In a message dated 5/22/2005 11:02:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
martino at olsen.tdcadsl.dk writes:
>Ludwig von Drake #1 has cover date December, and the indicia states the
issue
>date as Nov.-Dec. 1961, meaning that the issue may have been on the
>newsstands as early as October 1961.
I dont own this comic, but as a general rule in those days, the USA Nov-Dec
comics would be out in September with the rest of the November dated comics.
If someone has this - check the code in the splash page... what is the date
there?
steven rowe
Author
Topic: 200505
(66 messages)
SRoweCanoe
Ludwig DCML Digest, Vol 27, Issue 15
Message 31 -
2005-05-22 at 18:55:18
Martin Olsen
Ludwig DCML Digest, Vol 27, Issue 15
Message 32 -
2005-05-23 at 00:18:16
Martin Olsen:
> >Ludwig von Drake #1 has cover date December, and the indicia states the
> issue
> >date as Nov.-Dec. 1961, meaning that the issue may have been on the
> >newsstands as early as October 1961.
Steven Rowe:
> I dont own this comic, but as a general rule in those days, the USA Nov-Dec
> comics would be out in September with the rest of the November dated comics.
> If someone has this - check the code in the splash page... what is the date
> there?
>
The code in the first page is:
L.v.D. #1-6112.
Martin
> >Ludwig von Drake #1 has cover date December, and the indicia states the
> issue
> >date as Nov.-Dec. 1961, meaning that the issue may have been on the
> >newsstands as early as October 1961.
Steven Rowe:
> I dont own this comic, but as a general rule in those days, the USA Nov-Dec
> comics would be out in September with the rest of the November dated comics.
> If someone has this - check the code in the splash page... what is the date
> there?
>
The code in the first page is:
L.v.D. #1-6112.
Martin
SRoweCanoe
Ludwig DCML Digest, Vol 27, Issue 15
Message 33 -
2005-05-23 at 02:23:31
In a message dated 5/22/2005 6:19:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
martino at olsen.tdcadsl.dk writes:
>The code in the first page is:
>L.v.D. #1-6112.
ok, cover date - not on sale date --- although Gold Key used to have both
months in the splash page code later on....
steven rowe
martino at olsen.tdcadsl.dk writes:
>The code in the first page is:
>L.v.D. #1-6112.
ok, cover date - not on sale date --- although Gold Key used to have both
months in the splash page code later on....
steven rowe
Cord Wiljes
AW: US Comic Sales Figures
Message 34 -
2005-05-23 at 10:42:23
Chuck Munson wrote:
> Friends, as far as I am concerned it is an incredibly
> sad state of affairs that the best selling Disney comic
> sells no more than 2.5% of the copies sold of the number 1
> comic.
And those sales figures give only the number of copies sold by Diamond
to the comic shops. Less than 100% of these will be bought by consumers.
And probably half of the print run will go abroad. I estimate only 1,500
copies of U.S. and WDC&S will stay: Making these Disney comic books
instantly ultra rare!
Cord
> Friends, as far as I am concerned it is an incredibly
> sad state of affairs that the best selling Disney comic
> sells no more than 2.5% of the copies sold of the number 1
> comic.
And those sales figures give only the number of copies sold by Diamond
to the comic shops. Less than 100% of these will be bought by consumers.
And probably half of the print run will go abroad. I estimate only 1,500
copies of U.S. and WDC&S will stay: Making these Disney comic books
instantly ultra rare!
Cord
Ole Damgaard
Von Drake + SuperGoof
Message 35 -
2005-05-23 at 19:13:34
Thanks for all the answers on Ludwig von Drake. You have been very helpful!
This is what I concluded from various postings:
1. Von Drake was developed around 1960/61 by the animation team at Disney
Studios who was working with the tv-show "Walt Disneys wonderful world in
color".(team lead by master animator Milt Kahl. A fellow Donaldist told me
today, that Jack Hannah might have been involved in this animation team as
well, but this is not verified)
2. Taliaferro, also working for Disney Studios, "advertised" von Drakes
coming in his daily strip, getting Donald a picture of the wise professor on
the same day as his appearance on the show.
3. Western did a series with von Drake as leading character, probably by
direction of the Disney Studios, at approximately the same time as 1. and 2.
Did I get it right?
Trivia on Ludwig:
Ludwig is Donalds uncle, but not a brother of Scrooge. In danish, though, he
actually has the same last name as Scrooge; von And. (probably because of a
translators mistake)
--------------------------------------
On Thu May 5 15:17:39 CEST 2005 S?ren Krarup Olesen wrote:
>Dear Don D. Markstein,
>I really have to give my compliments on your Super Goof story "Two heads
>are better than one". First for (re)introducing Super Goof to us
>Scandinavian (Egmont land) readers and secondly for providing just about
>the most weird (and funny) plots for a long time.
>Thumbs up, from
>S?ren
I too was very pleased to see SuperGoof again, in D2004-131. I like this
character very much. In fact I think SuperGoof and I have something in
common; we both want to do all kinds of good things, but haven't really got
the brains for it.... ;-)
/Ole
This is what I concluded from various postings:
1. Von Drake was developed around 1960/61 by the animation team at Disney
Studios who was working with the tv-show "Walt Disneys wonderful world in
color".(team lead by master animator Milt Kahl. A fellow Donaldist told me
today, that Jack Hannah might have been involved in this animation team as
well, but this is not verified)
2. Taliaferro, also working for Disney Studios, "advertised" von Drakes
coming in his daily strip, getting Donald a picture of the wise professor on
the same day as his appearance on the show.
3. Western did a series with von Drake as leading character, probably by
direction of the Disney Studios, at approximately the same time as 1. and 2.
Did I get it right?
Trivia on Ludwig:
Ludwig is Donalds uncle, but not a brother of Scrooge. In danish, though, he
actually has the same last name as Scrooge; von And. (probably because of a
translators mistake)
--------------------------------------
On Thu May 5 15:17:39 CEST 2005 S?ren Krarup Olesen wrote:
>Dear Don D. Markstein,
>I really have to give my compliments on your Super Goof story "Two heads
>are better than one". First for (re)introducing Super Goof to us
>Scandinavian (Egmont land) readers and secondly for providing just about
>the most weird (and funny) plots for a long time.
>Thumbs up, from
>S?ren
I too was very pleased to see SuperGoof again, in D2004-131. I like this
character very much. In fact I think SuperGoof and I have something in
common; we both want to do all kinds of good things, but haven't really got
the brains for it.... ;-)
/Ole
Søren Krarup Olesen
IRC
Message 36 -
2005-05-24 at 14:35:55
Dear all,
I have moved our Disney comics IRC chat server from my local PC to
inducks.org in Odense, Denmark. Whether that makes it more stable is
unknown, but at least I can turn off my PC once in a while :-)
Server: irc.inducks.org (or 62.61.159.55)
Port: 6667
Best,
S?ren
I have moved our Disney comics IRC chat server from my local PC to
inducks.org in Odense, Denmark. Whether that makes it more stable is
unknown, but at least I can turn off my PC once in a while :-)
Server: irc.inducks.org (or 62.61.159.55)
Port: 6667
Best,
S?ren
Gary Leach
LVD
Message 37 -
2005-05-24 at 21:25:18
Ole:
> 3. Western did a series with von Drake as leading character, probably
> by direction of the Disney Studios, at approximately the same time as
> 1. and 2.
>
> Did I get it right?
It's more likely that Western did a von Drake series because he was
another Disney character that was available, and was getting some TV
exposure. Western, an independent publishing company, was not obliged
to publish anything they didn't think was worthwhile...or at least
worth a shot.
Gary
> 3. Western did a series with von Drake as leading character, probably
> by direction of the Disney Studios, at approximately the same time as
> 1. and 2.
>
> Did I get it right?
It's more likely that Western did a von Drake series because he was
another Disney character that was available, and was getting some TV
exposure. Western, an independent publishing company, was not obliged
to publish anything they didn't think was worthwhile...or at least
worth a shot.
Gary
H.W.Fluks
Some photographs
Message 38 -
2005-05-26 at 12:00:28
I spent the past weeks on a holiday in the USA, where I met a.o. David
G, John C, Travis S, Chris B, and Joe T.
Some photographs of the trip can be found on:
http://dd50.inducks.org/fotos/j2005/p05-01.html
(Sorry Travis and Chris, I didn't think of making photos of you.)
I also saw a small Barks painting that I think is not in Inducks yet...
--Harry.
G, John C, Travis S, Chris B, and Joe T.
Some photographs of the trip can be found on:
http://dd50.inducks.org/fotos/j2005/p05-01.html
(Sorry Travis and Chris, I didn't think of making photos of you.)
I also saw a small Barks painting that I think is not in Inducks yet...
--Harry.
Daniel Van Eijmeren
Dailies by Al Taliaferro, Bob Karp and... Carl Barks?
Message 39 -
2005-05-26 at 16:38:59
Someone wrote on another forum:
> I think this is indeed YD 40-07-30. They changed the text!
> The strip YD 40-07-30 is in fact the one that David decribed on DCML
> (April 13th):
>> Donald has the "Phooie Six" fancy car demonstrated for him by a
>> showman at a used car lot.
> [not necessarily at a used car lot, I think it's a public road]
>> The car seems to pass muster with Donald:
>> "Okay, I'll take a chance on the Phooie Six," and we think he's
>> going to buy it. But in fact, he's just buying one ticket in a lottery
>> with a chance to win it.
> (This is the strip that might have been written by Barks, because
> Barks used the same gag later for US.)
Here's my reply:
You mean that X + Y = 2?
There must be more reasons. Otherwise the Barks-connection is nothing more
than a wild guess. Barks could have been inspired by Karp and Taliaferro.
It is known that Barks took Taliaferro's ducks in mind, as a model. See
for example the Dutch book by Wim van Helden.
And some Barks-ducks look remarkably similar to the Taliaferro's ducks, as
if Barks directly copied Taliaferro's art. (I dimly remember a Barks-gag
about cleaning a window, where Donald gets an idea. That very panel looks
like Taliaferro's style, almost as if he drew it.)
--- Dani?l
"All this GOOD LUCK comes from having a MASCOT!"
(Which Barks story?) :-)
hint #1: "Hello, you little sawed-off mess of shark bait!"
> I think this is indeed YD 40-07-30. They changed the text!
> The strip YD 40-07-30 is in fact the one that David decribed on DCML
> (April 13th):
>> Donald has the "Phooie Six" fancy car demonstrated for him by a
>> showman at a used car lot.
> [not necessarily at a used car lot, I think it's a public road]
>> The car seems to pass muster with Donald:
>> "Okay, I'll take a chance on the Phooie Six," and we think he's
>> going to buy it. But in fact, he's just buying one ticket in a lottery
>> with a chance to win it.
> (This is the strip that might have been written by Barks, because
> Barks used the same gag later for US.)
Here's my reply:
You mean that X + Y = 2?
There must be more reasons. Otherwise the Barks-connection is nothing more
than a wild guess. Barks could have been inspired by Karp and Taliaferro.
It is known that Barks took Taliaferro's ducks in mind, as a model. See
for example the Dutch book by Wim van Helden.
And some Barks-ducks look remarkably similar to the Taliaferro's ducks, as
if Barks directly copied Taliaferro's art. (I dimly remember a Barks-gag
about cleaning a window, where Donald gets an idea. That very panel looks
like Taliaferro's style, almost as if he drew it.)
--- Dani?l
"All this GOOD LUCK comes from having a MASCOT!"
(Which Barks story?) :-)
hint #1: "Hello, you little sawed-off mess of shark bait!"
Travis Seitler
Some photographs
Message 40 -
2005-05-26 at 17:37:23
Thanks, Harry!
You may not have taken a photo of me, but you got the hallway leading to my
office, so that's close enough. =) (All: My office is just to the right of
the "Laurel and Hardy" poster.)
I see what you mean about Lake Erie, too! I found a page <
http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/pollution/water/water5.html> about Lake
Erie's past pollution problems. That page states that the US and Canada
signed an agreement to clean up the lake in 1972. According to another site
<http://www.ijc.org/rel/agree/quality.html>, the initial "Water Quality
Agreement" was put into effect on April 15, 1972.
According to Inducks, "Be Leery of Lake Eerie" was created on January 27,
1972 and it was first published November 1972. <
http://www.seriesam.com/barks/art_dsr.html#awdrs_jw0017-01a> seems to
confirm that "Be Leery..." really was about Lake Erie.
To which I say, "good eyes, Harry!"
-- Travis Seitler
On 5/26/05, H.W.Fluks at telecom.tno.nl <H.W.Fluks at telecom.tno.nl> wrote:
>
> I spent the past weeks on a holiday in the USA, where I met a.o. David
> G, John C, Travis S, Chris B, and Joe T.
> Some photographs of the trip can be found on:
> http://dd50.inducks.org/fotos/j2005/p05-01.html
>
> (Sorry Travis and Chris, I didn't think of making photos of you.)
>
> I also saw a small Barks painting that I think is not in Inducks yet...
>
> --Harry.
You may not have taken a photo of me, but you got the hallway leading to my
office, so that's close enough. =) (All: My office is just to the right of
the "Laurel and Hardy" poster.)
I see what you mean about Lake Erie, too! I found a page <
http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/pollution/water/water5.html> about Lake
Erie's past pollution problems. That page states that the US and Canada
signed an agreement to clean up the lake in 1972. According to another site
<http://www.ijc.org/rel/agree/quality.html>, the initial "Water Quality
Agreement" was put into effect on April 15, 1972.
According to Inducks, "Be Leery of Lake Eerie" was created on January 27,
1972 and it was first published November 1972. <
http://www.seriesam.com/barks/art_dsr.html#awdrs_jw0017-01a> seems to
confirm that "Be Leery..." really was about Lake Erie.
To which I say, "good eyes, Harry!"
-- Travis Seitler
On 5/26/05, H.W.Fluks at telecom.tno.nl <H.W.Fluks at telecom.tno.nl> wrote:
>
> I spent the past weeks on a holiday in the USA, where I met a.o. David
> G, John C, Travis S, Chris B, and Joe T.
> Some photographs of the trip can be found on:
> http://dd50.inducks.org/fotos/j2005/p05-01.html
>
> (Sorry Travis and Chris, I didn't think of making photos of you.)
>
> I also saw a small Barks painting that I think is not in Inducks yet...
>
> --Harry.
Juhana Sadeharju
U.S. Sales
Message 41 -
2005-05-26 at 19:16:34
In U.S. they should sell all in one magazine, just like Aku Ankka
in Finland.
Perhaps childish Mickey does not attract readers in U.S.
Mickey should wear the suit again and stop fussing half-naked.
Stories could be good old detective stories if superhero stories
would be too much.
Too many stories today are full of meaningless fuss.
Juhana
--
http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-graphics-dev
for developers of open source graphics software
in Finland.
Perhaps childish Mickey does not attract readers in U.S.
Mickey should wear the suit again and stop fussing half-naked.
Stories could be good old detective stories if superhero stories
would be too much.
Too many stories today are full of meaningless fuss.
Juhana
--
http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-graphics-dev
for developers of open source graphics software
Arthur
Florida
Message 42 -
2005-05-27 at 12:48:45
Hi,
I was in Walt Disney World this month and found Gemstone's Disney comics in
two places: The King's Gallery inside Cinderella's castle in the Magic
Kingdom and in the Art of Disney store in Downtown Disney's Marketplace.
Each of the two shops had a pile of Walt Disney Comics & Stories #655 and
Donald Duck Adventures #11. Several international Disney comics were also on
display in the museum One Man's Dream at MGM-Studios. And, this may have
been mentioned before, there was a statue of Cornelius Coot at Mickey's
Toontown in the Magic Kingdom, slightly smaller than the 'real' one. ;o)
I also found a half page of the German Donald Duck story Der Ausflug nach
Key West (GA 3-84) framed on the wall inside the kitchen of Ernest
Hemingway's House in Key West. The rest of the house was full with things
that Mr. Hemingway collected in his life, such as paintings and a cat
sculpture he received from Pablo Picasso, so this comic page seemed a bit
out of place. Unfortunately I forgot to ask our tour guide about the comic
page. Does anyone here know how the comic page got there?
You can find some photos here: http://www.wolfstad.com/dcw/florida/
Kind regards,
Arthur
I was in Walt Disney World this month and found Gemstone's Disney comics in
two places: The King's Gallery inside Cinderella's castle in the Magic
Kingdom and in the Art of Disney store in Downtown Disney's Marketplace.
Each of the two shops had a pile of Walt Disney Comics & Stories #655 and
Donald Duck Adventures #11. Several international Disney comics were also on
display in the museum One Man's Dream at MGM-Studios. And, this may have
been mentioned before, there was a statue of Cornelius Coot at Mickey's
Toontown in the Magic Kingdom, slightly smaller than the 'real' one. ;o)
I also found a half page of the German Donald Duck story Der Ausflug nach
Key West (GA 3-84) framed on the wall inside the kitchen of Ernest
Hemingway's House in Key West. The rest of the house was full with things
that Mr. Hemingway collected in his life, such as paintings and a cat
sculpture he received from Pablo Picasso, so this comic page seemed a bit
out of place. Unfortunately I forgot to ask our tour guide about the comic
page. Does anyone here know how the comic page got there?
You can find some photos here: http://www.wolfstad.com/dcw/florida/
Kind regards,
Arthur
L. Schulte
Reading in America and elsewhere
Message 43 -
2005-05-27 at 15:07:20
Part of the problem with low sales of comics is the general decline of
reading of all kinds.
I have read that book stores in America are kept alive by less than 10% of
the population. Consider: the population of the U.S. is around 270
million. If a book sells a million copies, it is considered a huge
success. But that is less than 1% even of the adult population.
In classical music it is even worse: the market share is at 3% right
now. If a classical CD sells 5,000 copies, that is considered a huge success!
So if Disney comics are selling several thousand copies, perhaps that is
not so bad.
reading of all kinds.
I have read that book stores in America are kept alive by less than 10% of
the population. Consider: the population of the U.S. is around 270
million. If a book sells a million copies, it is considered a huge
success. But that is less than 1% even of the adult population.
In classical music it is even worse: the market share is at 3% right
now. If a classical CD sells 5,000 copies, that is considered a huge success!
So if Disney comics are selling several thousand copies, perhaps that is
not so bad.
ZeldasTriforce
August 2005 Gemstone Comics Preview
Message 44 -
2005-05-27 at 21:32:47
Hi all. :)
Here are the previews for August 2005 Disney comics from Previews Volume XV
#6:
Donald Duck and Friends #331 --- A Disney anthology book featuring various
stories that includes (since this appears in all of the monthly comic's
descriptions, I'll only show it once here) Carl Barks' classic ten-pager, "Camera
Crazy." Also featured are Mickey in "Gliquid," and Donald in "You Can Run But You
Can't Hide" and "Handy Duck." 7x10, 32 pages, FC. $2.95
Walt Disney's World of the Dragonlords GN --- By Byron Erickson and Giorgio
Cavazzano. An epic adventure featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Huey, Dewey
and Louie in which the Ducks are thrust into an alternate dimension where
humans lead a feudal existence, and are the slaves of a barbarian race of
dragon-riders. SC, 7x10, 176 pages, FC. $12.99
Mickey Mouse and Friends #280 --- Features three ten-page adventures,
including a vintage Paul Murry Mickey Mouse story ("The Case of the Vanishing
Bandit") and two modern tales featuring Donald Duck and Goofy. 7x10, 32 pages, FC.
$2.95
Mickey Mouse Adventures #5 --- Stories featured include Mickey Mouse in
"Rodeo Ruckus," Donald Duck in "Brain Drain," and Mickey again in "The Forest that
Walks." SC, 6x9, 128 pages, FC. $7.95
Uncle Scrooge #345 --- Features "King Scrooge The First," Carl Barks' final
Scrooge story for Western Publishing. Reprinted for the first time since
Western gave up the Disney license! Also featured are two new Scrooge stories, a
Gyro story, and a Beagle Boys story. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #660 --- Featues chapters seven and eight of
the McGreal/Hedman/Feroli Mythos Island mini-series starring Minnie, Daisy,
Gyro, and Doc Static. Stories also featured include "The Idle Glitch," "Between
Two Worlds," "Minnie's Protector," "Dull Kinda Danger," and vintage Pluto and
Chip' n' Dale stories. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95
From TokyoPop:
Cinderella --- Cinderella has enchanted generations with its spellbinding
story and endearing characters who live in your heart forever. One of the most
celebrated Disney classics, Cinderella has been nominated for three Academy
Awards. Now the beloved fairy tale becomes pure Disney magic, as this timeless
tale of love comes to life in the pages of a TOKYOPOP Cine-Manga book! 96 pages,
5x 7 7/16, $7.99
--------------------------
The previews for Gemstone comics as far as story titles and author/artist is
pretty.... sparse this month. I guess the regular Previews writer took the
month off. Hope they're back next month, otherwise these previews are going to be
a lot less interesting and informational.
Let me commend Germstone on its $12.99 price for World of the Dragonlords.
Not only is that practically a steal compared to Gemstone's usual prices, but
it's even a bargain compared to the usual graphic novel prices from DC, Marvel,
etc.
And it's nice to see Gemstone continuing to publish Barks' lesser-known works
like "King Scrooge the First."
Derek Smith
Here are the previews for August 2005 Disney comics from Previews Volume XV
#6:
Donald Duck and Friends #331 --- A Disney anthology book featuring various
stories that includes (since this appears in all of the monthly comic's
descriptions, I'll only show it once here) Carl Barks' classic ten-pager, "Camera
Crazy." Also featured are Mickey in "Gliquid," and Donald in "You Can Run But You
Can't Hide" and "Handy Duck." 7x10, 32 pages, FC. $2.95
Walt Disney's World of the Dragonlords GN --- By Byron Erickson and Giorgio
Cavazzano. An epic adventure featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Huey, Dewey
and Louie in which the Ducks are thrust into an alternate dimension where
humans lead a feudal existence, and are the slaves of a barbarian race of
dragon-riders. SC, 7x10, 176 pages, FC. $12.99
Mickey Mouse and Friends #280 --- Features three ten-page adventures,
including a vintage Paul Murry Mickey Mouse story ("The Case of the Vanishing
Bandit") and two modern tales featuring Donald Duck and Goofy. 7x10, 32 pages, FC.
$2.95
Mickey Mouse Adventures #5 --- Stories featured include Mickey Mouse in
"Rodeo Ruckus," Donald Duck in "Brain Drain," and Mickey again in "The Forest that
Walks." SC, 6x9, 128 pages, FC. $7.95
Uncle Scrooge #345 --- Features "King Scrooge The First," Carl Barks' final
Scrooge story for Western Publishing. Reprinted for the first time since
Western gave up the Disney license! Also featured are two new Scrooge stories, a
Gyro story, and a Beagle Boys story. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #660 --- Featues chapters seven and eight of
the McGreal/Hedman/Feroli Mythos Island mini-series starring Minnie, Daisy,
Gyro, and Doc Static. Stories also featured include "The Idle Glitch," "Between
Two Worlds," "Minnie's Protector," "Dull Kinda Danger," and vintage Pluto and
Chip' n' Dale stories. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95
From TokyoPop:
Cinderella --- Cinderella has enchanted generations with its spellbinding
story and endearing characters who live in your heart forever. One of the most
celebrated Disney classics, Cinderella has been nominated for three Academy
Awards. Now the beloved fairy tale becomes pure Disney magic, as this timeless
tale of love comes to life in the pages of a TOKYOPOP Cine-Manga book! 96 pages,
5x 7 7/16, $7.99
--------------------------
The previews for Gemstone comics as far as story titles and author/artist is
pretty.... sparse this month. I guess the regular Previews writer took the
month off. Hope they're back next month, otherwise these previews are going to be
a lot less interesting and informational.
Let me commend Germstone on its $12.99 price for World of the Dragonlords.
Not only is that practically a steal compared to Gemstone's usual prices, but
it's even a bargain compared to the usual graphic novel prices from DC, Marvel,
etc.
And it's nice to see Gemstone continuing to publish Barks' lesser-known works
like "King Scrooge the First."
Derek Smith
Jeanmarcbano
Reading in America and elsewhere
Message 45 -
2005-05-28 at 01:56:13
Perhaps this question of success or not success in regard to the sales is an important matter only for the people who manage the comics business, a company needs money for paying the bill and the salaried employees, and that is normal, if the profit is lacking, the company dies; but concerning the point of view of the readers, personally i don't care if the story i read is only read by few people and if the others prefer to go to the movies or playing football according to their tastes, the only criteria at the end being to enjoy good stories with good script and good drawing, and if that sells just a little amount of copies, that doesn't bother me at all.
I will add two words about the lack of characterization of Mickey : i think this is a condition of the Mickey's stories based above all on the intrigues as i said in 'Mickey buddies 4 : size of the comics - Scarpa ? Gottfredson again' ; too much characterization of Mickey would turn the stories of him into vaudeville stories where the intrigues between different people personalities are predominant and would add a psychological dimension to the stories; in fact, Mickey needs to be a kind of 'empty' character in order to build good intrigues and stories, especially in the detective / adventures ones, the intrigues and the plot must be predominant over a too important characterization of him.
P.S : just a correction in Mickey Part 5 Time and comics : 'accointances' doesn't exist in english, this is a french word, the english version of the word is 'similarities', in plus, i forgot to mention two excellent italian stories with the Blot : 'Mickey contre les pois sauteurs' and 'Mickey et la langouste noire', sorry if i don't give away the italian titles but this is late here and i'm too tired for searching them, i want to go to bed!
I will add two words about the lack of characterization of Mickey : i think this is a condition of the Mickey's stories based above all on the intrigues as i said in 'Mickey buddies 4 : size of the comics - Scarpa ? Gottfredson again' ; too much characterization of Mickey would turn the stories of him into vaudeville stories where the intrigues between different people personalities are predominant and would add a psychological dimension to the stories; in fact, Mickey needs to be a kind of 'empty' character in order to build good intrigues and stories, especially in the detective / adventures ones, the intrigues and the plot must be predominant over a too important characterization of him.
P.S : just a correction in Mickey Part 5 Time and comics : 'accointances' doesn't exist in english, this is a french word, the english version of the word is 'similarities', in plus, i forgot to mention two excellent italian stories with the Blot : 'Mickey contre les pois sauteurs' and 'Mickey et la langouste noire', sorry if i don't give away the italian titles but this is late here and i'm too tired for searching them, i want to go to bed!