DIDIER,
What a terrible incident you experienced!
CBL IX & X are of the most difficult to find sets.
The following e-mail addresses are of two guys selling recently CBL
collections:
1.- (Email removed) Complete collection
2.- (Email removed) 8 out of 10 sets (didn't mention which)
My sympathies for this incident...
----------------
I liked very much the cover of TOPOLINO #2291.
It's U$ painting himself at $1 Duckburg board ,looking at the mirror and
sitting on the stool (after the famous painting of Norman Rockwel). Credits
to:Corrado Mastantuono (design), Raffaella Calvino Prina (coloring).
Georgios Balanikas
Author
Topic: 199911
(122 messages)
Georgios Balanikas
CBL search, Topolino 2291 cover
Message 46 -
1999-11-10 at 12:13:11
JSbassist
Disney Comics For Sale!
Message 47 -
1999-11-10 at 12:51:08
Excuse me if this was posted in the wrong place but I'm new at this:
Complete runs of all Gladstone to Disney to Gladstone titles from 1986
inception to 1996. All are in NM condition boarded and bagged. Also
avaliable, a limited number of Golden Age Dells and Goldkeys. In addition,
many "reader" DC's and Marvels from 60's and 70's. I can no longer store
these comics due to lack of space and commitment. I will consider any and
all serious and reasonable offers for the whole lot. I do not wish to sell
individual comics from complete sets. I would be willing to trade for issues
of The Carl Barks Library (all titles) to complete my collection. E-mail me
privately for complete listing of all books available and pricing.
Contact:
(Email removed)
Jeff (909) 621-0746
Complete runs of all Gladstone to Disney to Gladstone titles from 1986
inception to 1996. All are in NM condition boarded and bagged. Also
avaliable, a limited number of Golden Age Dells and Goldkeys. In addition,
many "reader" DC's and Marvels from 60's and 70's. I can no longer store
these comics due to lack of space and commitment. I will consider any and
all serious and reasonable offers for the whole lot. I do not wish to sell
individual comics from complete sets. I would be willing to trade for issues
of The Carl Barks Library (all titles) to complete my collection. E-mail me
privately for complete listing of all books available and pricing.
Contact:
(Email removed)
Jeff (909) 621-0746
Ridout
Disney comics Digest V99 #195
Message 48 -
1999-11-10 at 23:00:50
A while ago I was checking out the Egmont pages trying to find an
alternative english DD publisher to hold me over till Gladstone comes back.
Don't remember what page I found it on, but I did copy down the address of
the British addition of Disney comics (never got around to writting them for
information, though). For those who're interested:
Fleetway Editions Ltd
Egmont House
25-31 Travistock Place
London WCIH 95U
Hope I got that right, I'm afraid I can't even read my own handwriting
(not sure if it's 95U or 9SU).
Unfortunately they don't have an e-mail address listed.
~Rebecca Ridout
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alternative english DD publisher to hold me over till Gladstone comes back.
Don't remember what page I found it on, but I did copy down the address of
the British addition of Disney comics (never got around to writting them for
information, though). For those who're interested:
Fleetway Editions Ltd
Egmont House
25-31 Travistock Place
London WCIH 95U
Hope I got that right, I'm afraid I can't even read my own handwriting
(not sure if it's 95U or 9SU).
Unfortunately they don't have an e-mail address listed.
~Rebecca Ridout
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Elon V. Brisola
Disney comics Digest V99 #195
Message 49 -
1999-11-11 at 11:00:25
> the British addition of Disney comics
> Fleetway Editions Ltd
> Egmont House
> 25-31 Travistock Place
> London WCIH 95U
>
> Hope I got that right,
> (not sure if it's 95U or 9SU).
Quoted from http://stp.ling.uu.se/~starback/dcml/countries.html :
Fleetway Editions Ltd,
Egmont House
25-31 Tavistock Place
London WC1H 9SU
That was very close. Thank you, Rebecca!
Regards,
Elon
> Fleetway Editions Ltd
> Egmont House
> 25-31 Travistock Place
> London WCIH 95U
>
> Hope I got that right,
> (not sure if it's 95U or 9SU).
Quoted from http://stp.ling.uu.se/~starback/dcml/countries.html :
Fleetway Editions Ltd,
Egmont House
25-31 Tavistock Place
London WC1H 9SU
That was very close. Thank you, Rebecca!
Regards,
Elon
Xephyr
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Message 50 -
1999-11-11 at 15:26:59
Hi-
As we folks in the USA don't get much (at all) in the way of NEW Disney
Comics, the most we have to offer for *new stuff* discussion what we
get in the form of Animated programs and videos. I hope you all don't
mind me sharing this new gem:
RE: MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS
For those who haven't seen this video yet, I highly recommend it. It is
narrated by Kelsey Grammar (from the "Cheers" and "Frasier" TV shows), and
he does a very nice job. Essentially it is three seperate animated shorts
tied nicely together by the narrator, with a nice finale pieces depicting
all the main characters (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pluto,
Max
and Huey, Dewey & Louie) carolling together at the end.
The shorts are: DONALD DUCK: Stuck on Christmas
GOOFY: A Very Goofy Christmas
MICKEY & MINNIE: Gift of the Magi
STUCK ON CHRISTMAS (no plot spoilers):
Without spoiling the plots of each, I'll just say that the Donald featurette
has appearances by Chip'n Dale, Scrooge, Daisy and a new relative who only
"reminds me" of Belle Duck (not that I suspect she *is* Belle), but
looks as
though she could be Gus Goose's mother! I have some screen shots of her at
http://www.jps.net/xephyr/SCANS/Gertie.gif
She's only called "Aunt Gertie" by the Nephews. The stars of this
short, of
course, are Donald, and his nephews: Huey, Dewey & Louie. The boys have their
"Ducktales" voices, as provided by Russi Taylor, rather than their Nash-speak
ones. Overall, I give this cartoon a great big 9 on a scale of 1-10.
It lost
one point because I think it dragged a little too long after it finally
made
its intended point. Donald & the Nephews are totally *in character* in this
tale! Of course, I am contrasting these to the stuff we've been seeing in
MouseWorks. :-)
A VERY GOOFY CHRISTMAS (no plot spoilers):
This nice "Goofy" cartoon, appears a little out of continuity for those familiar
with "GOOF TROOP" as Max seems even YOUNGER than he was when he and
Goofy first
moved to Spoonerville as depicted in the series. Anyhow, there is a
nice contrast
between Mr. Pete and the neighbor on the other side of Goofy's house,
making the
Goofs live between the "Needy" and the "Greedy". Goofy was wonderful,
Max was
bright and kept the story pace going well. It was odd that Pete is
depicted as
"gray-haired" in this toon and returned to being "black-haired" in the
Mickey one?
I wished my favorite "Goof Troop" character was there, tho: Peg! :-)
Peg, P.J.
Pistol and even Waffles and Chainsaw were NOT in this short, so aside
from Pete
living next door, there was no other real link to "Goof Troop." This
short proved
that Goofy has a heart of gold, even if it is a bit gullible at times.
I give
this one a 10. This cartoon and the preview for "An Extremely Goofy
Movie" (the
sequel to "A Goofy Movie") make me very anxious for the video release of
the new
Goofy movie. :-)
GIFT OF THE MAGI (no plot spoilers):
This is a new presentation of a time-honored classic theme, so all who
have ever
read or seen "The Gift of the Magi" already know the basic plot. There
are no
real surprises here, but it is nicely played out with Mickey & Minnie in
the lead
roles. It's fun to see Mickey palling around with Pluto, and Minnie so domestic
with my favorite pet, Figaro! :-) Daisy makes an appearance as Minnie's co-worker,
and Minnie's boss, called Mr. Mortimer, is reminiscent of another
"Mortimer Mouse."
Pete plays a slightly pivitol roll and there are guest appearances by a
few others
like Clarabelle Cow & Horace Horsecollar. The music is lively and
cheerful. I
give this one a 8 since it was a little too predictable, but was still nicely
accomplished.
The ending of this triple-feature was nicely topped off with the carolling!
Rich
As we folks in the USA don't get much (at all) in the way of NEW Disney
Comics, the most we have to offer for *new stuff* discussion what we
get in the form of Animated programs and videos. I hope you all don't
mind me sharing this new gem:
RE: MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS
For those who haven't seen this video yet, I highly recommend it. It is
narrated by Kelsey Grammar (from the "Cheers" and "Frasier" TV shows), and
he does a very nice job. Essentially it is three seperate animated shorts
tied nicely together by the narrator, with a nice finale pieces depicting
all the main characters (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pluto,
Max
and Huey, Dewey & Louie) carolling together at the end.
The shorts are: DONALD DUCK: Stuck on Christmas
GOOFY: A Very Goofy Christmas
MICKEY & MINNIE: Gift of the Magi
STUCK ON CHRISTMAS (no plot spoilers):
Without spoiling the plots of each, I'll just say that the Donald featurette
has appearances by Chip'n Dale, Scrooge, Daisy and a new relative who only
"reminds me" of Belle Duck (not that I suspect she *is* Belle), but
looks as
though she could be Gus Goose's mother! I have some screen shots of her at
http://www.jps.net/xephyr/SCANS/Gertie.gif
She's only called "Aunt Gertie" by the Nephews. The stars of this
short, of
course, are Donald, and his nephews: Huey, Dewey & Louie. The boys have their
"Ducktales" voices, as provided by Russi Taylor, rather than their Nash-speak
ones. Overall, I give this cartoon a great big 9 on a scale of 1-10.
It lost
one point because I think it dragged a little too long after it finally
made
its intended point. Donald & the Nephews are totally *in character* in this
tale! Of course, I am contrasting these to the stuff we've been seeing in
MouseWorks. :-)
A VERY GOOFY CHRISTMAS (no plot spoilers):
This nice "Goofy" cartoon, appears a little out of continuity for those familiar
with "GOOF TROOP" as Max seems even YOUNGER than he was when he and
Goofy first
moved to Spoonerville as depicted in the series. Anyhow, there is a
nice contrast
between Mr. Pete and the neighbor on the other side of Goofy's house,
making the
Goofs live between the "Needy" and the "Greedy". Goofy was wonderful,
Max was
bright and kept the story pace going well. It was odd that Pete is
depicted as
"gray-haired" in this toon and returned to being "black-haired" in the
Mickey one?
I wished my favorite "Goof Troop" character was there, tho: Peg! :-)
Peg, P.J.
Pistol and even Waffles and Chainsaw were NOT in this short, so aside
from Pete
living next door, there was no other real link to "Goof Troop." This
short proved
that Goofy has a heart of gold, even if it is a bit gullible at times.
I give
this one a 10. This cartoon and the preview for "An Extremely Goofy
Movie" (the
sequel to "A Goofy Movie") make me very anxious for the video release of
the new
Goofy movie. :-)
GIFT OF THE MAGI (no plot spoilers):
This is a new presentation of a time-honored classic theme, so all who
have ever
read or seen "The Gift of the Magi" already know the basic plot. There
are no
real surprises here, but it is nicely played out with Mickey & Minnie in
the lead
roles. It's fun to see Mickey palling around with Pluto, and Minnie so domestic
with my favorite pet, Figaro! :-) Daisy makes an appearance as Minnie's co-worker,
and Minnie's boss, called Mr. Mortimer, is reminiscent of another
"Mortimer Mouse."
Pete plays a slightly pivitol roll and there are guest appearances by a
few others
like Clarabelle Cow & Horace Horsecollar. The music is lively and
cheerful. I
give this one a 8 since it was a little too predictable, but was still nicely
accomplished.
The ending of this triple-feature was nicely topped off with the carolling!
Rich
DarrellR
Don Rosa at Mid-Ohio-Con 1999?
Message 51 -
1999-11-12 at 06:08:29
I haven't confirmed this with Don, but I thought that it would be worth
mentioning...
A recent issue of Comics Buyer's Guide contained an article and an
advertisement that indicated that Don will be at Mid-Ohio-Con again this
year. This convention is at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Columbus, Ohio on
November 27th and 28th, which is Thanksgiving weekend in the USA. My wife
and I won't be able to make it this year, but if anyone else on the list is
near the Ohio area, you may want to plan on attending. If you like his
stories and art, you'll have a great time visiting with Don in person.
It's also a lot of fun watching him draw sketches for folks. (Thanks for
putting up with us watching over your shoulder, Don...) :)
Darrell Roden
State Road, North Carolina USA
mentioning...
A recent issue of Comics Buyer's Guide contained an article and an
advertisement that indicated that Don will be at Mid-Ohio-Con again this
year. This convention is at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Columbus, Ohio on
November 27th and 28th, which is Thanksgiving weekend in the USA. My wife
and I won't be able to make it this year, but if anyone else on the list is
near the Ohio area, you may want to plan on attending. If you like his
stories and art, you'll have a great time visiting with Don in person.
It's also a lot of fun watching him draw sketches for folks. (Thanks for
putting up with us watching over your shoulder, Don...) :)
Darrell Roden
State Road, North Carolina USA
DarrellR
Sympathy for Didier
Message 52 -
1999-11-12 at 06:08:32
Didier,
I was saddened to read of your recent experience. As Frank said, theft
of any kind is a terrible violation.... I've been looking around for the
most recent catalog from Bud Plant's Illustrated Books, but I can't find
it. This is a sister company to Bud Plant's Comic Art, and they sometimes
have individual used volumes of the CBL available. Generally, they're not
cheap, but it might be a source to look at. Unfortunately, I can't even
give you a phone number at the moment. Maybe someone else on this list has
it?? If not, and if you don't find the volumes you're looking for
elsewhere, please let me know and I'll see if I can't locate an address or
phone number for them.
Good Luck.
Darrell R.
I was saddened to read of your recent experience. As Frank said, theft
of any kind is a terrible violation.... I've been looking around for the
most recent catalog from Bud Plant's Illustrated Books, but I can't find
it. This is a sister company to Bud Plant's Comic Art, and they sometimes
have individual used volumes of the CBL available. Generally, they're not
cheap, but it might be a source to look at. Unfortunately, I can't even
give you a phone number at the moment. Maybe someone else on this list has
it?? If not, and if you don't find the volumes you're looking for
elsewhere, please let me know and I'll see if I can't locate an address or
phone number for them.
Good Luck.
Darrell R.
Michael Rhode
A Carl Barks anecdote
Message 53 -
1999-11-12 at 17:57:33
Green Lantern's creator, Martin Nodell apparently helped Barks w/ his first
comics work. A snippet from
http://www.thecomicstore.com/merchant/nodell.htm :
Carrie Nodell: Do you know Carl Barks?
Don Markstein: Not personally, but I know his work. He's the best. When I
write Disney stories, he's what I wish I could be.
CN Marty and I have known Carl for years.
DM Really? That seems like two different worlds -- DC in New York, Disney
on the West Coast -- and no conventions back then. How did you meet?
CN Carl Barks wrote to Marty in 1943, and wanted to know how to do
comic books. He was working for Disney studios, and didn't know how to
do a comic book
DM You told Carl Barks how to do a comic book?!! Wow! How did he
happen to write to you?
Martin Nodell: He said he'd been writing stories for Donald Duck cartoons,
and wanted to freelance for these new comic books they were doing. So he
asked around, and a friend of his gave him my name -- somebody who
went to art school with me. I wrote back, told him a little of what I'd
learned.
I'd started doing Green Lantern three years before, and of course, back
then, practically nobody had much more experience than that. But
afterward, I forgot all about it.
CN We met him at a show in Orlando, I guess it was about in the late
1980s, and he told Marty about that letter and the answer. I said, Mr.
Barks, aren't you mixing Marty up with someone else? I thought after all
those years, maybe he didn't remember who he'd written to. So he
mentioned the name of the young artist who went to school with Marty, and
sure enough, that was someone we knew. We've been friends ever since.
We spoke to him a few months ago. He sounded great. We were at his
birthday party three years ago. He looks so good. He's what, 96 or 97
now?
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comics work. A snippet from
http://www.thecomicstore.com/merchant/nodell.htm :
Carrie Nodell: Do you know Carl Barks?
Don Markstein: Not personally, but I know his work. He's the best. When I
write Disney stories, he's what I wish I could be.
CN Marty and I have known Carl for years.
DM Really? That seems like two different worlds -- DC in New York, Disney
on the West Coast -- and no conventions back then. How did you meet?
CN Carl Barks wrote to Marty in 1943, and wanted to know how to do
comic books. He was working for Disney studios, and didn't know how to
do a comic book
DM You told Carl Barks how to do a comic book?!! Wow! How did he
happen to write to you?
Martin Nodell: He said he'd been writing stories for Donald Duck cartoons,
and wanted to freelance for these new comic books they were doing. So he
asked around, and a friend of his gave him my name -- somebody who
went to art school with me. I wrote back, told him a little of what I'd
learned.
I'd started doing Green Lantern three years before, and of course, back
then, practically nobody had much more experience than that. But
afterward, I forgot all about it.
CN We met him at a show in Orlando, I guess it was about in the late
1980s, and he told Marty about that letter and the answer. I said, Mr.
Barks, aren't you mixing Marty up with someone else? I thought after all
those years, maybe he didn't remember who he'd written to. So he
mentioned the name of the young artist who went to school with Marty, and
sure enough, that was someone we knew. We've been friends ever since.
We spoke to him a few months ago. He sounded great. We were at his
birthday party three years ago. He looks so good. He's what, 96 or 97
now?
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Message 54 -
1999-11-12 at 22:28:14
Speaking of bad things on Mouseworks, did anyone see last weeks episode.
I don't usually watch it, but I was flipping through the channels when I
saw the title "Mickey Foils The Phanton Blot", so I stopped to see what
it was all about. I'm sure Gottfredson was rolling in his grave about
this disgraceful cartoon using the greatest villian Mickey ever faced.
What are those people at Disney thinking these days?
~~~Rodney.
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I don't usually watch it, but I was flipping through the channels when I
saw the title "Mickey Foils The Phanton Blot", so I stopped to see what
it was all about. I'm sure Gottfredson was rolling in his grave about
this disgraceful cartoon using the greatest villian Mickey ever faced.
What are those people at Disney thinking these days?
~~~Rodney.
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Marco Barlotti
Maesti Disney: R.I.P.
Message 55 -
1999-11-13 at 01:07:21
Today, the last (LAST!) issue of "Maestri Disney" was out for sale at
newsstands in Italy.
Sadly, an editorial from the editor (who else...?) Paolo Cavaglione states
that "Maestri Disney" dies now. There is a promise that it will resurrect
in better shape... "more like a book than a journal"... and that is not
good news IMHO.
"Books" on Disney artists come and go in Italy... Usually very expensive,
often they do not sell well.
The trend is not new, I am afraid. I recall Don a few weeks ago, saying
right on this list that publishers prefer to sell LITTLE at HIGH PRICES
than a lot at low prices. Maybe the latter is not possible? Surely the
former is no good for our wallets...
I can only say in Cavaglione's defense that it was anyway nice of him to
inform the readers... The same did NOT happen for "Topolino Adventure",
"Ridi Topolino" and other journals. This is the first and only editorial
signed by him, if I recall well. Oh, and a rumor spreads that Cavaglione
RESIGNED today. He was not only the editor of "Maestri Disney", but also of
"Topolino" and almost every Disney publication in Italy... What the
consequences of this will be, it's very hard to say right now.
Anyway, if Disney Italy is short of editors, I gladly volunteer for the job
;-)
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/DisneyIndex
newsstands in Italy.
Sadly, an editorial from the editor (who else...?) Paolo Cavaglione states
that "Maestri Disney" dies now. There is a promise that it will resurrect
in better shape... "more like a book than a journal"... and that is not
good news IMHO.
"Books" on Disney artists come and go in Italy... Usually very expensive,
often they do not sell well.
The trend is not new, I am afraid. I recall Don a few weeks ago, saying
right on this list that publishers prefer to sell LITTLE at HIGH PRICES
than a lot at low prices. Maybe the latter is not possible? Surely the
former is no good for our wallets...
I can only say in Cavaglione's defense that it was anyway nice of him to
inform the readers... The same did NOT happen for "Topolino Adventure",
"Ridi Topolino" and other journals. This is the first and only editorial
signed by him, if I recall well. Oh, and a rumor spreads that Cavaglione
RESIGNED today. He was not only the editor of "Maestri Disney", but also of
"Topolino" and almost every Disney publication in Italy... What the
consequences of this will be, it's very hard to say right now.
Anyway, if Disney Italy is short of editors, I gladly volunteer for the job
;-)
Marco
http://marcobar.cce.unifi.it/DisneyIndex
Heino
Don Rosa's visit in Finland
Message 56 -
1999-11-13 at 01:34:24
If someone wants to read of Don's visit to Tampere, Finland he/she should visit this page. I have written a little story of that FANTASTIC day.
http://www.heinot.pp.fi/janne/tampereella.html
JanneHeino
(Email removed)
http://www.heinot.pp.fi/janne/tampereella.html
JanneHeino
(Email removed)
Vainio Jyrki
Don Rosa triumphs in Finland
Message 57 -
1999-11-13 at 17:40:32
This past week Don Rosa has been touring Finland and the media coverage
and attention he has received from the public has been totally unprecedented.
His new story (based on the Finnish national epic Kalevala) started raising
interest in the media already last week and when Don arrived last Tuesday
to promote the launching of the book, he was featured in the evening news
of all of our four national tv channels plus two morning programs.
Then he proceeded to tour bookstores first in Tampere and Turku and then
in Friday and Saturday in Helsinki. I got the chance to attend his
signing in Turku, which is nearest to my home region. It was his first
time there and neither he, the Aku Ankka editors or I would have guessed
the amount of people he managed to gather there. I thought it would be
nice and quiet compared to Helsinki...
When I arrived the signing was already well underway - and the line of
people went clear out of the bookstore, several hundred meters,
continuing to other parts of the shopping centre. I was just stunned by
the sheer sight of it. I went in to the book store from another entrance
and was able to get around the crowd that filled very nearly the whole place.
Very briefly Don was able to remark: "This is the most amazing thing
I've ever seen!"
Riku Perälä, the editor accompanying Don added: "And you should've seen
us yesterday in Tampere".
Don said that he had always told people that in Scandinavia he was
treated nearly as a minor rock star but this was something MAJOR.
"Perhaps you should start doing stadium gigs from now on", I told him.
Riku said that it was worth some consideration.
The funniest thing was that in Turku one of the signigns was cancelled as
the proprietors of the store didn't think that there would be enough
people for them in the early afternoon! Working hours didn't stop people
showing up at least in Tampere. I was told that some school kids showed
up and upon being asked why they weren't at school they said that they
could get the permission only when they promised to get their teacher an
autograph as well...
The line in the shopping centre I described earlier went past another
book store where Don didn't appear. The store manager was standing near
the doorway telling people coming in: "No, we DON'T have the book yet,
but we can order it for you". Apparently, the book was sold out in
the whole town well before everyone who wanted it managed to get a copy.
Eventually the line in the signing had to be cut off for people who
didn't have the book. Dozens upon dozens of people were told that they
were better off going straight away to the place where Don was appearing
next. (He did another signing in a place called the Cosmic Comic Cafe that
went nearly to 9:00 PM).
I haven't yet seen the papers from Helsinki telling what kind of chaos
was caused there. But at least Aamulehti, the prominent paper in Tampere
gave Don a big photo on the front page and nearly a full inside page.
Generally he's been in ALL of the papers this week... Finland has really
gone crazy over Don this time!
---Jyrki Vainio, Finland
and attention he has received from the public has been totally unprecedented.
His new story (based on the Finnish national epic Kalevala) started raising
interest in the media already last week and when Don arrived last Tuesday
to promote the launching of the book, he was featured in the evening news
of all of our four national tv channels plus two morning programs.
Then he proceeded to tour bookstores first in Tampere and Turku and then
in Friday and Saturday in Helsinki. I got the chance to attend his
signing in Turku, which is nearest to my home region. It was his first
time there and neither he, the Aku Ankka editors or I would have guessed
the amount of people he managed to gather there. I thought it would be
nice and quiet compared to Helsinki...
When I arrived the signing was already well underway - and the line of
people went clear out of the bookstore, several hundred meters,
continuing to other parts of the shopping centre. I was just stunned by
the sheer sight of it. I went in to the book store from another entrance
and was able to get around the crowd that filled very nearly the whole place.
Very briefly Don was able to remark: "This is the most amazing thing
I've ever seen!"
Riku Perälä, the editor accompanying Don added: "And you should've seen
us yesterday in Tampere".
Don said that he had always told people that in Scandinavia he was
treated nearly as a minor rock star but this was something MAJOR.
"Perhaps you should start doing stadium gigs from now on", I told him.
Riku said that it was worth some consideration.
The funniest thing was that in Turku one of the signigns was cancelled as
the proprietors of the store didn't think that there would be enough
people for them in the early afternoon! Working hours didn't stop people
showing up at least in Tampere. I was told that some school kids showed
up and upon being asked why they weren't at school they said that they
could get the permission only when they promised to get their teacher an
autograph as well...
The line in the shopping centre I described earlier went past another
book store where Don didn't appear. The store manager was standing near
the doorway telling people coming in: "No, we DON'T have the book yet,
but we can order it for you". Apparently, the book was sold out in
the whole town well before everyone who wanted it managed to get a copy.
Eventually the line in the signing had to be cut off for people who
didn't have the book. Dozens upon dozens of people were told that they
were better off going straight away to the place where Don was appearing
next. (He did another signing in a place called the Cosmic Comic Cafe that
went nearly to 9:00 PM).
I haven't yet seen the papers from Helsinki telling what kind of chaos
was caused there. But at least Aamulehti, the prominent paper in Tampere
gave Don a big photo on the front page and nearly a full inside page.
Generally he's been in ALL of the papers this week... Finland has really
gone crazy over Don this time!
---Jyrki Vainio, Finland
Stefan Persson
A Carl Barks anecdote
Message 58 -
1999-11-13 at 19:54:12
>We spoke to him a few months ago. He sounded great. We were at his birthday
>party three years ago. He looks so good. He's what, 96 or 97 now?
98.
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Luca Boschi
Ellsworth's 50th Birthday (from Luca Boschi)
Message 59 -
1999-11-15 at 17:36:07
NEWS ON ELLSWORTH
Ellsworth, the minah bird created by Bill Walsh and Manuel Gonzales for
a
suday page of Mickey Mouse around fifty years ago, celebrates his half
century of work in the comics in the first issue of =93Topolino=94 which
shall
come out in next December.
The story, with script and storyboard by myself, art by Sandro Perina,
is
titled "Tanti auguri, Gancio!" (Best Wishes, Ellsworth!) and it=92s
conceived
with a storyline which reminds some Ellsworth=92s stories made by the
Maestro
Romano Scarpa in the 60es.
Ther story involves some characters living in the Mouseton area, like
Mickey, Pete, Goofy, Uncle Wombat, Pluto... the new character Rock Sassi
(policeman created by Faraci and Cavazzano), but also the very old (and
quite forgotten) Mr. Gloomy.
Moreover, from the Delta Dimension (where Ellsworth worked, for some
missions in the 60es) shall pop up Dr. Einmug, too, and even Atomino Bip
-
Bip, who shall team-up with Ellsworth one more time, after 35 years.
I only hope that it shall be colored in light blue, like Scarpa (who
created him) wished.
I'm quite proud of this very "easy reading" story, because Ellsworth is
one
of my favourite Disney characters and noone in the world thought that
the
minah bird is just in the comics from half a century, and stories with
him
are currently produced in different lands.
So... Buon compleanno, Gancio!
Luca
=07
=07
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End of Disney comics Digest V99 Issue #198
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Ellsworth, the minah bird created by Bill Walsh and Manuel Gonzales for
a
suday page of Mickey Mouse around fifty years ago, celebrates his half
century of work in the comics in the first issue of =93Topolino=94 which
shall
come out in next December.
The story, with script and storyboard by myself, art by Sandro Perina,
is
titled "Tanti auguri, Gancio!" (Best Wishes, Ellsworth!) and it=92s
conceived
with a storyline which reminds some Ellsworth=92s stories made by the
Maestro
Romano Scarpa in the 60es.
Ther story involves some characters living in the Mouseton area, like
Mickey, Pete, Goofy, Uncle Wombat, Pluto... the new character Rock Sassi
(policeman created by Faraci and Cavazzano), but also the very old (and
quite forgotten) Mr. Gloomy.
Moreover, from the Delta Dimension (where Ellsworth worked, for some
missions in the 60es) shall pop up Dr. Einmug, too, and even Atomino Bip
-
Bip, who shall team-up with Ellsworth one more time, after 35 years.
I only hope that it shall be colored in light blue, like Scarpa (who
created him) wished.
I'm quite proud of this very "easy reading" story, because Ellsworth is
one
of my favourite Disney characters and noone in the world thought that
the
minah bird is just in the comics from half a century, and stories with
him
are currently produced in different lands.
So... Buon compleanno, Gancio!
Luca
=07
=07
--------------------------------
End of Disney comics Digest V99 Issue #198
******************************************
Tryg Helseth
Gyro on Law and Order?
Message 60 -
1999-11-16 at 02:30:27
Hi all,
Decloaking here for a nano-second just to mention the following mention.
My wife was watching a rerun of Law and Order when I walked into the room.
On the show the detective entered a laboratory and looked at a guy working
at the bench. He asked the lab manager, "Who is he, Gyro Gearloose?"
Now this may not seem like an unusual reference to make in Europe, but in
the US most people would have no idea as to who Gyro Gearloose is. Usually
movie and TV references to Disney characters are limited to Donald, Mickey,
Goofy, and a few others. Scrooge is probably more recognizable now than
he was 15 years ago, thanks to Ducktales, but Gyro?
Strange.
Tryg
"I prefer to be launched without paramters," said the program.
"Well," replied the operating system, "you'll get no argument from me!"
Decloaking here for a nano-second just to mention the following mention.
My wife was watching a rerun of Law and Order when I walked into the room.
On the show the detective entered a laboratory and looked at a guy working
at the bench. He asked the lab manager, "Who is he, Gyro Gearloose?"
Now this may not seem like an unusual reference to make in Europe, but in
the US most people would have no idea as to who Gyro Gearloose is. Usually
movie and TV references to Disney characters are limited to Donald, Mickey,
Goofy, and a few others. Scrooge is probably more recognizable now than
he was 15 years ago, thanks to Ducktales, but Gyro?
Strange.
Tryg
"I prefer to be launched without paramters," said the program.
"Well," replied the operating system, "you'll get no argument from me!"