shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Apr 4, 2020 23:36:18 GMT -5
Speaking of universes, I like to think of Carl Barks as “the Jack Kirby of Disney,” in that he had all sorts of ideas that contributed towards the world building and have lasted to this day, at least for Donald Duck’s segment of the world anyway. Barks not only had the Duck family go on adventures outside of the neighborhood, but also tended to draw them in a large scale way that made them feel more special, as if the comics were more so movie-like graphic novels than just ordinary comics. Very interesting point I hadn't really considered before. Barks is often praised for both his artistry and his characterization, but not much has been said about his panel arrangements.
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Post by electricmastro on Apr 5, 2020 0:48:12 GMT -5
Speaking of universes, I like to think of Carl Barks as “the Jack Kirby of Disney,” in that he had all sorts of ideas that contributed towards the world building and have lasted to this day, at least for Donald Duck’s segment of the world anyway. Barks not only had the Duck family go on adventures outside of the neighborhood, but also tended to draw them in a large scale way that made them feel more special, as if the comics were more so movie-like graphic novels than just ordinary comics. Very interesting point I hadn't really considered before. Barks is often praised for both his artistry and his characterization, but not much has been said about his panel arrangements. It feels like a contrast when comparing Barks’ work to the work by other artists such as Bill Wright and Stan Walsh on the Mickey Mouse adventures, which were going on around the same time. While well-drawn, they just somehow don’t quite strike as profoundly to me as Barks’ work generally did, even with the larger-scaled scenes: Four Color #194 (August, 1948): Four Color #214 (February, 1949): Four Color #387 (April, 1952):
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Post by profh0011 on Apr 6, 2020 18:20:35 GMT -5
You know, at the rate I'm going, I don't know if I'm ever gonna get to these or not... but the moment I saw these, I knew I had to get them. In 1998, Paperview Europe Ltd. published a series of " Disney Literature Classics". They're like Gilberton's " CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED", except... they all feature Disney characters. Written and illustrated IN ITALY, they also had English translations available. I just had to get ahold of 2 of the volumes..... here's the 2nd one.
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Post by brutalis on Apr 7, 2020 13:36:10 GMT -5
Since 2018 Darkhorse has been putting out some nice collections for the 8-12 year old readers. 80 pagers mostly adapting classic literature with Disney characters crafted in Italy. There is Frankenstein starring Donald Duck as Viktor von Duckenstein and his family as characters. Treasure Island with Mickey and Peg Leg Pete cast as Long John Silver rather appropriately. Dracula with Mickey and Goofy as Harker and Van Helsing, Moby Dick with Uncle Scrooge as Ahab, Hamlet with Donald Duck, Goofy as Don Quixote and lastly A Christmas Carol with Uncle Scrooge of course. These are all young reader friendly and interestingly crafted and if they help spark kid's interest into reading the actual novels, then all the better I say! I have them all ordered from Amazon and you can find them used from around $3-9 each. I highly recommended them...
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Post by profh0011 on Apr 7, 2020 17:13:32 GMT -5
Since it's Dark Horse, and they do so many licensed reprint collections, I wonder, are they the same ones these POE books were from? If so, I gotta track down the covers. The funny thing is, I have the English translations; I don't think I've actually seen the ITALIAN originals online anywhere. But I have seen Brazillian editions (in Portuguese). Go figure! There is just a ton of material that used American characters, created overseas, specifically FOR the overseas market, which is never seen in America (unless you buy them as expensive imports).
If those things came out in 2018, I probably bought the English editions before that (and for a lot more money).
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Post by profh0011 on Apr 7, 2020 17:21:43 GMT -5
After some effort, I found this at Amazon... and infuriates me is, they don't have a DATE listed. As a matter of fact, they don't have the publisher listed, either. WTF is going on with that company, anyway?
This has almost gotta be from the same series back in 1998.
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