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Marco Barlotti:
Thanks for the explanations. I was really stumped over that character
because of the HUGE similarity of her with Santa Claus.

> From: Larry Giver <lgiver at pacbell.net>
> I would think the Gladstone reprint has Barks'
> original English, and Arie's version differs because
> it's from a back-translation?
> Barks' second story is from WDC&S 217 (Oct. 1958).

I was writing that with only my vague memory of the sayings. I have the
CBLiC version so it was me who mis-write some of the sentences. Thanks for
correcting it.

Regarding Ducktales, wanna add to the discussion:
I never really like the animated show as the ducks minus DD was quite
annoying in a way. I enjoyed the show but didnt really treasure the films.
Add to that, i dont recall i ever watch a Ducktale episode that was derived
from a Barks story, but then again, i wasnt too hooked up on Ducktales as
much as i was on The A-Team :-D

Keep On Quacking,
Arie Fachrisal, who on the other hand, enjoyed the NES version of Ducktales
very much.

> There you go! That's the guy! And the story I'm working on *right now* is
> "The Black Knight GLORPS Again!".
>

Sound Cool :-)
I like theat villant (Arpin Lusene) and Im happy theat hi will back (to bad
por
Scrooge can't sey disame thing) :-))

Yours
Maciek

Hi

Did sombody remember a story in with actualy Glomgold meet face to face
Jhon. Rockerduck?

Yours
Maciek

>I'd be hard pressed to agree with that. Soapy Slick was bar none one of the
>most loathesome Scrooge villians ever. :P
>

I dont think I phrased that right at all. What I meant was that I agree and
LIKE Soapy as a villian and found him utterly loathesome in his character.
There ya go. XD

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> It's well known that Don Rosa is not the only Disney comics creator/artist
> who are a part of DCML. This time I have a friendly question for all of Don
> Rosa's colleagues here - well at least those who are doing Duck stories. Do
> any of you have any plans about involving Arpin? Lusene (a.k.a. The black
> knight) in any of your future stories?

Actually, I once included him in a script - but Byron Erickson had me remove me
again. And he was right as always. I used Lusene in a way that didn't give the
character the value he deserved - a short pop-in role, where he was used for a
short plot in a single page and arrested in the end of that same page. Lusene's
not made for such small roles - he should be a major villain. And stories where
Lusene is the major threat, should really be written by Don Rosa.

(for the record: In one of my upcoming stories, a fat German lady appears.
She's supposed to be Lusene. :-)

For now, of course. I hope to get a chance to use Lusene in the future - but
not until the character is fully developed. And _if_ I come up with a story
where such a character is needed.

But naturally, I'm interested in using "post-Barks" characters! That's the only
way they can live on, isn't it? I've already started working on the idea to
what I hope will turn out to be a pretty good Fethry-story, and I *hope* I will
be able to write stories with Sonny Seagull and Princess Oona in the next
couple of years. And naturally, when I get used to him, nothing would be more
obvious than including Rumpus in stories (after all, he's Scrooge's BROTHER).
But that's far into the future.

As for Arpin Lusene, I think the smartest thing to do is to not use him before
1) Don Rosa has fully developed the character
2) one manages to write a story that gives the character what he deserves

.and at least in MY case, that won't happen for at least a couple of years.
So I DON'T have any plans using Arpin Lusene - but I like the thought.

Olaf the Blue

How can I NOT get involved in this sudden proliferation of "DuckTales"
discussion...

Jonathan Gray seriously overstates things when he says that "DT" featured too
much reliance upon the "magical" powers of Scrooge's #1 Dime. "DT" used the
dime in this manner MUCH LESS than did Barks (in his later years, at least).
I wouldn't agree with him that Bubba and Tootsie marked the "downfall" of the
show, but in hindsight, it was a mistake to allow Bubba to remain a part of
the cast after the "Time is Money" serial. The writers evidently recognized
this right off the bat, as Bubba appeared in relatively few later eps (and
generally served merely as a "fourth nephew" when he DID appear). And thanks,
J., for sticking up for Launchpad. There's no earthly reason why LP couldn't
continue to appear in modern Duck stories as a supporting character. He
brings a different set of motivations and a different "attitude" to the table
than Donald, so it'd make perfect sense to let him participate in an adventure
with Scrooge, Donald, and the boys. Unfortunately, I suspect that it would
take some sort of "revival" of "DT" (perhaps in the form of a reissue of the
series on DVD -- hint hint) to reignite LP's comics career, and that probably
ain't happening anytime soon.

Don Rosa's comments point up the one thing about "DT" that purists tend to
miss... that ON ITS OWN TERMS, as a TV-show version of a classic comics
series, it was a magnificent achievement. I don't happen to agree with his
specific interpretation of "DT" as an "unauthorized and fanciful" take on the
Barks world, but I do appreciate the words of praise. Among its other
virtues, "DT" showed the animation industry that it was possible to produce a
quality syndicated series; no need to rely on toy tie-ins and such.
Without "DT", there'd have been no "Tiny Toon Adventures," no "Animaniacs,"
no "Disney Afternoon"... and who knows, perhaps no "Simpsons".

Chris Barat

>Jonathan Gray seriously overstates things when he says that "DT" featured
>too
>much reliance upon the "magical" powers of Scrooge's #1 Dime. "DT" used
>the
>dime in this manner MUCH LESS than did Barks (in his later years, at
>least).

You are correct. Its not so much the cartoon but moreso the comic stories
that resulted BECAUSE of the cartoon. I think the best example would be the
7 part "Scrooge's Quest" saga - the one where Magica De Spell kidnaps Webby
in exchange for Scrooge's number one dime. While some people who did DT
comic stories made Scrooge's dependence on the thing absolutely silly,
theres one part (in the very beginning of the story no less) where Scrooge
just hands it over casually saying "Oh well, I've got a money bin full of
em." Just seemed so...wrong :P The sole DT episode where Gladstone Gander
played a role was cool and all, but Scrooge's dependency on the dime in a
few DT epsidoes just felt more forced than most other people defined his
relationship to it.

.if that made any sense at all... :P

>I wouldn't agree with him that Bubba and Tootsie marked the "downfall" of
>the
>show, but in hindsight, it was a mistake to allow Bubba to remain a part of
>the cast after the "Time is Money" serial.

I liked "Time Is Money". I just didnt like the fact that Bubba and Tootsie
stuck around afterwards because they didnt really DO anything afterwards to
warrant them staying - and like you pointed out, it showed. The episode
where Bubba's brain gets enhanced was really cool. But I honestly cant name
more episodes than that where he played a major role. Unlike Launchpad or
Gizmoduck/Fenton - B&T filled absolutely no niche at all except for being a
"4th nephew". Something I think Webby filled decently when she wasnt being
all uber cute and sugary sweet and
"cuddly-wuddly-doodly-woodly-I-wanna-kiss-you-on-the-head-Unca-Scwooge!!!"
:)

And thanks,
>J., for sticking up for Launchpad. There's no earthly reason why LP
>couldn't
>continue to appear in modern Duck stories as a supporting character. He
>brings a different set of motivations and a different "attitude" to the
>table
>than Donald, so it'd make perfect sense to let him participate in an
>adventure
>with Scrooge, Donald, and the boys.

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person who sees that. :)

Unfortunately, I suspect that it would
>take some sort of "revival" of "DT" (perhaps in the form of a reissue of
>the
>series on DVD -- hint hint) to reignite LP's comics career, and that
>probably
>ain't happening anytime soon.

Not necessarily. All it would take is some creativity on one of the
creatives part. You'd be surprised at the amount of people who remember Duck
Tales and specifically Launchpad. And the key thing is - Launchpad in Duck
Tales was established as being much younger than he was in Darkwing Duck,
probably a year or so right out of college if you wanna be all "Don Rosa
technical about it". ^__^ His build wasn't as broad, he crashed planes left
and right instead of being a competent flyer, etc etc. I still believe that
he could fill a niche in the Barksian world without taking anything away
from Donald. Not to mention that while he'd be "new" to the Barks universe,
he wouldnt be "new" to so many people who remember him fondly and know what
he was about. That'd be a plus.

It would be VERY interesting to see Mr. Rosa or Mr. Van Horn take a
"barksian spin" on Launchpad and make him "official" so to speak though I
dunno how much interest either have in the character. I miss William Van
Horns short gags on him trememndously. ^__^ And as another plus, you wouldnt
even have to go in the direction that Duck Tales took him. After all - if I
remember the way DT started, didnt he know who Donald was already? Maybe if
Mr. Rosa does do his DT story he could introduce him that way: As a
certified pilot playing an actors role for extra money and Scrooge takes him
on payroll after its all over since he's cheap or something blah dee blah.

I dunno - I think its just a matter of finding the right way to bring him in
properly.

I don't happen to agree with his
>specific interpretation of "DT" as an "unauthorized and fanciful" take on
>the
>Barks world, but I do appreciate the words of praise.

Same here. I was always under the impression that he hated it entirely for
some reason....I dunno why. ^_^;;

Jonathan H. Gray

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