grandma Duck seems to know Zeke in the story, and futhermore isn't afraid of him.
Draw what conclusions you will, but I personally thought the mix was awkward.
Still, it was a cute story. Grandma Duck is a fun character. She may look like
she spends her days knitting in a corner somewhere, but when the chips are down
she's resourceful, clever and commanding. :-)
Katie Quackfaster
Stefan Diös
Disney comics Digest V98 #165
Message 141 -
1998-07-16 at 01:04:37
Don Rosa wrote:
>I seem to hear that cartoonists or writers or other such folk
>take weeks off at a time and goof-off shamefully, then must work night and
>day to catch up with a deadline.
Er... that's me, alright. Don, you know me better than I know myself!
And then:
>I actually wish I did not develop this almost fanatical
>work-ethic because I lost my ability to relax years ago.
Ouch. That *is* a sad situation. It's exactly what I try so hard to avoid
for myself, and reading this I feel genuinely sorry for Don. Of course, as a
reader and admirer of Don's stories, I'm glad that he devotes so much time
and effort to the making of them... but at what personal costs?
Myself, I work so hard to be able to relax, it seems I can never rest!
Stefan Dios
Malmo, Sweden
>I seem to hear that cartoonists or writers or other such folk
>take weeks off at a time and goof-off shamefully, then must work night and
>day to catch up with a deadline.
Er... that's me, alright. Don, you know me better than I know myself!
And then:
>I actually wish I did not develop this almost fanatical
>work-ethic because I lost my ability to relax years ago.
Ouch. That *is* a sad situation. It's exactly what I try so hard to avoid
for myself, and reading this I feel genuinely sorry for Don. Of course, as a
reader and admirer of Don's stories, I'm glad that he devotes so much time
and effort to the making of them... but at what personal costs?
Myself, I work so hard to be able to relax, it seems I can never rest!
Stefan Dios
Malmo, Sweden
Lynneb56
Minnie's nieces
Message 142 -
1998-07-16 at 01:44:54
Anders Christian writes:
<<How many nieces does Minnie have? 1, 2 or 3?
In the mentioned book, the author said that she
had only one (she was called "Musse" in Danish,
the translator found it, when he was looking for
something else, that name corresponds to Moussie
or something like that) This girl was very stupid,
and Mortie and Ferdie had to be forced to play with her.
In other later stories Minnie has two nieces,
and according to a Donald Duck - "Problem page,"
their names were Millie and Tillie, here they were
said to be very sweet. I only saw them two times,
latest in 1991, and both times only on the front
page of the Danish Disney Weekly, to mark the
beginning of the new school year. (yuck!) Here they
went to school with all the other kids from Duckburgh,
and the teacher was: Ludwig von Drake.
Now there's two possibilities does Minnie have 3,
or only the last mentioned 2 nieces?
In all cases I would like someone to tell me
where I can find stories, with 1 or 2 of those girls?
Anders Christian - (Email removed)>>
I thought everyone knew that Minnie has three nieces. Their names are April,
May and June. They are a perfect match for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and
Louie.
Lynne in Illinois
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<<How many nieces does Minnie have? 1, 2 or 3?
In the mentioned book, the author said that she
had only one (she was called "Musse" in Danish,
the translator found it, when he was looking for
something else, that name corresponds to Moussie
or something like that) This girl was very stupid,
and Mortie and Ferdie had to be forced to play with her.
In other later stories Minnie has two nieces,
and according to a Donald Duck - "Problem page,"
their names were Millie and Tillie, here they were
said to be very sweet. I only saw them two times,
latest in 1991, and both times only on the front
page of the Danish Disney Weekly, to mark the
beginning of the new school year. (yuck!) Here they
went to school with all the other kids from Duckburgh,
and the teacher was: Ludwig von Drake.
Now there's two possibilities does Minnie have 3,
or only the last mentioned 2 nieces?
In all cases I would like someone to tell me
where I can find stories, with 1 or 2 of those girls?
Anders Christian - (Email removed)>>
I thought everyone knew that Minnie has three nieces. Their names are April,
May and June. They are a perfect match for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and
Louie.
Lynne in Illinois
-
Tristan Havelick
Donald Problems Page?
Message 143 -
1998-07-16 at 02:06:45
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ALL:
Hey all. I'm not sure if its e-polite to do this, but oh well. I'm new =
to the newsgroup and I figured I'd introduce myself. I'm 19 and I've =
collected American Uncle Scrooge comics since I was about 13, extending =
from my parents collection from that lucrative early 80's period =
(woohoo). I've had kind of a lull period from collecting over the past =
year, but the bug just hit me again. Well, on to the real stuff. . .
ACSIVE:
>according to a Donald Duck - "Problem page",=20
What is this Problem Page you mention? is this a webpage? if so whats =
the URL.
DON ROSA:
Do you write e-mail to us within your 9 to 5 period, or is this =
something social?
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ALL:
Hey all. I'm not sure if its e-polite to do this, but oh well. I'm new =
to the newsgroup and I figured I'd introduce myself. I'm 19 and I've =
collected American Uncle Scrooge comics since I was about 13, extending =
from my parents collection from that lucrative early 80's period =
(woohoo). I've had kind of a lull period from collecting over the past =
year, but the bug just hit me again. Well, on to the real stuff. . .
ACSIVE:
>according to a Donald Duck - "Problem page",=20
What is this Problem Page you mention? is this a webpage? if so whats =
the URL.
DON ROSA:
Do you write e-mail to us within your 9 to 5 period, or is this =
something social?
Henning Reichstein
The (second?) richest man...
Message 144 -
1998-07-16 at 02:57:20
Hi all,
I'm still following the digests, though the one reply I sent apparently
ran into strindberg's brief off-line period a few weeks ago. Not such a=
big
loss afterall, since J=F8rgen from Norway made a brief reappearance
describing the Egmont weekly, just like me, and even made the
same remarks about David Gerstein's fine work as I did. Except I
really preferred the other story to the McWild Duck one. I agree 100%
with David, that this is the kind of art that makes Branca one of
the top artists today: it's a bit like if Daan Jippes had inked pre-195=
0
Barks art in the more modern style. Nice touch, choosing April, May
and June as heroes for that story BTW. And notice that Branca used
the Barks model sheet for them, not Egmont's: i.e. pointed, not square
beaks.
Another thing: when Harry visited me some weeks ago, he was politely
impressed by the size of my collection. After a long time of pondering
he even concluded that I had more comics than Marco, and that was
just the Italian reprint material. Not even considering here that the I=
talian
edition has a large portion of editorial material, like TV guides and s=
uch,
I wonder how many Disney comics we all have between us... by volume,
not issues - that's too hard to count. So I found a measureing tape and
ended up with the amount of 775 inches (that's 20m in euros, Marco :-)
I know the competition is tough, but I still dare to proclaim myself "T=
he
Duck-richest Man in the World"! And if push comes to shove we can
start counting pages. Or count panels, which should give us Egmont
collectors an unfair advantage. I don't collect string though.
Harry, thanks for the visit, and I'm glad to hear you got rid of all my=
=20
"Golden Butterfly" copies. :-) Would you please send me a digest of
the last months' you-know-what?
Ole Reichstein Nielsen
<oLe> <(Email removed)>
P.S. Arthur's web-page just gets better and better - shame about the
typo in worldbanner1.gif: "Disney comics worlwide", Worlwide?
I'm still following the digests, though the one reply I sent apparently
ran into strindberg's brief off-line period a few weeks ago. Not such a=
big
loss afterall, since J=F8rgen from Norway made a brief reappearance
describing the Egmont weekly, just like me, and even made the
same remarks about David Gerstein's fine work as I did. Except I
really preferred the other story to the McWild Duck one. I agree 100%
with David, that this is the kind of art that makes Branca one of
the top artists today: it's a bit like if Daan Jippes had inked pre-195=
0
Barks art in the more modern style. Nice touch, choosing April, May
and June as heroes for that story BTW. And notice that Branca used
the Barks model sheet for them, not Egmont's: i.e. pointed, not square
beaks.
Another thing: when Harry visited me some weeks ago, he was politely
impressed by the size of my collection. After a long time of pondering
he even concluded that I had more comics than Marco, and that was
just the Italian reprint material. Not even considering here that the I=
talian
edition has a large portion of editorial material, like TV guides and s=
uch,
I wonder how many Disney comics we all have between us... by volume,
not issues - that's too hard to count. So I found a measureing tape and
ended up with the amount of 775 inches (that's 20m in euros, Marco :-)
I know the competition is tough, but I still dare to proclaim myself "T=
he
Duck-richest Man in the World"! And if push comes to shove we can
start counting pages. Or count panels, which should give us Egmont
collectors an unfair advantage. I don't collect string though.
Harry, thanks for the visit, and I'm glad to hear you got rid of all my=
=20
"Golden Butterfly" copies. :-) Would you please send me a digest of
the last months' you-know-what?
Ole Reichstein Nielsen
<oLe> <(Email removed)>
P.S. Arthur's web-page just gets better and better - shame about the
typo in worldbanner1.gif: "Disney comics worlwide", Worlwide?
Kfitz
Digital comics & Paper Irony
Message 145 -
1998-07-16 at 05:18:54
> They could (as you almost suggested) be measured
> in trees saved. :-)
>
> Soeren
Generally the trees used for newsprint at least, I don't know about comics,
are cottonwood and alder which grow like weeds and produce tons of
allergens every year. Those trees do not root deeply and uproot during
windstorms all of the time.
However, conservation is good. It is funny how technology was going to
reduce paper flow and lead us to a paperless society. Even in offices most
people still keep paper copies of everything even if it is on computer and
backed up to storage devices.
Kathy
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> in trees saved. :-)
>
> Soeren
Generally the trees used for newsprint at least, I don't know about comics,
are cottonwood and alder which grow like weeds and produce tons of
allergens every year. Those trees do not root deeply and uproot during
windstorms all of the time.
However, conservation is good. It is funny how technology was going to
reduce paper flow and lead us to a paperless society. Even in offices most
people still keep paper copies of everything even if it is on computer and
backed up to storage devices.
Kathy
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Donald D. Markstein
Junkville Journal
Message 146 -
1998-07-16 at 09:20:21
DAVID GERSTEIN --
In the past decade or two, there's been a kind of
minor resurgence of funny animals in U.S. comics, but
aimed at an older audience, and often making no attempt
to be funny. They're referred to by their devotees as
"anthropomorphics", and at first I thought that was just
a fancy name so people who like them wouldn't have to
admit to liking funny animals. (Kind of like calling a
TV show a "continuity drama" so its fans don't have to
admit they enjoy a soap opera.)
It was Don Rosa, a couple of years ago, who set me
straight on the actual difference between "funny animals"
and "anthropomorphics". The latter are human characters
who simply have the outward form of animals -- e.g.,
Mickey Mouse -- whereas the former actually are animals,
but with some human characteristics -- e.g., Chip 'n'
Dale.
Zeke Wolf is a funny animal -- a little more
human-like than most, since he lives in a house -- but
still, there's no use trying to foist anthropomorphic
morality on him.
Of course, there are areas where the two types
intersect, such as Gus and Jaq, funny animals, who live
in a barn belonging to Grandma Duck, an anthropomorphic.
And there are gray areas -- Bugs Bunny, to step off-topic
for a moment, can swing either way (and not just in the
sense of being often seen in drag or kissing Elmer Fudd).
But by and large, the distinction is a useful one.
By the way, to add another SPOILER WARNING,
another excellent Li'l Bad Wolf story is the one in
WDC&S #131. Big Bad is hired as school janitor. "Yes
Ma'am!" he says to the teacher while patting a fleecy-
headed youngster, "I jest loves lamb chops...er...chaps!"
JONATHAN MARKOFF --
>> "Neither do I recall any Lil Bad Wolf story featuring a
>> complex, intriguing and informative plot revolving
>> around Eldorado or the Library of Alexandria, nor
>> ingenious sidesplitting gags about sideways gravity or
>> silver platters."
You also don't recall any Li'l Bad Wolf stories as
LONG as most of those. There's nothing inherent to the
character that precludes stories of that complexity -- in
fact, I would argue that the basic premise of the strip
offers broader scope than most for complex action. But
you can't do as much with a maximum of 10 pages (even
less, in recent decades), no matter how good the
characters.
If you can talk an editor into giving me 24 pages
for an LBW story, no great rush to plot it, and no
squeamishness about pork, I'll bet I could do one that
would knock your socks off. As it is, I think (not-
unbiasedly) the one LBW story I actually have sold
("Brain Waves", not yet scheduled) is about as nifty a
little yarn as you can do in four pages while treading
gently around the underlying horror of the situation.
And I owe that largely to the characters.
Quack, Don=
In the past decade or two, there's been a kind of
minor resurgence of funny animals in U.S. comics, but
aimed at an older audience, and often making no attempt
to be funny. They're referred to by their devotees as
"anthropomorphics", and at first I thought that was just
a fancy name so people who like them wouldn't have to
admit to liking funny animals. (Kind of like calling a
TV show a "continuity drama" so its fans don't have to
admit they enjoy a soap opera.)
It was Don Rosa, a couple of years ago, who set me
straight on the actual difference between "funny animals"
and "anthropomorphics". The latter are human characters
who simply have the outward form of animals -- e.g.,
Mickey Mouse -- whereas the former actually are animals,
but with some human characteristics -- e.g., Chip 'n'
Dale.
Zeke Wolf is a funny animal -- a little more
human-like than most, since he lives in a house -- but
still, there's no use trying to foist anthropomorphic
morality on him.
Of course, there are areas where the two types
intersect, such as Gus and Jaq, funny animals, who live
in a barn belonging to Grandma Duck, an anthropomorphic.
And there are gray areas -- Bugs Bunny, to step off-topic
for a moment, can swing either way (and not just in the
sense of being often seen in drag or kissing Elmer Fudd).
But by and large, the distinction is a useful one.
By the way, to add another SPOILER WARNING,
another excellent Li'l Bad Wolf story is the one in
WDC&S #131. Big Bad is hired as school janitor. "Yes
Ma'am!" he says to the teacher while patting a fleecy-
headed youngster, "I jest loves lamb chops...er...chaps!"
JONATHAN MARKOFF --
>> "Neither do I recall any Lil Bad Wolf story featuring a
>> complex, intriguing and informative plot revolving
>> around Eldorado or the Library of Alexandria, nor
>> ingenious sidesplitting gags about sideways gravity or
>> silver platters."
You also don't recall any Li'l Bad Wolf stories as
LONG as most of those. There's nothing inherent to the
character that precludes stories of that complexity -- in
fact, I would argue that the basic premise of the strip
offers broader scope than most for complex action. But
you can't do as much with a maximum of 10 pages (even
less, in recent decades), no matter how good the
characters.
If you can talk an editor into giving me 24 pages
for an LBW story, no great rush to plot it, and no
squeamishness about pork, I'll bet I could do one that
would knock your socks off. As it is, I think (not-
unbiasedly) the one LBW story I actually have sold
("Brain Waves", not yet scheduled) is about as nifty a
little yarn as you can do in four pages while treading
gently around the underlying horror of the situation.
And I owe that largely to the characters.
Quack, Don=
Soeren Krarup Olesen
Altacraz
Message 147 -
1998-07-16 at 11:13:35
Anders:
The Altacraz story is the first Mickey
story in the Jumbobog "Kvikke Mickey".
EB + Kriton:
Okay, I thought you used the *second* meaning of
Balaboo, i.e. nonsense word or strange word. In that
case the name of your (EB) home page would correspond
to "The Last Strange Words about Scarpa" or something...
"Altacraz" - of course - can't seem to turn off that auto-
spell-checker in my mail program :-)
The story involves a strange music instrument, that looks
like a tire combined with a simple trumphet. "The Man"
doesn't call Mickey, but a Duckburg newpaper. Lot's of
unsettled things goes on - perhaps Scarpa just made
all that up to confuse the reader.
Soeren
The Altacraz story is the first Mickey
story in the Jumbobog "Kvikke Mickey".
EB + Kriton:
Okay, I thought you used the *second* meaning of
Balaboo, i.e. nonsense word or strange word. In that
case the name of your (EB) home page would correspond
to "The Last Strange Words about Scarpa" or something...
"Altacraz" - of course - can't seem to turn off that auto-
spell-checker in my mail program :-)
The story involves a strange music instrument, that looks
like a tire combined with a simple trumphet. "The Man"
doesn't call Mickey, but a Duckburg newpaper. Lot's of
unsettled things goes on - perhaps Scarpa just made
all that up to confuse the reader.
Soeren
Luca Boschi
Minnie Duck
Message 148 -
1998-07-16 at 14:03:12
Ciao, Lynne!
You write:
> I thought everyone knew that Minnie has three nieces. Their names are April,
> May and June. They are a perfect match for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and
> Louie.
Maybe you're kidding (I think so)...
A question on animation: Did you like how Donald Duck performs, with
Minnie, in their first film "Plane Crazy"?
Luca
You write:
> I thought everyone knew that Minnie has three nieces. Their names are April,
> May and June. They are a perfect match for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and
> Louie.
Maybe you're kidding (I think so)...
A question on animation: Did you like how Donald Duck performs, with
Minnie, in their first film "Plane Crazy"?
Luca
Luca Boschi
It's Scarpa' s First Mickey Work!!!
Message 149 -
1998-07-16 at 15:12:17
Hi, Dave Gerstein and all Scarpa's Fans!
Good News.
I've not been able yet to see the Scarpa page Dave found in "MM
Weekly" (1958). Indeed, suggested by Eta, I spoke with Romano,
yesterday, and I talked also about it.
Well, You're right!! It's Romano. He didn't remember anything about
it. He told me that yes... He had some connection with them, but...
Then we spoke about other arguments (like his animated films and the
possibiliti to host, in a next-to-come Lucca Comics convention an
exhibition of drawings and pictures of his characters, and maybe also
a new version of the "Blue Book" we wrote around ten years ago. He'd
be happy of it!
Then I went out of home and this very morning I found a message by
Romano in my answering machine. He thought for a while about the
Sunday Page, and remembered that... YES! Those works for the English
market are his very first Disney comics ever published (also before
working for Mondadori). Isn'it a scoop?
He made two or three pages (but maybe also that one "saw the light").
He remembers also that the English publisher provided the texts, and
sent him back one page, where it was necessary to draw Mickey and
Goofy like a sort of "fancy" policemen. He drew them in the dresses
used by the characters of the comic strip "Audax" (you know what I
mean, I think), but the publisher tod him that no, they ought to be
dressed like Mounties. So, Romano drew 'em for the second time and
sent back the page to London. Is this one that Dave found?
Later, his collaboration with Mondadori took place and there was no
more need to make Mickeys for England.
So, now, I thank you really for rediscovering Scarpa' early
professional unknown works. I wish to publish them in Italy, in some
form. For example, in thi new "Blue Book" (when it shall come out, in
2.000? Maybe), but also in Scarpa's next "Maestri Disney", in late
1998!
I'll try to "oper" again the Dave and Eta's file. You can guess how
curious now I am...
So, we all must rewrite (a little bit) Scarpa's chronology!!
Bye!
Luca
Good News.
I've not been able yet to see the Scarpa page Dave found in "MM
Weekly" (1958). Indeed, suggested by Eta, I spoke with Romano,
yesterday, and I talked also about it.
Well, You're right!! It's Romano. He didn't remember anything about
it. He told me that yes... He had some connection with them, but...
Then we spoke about other arguments (like his animated films and the
possibiliti to host, in a next-to-come Lucca Comics convention an
exhibition of drawings and pictures of his characters, and maybe also
a new version of the "Blue Book" we wrote around ten years ago. He'd
be happy of it!
Then I went out of home and this very morning I found a message by
Romano in my answering machine. He thought for a while about the
Sunday Page, and remembered that... YES! Those works for the English
market are his very first Disney comics ever published (also before
working for Mondadori). Isn'it a scoop?
He made two or three pages (but maybe also that one "saw the light").
He remembers also that the English publisher provided the texts, and
sent him back one page, where it was necessary to draw Mickey and
Goofy like a sort of "fancy" policemen. He drew them in the dresses
used by the characters of the comic strip "Audax" (you know what I
mean, I think), but the publisher tod him that no, they ought to be
dressed like Mounties. So, Romano drew 'em for the second time and
sent back the page to London. Is this one that Dave found?
Later, his collaboration with Mondadori took place and there was no
more need to make Mickeys for England.
So, now, I thank you really for rediscovering Scarpa' early
professional unknown works. I wish to publish them in Italy, in some
form. For example, in thi new "Blue Book" (when it shall come out, in
2.000? Maybe), but also in Scarpa's next "Maestri Disney", in late
1998!
I'll try to "oper" again the Dave and Eta's file. You can guess how
curious now I am...
So, we all must rewrite (a little bit) Scarpa's chronology!!
Bye!
Luca
Kosarin
Little Bad Wolf stories
Message 150 -
1998-07-16 at 18:23:15
DAVID...
That's right... they can go somewhere else but ususally stay in the
'forest'. Does anybody know the name of the area?
DON MARKSTEIN...
Not many people live in the 'forest'. Some of the Brers are actually
wild animals like Brer Rabbit and this gets confusing. Anyway with such
a small comunnity they just continue to live this way.
That's right... they can go somewhere else but ususally stay in the
'forest'. Does anybody know the name of the area?
DON MARKSTEIN...
Not many people live in the 'forest'. Some of the Brers are actually
wild animals like Brer Rabbit and this gets confusing. Anyway with such
a small comunnity they just continue to live this way.