Having an independent comic book series of my own, my wife and I had a table at the Baltimore Comic-Con this year.
We arrived at the convention center early to set up, and out of the corner of my eye I spotted another early riser... Don Rosa?!
Yes, Don Rosa was at the Baltimore Comic-Con this past weekend. In fact, he arrived early every morning to do some shopping of his own before the floor was opened to attendees.
We had a chance to chat briefly on a handful of occasions, and he was absolutely wonderful in person. You could tell that he was legitimately happy to be there and to talk with fans of his work. My understanding is that this convention was one of his best American conventions ever, and that he always had a pretty long line (I'll vouch for that!)
Despite his vision problems, he was happy to do drawings (provided you brought your own paper, which I forgot the first time around -- d'oh!) and he sketched this one for me:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/Don_Rosa_sketch.jpg
Now -- there's a story behind this. As a former American colorist, I never could get used to the "technicolor" money bin in some of the overseas stories. This led to a funny little conversation about the differences in Disney comics coloring from country to country.
In addition, I was able to nab a Duck Family Tree. Because I absolutely had to have a Duck Family Tree. (Funny, I don't recall fathering the nephews. Hmm.)
Another interesting bit: There was some speculation on here that Mr. Rosa wasn't too fond of the BOOM! editions of his work, and that was made VERY CLEAR by visiting his table. In fact, there was a sign prominently displayed that said he refused to sign anything from BOOM! (Ouch!)
Instead, he showed me a *wonderful* Finnish edition of his work -- one of the finest hardbound comics collections I've EVER seen anywhere. (Too bad I couldn't read it!)
Oh, and I asked him about the peppers. Hence, the peppers. ;)
All in all, meeting him was one of the highlights of my trip.
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Topic: I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
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Kneon
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 1 -
2012-09-10 at 18:26:24
Monochrome
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 2 -
2012-09-11 at 05:39:12
Aww so jealous. I would love to meet Don Rosa himself! I either didn't know or completely forgot that he was dong any North American tours this year (not that it would make any difference to me usually sigh) but it's good to year that his lines where busy!I heard in other conventions it's pretty much dead, which is really a shame.
I didn't know that the money bin was different colours in different countries... all the one's I've seen are either white, silver, or this off-white like the colour of 40 year old appliances. Though I've seen mostly American coloured stuff I think so that's probably why.
I didn't know that the money bin was different colours in different countries... all the one's I've seen are either white, silver, or this off-white like the colour of 40 year old appliances. Though I've seen mostly American coloured stuff I think so that's probably why.
Jano
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 3 -
2012-09-11 at 06:36:33
Kneon is obviously talking about the multicolored version from the Italian pocketbook stories. It's that "dome" design on which the DuckTales bin was based.
http://coa.inducks.org/hr.php?image=http://outducks.org/webusers/webusers/2012/01/it_tl_2931g_001.jpg&normalsize=1
http://coa.inducks.org/hr.php?image=http://outducks.org/webusers/webusers/2012/01/it_tl_2931g_001.jpg&normalsize=1
Synthetic Hermit
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 4 -
2012-09-11 at 07:15:46
I've always seen the bin coloured silver, like cement (in "Cash Flow", it's stated that the bin is made out of concrete reinforced by "pure Impervium").
Arild
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 5 -
2012-09-11 at 15:17:56
Quote from user: KneonInstead, he showed me a *wonderful* Finnish edition of his work -- one of the finest hardbound comics collections I've EVER seen anywhere. (Too bad I couldn't read it!).
This edition, I presume?
The collection is available in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Germany.
This edition, I presume?
The collection is available in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Germany.
Patrick Hanifin
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 6 -
2012-09-11 at 15:40:42
That Finnish edition looks fantastic. I'm so jealous. I hope one day soon America will get a beautiful collection of Don Rosa's stories like that in English so more people will be able to experience them.
Patrick Hanifin
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Patrick Hanifin
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Dutch Duckfan Down Under
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 7 -
2012-09-11 at 17:29:17
Or at least they should reprint those hard to get Rosa stories, like "The Sign of the Triple Distlefink", which can only be found in the infamous Uncle Scrooge 310.
Kneon
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 8 -
2012-09-11 at 19:06:26
Yes, technically the money bin is not "white" per se -- it's concrete. (And actually Mr. Rosa commented on this himself while doodling, but when I was with Gemstone I'd color it white and add a bit of light grey shading.) I could never get used to the "technicolor" bin that Jano posted an image of. I mean, do you have any idea how much money all that blue paint would cost? ;)
@ Arild: Yes, that's the one. It's an amazingly high quality tome -- one of the best hardback comics collections I've ever seen.
@ Arild: Yes, that's the one. It's an amazingly high quality tome -- one of the best hardback comics collections I've ever seen.
Kcduck
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 9 -
2012-09-12 at 04:02:05
Quote from user: Dutch Duckfan Down UnderOr at least they should reprint those hard to get Rosa stories, like "The Sign of the Triple Distlefink", which can only be found in the infamous Uncle Scrooge 310.
Off topic... I found copies of US 309, 310, and 311 the other day for only $2.00 each!!! The books are still out there, sometimes patience is the key in finding books that you would like to add to your collection.
And, yes, it's an absolute shame that Rosa's Disney work has not been collected in full in English. I would very much like to have a hardcover collection of all of his Disney work. I am looking forward to the new books that Jano is producing!!!
Off topic... I found copies of US 309, 310, and 311 the other day for only $2.00 each!!! The books are still out there, sometimes patience is the key in finding books that you would like to add to your collection.
And, yes, it's an absolute shame that Rosa's Disney work has not been collected in full in English. I would very much like to have a hardcover collection of all of his Disney work. I am looking forward to the new books that Jano is producing!!!
Roger North
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 10 -
2012-09-12 at 12:21:17
I too would love to have a whole collection of Don Rosa's Disney stories. He is my favorite Disney Comics artist. Especially after he wrote The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. He has good continuity in his stories. After all he wrote a lot of sequels to stories that were previously written by Carl Barks.
Kneon
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 11 -
2012-09-12 at 12:30:24
Good grief, US 310 is listed for $300 on eBay?!
http://www.ebay.com/sch/?_nkw=uncle%20scrooge%20310&clk_rvr_id=386119591913
http://www.ebay.com/sch/?_nkw=uncle%20scrooge%20310&clk_rvr_id=386119591913
GeoDiaz
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 12 -
2012-09-12 at 13:11:30
I got to meet him 2 years ago at MegaCon in Orlando. His table wasn't terribly popular I'm afraid but then again I'm biased, I think he should have had a line around the block. He was very opinionated (which I liked a lot) and he was happy to sign my outragously large stack of comics (he even wrote a personal quote on my US 219- "this was the greatest moment of my life"). I'm really excited to watch the documentary on him (see link on my site) but I'm having trouble getting a copy. Does anyone already have it?
And yes a US collection of his work is LONG over due.
And yes a US collection of his work is LONG over due.
Kneon
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 13 -
2012-09-12 at 16:00:49
Yes, Mr. Rosa *is* very opinionated. A man after my own heart. ;)
He was very popular at Baltimore -- I don't even think he had a chance to eat lunch. Aside from Stan Lee, most other professionals didn't have much of a line at all. I waited some time to be able to get my sketch, and there was quite a line behind me. (In fact, I started passing out paper to people who didn't realize that you had to bring your own, as I had a pad of bristol board)
I wonder if he'll be at MegaCon 2013? We'll be there as well. It would be nice to see him again.
He was very popular at Baltimore -- I don't even think he had a chance to eat lunch. Aside from Stan Lee, most other professionals didn't have much of a line at all. I waited some time to be able to get my sketch, and there was quite a line behind me. (In fact, I started passing out paper to people who didn't realize that you had to bring your own, as I had a pad of bristol board)
I wonder if he'll be at MegaCon 2013? We'll be there as well. It would be nice to see him again.
Ryan_Wynns
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 14 -
2012-09-13 at 02:07:41
Kneon, glad you got to meet Don! (I really, really hope that I get to someday ... maybe I should've just gone to the Baltimore convention!)
I recently began subscribing to Topolino via SpeedImpex (www.speedimpex.com), and recently acquired select i Grandi Classici Disney and i Maestri Disney Oro ... and, yeah, just what is the deal with that blue-and-green-and-yellow-and-red-and-etc. money bin?! I grew up with Gladstone's very drab-hughed money bin (which, when they printed Rosa's story, I guess means that their coloring was fairly complementary to his conception of it...). Of course, this is subjective; a lifelong Italian reader is going to feel that their much more prismatic bin is the. But as in Barks' "July Fourth in Duckburg" oil painting, the bin is rendered white, then in terms of Barks purism, Rosa's "right" ... after all, Barks purism is what Rosa swears by. But even then, it's still subjective -- Barks' opinion would have to be considered. But when it comes down to it, in terms of sensibilities and preference, Rosa's a man after my own heat, too, Kneon!
I recently began subscribing to Topolino via SpeedImpex (www.speedimpex.com), and recently acquired select i Grandi Classici Disney and i Maestri Disney Oro ... and, yeah, just what is the deal with that blue-and-green-and-yellow-and-red-and-etc. money bin?! I grew up with Gladstone's very drab-hughed money bin (which, when they printed Rosa's story, I guess means that their coloring was fairly complementary to his conception of it...). Of course, this is subjective; a lifelong Italian reader is going to feel that their much more prismatic bin is the. But as in Barks' "July Fourth in Duckburg" oil painting, the bin is rendered white, then in terms of Barks purism, Rosa's "right" ... after all, Barks purism is what Rosa swears by. But even then, it's still subjective -- Barks' opinion would have to be considered. But when it comes down to it, in terms of sensibilities and preference, Rosa's a man after my own heat, too, Kneon!
Lars Jensen
I finally had the chance to meet Don Rosa!
Message 15 -
2012-09-13 at 11:16:53
Quote from user: Ryan_WynnsBut as in Barks' "July Fourth in Duckburg" oil painting, the bin is rendered white, then in terms of Barks purism, Rosa's "right" ... after all, Barks purism is what Rosa swears by.
Don has stated he doesn't consider Barks's paintings canon.
Don has stated he doesn't consider Barks's paintings canon.