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Topic: Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
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Debbie
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 1 -
2013-08-10 at 22:18:14
Today at our local WalMart (in Chandler, AZ) I came across two volumes of the Disney Literature Classics series: "Vol. 1: Ducktargnan and The Three Musketeers" and "Vol. 3: Daisy Duck in the Wonderful World of Oz" for $3.97 each. Interestingly, these aren't reprints by a US publisher, as Vol. 1 includes an advertisement for the other 24 volumes in the set (apparently, the book I paid $3.97 for was FREE in London...Uncle Scrooge wouldn't approve of that!). I wonder if they'll get any of the other books in at WalMart? I may have to check back periodically. Some of the titles listed on the bookjacket sound unique: "Mickey's Tales of Edgar Allen Poe" (Yikes...as if Mickey's Inferno wasn't weird enough?) and "Donald's Odyssey". Are these books worth seeking out?
Roger North
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 2 -
2013-08-10 at 22:50:24
It's too bad you don't live in Gainesville Florida because you can't find a place here that would sell any type of Disney Comics.
Robb_K
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 3 -
2013-08-10 at 23:55:25
Quote from user: Roger NorthIt's too bad you don't live in Gainesville Florida because you can't find a place here that would sell any type of Disney Comics.
Who said that those were COMIC books? I got the idea they are children's books (text with one picture per page).
Who said that those were COMIC books? I got the idea they are children's books (text with one picture per page).
Matilda
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 4 -
2013-08-11 at 01:00:35
They are comic books, mostly Italian parody stories. The Brits published a series of them, ones based on literature likely to be familiar to British kids. Yes, they're worth getting, especially at that price! Check on Inducks for ratings--some of them are rated much more highly than others. AzureBlue and I just were talking here about the "Count of Monte Cristo" one, which is more of a sequel than a parody, and definitely fun.
As for the British series: the great drawback is that they didn't pay someone with skill/experience at scripting comics to write the English script. So it's often a pretty lame translation of the original (usually Italian). But some of them manage to be funny in spite of that. And some of them are worth getting at that price for the art alone!
As for the British series: the great drawback is that they didn't pay someone with skill/experience at scripting comics to write the English script. So it's often a pretty lame translation of the original (usually Italian). But some of them manage to be funny in spite of that. And some of them are worth getting at that price for the art alone!
Charlie Brown
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 5 -
2013-08-11 at 07:27:47
Are you talking aboute these: http://coa.inducks.org/publication.php?c=uk/LC ?
It's good to hear that any Disney comics are back in the US.
It's good to hear that any Disney comics are back in the US.
Roger North
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 6 -
2013-08-11 at 11:51:04
I don't know Charlie Brown. Those comic books are mighty expensive mainly because they are imported from foreign countries.
AzureBlue
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 7 -
2013-08-11 at 13:55:10
I got a few of those on ebay. I'm pretty sure you're just lucky with your local walmart- but I think I'll check mine all the same. :) What section were they in?
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
GeoX
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 8 -
2013-08-11 at 16:01:17
Quote from user: DebbieAre these books worth seeking out?
For my money, the only must-haves are That Missing Candelabra and War and Peace. The others, to me, range between Dire and Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.
(Pace Matilda, I'm not a big fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, mainly because it requires Scrooge and Gladstone to behave in a wildly out-of-character fashion)
For my money, the only must-haves are That Missing Candelabra and War and Peace. The others, to me, range between Dire and Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.
(Pace Matilda, I'm not a big fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, mainly because it requires Scrooge and Gladstone to behave in a wildly out-of-character fashion)
AzureBlue
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 9 -
2013-08-11 at 19:44:51
Quote from user: GeoXQuote from user: DebbieAre these books worth seeking out?
For my money, the only must-haves are That Missing Candelabra and War and Peace. The others, to me, range between Dire and Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.
(Pace Matilda, I'm not a big fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, mainly because it requires Scrooge and Gladstone to behave in a wildly out-of-character fashion)
Oh GeoX, stop being such a critic (although I must admit I laughed at "Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.")
Yeah, Scrooge and Gladstone (and even Donald) behave out of character, but hey, it's still entertaining!
But now, on That Missing Candelabra... WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THEY MADE A VERSION OF LES MIS?
Where did you get it? Checked on ebay and the guy who sold the ones I got didn't have it listed, so there's only one listing available to the US that would cost about 60 dollars including shipping, which I am NOT paying. Amazon doesn't seem to have it either.
For my money, the only must-haves are That Missing Candelabra and War and Peace. The others, to me, range between Dire and Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.
(Pace Matilda, I'm not a big fan of The Count of Monte Cristo, mainly because it requires Scrooge and Gladstone to behave in a wildly out-of-character fashion)
Oh GeoX, stop being such a critic (although I must admit I laughed at "Maybe-Not-Intrinsically-Dire-But-Oh-My-Those-Scripts.")
Yeah, Scrooge and Gladstone (and even Donald) behave out of character, but hey, it's still entertaining!
But now, on That Missing Candelabra... WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THEY MADE A VERSION OF LES MIS?
Where did you get it? Checked on ebay and the guy who sold the ones I got didn't have it listed, so there's only one listing available to the US that would cost about 60 dollars including shipping, which I am NOT paying. Amazon doesn't seem to have it either.
GeoX
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 10 -
2013-08-11 at 22:02:13
I paid an embarrassing amount of money to some British person on ebay.co.uk for a full set. They were incredibly rare to find back then; much less so now. Best bet is to just check the listings regularly and see what comes up. It also couldn't hurt to politely ask whether a seller is willing to ship overseas even if the listing doesn't say so. That's what I did, and it worked fine, though not cheaply.
Debbie
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 11 -
2013-08-11 at 23:05:23
Quote from user: AzureBlueI got a few of those on ebay. I'm pretty sure you're just lucky with your local walmart- but I think I'll check mine all the same. :) What section were they in?
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
They were on a table of bargain books, along with a few volumes of another Paperview book set, Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge (a non-comic related book series). They only had the two titles I mentioned earlier. Both books have nice artwork, although neither is perfect. The Three Musketeers is quite energetically drawn, but often goes wildly off model. Daisy Duck in the Land of Oz stays on model, but the characters expressions don't always fit what they're saying. That said, they are nice examples of longer foreign Disney material (and no worse than Around the World in 80 Bucks or Moldfinger).
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
They were on a table of bargain books, along with a few volumes of another Paperview book set, Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge (a non-comic related book series). They only had the two titles I mentioned earlier. Both books have nice artwork, although neither is perfect. The Three Musketeers is quite energetically drawn, but often goes wildly off model. Daisy Duck in the Land of Oz stays on model, but the characters expressions don't always fit what they're saying. That said, they are nice examples of longer foreign Disney material (and no worse than Around the World in 80 Bucks or Moldfinger).
Matilda
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 12 -
2013-08-12 at 03:07:21
AzureBlue, I have a French hardcover of the Les Miz story, Le Mystère des Chandeliers, which I found by a fluke for cheap on (American) Amazon. If you would like it to practice your French on, I'd be happy to pass it on to you (for free)--just shoot me an email. The pages are attached to each other, but not actually attached to the binding anymore--but they're otherwise in fine shape.
And if you were spending your free time as a Duckfan should, by reading through the archives of GeoX's excellent and very funny blog, you would know about this story! Get thee to Duck Comics Revue!
And if you were spending your free time as a Duckfan should, by reading through the archives of GeoX's excellent and very funny blog, you would know about this story! Get thee to Duck Comics Revue!
Debbie
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 13 -
2013-08-12 at 05:51:54
Quote from user: AzureBlueI got a few of those on ebay. I'm pretty sure you're just lucky with your local walmart- but I think I'll check mine all the same. :) What section were they in?
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo is available on the Comixology app, so I read it tonight. That is a fun story, despite the really awkward English dialogue and how out of character Gladstone and Uncle Scrooge are (actually, EVERYONE seems out of character more often than not in many of the digital Disney Comics stories).
And yes, matilda is right- we were just talking about Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo, and it is definitely fun :)
Donald and the Count of Monte Cristo is available on the Comixology app, so I read it tonight. That is a fun story, despite the really awkward English dialogue and how out of character Gladstone and Uncle Scrooge are (actually, EVERYONE seems out of character more often than not in many of the digital Disney Comics stories).
AzureBlue
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 14 -
2013-08-12 at 20:33:47
Quote from user: MatildaAzureBlue, I have a French hardcover of the Les Miz story, Le Mystère des Chandeliers, which I found by a fluke for cheap on (American) Amazon. If you would like it to practice your French on, I'd be happy to pass it on to you (for free)--just shoot me an email. The pages are attached to each other, but not actually attached to the binding anymore--but they're otherwise in fine shape.
And if you were spending your free time as a Duckfan should, by reading through the archives of GeoX's excellent and very funny blog, you would know about this story! Get thee to Duck Comics Revue!
Oh wow that would be great! I'll send an email. And I do really need to read through more of GeoX's archives. I only started following his blog recently and haven't read to much of the old stuff
And if you were spending your free time as a Duckfan should, by reading through the archives of GeoX's excellent and very funny blog, you would know about this story! Get thee to Duck Comics Revue!
Oh wow that would be great! I'll send an email. And I do really need to read through more of GeoX's archives. I only started following his blog recently and haven't read to much of the old stuff
Kurt Appel
Disney Literature Classics...at WalMart?
Message 15 -
2013-08-12 at 23:08:28
This collection contains a lot of the best Italian parodies like Conte di Montecristo e Don Quichotte but also very weak stories. Regarding the character of Scrooge and Gladstone I wouldn´t call it "out of character". Some of these stories are written by the great Italian artist Guido Martina who is a kind of second father of the Ducks who also had his own ideas about their characters. Martina´s Scrooge is, at least in the 50ies - as the first Bark´s Scrooge - very cruel, a person who wouldn´t even hesitate to murder; Gladstone is - as the first Bark´s Gladstone - a crook. I think that for some fans it´s hard to imagine that the Disney cosmos is much larger than the Bark´s cosmos but only reading Barks (and Rosa) would mean to renounce of some of the most poetic and fascinating Disney stories ever written. And we don´t have to forget that also Barks had his predecessors who formed some of the main characters before he wrote his first Donald stories(like Tagliaferro or Gottfredson).