tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post2709294733069753341..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: "The Legend of Donald of the Woods"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-59840020188552689342016-10-30T16:52:13.219-04:002016-10-30T16:52:13.219-04:00By the way, it sounds nice, but "Donald of th...By the way, it sounds nice, but "Donald of the Woods" wasn't the most sensical translation. "Robin des Bois" in French is the standard translation of "Robin Hood", possibly due to some medieval translator of dubious talent mixing up "wood" and "hood". Thus, this story should logically be called "Donald Hood".Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-73902959721582350132014-02-16T09:05:06.017-05:002014-02-16T09:05:06.017-05:00Oddly the Inducks dosen't even mention Claras ...Oddly the Inducks dosen't even mention Claras Cluck cameo.<br /> <br />My theory is that Scarpas Clara Cluck cameos were ment to be like hidden Mickey's in Rosa stories but it never cotch on as well... <br /><br /><br />P.S. Thanks for the story Geox!Pan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446151493198587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-21491195672739387332014-02-16T01:38:15.714-05:002014-02-16T01:38:15.714-05:00I momentarily forgot this story when I said that T...I momentarily forgot this story when I said that The Butterflies of Columbus was my favorite Scarpa...this is by far my favorite Scarpa story (I have the nifty French hardcover). This in spite of the fact that I usually am uncharmed by the "literary parody" type of story, where the ducks play other roles. I am, in fact, mystified by how highly many such stories are rated on Inducks. But here...it all just works for me. It helps that the "source material" provides only a vague set-up and one or two set pieces (e.g. the archery contest--which, as you point out, does *not* work). Thus the story can revolve around the characters of the ducks we know and love. I like how HDL figure out how to fool Gladstone into thinking Donald has outlucked him, and I like how Donald throws that victory away by doing something completely in character. I love how Daisy gets to rescue Donald. Indeed, it's seldom that Daisy gets to be so active and competent, and not have it undercut by any sort of gender-related commentary. And I find it amusing that the only sign that it's Daisy under that disguise is her eyelashes--the cartoon/comic book version of a primary sex characteristic! I also enjoy Gyro's ideas for taxation. <br /><br />I much enjoyed your English dialogue here. You often make things funnier and smarter and at the same time convincingly colloquial. One can see this already in the scene with Clara Cluck, where you see what several people are thinking while standing at the TV station. I just passed over that quickly in the French, but your dialogue delighted me in the way it captures typical attitudes in a sentence or two. I'm fine with the tea party rhetoric, it doesn't seem out of place. And I'm relieved you have found a way to rid my favorite Scarpa story of its "that was then, thank God" belittlement of the Africans. You set that up well by making the mayor's trip a "good-will mission." So while your more serious version of the ransom demand can't be jokey-funny, it does count as satire of the photo-op good-will mission, and satire counts as comedy, too. <br /><br />And speaking of current events...I do find it amusing that the ducks succeed by smashing through a *fence* into Jexico. I know, it's just a normal border gate, but still....Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-27596975209620311462014-02-15T23:15:40.966-05:002014-02-15T23:15:40.966-05:00Not sure--it's possible that her original appe...Not sure--it's possible that her original appearance was naked (remember that Clarabelle's original character design was topless), but it's definitely true that, standing there in a room in which <i>all the other characters</i> are clothed, her nudity can't help but stand out.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-58405251830585162942014-02-15T15:06:40.189-05:002014-02-15T15:06:40.189-05:00There's a lot to say here, but I'll start ...There's a lot to say here, but I'll start with the most shocking issue– WHY ISN'T CLARA CLUCK WEARING ANY CLOTHES? Everybody else is dressed. Is this a standard aspect of her character, that she just streaks all over town and everybody's all blasé about it?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343947041898057102noreply@blogger.com