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Hi all!

I guess this question is directed to the comic book artists of the DCML. I
read an article talking about how the size of paper comic book artists have used
to draw on has changed at various times over the years. I was wondering, on
the 11x17 (10x15 actual space) paper that is I believe, standard for all/most
Disney artists, do you draw the entire what-will-be-published page on one piece
of 10x15 or do you draw in half pages (two 10x15s equals one printed page)?
Thanks for your time. :)

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Derek Smith

Simon:

>>>>I have been in France on holiday & whilst browsing through Disney comics, came across a mouse charactyer that appeared to
>>>>be call Michael. He looked like a cross between Mickey & mortimer & wears Mickey - type red shorts. Can anyone tell me
>>>>who he is?

Pity Gilles hasn't been here for a while, he was more an expert on that than I am.
Michel Souris started a few years ago as an extreme version of a fan of Mickey, who wanted to emulate his hero and even take his place. It seems he evolved a bit; instead of a (semi?)villain (which he appeared to me to be), he is part of Mickey's crowd, while retainging his extreme fanboyishness.
I find the idea interesting, but never much liked the stories I read-- I especially dislike the art, which looks pretty weird.

>>>>Also, an off topic question - I was quite amazed at the huge range of comic books & comic charaters in France, both human &
>>>>animal. Is thera website or book that givesd any info about any of these these?

Even thought I only nit-picked the possibility of getting a copy of US 219 for $3 a couple of days ago (Maybe I should come and check out your local comic shop Chris!), I do want to point out that I do find it a little ridiculous that Son of the Sun has been reprinted 4 times in 17 years. There really is no need for a story to be reprinted every 3 or 4 years.

I like seeing reprints of stories that may not be so easy to find, like the Murry story may be (INDUCKS seems to be down, so I can't check). I've mentioned before that I think Gemstone should limit themselves to stories that haven't been reprinted in a "comic book" (albums and hardbound books not counting) in 15 years. I still think that's a good idea, by and large, but considering that Son of the Sun fits that criteria, there's always going to be something that people may not be happy with.

I do like the idea of occasional reprints in the 32 page books, as long as it's not constant. For example, maybe print a Barks story in every third or fourth issue of DD. That's enough to introduce younger readers to Barks, and keep the book from being overloaded with stories that many of the rest of us have already seen.

rodney.

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Dear Don Rosa:
I apologize for being so brief, but have you started a new story yet
or any other projects? What did you think of this year's San Diego comic
convention and the fact that "Uncle Scrooge" finally won an Eisner award? I cannot
wait to read Chapter 10B in "Uncle Scrooge" 332. I hope you have other "Life of
Scrooge" stories in the works.
Sincerely,
Anthony

> Just a quick post about the Eisners for work published in 2003. The Uncle
> Scrooge comic book won Best Title for a Younger Audince. Yay!!! I wonder who
>
> accepted the award in San Diego

Gemstone had the award at their booth the next day.
So probably someone from their team accepted, I did not attend the awards.
Steve Geppi ( Diamond owner ) was there and could have accepted it too.

Anthony:
> Does anybody on the list know how many VanHorn stories have not seen
print in
> America?

Donald Duck stories (code, number of pages, English title when
available, year of first publication)
D 98324 - 10 - What A Drag! - 1999
D 98325 - 10 - Taking Things Litterly - 1999
D 99216 - 10 - Bumps - 2001
D 2000-044 - 10 - Cruisin' For A Bruisin' - 2001
D 2000-045 - 10 - Ain't It The Truth - 2001
D 2000-146 - 10 - Just For Laughs! - 2001
D 2001-055 - 10 - To Well And Back - 2002
D 2001-056 - 10 - Full Circle - 2002
D 2001-059 - 10 - A Beach Bummer - 2002
D 2001-156 - 10 - Riding Deranged - 2002
D 2001-157 - 10 - 2002
D 2002-089 - 10 - 2003
D 2002-092 - 10 - 2003
D 2003-011 - 10 - 2003
D 2003-012 - 10 - 2004
D 2002-091 - 10 - 2004
D 2003-132 - 10 - 2004
Plus one Gyro story
D 2000-144 - 6 - Same Old Stuff - 2001

This list thanks to COA (http://coa.inducks.org/coa/c1/comp.php).

Hans.

> From: Anthvvuono at aol.com
> Subject: Any Rosa news?
> Dear Don Rosa:
> I apologize for being so brief, but have you started a new
> story yet

No, I only sent the "Three Caballeros" story in a few days before I went to
the SD Con. My chores for the next few weeks will be writing texts and doing
extra art for the next "Don Rosa Library" edition in the HALL OF FAME
series. Then I'll start to think about what to do next...

> What did you think of this year's San Diego comic
> convention and the fact that "Uncle Scrooge" finally won an
> Eisner award?

"Finally"? Surely you knew that UNCLE $CROOGE comics won several awards in
the past, including the prominent "Best Serialized Story of the Year" in
which all the other (so-called) "adult" comics were nominated -- even
beating out "Hellboy" which is now no less than a top-box-office motion
picture. I'm afraid that I see this new "Best Publication for a YOUNG
Audience" award as a nail in the coffin of Disney comics in America. Do you
not realize that there is also an comics award titled "Best Humor Title"?
*That* would have been the award that would have been notable in the overall
industry. "Best... for a Young Audience" indicates that the nomination
committee did not consider a Disney comic in any of the other categories of
the Eisners as they had during the Gladstone days -- indeed (in case you
were not aware), there were no Disney titles or stories or creators
mentioned in *any* of the other award category nominations as they had been
mentioned repeatedly in years past. I see this as setting a precedent for
the future Eisners that no Disney comics will be considered for any other
nominations other than this single "Best for a Young Audience" award;
furthermore, any American comic reader who sees these awards will also have
his notion confirmed that he should personally NEVER consider reading a
Disney comic, knowing that an institution no less revered than the Eisner
Awards has labeled them definitively *for youngsters* as if they were "Hello
Kitty" comics or something, even though they are written on a level easily
equal to that of all those "adult" American superhero comics (if not rather
*above* that sort of stuff).
It will be nice if Gemstone can use this award for publicity/leverage into
the bookstore markets that they crave and which may insure their continued
existence... but other than that, I saw the award as bad news for the future
of American Disney comics. Perhaps a Disney title or story could have won in
another category, as in the past, if the committee had given voters the
chance to consider it. You see, it's the nomination committee which decides
what stories the voters will be allowed to vote on. Perhaps the next Eisner
award nomination committee will be more enlightened and turn the trend back
to how it was in the past. Time will tell...
But if nothing else, when Todd Klein again wins his award for "Best
Letterer" in next year's Eisners, we'll at least see "UNCLE $CROOGE"
mentioned in that Eisner Award list of Todd's work on the most prominent
comics in American comics for 2004.

A long, long time ago... maybe two years back?, someone on the list asked what the name of Goofy's parrot was from the
last known run of MICKEY MOUSE DAILIES. I remember this 'cause I was also hoping to hear the answer. If I'm not
mistaken, that question remained unanswered. Anyhow, I was just re-reading my copy of SUMMER FUN #1 which was
published during the time when Disney, itself, was handling that effort. There is a MICKEY MOUSE story called "The
Golden Sea Shell" by Carl Fallberg & Paul Murray in which Mickey, Pluto & Goofy are up against Dum-Dum & Catfoot over
a giant golden seashell and some coins. Goofy has found a parrot named Cap'n Quirk who has a limited vocabulary. At
the end of the story, Goofy still has the parrot. Is it possible that this is the origin of Goofy's Parrot?

Thanks,

Rich
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