I just want to give my condolences to Barks' family and relatives.
While Barks lives through his stories and characters, I think he'll never
die completly.
Carl Barks for ever.
Santiago.
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Topic: 200008
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Santiago Garcia Banhos
Carl Barks
Message 271 -
2000-08-28 at 10:01:47
Jonathan Markoff
The End of This Age of the World
Message 272 -
2000-08-28 at 10:28:52
An age of this world has ended. A new era is upon us even as the millennium
ends. A shift in the tide of time is in motion. For a great giant has gone
out of our world.
Never in the history of Disney comics--which indeed goes back to only
1930--has such an event happened. For we have been left by the titan of it
all--the seed which is the foundation of that small world. For decades
Barks has been enjoyed and discussed by many people around the world.
Generations and sects of enjoyers and discussors have come and gone.
Younger giants of the of the comics world, such as Jerry Siegel and Bob
Kane have predeceased their older, more prolific colleague. Would-be
pretenders such as Tony Strobl and Paul Murry have halfheartedly attempted
to usurp the Master's throne and died obscurely after unsung careers. Yet
all this rising and falling, making and breaking, has continued in the aura
of a living legend, a wonder of the modern world, until Friday, August 25,
2000.
Now the Master who trained us, Carl Barks, has become one with the Force
that governs all. Though it remains to be seen if he will return as a blue,
ethereal vision to counsel his young apprentices in the art of his ways, he
will remain with us and strengthen us. For now he belongs to the ages, with
great storytellers Homer, Malory, Shakespeare and Tolkien. We have entered
the post-Barks world. Having transcended mortality and begun to live on
without fear of mortal harm, Barks has seen us, his pupils, grow to
maturity, and now passes on the torch of his wisdom for us to protect and
cherish. Let us be brave, loyal, and true to the honored institution. It is
now our birthright, our responsibility. Let us not disgrace this sacred
trust we have inherited. Let each one of us put hand on heart, face toward
the west of the United States, and say to oneself, "I will be a Barks." For
the time is ripe for change. The Evil Disney Empire will feel the tremor
caused by the rupture on its borders. The fans shall rise in revolt,
demanding their rights to the Master's words and the recognition of his
legacy. Barksmania will grow and seethe. A new world shall arise from the
ashes of the old. Don't wait! Rise up in arms! Make yourself heard! Bring
the tyrants to their knees! Power to the Paperi! What our Leader failed to
achieve in his own time, he will succeed in now. It Is Time We Saw The
Future While We Still Have Human Eyes. One Vision. One Power. One Purpose.
Barks Lives In Death. May the Force Be With Us.
--Jonathan Markoff
markoff2 at cais.com
ends. A shift in the tide of time is in motion. For a great giant has gone
out of our world.
Never in the history of Disney comics--which indeed goes back to only
1930--has such an event happened. For we have been left by the titan of it
all--the seed which is the foundation of that small world. For decades
Barks has been enjoyed and discussed by many people around the world.
Generations and sects of enjoyers and discussors have come and gone.
Younger giants of the of the comics world, such as Jerry Siegel and Bob
Kane have predeceased their older, more prolific colleague. Would-be
pretenders such as Tony Strobl and Paul Murry have halfheartedly attempted
to usurp the Master's throne and died obscurely after unsung careers. Yet
all this rising and falling, making and breaking, has continued in the aura
of a living legend, a wonder of the modern world, until Friday, August 25,
2000.
Now the Master who trained us, Carl Barks, has become one with the Force
that governs all. Though it remains to be seen if he will return as a blue,
ethereal vision to counsel his young apprentices in the art of his ways, he
will remain with us and strengthen us. For now he belongs to the ages, with
great storytellers Homer, Malory, Shakespeare and Tolkien. We have entered
the post-Barks world. Having transcended mortality and begun to live on
without fear of mortal harm, Barks has seen us, his pupils, grow to
maturity, and now passes on the torch of his wisdom for us to protect and
cherish. Let us be brave, loyal, and true to the honored institution. It is
now our birthright, our responsibility. Let us not disgrace this sacred
trust we have inherited. Let each one of us put hand on heart, face toward
the west of the United States, and say to oneself, "I will be a Barks." For
the time is ripe for change. The Evil Disney Empire will feel the tremor
caused by the rupture on its borders. The fans shall rise in revolt,
demanding their rights to the Master's words and the recognition of his
legacy. Barksmania will grow and seethe. A new world shall arise from the
ashes of the old. Don't wait! Rise up in arms! Make yourself heard! Bring
the tyrants to their knees! Power to the Paperi! What our Leader failed to
achieve in his own time, he will succeed in now. It Is Time We Saw The
Future While We Still Have Human Eyes. One Vision. One Power. One Purpose.
Barks Lives In Death. May the Force Be With Us.
--Jonathan Markoff
markoff2 at cais.com
Eric Chun
Carl Barks
Message 273 -
2000-08-28 at 10:29:09
Hi,
You can see Yahoo.com's coverage at:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Carl_Barks/
Best,
Eric
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Leonardo Gori
Carl Barks, in memoriam
Message 274 -
2000-08-28 at 14:44:30
I never had, in my life, a so great regret of my very poor English... So, I
can't explain well what I feel in these days, after Carl Barks departure.
He was a great wiriter, of course. Perhaps one of the 3 or 4 greatest of
all American Literature, for people of all ages. But, after decades of
essays, interviews, etc., we forgot an essential part of his value: he was
a CHILDREN writer. Don't forget that as this kind of artist, he had a great
influence on many generations of readers, but also for boys and girls in
their formative years, who became men and women with a deep sense of
honesty, with a feeling for culture and humanity, and the capacity of
wonder in a greed world.
I met Carl in Italy, in 1994, and the man was similar to the writer:
something rare, as knows who is working in the comics field. A great part
of my life, my hearth and my brain, are modeled on the great Barks' stories.
So long, Carl.
Please excuse me for my ugly English. As you know, I'm a "lurker" on this
list, but this time I *had* to post something.
Bye
Leonardo Gori
l.gori at agora.stm.it
http://space.tin.it/clubnet/leongori
http://read.at/nerodimaggio
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/6371/
can't explain well what I feel in these days, after Carl Barks departure.
He was a great wiriter, of course. Perhaps one of the 3 or 4 greatest of
all American Literature, for people of all ages. But, after decades of
essays, interviews, etc., we forgot an essential part of his value: he was
a CHILDREN writer. Don't forget that as this kind of artist, he had a great
influence on many generations of readers, but also for boys and girls in
their formative years, who became men and women with a deep sense of
honesty, with a feeling for culture and humanity, and the capacity of
wonder in a greed world.
I met Carl in Italy, in 1994, and the man was similar to the writer:
something rare, as knows who is working in the comics field. A great part
of my life, my hearth and my brain, are modeled on the great Barks' stories.
So long, Carl.
Please excuse me for my ugly English. As you know, I'm a "lurker" on this
list, but this time I *had* to post something.
Bye
Leonardo Gori
l.gori at agora.stm.it
http://space.tin.it/clubnet/leongori
http://read.at/nerodimaggio
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/6371/
Gerstein, David DK - ECN
Carl Barks' passing
Message 275 -
2000-08-28 at 17:32:43
Hey, guys,
My great sadness at Carl Barks' passing is tempered by the hope that
his spirit may now be in some better place - irrespective of religion, a
place that can provide him with an escape from the pains and the trials of
his last few years down here with us.
It's hard to describe quite what Barks means to me, but I think I
can sum it up best by saying that he was a man who *inspires*.
I'm *inspired* by his great creation of fictional personalities, his
ironic humor, his historical research, his graphic designs... at once gently
exquisite and wildly vibrant. But for me, the most inspirational message of
all lies in the attitude that lay *behind* all that; the attitude and
mindset that brought it to us.
Carl Barks had nothing less than total, unconditional *respect* for
his readers and for his means of artistic expression. When allowed his
freedom, he dumbed nothing down: his sacred cows did not include beliefs -
popular now as then - about kids requiring simplistic entertainment or older
readers preferring superficial self-parody. Look at how he got "into" his
characters: he ashaming talked and wrote about them like real beings. And
just as he avoided a set definition of fiction, he shunned a set definition
of comics. Rather than freezing himself in the then-standard slapstick forms
of 1943 just because they worked, he pushed himself into ever-deeper, more
challenging scripting; implicitly saying that good graphic storytelling
relies on constant change and improvement within the form.
Barks himself put it this way: he said that he always tried to write
a story that he wouldn't mind buying himself. Respect for, and devotion to,
an art doesn't come clearer than that.
The world needs more like him. Carl, you'll be missed.
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
My great sadness at Carl Barks' passing is tempered by the hope that
his spirit may now be in some better place - irrespective of religion, a
place that can provide him with an escape from the pains and the trials of
his last few years down here with us.
It's hard to describe quite what Barks means to me, but I think I
can sum it up best by saying that he was a man who *inspires*.
I'm *inspired* by his great creation of fictional personalities, his
ironic humor, his historical research, his graphic designs... at once gently
exquisite and wildly vibrant. But for me, the most inspirational message of
all lies in the attitude that lay *behind* all that; the attitude and
mindset that brought it to us.
Carl Barks had nothing less than total, unconditional *respect* for
his readers and for his means of artistic expression. When allowed his
freedom, he dumbed nothing down: his sacred cows did not include beliefs -
popular now as then - about kids requiring simplistic entertainment or older
readers preferring superficial self-parody. Look at how he got "into" his
characters: he ashaming talked and wrote about them like real beings. And
just as he avoided a set definition of fiction, he shunned a set definition
of comics. Rather than freezing himself in the then-standard slapstick forms
of 1943 just because they worked, he pushed himself into ever-deeper, more
challenging scripting; implicitly saying that good graphic storytelling
relies on constant change and improvement within the form.
Barks himself put it this way: he said that he always tried to write
a story that he wouldn't mind buying himself. Respect for, and devotion to,
an art doesn't come clearer than that.
The world needs more like him. Carl, you'll be missed.
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
Thierry Fernand
Carl Barks
Message 276 -
2000-08-28 at 17:43:28
I'll quote here a message from Romano Scarpa, that a friend
kindly forwarded to me:
<<
So, we are left on our own, and lost. We have lost the star
that was guiding us through the streets of the Disney comic:
the unique, unreachable Carl Barks. We have lost with him the
incentive and inspiration to try and do our best, that he
showed us. We have lost the illusion that he was following --
and sometimes appreciating -- our work.
These are the first reflections at the sad event. But with
days passing by, we will realise more and more that the
artistic and literary patrimony whose heirs we are ourselves,
is such as to keep inspiring us always with new stories, on
the track of his star, which will keep on shining, showing
us the right paths to take.
Goodbye, Carl and... thank you!
Romano Scarpa
Fuengirola (Malaga)
August 25th 2000
>>
http://members.forez.com/coa/barks/news.html
______________________________________________________
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kindly forwarded to me:
<<
So, we are left on our own, and lost. We have lost the star
that was guiding us through the streets of the Disney comic:
the unique, unreachable Carl Barks. We have lost with him the
incentive and inspiration to try and do our best, that he
showed us. We have lost the illusion that he was following --
and sometimes appreciating -- our work.
These are the first reflections at the sad event. But with
days passing by, we will realise more and more that the
artistic and literary patrimony whose heirs we are ourselves,
is such as to keep inspiring us always with new stories, on
the track of his star, which will keep on shining, showing
us the right paths to take.
Goodbye, Carl and... thank you!
Romano Scarpa
Fuengirola (Malaga)
August 25th 2000
>>
http://members.forez.com/coa/barks/news.html
______________________________________________________
Bo?te aux lettres - Caramail - http://www.caramail.com
Gerstein, David DK - ECN
Correction formy Barks thoughts
Message 277 -
2000-08-28 at 18:45:16
Hey again,
Just noticed a weird typo in the letter I sent about Carl Barks. I
said
"...he ashaming talked and wrote about [the ducks] like real
beings..."
But please read
"...he unashamedly talked and wrote about [the ducks] like real
beings..."
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
Just noticed a weird typo in the letter I sent about Carl Barks. I
said
"...he ashaming talked and wrote about [the ducks] like real
beings..."
But please read
"...he unashamedly talked and wrote about [the ducks] like real
beings..."
David Gerstein
<dge at ecn.egmont.com>
Fluks, H.W.
Carl Barks news
Message 278 -
2000-08-28 at 19:09:48
> From: Thierry Fernand [mailto:favio31 at caramail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 3:43 PM
> http://members.forez.com/coa/barks/news.html
Nice summary of the news in various countries.
It says there that Detlef Giesler's message was the first announcement on
DCML. But I got the message from Gerry Tank one hour before that. Maybe that
message didn't reach all members? I don't remember seeing it in a DCML
digest.
On the above site, you could add the following for the Netherlands:
Algemeen Dagblad
http://www.ad.nl/actueel/ZZZW7M1XBCC.html
Haagsche Courant
http://www.haagschecourant.nl/presentatie/page/0,1416,1_15_-2_0___115744_0,0
0.html
(read the above as one long line)
In the Haagsche Courant, my local newspaper, a large photograph of Barks was
on the front page of the Saturday edition.
--Harry.
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 3:43 PM
> http://members.forez.com/coa/barks/news.html
Nice summary of the news in various countries.
It says there that Detlef Giesler's message was the first announcement on
DCML. But I got the message from Gerry Tank one hour before that. Maybe that
message didn't reach all members? I don't remember seeing it in a DCML
digest.
On the above site, you could add the following for the Netherlands:
Algemeen Dagblad
http://www.ad.nl/actueel/ZZZW7M1XBCC.html
Haagsche Courant
http://www.haagschecourant.nl/presentatie/page/0,1416,1_15_-2_0___115744_0,0
0.html
(read the above as one long line)
In the Haagsche Courant, my local newspaper, a large photograph of Barks was
on the front page of the Saturday edition.
--Harry.
Søren Krarup Olesen
Farewell C.B.
Message 279 -
2000-08-28 at 19:42:47
It is sad news to hear that our Carl Barks has passed away.
Firstly, it really astonished me to read all your mails, then secondly I
realised that he meant a lot to me as well.
Like many others, I unfortunately didn't know the man in person.
However, reading the many mails from you boys and girls made me
reconsider; this was not just Mr. Everyone who died, or...was it?!
What really springs into my mind is the fact, that Carl Barks wrote and
drew for everyone of us. The stories were not dedicated children stuff,
nor adult, analytical stories that would force us to think twice. Only
the Italian artists made me do so, but still...
The greatest gift was perhaps (just speculating) that he accomplished
to deliver stories where one would be free to just "read" the panels,
*or* dig a little bit deeper.
I especially appreciated the mail from Leonardo Gori who said (allow me
to quote):
---
Don't forget that as this kind of artist, he had a great influence on
many generations of readers, but also for boys and girls in their
formative years, who became men and women with a deep sense of honesty,
with a feeling for culture and humanity, and the capacity of wonder in
a greed world.
---
This is exactly how it was for me, with focus on the last line, I feel.
Being some ten years of age, I indexed those stories. Of course I had
no idea of who the artist was or anything, but they were carefully
placed in my index and easy to recognise. They "stood out" so to speak.
This very Saturday I went to a great garden party (we were not exactly
sober), and someone early in the morning said, Hey Søren, you're
looking a bit sad, I saw in TV that Carl Barks died yesterday, is that
the reason? I said, No, I'm always like this. Later on I realised that
if that wasn't the direct reason, then at least it had "helped".
I know that Carl Barks will stay with us, and I know he'll be paid
attention or more, when they're going to write the big books of modern
history. In a thousand years when the future archeaologists dig up our
graves they'll find that the ducks we loved were not only quack quack...
Mr. Carl Barks added something important to my life.
Søren
Firstly, it really astonished me to read all your mails, then secondly I
realised that he meant a lot to me as well.
Like many others, I unfortunately didn't know the man in person.
However, reading the many mails from you boys and girls made me
reconsider; this was not just Mr. Everyone who died, or...was it?!
What really springs into my mind is the fact, that Carl Barks wrote and
drew for everyone of us. The stories were not dedicated children stuff,
nor adult, analytical stories that would force us to think twice. Only
the Italian artists made me do so, but still...
The greatest gift was perhaps (just speculating) that he accomplished
to deliver stories where one would be free to just "read" the panels,
*or* dig a little bit deeper.
I especially appreciated the mail from Leonardo Gori who said (allow me
to quote):
---
Don't forget that as this kind of artist, he had a great influence on
many generations of readers, but also for boys and girls in their
formative years, who became men and women with a deep sense of honesty,
with a feeling for culture and humanity, and the capacity of wonder in
a greed world.
---
This is exactly how it was for me, with focus on the last line, I feel.
Being some ten years of age, I indexed those stories. Of course I had
no idea of who the artist was or anything, but they were carefully
placed in my index and easy to recognise. They "stood out" so to speak.
This very Saturday I went to a great garden party (we were not exactly
sober), and someone early in the morning said, Hey Søren, you're
looking a bit sad, I saw in TV that Carl Barks died yesterday, is that
the reason? I said, No, I'm always like this. Later on I realised that
if that wasn't the direct reason, then at least it had "helped".
I know that Carl Barks will stay with us, and I know he'll be paid
attention or more, when they're going to write the big books of modern
history. In a thousand years when the future archeaologists dig up our
graves they'll find that the ducks we loved were not only quack quack...
Mr. Carl Barks added something important to my life.
Søren
Francesco Spreafico
More thoughts for Carl Barks
Message 280 -
2000-08-28 at 20:47:48
From: "Eta Beta" <eega at supereva.it>
> At first, I thought I wouldn't want to comment on Carl passing
> away, so many people that had known him intimately would make
> commemorations and eulogies, I thought, what could I ever add
> to that ?
>
> But then the flow of messages to this list made me change my
> mind... all were so moving, and showing all the affection Carl
> has earned during his long career and life, both as an author
> and a human being, and I realized I should pay a hommage, too,
> no matter how humble...
Me too. All of that. But I really don't know what to say.
Even though I knew this was about to happen, and that it would happen soon,
that morning when I read the mail form Gerry Tank I couldn't believe my
eyes.... and I'd known for months then that I'd get to know that this
way.... but that was no help, the news stroke me hard... more or less the
same way as my grandpa's death.
I'm very grateful to Gerry Tank for "delivering" somehow a very short mail
I'd written to him some time ago... and I have to thank Frank Stajano too...
I wrote that mail to Barks because of an article of his...
I'm glad he's been around for so long writing such wonderful stories and
enlightening m (maby people's) childhood... and teaching us a lot of good
things too.
We're really going to miss him.
--
Francesco
> At first, I thought I wouldn't want to comment on Carl passing
> away, so many people that had known him intimately would make
> commemorations and eulogies, I thought, what could I ever add
> to that ?
>
> But then the flow of messages to this list made me change my
> mind... all were so moving, and showing all the affection Carl
> has earned during his long career and life, both as an author
> and a human being, and I realized I should pay a hommage, too,
> no matter how humble...
Me too. All of that. But I really don't know what to say.
Even though I knew this was about to happen, and that it would happen soon,
that morning when I read the mail form Gerry Tank I couldn't believe my
eyes.... and I'd known for months then that I'd get to know that this
way.... but that was no help, the news stroke me hard... more or less the
same way as my grandpa's death.
I'm very grateful to Gerry Tank for "delivering" somehow a very short mail
I'd written to him some time ago... and I have to thank Frank Stajano too...
I wrote that mail to Barks because of an article of his...
I'm glad he's been around for so long writing such wonderful stories and
enlightening m (maby people's) childhood... and teaching us a lot of good
things too.
We're really going to miss him.
--
Francesco
Arie Fachrisal
Carl Barks
Message 281 -
2000-08-28 at 21:28:24
Reading so many feelings of fellow members of this mailing list, i felt
touched and sad at the same time. It's funny how fate made us to be a
community together, friendly, sometimes debating but still with friendly
attitudes. it's funny how so many of us here are literally from around the
globe. It's funny how we all feel sad and grieving for hearing the sad news.
It's funny how this all is caused by one person only and he's you-know-who.
He is a phenomenon. Among many other artists' articles i've read about, this
is one artist who actually humbly felt that his works didn't deserved to be
loved by so many fans while many other artists will go for fame and the
money. I guess i can't say more right now. This is what i have to say.
Although this is very simplistic, this comes from my deepest and sincere
feelings.
To Carl Barks
To the man whose hard works are my joys
To the man whose touching stories made my eyes teared
To the man whose stories also make me laugh
To the man whose imaginations ignites mine
To the man whose imaginations wilder than any of ours all combined
To the man whose stories will remain alive inside me forever
To the man who has taught me about life thru comic books
To the man who has brought me happiness in my childhood
To the man who will bring me happiness forever
To the master story-teller
To the good duck artist
To the Duckman
To the Disney Legend
To Mr. Carl Barks
touched and sad at the same time. It's funny how fate made us to be a
community together, friendly, sometimes debating but still with friendly
attitudes. it's funny how so many of us here are literally from around the
globe. It's funny how we all feel sad and grieving for hearing the sad news.
It's funny how this all is caused by one person only and he's you-know-who.
He is a phenomenon. Among many other artists' articles i've read about, this
is one artist who actually humbly felt that his works didn't deserved to be
loved by so many fans while many other artists will go for fame and the
money. I guess i can't say more right now. This is what i have to say.
Although this is very simplistic, this comes from my deepest and sincere
feelings.
To Carl Barks
To the man whose hard works are my joys
To the man whose touching stories made my eyes teared
To the man whose stories also make me laugh
To the man whose imaginations ignites mine
To the man whose imaginations wilder than any of ours all combined
To the man whose stories will remain alive inside me forever
To the man who has taught me about life thru comic books
To the man who has brought me happiness in my childhood
To the man who will bring me happiness forever
To the master story-teller
To the good duck artist
To the Duckman
To the Disney Legend
To Mr. Carl Barks
Georgios Balanikas M.D.
Greek media about the passing of Carl Barks
Message 282 -
2000-08-28 at 22:16:00
I had started to worry that the passing of the legendary comic artist would
pass here unnoticed by the Greek news media.
But after a few days delay, some daily newspapers have articles today
about the death of our great Master.
The wide circulating and among the most serious newspapers" TO VIMA "had
today a whole page article in the section "CULTURE",about the life and the
work of Carl Barks.
The Supertitle is "Barksism"and the title:"Carl Barks and the immortal
ducks".It has a color photo of CB painting the "Surprise Party at Memory
Pond". It has also a sketch of the "Calgary Eye Opener and a panel of the
story "A poor Old Man".The article is very detailed and descriptive of CB
life and work. This newspaper has suspended its web site for a moment and it
is not possible to see the article in the web. Another daily newspaper "TA
NEA " of the same publishing company has also a paragraph with these news
and a self-portrait sketch of CB.
This publishing company is the largest in Greece and is co-owner of the
company that publishes KOMIX. Every day these two newspapers have colored
Disney strips as an advertisement for the weekly Mickey Mouse.
Other newspapers:"EXOUSIA" with also a whole page article ,a photo and a
panel of a story, "Eleytheros Typos"with a one-page detailed article and
"Adesmeytos Typos" with a half -page article. The electronic media kept
silence.
GEORGIOS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
www.balanikas.eyemd.org
pass here unnoticed by the Greek news media.
But after a few days delay, some daily newspapers have articles today
about the death of our great Master.
The wide circulating and among the most serious newspapers" TO VIMA "had
today a whole page article in the section "CULTURE",about the life and the
work of Carl Barks.
The Supertitle is "Barksism"and the title:"Carl Barks and the immortal
ducks".It has a color photo of CB painting the "Surprise Party at Memory
Pond". It has also a sketch of the "Calgary Eye Opener and a panel of the
story "A poor Old Man".The article is very detailed and descriptive of CB
life and work. This newspaper has suspended its web site for a moment and it
is not possible to see the article in the web. Another daily newspaper "TA
NEA " of the same publishing company has also a paragraph with these news
and a self-portrait sketch of CB.
This publishing company is the largest in Greece and is co-owner of the
company that publishes KOMIX. Every day these two newspapers have colored
Disney strips as an advertisement for the weekly Mickey Mouse.
Other newspapers:"EXOUSIA" with also a whole page article ,a photo and a
panel of a story, "Eleytheros Typos"with a one-page detailed article and
"Adesmeytos Typos" with a half -page article. The electronic media kept
silence.
GEORGIOS
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Robert Gibson
Carl Barks
Message 283 -
2000-08-29 at 06:24:44
Both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have credited Carl Barks with
influencing their work. Spielberg mentions "Seven Cities of Cibola" as
inspiring his opening sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark.". "Jurassic
Park" reminds me of a Barks story written in 1957.
I remember "reading" Barks as a six year old, and wanting badly to
understand what was being said in the bubbles. He deserves some credit
for my learning to read, and for my love of reading at an early age.
He was known as the "good artist", because Disney artisits were
not permitted to sign their work. His paintings have gone for as much as
$450,000. But his storytelling was his strength, in my opinion. My
early love of History and Geography was due to stories like "Ancient
Persia", "Back to the Klondike", and "Old California". Stories like
"Christmas for Shacktown" helped me develop a sense of values.
I've laughed and cried while reading his stories. He understood
human nature. William Shakespeare also comes to my mind as a writer who
had a good sense of humor and a deep understanding of the human
condition ( Interestingly, Shakespeare's contemporaries did not
appreciate his significance, which is perhaps another similarity time
will reveal). I believe Barks' work and influence will be with us for
a very long time.
Rob Gibson
influencing their work. Spielberg mentions "Seven Cities of Cibola" as
inspiring his opening sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark.". "Jurassic
Park" reminds me of a Barks story written in 1957.
I remember "reading" Barks as a six year old, and wanting badly to
understand what was being said in the bubbles. He deserves some credit
for my learning to read, and for my love of reading at an early age.
He was known as the "good artist", because Disney artisits were
not permitted to sign their work. His paintings have gone for as much as
$450,000. But his storytelling was his strength, in my opinion. My
early love of History and Geography was due to stories like "Ancient
Persia", "Back to the Klondike", and "Old California". Stories like
"Christmas for Shacktown" helped me develop a sense of values.
I've laughed and cried while reading his stories. He understood
human nature. William Shakespeare also comes to my mind as a writer who
had a good sense of humor and a deep understanding of the human
condition ( Interestingly, Shakespeare's contemporaries did not
appreciate his significance, which is perhaps another similarity time
will reveal). I believe Barks' work and influence will be with us for
a very long time.
Rob Gibson
Klaus Harms
Reactions in Germany
Message 284 -
2000-08-29 at 11:46:09
The reactions of the media in Germany on the passing of Carl Barks were
surprisingly vivid and full of sympathy. Here is a very brief and
preliminary summary.
The event was reported in virtually all TV main news broadcasts on
Friday (as I have been told: Tagesschau on ARD, heute journal on ZDF,
RTL Nachtjournal, ZIB 2 on 3sat, the latter covering about 10 minutes);
unfortunately I haven't seen any of them (meeting fellow donaldists in
Hamburg for a memorial), but someone on the net has taped most of them
and has promised to upload them as video files on the WWW, I'll keep the
list informed. All big German TV stations also had the passing of Carl
mentioned on their videotexts, on 3sat presenting it as top news all
weekend.
Newspapers also reported the event in a solemn way, here's what I came
to get to know of: On Saturday, the Nordwest Zeitung (a northwest German
regional paper), Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine
and even boulevard paper BILD (all distributed German-wide) mentioned it
on the front page; Nordwest Zeitung, Weser Kurier (another regional
paper), Sueddeutsche and Die Welt also had greater articles on Carl
Barks inside.
I have been told that the news on the passing of Carl was distributed in
Germany first by American Press on Friday at about 6 pm (CET, about 9
hours after), and unfortunately the release contained several mistakes
(i.e. Carl being the "inventor" of Donald Duck etc.); it is worth to
notice that the main errors were erased when by chance the message came
into hands of expert editors such as Fritz Goettler (Sueddeutsche
Zeitung) or Klaus Fricke (uncredited, Nordwest Zeitung).
On Monday, there was a superbly written orbituary in the Frankfurter
Allgemeine, covering a full page (including comic book panel examples),
written by fellow donaldist Andreas Platthaus. German list members are
recommended to read this one. I will provide the text if requested.
surprisingly vivid and full of sympathy. Here is a very brief and
preliminary summary.
The event was reported in virtually all TV main news broadcasts on
Friday (as I have been told: Tagesschau on ARD, heute journal on ZDF,
RTL Nachtjournal, ZIB 2 on 3sat, the latter covering about 10 minutes);
unfortunately I haven't seen any of them (meeting fellow donaldists in
Hamburg for a memorial), but someone on the net has taped most of them
and has promised to upload them as video files on the WWW, I'll keep the
list informed. All big German TV stations also had the passing of Carl
mentioned on their videotexts, on 3sat presenting it as top news all
weekend.
Newspapers also reported the event in a solemn way, here's what I came
to get to know of: On Saturday, the Nordwest Zeitung (a northwest German
regional paper), Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine
and even boulevard paper BILD (all distributed German-wide) mentioned it
on the front page; Nordwest Zeitung, Weser Kurier (another regional
paper), Sueddeutsche and Die Welt also had greater articles on Carl
Barks inside.
I have been told that the news on the passing of Carl was distributed in
Germany first by American Press on Friday at about 6 pm (CET, about 9
hours after), and unfortunately the release contained several mistakes
(i.e. Carl being the "inventor" of Donald Duck etc.); it is worth to
notice that the main errors were erased when by chance the message came
into hands of expert editors such as Fritz Goettler (Sueddeutsche
Zeitung) or Klaus Fricke (uncredited, Nordwest Zeitung).
On Monday, there was a superbly written orbituary in the Frankfurter
Allgemeine, covering a full page (including comic book panel examples),
written by fellow donaldist Andreas Platthaus. German list members are
recommended to read this one. I will provide the text if requested.
Augie
Tribute to Barks
Message 285 -
2000-08-29 at 16:29:03
Hi all,
My tribute to Carl Barks appears today at Comic Book Resources. I may even do
a follow-up column in the next week or two. One of the pleasant side effects
of this whole horrible situation is that it got me to go back to my Duck
comics and re-read a bunch of Barks stories that I haven't looked at in a
couple of years or more.
What more need be said? Barks, himself, may be gone. But already his legend
carries on and his works are there for us to enjoy forever and ever. We should
all be grateful for that.
-Augie
http://www.comicbookresources.com
My tribute to Carl Barks appears today at Comic Book Resources. I may even do
a follow-up column in the next week or two. One of the pleasant side effects
of this whole horrible situation is that it got me to go back to my Duck
comics and re-read a bunch of Barks stories that I haven't looked at in a
couple of years or more.
What more need be said? Barks, himself, may be gone. But already his legend
carries on and his works are there for us to enjoy forever and ever. We should
all be grateful for that.
-Augie
http://www.comicbookresources.com