I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone mention this on DCF, so I think it should be noted that Don Markstein passed away the other day.
Amongst other accomplishments, Don was an animation writer, historian, founder of Toonopedia, co-founder of Comics Revue, and Apatoons
Of particular note to Disney comic fans, Don wrote many of the superior Egmont Mickey Mouse stories (and a Bucky Bug or two) that Gemstone reprinted. Here's a link to a detailed post from Cartoon Brew: Don Markstein (1947-2012)
A tribute by Mark Evanier: Don Markstein, R.I.P.
Here's a record of Don's Walt Disney comics work on Inducks: Don Markstein
Deepest condolences to Don's wife, family and loved ones. Feel free to post your favorite memories and/or projects of Don Markstein and his work.
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DuckburgUSA
R.I.P. Don Markstein
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2012-03-12 at 17:48:26
Sim
R.I.P. Don Markstein
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2012-03-12 at 17:53:07
Quote from user: DuckburgUSAI'm surprised I haven't seen anyone mention this on DCF, so I think it should be noted that Don Markstein passed away the other day.
Amongst other accomplishments, Don was an animation writer, historian, founder of Toonopedia, co-founder of Comics Revue, and Apatoons
Of particular note to Disney comic fans, Don wrote many of the superior Egmont Mickey Mouse stories (and a Bucky Bug or two) that Gemstone reprinted. Here's a link to a detailed post from Cartoon Brew: Don Markstein (1947-2012)
A tribute by Mark Evanier: Don Markstein, R.I.P.
Here's a record of Don's Walt Disney comics work on Inducks: Don Markstein
Deepest condolences to Don's wife, family and loved ones. Feel free to post your favorite memories and/or projects of Don Markstein and his work.
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Amongst other accomplishments, Don was an animation writer, historian, founder of Toonopedia, co-founder of Comics Revue, and Apatoons
Of particular note to Disney comic fans, Don wrote many of the superior Egmont Mickey Mouse stories (and a Bucky Bug or two) that Gemstone reprinted. Here's a link to a detailed post from Cartoon Brew: Don Markstein (1947-2012)
A tribute by Mark Evanier: Don Markstein, R.I.P.
Here's a record of Don's Walt Disney comics work on Inducks: Don Markstein
Deepest condolences to Don's wife, family and loved ones. Feel free to post your favorite memories and/or projects of Don Markstein and his work.
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Matilda
R.I.P. Don Markstein
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2012-03-13 at 00:20:57
Ah, sad news. I'm pretty much exclusively a duckfan, but I really love Markstein's two Bungaloos stories (best when read together!). Anyone who can make me love a Mickey story...!
MrCleveland
R.I.P. Don Markstein
Message 4 -
2012-03-19 at 23:51:44
Ow...and he was younger than Vicar!
Kneon
R.I.P. Don Markstein
Message 5 -
2012-03-20 at 14:18:35
Very sad to hear. :(
Olivier
R.I.P. Don Markstein
Message 6 -
2012-04-01 at 21:37:18
Gee, to come back to the forum to learn such news...
I wonder what will become of his great Toonopedia.
Thank you for all your work, Mr. Markstein.
I wonder what will become of his great Toonopedia.
Thank you for all your work, Mr. Markstein.
Ramapith
R.I.P. Don Markstein
Message 7 -
2012-04-02 at 02:07:36
To expand on what I wrote for Cartoon Brew:
I had the great pleasure of editing Don Markstein's Disney comic book stories for Egmont from 2000 to 2004. Later, as Gemstone's Archival Editor, I was pleased to help bring his outrageous work to the American Gemstone comics.
I fondly remember Don's original Disney creations??Sam Simian and his giant wrestling robots; the high ministers of Outest Bungolia, forever seeking the "King of the Bungaloos"; even totally tasteless filmmaker Freefer F. Freefer (Don told me that the middle F. stood for "Freefer," too, though he was sworn never to reveal it in the story). Don also created Dr. Triplex's supercomputer "Quadruplex," an incredible artificial intelligence whose only weakness lay in the cat brain and dog brain that powered it. Triplex could never keep the two brains from fighting.
Don had an affection for Bucky Bug so deep that it manifested itself??somehow, somewhere??in many non-Bucky-related stories. (See here, here, and here just for starters, though the Bucky cameos aren't all listed in Inducks yet.) Luckily, another good writer I know is also a devoted Bucky fan who, I suspect, will follow in this tradition at some point.
Perhaps my favorite "Markstein cliché" was Don's love of pitting a frustrated Mickey against exaggeratedly self-important bit players??from the smarmy practical joke inventors in "Monkey Business" to the unscary demon Bagarthach to the schizoid Phalbu Phangmeeb, who performed quadruple duty as receptionist, ambassador, clerk, and janitor at Mouseton's Albanembourgian Embassy. Phalbu switched hats to switch jobs and disarmingly switched personalities in the process.
Now and then Don would give a story the feeling of pure, barely-restrained chaos, the kind that might break loose and engulf everything if the characters weren't careful. Don's preliminary title for one Mickey story was simply "Mayhem!" And in one Christmas tale Horace Horsecollar got to sing the following carol:
On Christmas morning, girls and boys
Like to play with loud, loud toys!
Pandemonium of sound! Raucous din and ears that pound!
Lots of noise! Lots of noise! Lots and lots and lots of noise!
Good stuff. I'll miss you, Don.
http://cartoonresearch.com/gerstein/baggie.jpg
I had the great pleasure of editing Don Markstein's Disney comic book stories for Egmont from 2000 to 2004. Later, as Gemstone's Archival Editor, I was pleased to help bring his outrageous work to the American Gemstone comics.
I fondly remember Don's original Disney creations??Sam Simian and his giant wrestling robots; the high ministers of Outest Bungolia, forever seeking the "King of the Bungaloos"; even totally tasteless filmmaker Freefer F. Freefer (Don told me that the middle F. stood for "Freefer," too, though he was sworn never to reveal it in the story). Don also created Dr. Triplex's supercomputer "Quadruplex," an incredible artificial intelligence whose only weakness lay in the cat brain and dog brain that powered it. Triplex could never keep the two brains from fighting.
Don had an affection for Bucky Bug so deep that it manifested itself??somehow, somewhere??in many non-Bucky-related stories. (See here, here, and here just for starters, though the Bucky cameos aren't all listed in Inducks yet.) Luckily, another good writer I know is also a devoted Bucky fan who, I suspect, will follow in this tradition at some point.
Perhaps my favorite "Markstein cliché" was Don's love of pitting a frustrated Mickey against exaggeratedly self-important bit players??from the smarmy practical joke inventors in "Monkey Business" to the unscary demon Bagarthach to the schizoid Phalbu Phangmeeb, who performed quadruple duty as receptionist, ambassador, clerk, and janitor at Mouseton's Albanembourgian Embassy. Phalbu switched hats to switch jobs and disarmingly switched personalities in the process.
Now and then Don would give a story the feeling of pure, barely-restrained chaos, the kind that might break loose and engulf everything if the characters weren't careful. Don's preliminary title for one Mickey story was simply "Mayhem!" And in one Christmas tale Horace Horsecollar got to sing the following carol:
On Christmas morning, girls and boys
Like to play with loud, loud toys!
Pandemonium of sound! Raucous din and ears that pound!
Lots of noise! Lots of noise! Lots and lots and lots of noise!
Good stuff. I'll miss you, Don.
http://cartoonresearch.com/gerstein/baggie.jpg
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