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Syrpa is a comic book with mostly Italy and Danish orgin of Disney stories that is publised monthly. And the Donald Duck weekly is usully with Danish orgin of Disney stories and is shorter and is weekly. and Iceland will never hava an artist or writer for Donald Duck.

Hi,

I buy mainly french issues of Disney Comics (Picsou magazine, Super Picsou Géant, Mickey Parade Géant) and Gemstone special issues. I apreciate very much reading stories in orinal version.

I read (french) fanzines and books (in english and in french) related to Disney Comics.
I can read in spanish and almost in italian.

As a collector, I enjoy very much reading old stories from the 30's.

Pmspg

Thanks for the links Cesar. I think the cover of the old Argentinian weeklies are superb, and for the auction I can do with Spanish more or less. I will wait until someone has a big collection to sell.
BTW welcome here bdmaster and pmspg!

I read UNCLE SCROOGE from Gemstone. All the rest seem to be mostly geared to a kid audience.

Quote from user: MorequackI read UNCLE SCROOGE from Gemstone. All the rest seem to be mostly geared to a kid audience.
So are the stories in the Uncle Scrooge book.

Glad to see you back in Disney fandom, by the way. I thought you were a goner after the "Rosa wars" on DCML.

Quote from user: Lars JensenQuote from user: MorequackI read UNCLE SCROOGE from Gemstone. All the rest seem to be mostly geared to a kid audience.
So are the stories in the Uncle Scrooge book.
I think the stories in UNCLE SCROOGE, generally speaking and in comparison to the other pubs, are a little more adult-oriented. At least somewhat. I can't quite stomach the stories (and drawing) in the TPB of DONALD DUCK ADVS., for example. I think Rosa's stories, and many of the lengthier Barks stories, are definitely more "sophisticated."

Quote from user: Lars JensenGlad to see you back in Disney fandom, by the way. I thought you were a goner after the "Rosa wars" on DCML.
I think you must have me confused with someone else regarding the 'Rosa wars'... (?) I hardly ever participated in the DCML. What WERE the 'Rosa wars'???

Quote from user: MorequackQuote from user: Robb_KRosa's drawings are stiff and thus, don't have much life. Most of his lines are too thick for my taste. I don't like how he clutters up most of his panels. I don't like all his dark shading. his non-duck characters remind me of USA 1970s "underground comics". His Duck stories look as if they'd been drawn by Robert Crumb. I grew up with Barks. Really, just about the only reason i ever read comic books is because of Barks. I don't want to read Duck stories drawn by Robert Crumb!

I don't like Rosa's storywriting. He fills his stories with too much information. The pacing isn't right. Too many characters standing still, talking. His Scrooge histories, and Barks sequel stories don't seem to have lives of their own. They reek of an effort to fit in with previous Barks stories. They don't feel inspired (to me). His best writing are his short, gag-driven comedy stories, such as the Universal solvent (not his original idea), and the story in which the Duck's orientation is turned sideways(?). I don't read them anymore, and don't know titles.

His best drawing (to me) are his scribbles. They flow freely, and are not inhibited by his short stroke, stiff inking.

I HATE the finished Ducks of Xavi, Secuderas, Kay WrightFrank McSavage and some others. But I'd rather read a story drawn by them than one drawn by Rosa. Rosa's work just isn't Disney artwork, to me.
I do agree with much of what you write regarding Rosa's work. It took me awhile to get accustomed to rigid ducks. I do wish his drawing style was less stiff, less cluttered with a million details (here, his strength is also his weakness) and less MAD-magazine-like. But still, I enjoy his stories, although as you note they do have a LOT of information to memorize and to digest as you progress through the story. I appreciate the historical aspect of the stories, though, as I'm a sucker for spinning adventure stories around historical events.
Barks wrote many stories with an historical basis, that weren't so encumbered. I prefer his approach. The stories flow much more naturally. I like to write historical stories, too. I wrote a 19 page story about Uncle Scrooge returning to The Klondike, and tangling with a Black Pete villain, and I connected one or two events and details back to barks' stories. (It ended up accepted at 17 pages) (still not printed). But, Rosa fills his stories so full of Barks' old references, one can't even progress through the story line, due to attention spent on trying to not overlook details. There is an optimal balance to such story elements. To my mind, Rosa is way over the line in that area. Clutter, clutter! I wrote a few longer stories in the beginning of the 1990s, which told part of Scrooge's young history. But, they "clashed" with the history Rosa was writing, so they were rejected. I hope he does retire soon, so the history of Uncle Scrooge will not be "locked up".

Sometimes "LESS is MORE (BETTER)! More open space in panels is better. It allows the panels to "breathe". look at Barks. Does he fill up all his panels? Even Rosa's clouds are heavy and hard (made of metal)! The same is true for dialogue. he has characters saying TOO MUCH! -And he has way too much wording in narrative captions. Also, providing less "information" for the reader to dwell upon, and be distracted, is better. There is such a thing as overkill. In my opinion, Rosa is a master at that.

Don't get me wrong. I am an historian, and I like as much information as possible (when I'm STUDYING), but not reading a humerous story!

I'm glad I MISSED the Rosa Wars. But, then, i almost never read posts about Don Rosa, or his stories. To me, whether or not one likes an artist or writer's work is just a matter of taste. No one is right or wrong about an artists' work's worthiness. It is just a matter of tste and opinion. It isn't worth a shouting match or losing friendships. I don't like Don's Disney work very much. But I am very friendly with some of his biggest fans. I wouldn't be unfriendly to Don just because I don't like the way he draws his stories, and don't like much of his writing. I enjoy his scribbles, very much, and like some of his very funny and inventive stories. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't like ANY of my stories, or didn't like my artwork. Everyone has a right to his/her own taste.
Disney comics are a wonderful form of artwork, and the stories make wonderful entertainment. Why should such a good thing cause friction among people with so much in common? We should respect and cherish what we share in common - not fight about it!!!