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I know a few of you have commented on-list and privately from my last posting and
since some of this is indeed Disney Comics-related, I thought I'd share with you
a couple links to updates to my Fan art pages.

I'd especially like to share my fantasy of the ULTIMATE Wedding of Mickey &
Minnie Mouse.

http://kat.of-the-night.com/Featured/Disney/disneyweddingmandm.png

Here are the microheroes I have made for many of the Duck & Mouse Universe
characters, as well as for many of the animated and live-action films and series
by Disney.
http://kat.of-the-night.com/Featured/disney-rich3.html
There are links to MORE pages at the top of the page.

Otherwise, here's the the rest of the art:
DISNEY COUPLES:
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3212/disneycouplesrichb.png

Here are a few "spin-off" concepts
Disney-Star Trek Cross-over:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4220/disneystartrekbridgeric.png

Disney-esque X-men (X-Ducks)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4530/xducksrichb.png

Disney-esque Golden Age Marvel
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7582/goldenageducksrichb.png

Please enjoy,

Rich
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> I'd especially like to share my fantasy of the ULTIMATE Wedding of Mickey&
> Minnie Mouse.

Nice!

Who's the girl next to Pete? Shouldn't that be Trudy, instead? (And who's the
fat guy behind the red-haired girl behind Daisy? Another Pete?!?!?)

Kriton.
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To Kriton

>>I'd especially like to share my fantasy of the ULTIMATE Wedding of Mickey &
>>Minnie Mouse.
>>http://kat.of-the-night.com/Featured/Disney/disneyweddingmandm.png

>Who's the girl next to Pete? Shouldn't that be Trudy, instead? (And who's
>the fat guy behind the red-haired girl behind Daisy? Another Pete?!?!?)
>Kriton.

Thank you for asking

Well... In this image, I was drawing from the concepts laid out by the TV and
comics series called "Goof Troop" and the movie "A Goofy Movie" where we are
presented with Goofy as a single father to his son Max, and lives next door to
Pete. Pete is married to Peg (whom both Goofy and Pete have known since High
School) and Pete & Peg have two children, P.J. (Pete Junior) and Pistol.

So, the woman next to Pete is Peg, and the little fat guy behind the red-haired
girl is P.J. The little red-haired girl, BTW, is Pistol. So, in a way, yes, the
guy IS another Pete. :)

As part of the Wedding Party, Peg is the "Wedding Planner" and Pete is the
"Master of Ceremonies." P.J. & Pistol, of course, are part of the band playing
for the wedding. And that is Max on the keyboard.

All of the characters depicted are also named on this page (where you'll also
find Trudy as well):
http://kat.of-the-night.com/Featured/disney-rich3.html

I'm constantly updating this page to add more characters.

Thanks,

Rich
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>The car of Grandma Duck has a radiator (?) but her car is electric (long
>before the trends of today)
>
>/Michael

Good call, Michael... Oddly, the sourcing for the image of Grandma's car was an
Italian comic, I believe TOPOLINO because her hair is yellow (as it usually is in
Italian Disney comics)..

Thanks,

Rich
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The current state of Disney comics is such a sad affair since the demise
of Gladstone and then Gemstone.

But the even bigger and sadder event is the retirement of Don Rosa.

I have a confession of sorts. I purchased Disney comics a lot in the
Disney/Gladstone/Gemstone years, but usually what
I was looking for were Carl Barks I didn't have, and anything by Don
Rosa. I enjoyed many of William Van Horn's stories,
but they were on their own not often enough to get me to buy.

So now, they're not reprinting Barks, and there is no new Rosa.Aside
from some classic Gottfredson, there's not much else
in the entire Disney comic world that is actually worth reading.
Most Duck stories by other artists are really pretty lame, when you get
down to it, and all the other stuff that used to fill out
Comics and Stories was silly stuff for little kids. Obviously many
will disagree with that, but for me the whole point was
Rosa followed by Barks, and the rest was filler (although I have a soft
spot for some of the old Paul Murray Mickey stories,
which I enjoyed as a kid. Not sure I'd repurchase them, however.
Maybe....).

So I doubt I'll ever buy a Disney comic again. I have been purchasing
the Rosa Life of Scrooge reprints, and I hope there'll
be more of his work collected into hardcover editions.

Dave

On 15/12/2010 6:25 AM, Shad Daly wrote:
> Disney Comics scheduled to be released to comic book stores in USA and
> Canada this week (Dec 15 2010):
>
> BOOM! STUDIOS
> Darkwing Duck #7, $3.99
> Disneys Hero Squad Volume 3 Ultraheroes The Ultimate Threat TP, $9.99
> Donald Duck And Friends #361, $2.99
>
> MARVEL COMICS
> Tron Original Movie Adaptation #2 (Of 2), $3.99
>
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Hello everyone!

>>>> I have recently subscribed to this mailing list this year and I would
really appreciate some help from you all.
>>>> I am currently working on my doctoral thesis on Don Rosa's Donald Duck
comics

This is very interesting; may I ask what the exact topic is, Katja?

>>>> I'm having some trouble with my sources. So I need to find Rosa's
original comics (in English, naturally)
>>>> in a hardcopy volume rather than a webpage (as the source I used
doesn't seem to be so legal).
>>>> Has his works been published in collected albums or mostly in single
Donald Duck / Uncle Scrooge magazines?

Gladstone did publish some Rosa stories in softcover albums, either among
stories by various authors, or in Rosa-only collections, such as:
- The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (4 volumes) (then as a single-volume
hardcover)
- The First Two Years of McDuck Adventures by Keno Don Rosa
(http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/USADR+5#b )
- Gladstone Giant Album # 4
(http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/GGI+++4#e )
- Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck in Color # 2
(http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/USDDA+2#d )
- Gladstone "Leather" Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 7
(http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/GLBH++7#ee )
(a hardbound collection of softcover Giant Albums; I have # 6)
- Walt Disney's Comics in Color
(http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/WIC+++7#be )

To buy back issues, I would suggest:
http://www.brucehamilton.com/ (Steve Calrow is in charge)
http://www.milehighcomics.com/ (subscribe to their free newsletter; they
very often have special discounts on comics in general;
I have ordered many Disney & non-Disney comics from them; even with FedEx or
UPS shipping and the inescapable taxes, I got many
very good deals-- provided I ordered a certain number of comics, of
course, but that's pretty easy)

>>>>> I have already The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and I know the
second part
>>>>> is available, but what about the rest?

I, too, have been wondering about a hardcover edition by Boom! Comics of
the "Companion" stories.

Best wishes for your Thesis, Katja!

Happy holidays to you all !

Olivier

Dear Olivier, and all!

At first I'd like to thank Olivier for quick response and the links to
webpages for ordering comics. I have spent this morning in InDucks
searching for the comics and publications I need and there seems to be a
quite good deal of Rosa published in collections, though there are several
stories found only in single comic magazines.
I will definitely check out those online shops (along with Amazon), so
thank you very much.
I also have a few friends in the States, so I think they will be willing
to help me in my Duck Hunt. :)

As for my thesis, in case other people are interested too: My subject is
both fantasy and mimesis in Rosa's comics. So I'm dealing with all the
different fantasy worlds he uses (lost/hidden valleys, space, past,
mythical places, "dreams", etc.), the fantastic elements, and how Magica
DeSpell and Gyro Gearloose bring their own fantasy/sci-fi to the stories.
As for the mimesis, it includes all the references to real people, events
and places, like Theodore Roosevelt, Jesse James, the sinking of the
Titanic and so forth.

I have already done my Master's thesis solely on the fantasy side (only
using the Finnish translations), so I have a good background to start. The
doctoral thesis is only in its beginning, so it'll take a few years to be
finished. :)
So far I haven't heard of any doctoral level research being done on Rosa
(or any Donald Duck comics). Feel free to correct me, if I'm wrong. :)

Best wishes, Katja

> Hello everyone!
>
>
>>>>> I have recently subscribed to this mailing list this year and I would
> really appreciate some help from you all.
>>>>> I am currently working on my doctoral thesis on Don Rosa's Donald
>>>>> Duck
> comics
>
> This is very interesting; may I ask what the exact topic is, Katja?
>
>
>>>>> I'm having some trouble with my sources. So I need to find Rosa's
> original comics (in English, naturally)
>>>>> in a hardcopy volume rather than a webpage (as the source I used
> doesn't seem to be so legal).
>>>>> Has his works been published in collected albums or mostly in single
> Donald Duck / Uncle Scrooge magazines?
>
> Gladstone did publish some Rosa stories in softcover albums, either among
> stories by various authors, or in Rosa-only collections, such as:
> - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (4 volumes) (then as a
> single-volume
> hardcover)
> - The First Two Years of McDuck Adventures by Keno Don Rosa
> (http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/USADR+5#b )
> - Gladstone Giant Album # 4
> (http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/GGI+++4#e )
> - Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck in Color # 2
> (http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/USDDA+2#d )
> - Gladstone "Leather" Bound Hardcover Comic Albums 7
> (http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/GLBH++7#ee )
> (a hardbound collection of softcover Giant Albums; I have # 6)
> - Walt Disney's Comics in Color
> (http://coa.inducks.org/issue.php?c=us/WIC+++7#be )
>
> To buy back issues, I would suggest:
> http://www.brucehamilton.com/ (Steve Calrow is in charge)
> http://www.milehighcomics.com/ (subscribe to their free newsletter; they
> very often have special discounts on comics in general;
> I have ordered many Disney & non-Disney comics from them; even with FedEx
> or
> UPS shipping and the inescapable taxes, I got many
> very good deals-- provided I ordered a certain number of comics, of
> course, but that's pretty easy)
>
>
>
>>>>>> I have already The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and I know the
> second part
>>>>>> is available, but what about the rest?
>
> I, too, have been wondering about a hardcover edition by Boom! Comics of
> the "Companion" stories.
>
>
> Best wishes for your Thesis, Katja!
>
>
> Happy holidays to you all !
>
>
>
> Olivier
>
>

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Nykykulttuurin tutkimus
TAIKU
Jyv?skyl?n yliopisto
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s-posti: katja.j.kontturi at jyu.fi

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Contemporary culture studies
Department of Art and Culture
University of Jyv?skyl?
tel. +358 50 3473448
email: katja.j.kontturi at jyu.fi

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