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Post by thecoffeeman on Dec 28, 2021 14:44:54 GMT -5
Hi there, I'm a big fan of Scrooge McDuck comics, and the Duck universe in general cultivated by Barks and Rosa. How do the Mickey comics by Gottfredson stack up (published by Fantagraphics)? Are they as adventurous, full of heart, and gorgeous? Or are they totally different in their tone, aims, and general purpose? I rarely see the old Mickey Mouse comics ever mentioned, online or in real life, but the Duck comics I hear a good deal about, even here in the US. Thanks for any advice or thoughts.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 28, 2021 15:46:06 GMT -5
The Gottfredson stuff is very different. I can't get into it, myself, and thus don't feel qualified to comment on it. But if you are looking for great classic Mickey stories on the level of Barks' ducks, I'd recommend Carl Fallberg's Mickey and Goofy stories in the pages of Walt Disney's Comics & Stories, which were very cookie-cutter but also big on imagination.
And the finest Mickey stories of all are being written in the modern age by Andrea "Casty" Castellan in Italy. A handful of these stories were printed in the US when Boom still controlled the Disney titles, but most have yet to make their way into English. I strongly recommend Mickey Mouse and The World To Come as a starting point.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2021 15:47:11 GMT -5
I like the giant-size DELL stuff from the 1950s
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 28, 2021 16:10:30 GMT -5
(...) And the finest Mickey stories of all are being written in the modern age by Andrea "Casty" Castellan in Italy. A handful of these stories were printed in the US when Boom still controlled the Disney titles, but most have yet to make their way into English. I strongly recommend Mickey Mouse and The World To Come as a starting point. In that vein, Silvio Camboni's Mickey and the Lost Ocean makes me regret that I've forgotten all of the French I'd learned so well back in my teens. I wish it would get translated into English or some other language I understand...
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 28, 2021 16:57:43 GMT -5
I actually like Gottfredsen's Mickey better than Barks' Donald, at least in the case of the adventure continuities of the 1930s. I can't recommend he Fallberg/Murry stories from WDC&S, many of which were dumbed- and watered-down retellings of the old Gottfredsen stuff. I suggest you pick up an issue or two of the Gladstone Mickeys from the '80s to sample. If they don't grab you, son, you can't be grabbed.
Cei-U! I summon Horace Horsecallar and Clarabelle Cow!
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 28, 2021 23:03:15 GMT -5
The Gottfredsen stuff is on par with adventure/humor comics of its era and is usually praised pretty highly. I have it, but have only sampled it a little bit. I have Barks, too, but have barely skimmed the surface.
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