This question goes to the Italian list members:
I'll be spending several days in Firenze at the end of this week. This
could be my chance to get a copy of the Stajano/Gori-book on Gottfredson
which I still haven't got. Does anyone know about a comic-shop in Firenze
where I might get it and/or other Disney Comics?
Thanks,
Jan
Author
Topic: 200002
(230 messages)
Jan Follak
Comic-shops in Firenze
Message 226 -
2000-02-27 at 20:05:31
Gerstein, David DK - ECN
Other stupid queries...
Message 227 -
2000-02-28 at 13:50:39
Hi Arie!
>About Brer Rabbit, i heard the stories was somewhat forbidden to print in
US
>or somerhing like that??? It's because of the folktales if i'm not wrong.
>Can anyone please tell me what's it all about? And are there any new Brer
>Rabbit stories? Not his fan, just delighted to see one story of Brer every
>two or three issues.
Regarding the USA...
...Brer Rabbit isn't banned in the United States. But the classic
1940s and 1950s Disney Brer Rabbit comics *are* written in a thick Southern
dialect that is sometimes considered "politically incorrect".
In 1989, Disney-Burbank made a rule that Brer Rabbit comics in the
USA had to use normal English, so the dialect would have to be rewritten for
American reprint.
With Disney Comics Inc. (1990-1993), the rule meant that Brer Rabbit
stories were used with the Southern dialect removed or softened (although in
two cases, original stories did get through with the dialect intact).
With Gladstone (1993-1998), the rule meant that no Brer Rabbit
stories appeared at all - because the Gladstone editors decided they'd
rather publish *no* Brer Rabbit than Brer Rabbit without his dialect. Brer
characters *did* appear frequently in the Wolf stories during this time,
though.
We have yet to see what decision a future publisher will take.
Personally, I'd rather have a dialect-free Brer Rabbit than no Brer Rabbit
at all.
Regarding Egmont (many European comics)...
...we produced and published our own new Brer Rabbit stories until
recently, but we stopped making them lately because we found our readers
were tired of them. At this point, I have no idea whether we'll make more
stories with him in the future.
Regarding GP (Dutch comics in particular)...
...they're still making new Brer Rabbit stories now. Personally, I
think they're great, and very much in the spirit of the classics.
Regarding Disney Italy...
...they don't make Brer Rabbit stories themselves, but their
MEGA-2000 comic reprints lots of Egmont and W-coded ones.
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
>About Brer Rabbit, i heard the stories was somewhat forbidden to print in
US
>or somerhing like that??? It's because of the folktales if i'm not wrong.
>Can anyone please tell me what's it all about? And are there any new Brer
>Rabbit stories? Not his fan, just delighted to see one story of Brer every
>two or three issues.
Regarding the USA...
...Brer Rabbit isn't banned in the United States. But the classic
1940s and 1950s Disney Brer Rabbit comics *are* written in a thick Southern
dialect that is sometimes considered "politically incorrect".
In 1989, Disney-Burbank made a rule that Brer Rabbit comics in the
USA had to use normal English, so the dialect would have to be rewritten for
American reprint.
With Disney Comics Inc. (1990-1993), the rule meant that Brer Rabbit
stories were used with the Southern dialect removed or softened (although in
two cases, original stories did get through with the dialect intact).
With Gladstone (1993-1998), the rule meant that no Brer Rabbit
stories appeared at all - because the Gladstone editors decided they'd
rather publish *no* Brer Rabbit than Brer Rabbit without his dialect. Brer
characters *did* appear frequently in the Wolf stories during this time,
though.
We have yet to see what decision a future publisher will take.
Personally, I'd rather have a dialect-free Brer Rabbit than no Brer Rabbit
at all.
Regarding Egmont (many European comics)...
...we produced and published our own new Brer Rabbit stories until
recently, but we stopped making them lately because we found our readers
were tired of them. At this point, I have no idea whether we'll make more
stories with him in the future.
Regarding GP (Dutch comics in particular)...
...they're still making new Brer Rabbit stories now. Personally, I
think they're great, and very much in the spirit of the classics.
Regarding Disney Italy...
...they don't make Brer Rabbit stories themselves, but their
MEGA-2000 comic reprints lots of Egmont and W-coded ones.
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
Santiago Garcia Banhos
Italian Lires vs US Dollars
Message 228 -
2000-02-28 at 14:26:33
HENRI:
>I regret it being no estimate given in any other currency, dollars if need
>be, but lires are, in a sense, 'unreadable' to non-Italians. How much
>is all this?
You can find several online currency-converters on the net. I don't dare
to provide any addresses here, because I'm not sure it would be ethic to
make such publicity on the list.
Today, Right now, the change is:
1.00 Euro = 1,936.27 Italy Lira
1.00 United States Dollars = 2,001.28 Italy Lira
Greetings,
Santiago.
>I regret it being no estimate given in any other currency, dollars if need
>be, but lires are, in a sense, 'unreadable' to non-Italians. How much
>is all this?
You can find several online currency-converters on the net. I don't dare
to provide any addresses here, because I'm not sure it would be ethic to
make such publicity on the list.
Today, Right now, the change is:
1.00 Euro = 1,936.27 Italy Lira
1.00 United States Dollars = 2,001.28 Italy Lira
Greetings,
Santiago.
Sonia_dyer
(no subject)
Message 229 -
2000-02-29 at 00:38:58
About Brer Rabbit, i heard the stories was somewhat forbidden to print
in US or somerhing like that??? It's because of the folktales if i'm
not wrong. Can anyone please tell me what's it all about?
Hi Arie-
For the last several decades Brer Rabbit
stories have generally been considered politically incorrect in
the USA, due to being offensive to many black people. The
original stories date from a time when there was strong
discrimination in this country, and the characters were seen as
mimicking black people's speech and behavior (and therefore a
sign of disrespect).
Sonia
in US or somerhing like that??? It's because of the folktales if i'm
not wrong. Can anyone please tell me what's it all about?
Hi Arie-
For the last several decades Brer Rabbit
stories have generally been considered politically incorrect in
the USA, due to being offensive to many black people. The
original stories date from a time when there was strong
discrimination in this country, and the characters were seen as
mimicking black people's speech and behavior (and therefore a
sign of disrespect).
Sonia
Rodney W Bowcock Jr.
Brer Rabbit
Message 230 -
2000-02-29 at 01:51:04
The older WDC&S Brer Rabbit stories aren't published anymore due to the
dialect used in them. Disney thinks that this would offend people, I
guess it's not very PC.
I think Egmont has done some newer Brer Rabbit stories, but what I've
seen, in Disney issues of WDC&S, have been pretty lousy.
Rodney Bowcock
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dialect used in them. Disney thinks that this would offend people, I
guess it's not very PC.
I think Egmont has done some newer Brer Rabbit stories, but what I've
seen, in Disney issues of WDC&S, have been pretty lousy.
Rodney Bowcock
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