tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post3099462113265729569..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: "Rattled Railroader"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-41197450775389424482016-07-23T17:32:48.997-04:002016-07-23T17:32:48.997-04:00Fallberg was a train fan? That's telling me mu...Fallberg was a train fan? That's telling me much!<br />And you're living in Jakarta, Indonesia? Why that?Huweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605254873308883631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-89742716888840207232016-07-11T13:43:07.681-04:002016-07-11T13:43:07.681-04:00Er, sorry for accidentally deleting your comment, ...Er, sorry for accidentally deleting your comment, Debbie Anne. I think I somehow thought it was a double comment and then it wasn't. For the record, it said:<br /><br /><br /><i>In both cases, Donald's model train obsession may very well come from Walt Disney's own love of model railroading. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6894946.html</i>GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-89580633595115180972016-07-11T12:19:46.631-04:002016-07-11T12:19:46.631-04:00Let's not forget that Carl Fallberg was also a...Let's not forget that Carl Fallberg was also a big train fan! That may be more directly relevant.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-52525971656718154672016-07-11T05:56:29.794-04:002016-07-11T05:56:29.794-04:00Funnily enough, Donald's passion for elaborate...Funnily enough, Donald's passion for elaborate model train kits reminds me of the classic Chip 'n' Dale short "Out of Scale" (1951)! I wonder if the connection was intentional.Sidioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282176926249102077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-47702464450779111252016-07-09T09:37:14.916-04:002016-07-09T09:37:14.916-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Debbie Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648307522331962265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-22479138274721158622016-07-08T01:01:58.750-04:002016-07-08T01:01:58.750-04:00The ending's okay in and of itself; it just se...The ending's okay in and of itself; it just seems a bit arbitrary to me. We need an ending...so here's a joke for an ending. I'm certainly being too picky here.<br /><br />I do remember "One for the Whammy," though I haven't read it in years. We'll see what happens.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-14576757657764737222016-07-07T23:35:41.187-04:002016-07-07T23:35:41.187-04:00Finally I get to make a more-or-less contemporary ...Finally I get to make a more-or-less contemporary post here. This story was reprinted in 1979, and I still have that comic, DD #208. I enjoyed it back then, and rereading it today, it’s still not bad at all for a non-Barks duck comic. I mostly agree with your comments, except I think the ending, with Donald being chased by bears, is pretty funny. It’s even foreshadowed when one of the Clinkers says the bears won’t care if the ducks take “a few” blueberries. Apparently if you try to take them all, they DO care – a lot.<br />Don’t know if you’re taking suggestions, but another good story from this era is “One for the Whammy,” by Strobl and Bob Gregory (DD #65). Some relative of Scrooge’s from Scotland, named Angus, comes to visit Duckburg, and he’s an athletic champion back in the old country. Somehow, he ends up staying with Donald and the kids. Soon, Angus and Donald can’t fucking stand each other, leading to Donald stupidly challenging Angus to an athletic competition. You can guess the results. Well, anyway, I liked it.PL9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-2352802855785706192016-07-07T07:10:07.186-04:002016-07-07T07:10:07.186-04:00Fair enough, though I think it's expecting a b...Fair enough, though I think it's expecting a bit much for even American readers to recognize them. *I* certainly had no particular clue who any of of these creatures were meant to be when I read it.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-58556481225914687462016-07-07T07:03:45.826-04:002016-07-07T07:03:45.826-04:00"Note that it's never been reprinted in E..."Note that it's never been reprinted in Europe (unless we count the UK, and given Brexit, it seems to be a real question whether we should)--and for good reason."<br /><br />I think there <i>is</i> a good reason, but one that is unrelated to the story's qualities (or lack thereof): there is no <i>Country Bears Jamboree</i> in Disneyland Paris, leading to European readers not being familiar with the characters, while American readers are expected to recognize them.Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-54460568064112519942016-07-07T04:42:56.952-04:002016-07-07T04:42:56.952-04:00@Achille Talon Your mileage may vary, but as maje...@Achille Talon Your mileage may vary, but as majestic as the proud majestic mountains may be, if they've been entirely clear-cut, I don't think most people are going to get much out of them.<br /><br />@Clapton All (well, some) will be revealed sooner rather than later!<br /><br />@tymime It's <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=W+WDCD+32-04" rel="nofollow">this.</a> Don't listen to Achille Talon! It really <i>is</i> that bad! Note that it's <i>never</i> been reprinted in Europe (unless we count the UK, and given Brexit, it seems to be a real question whether we should)--and for good reason.<br /><br />@Elaine Seldom indeed for secondary characters to take center stage! That's why "Old California" is so striking; it's the ONE time Barks tries it. I think this story does it in a fairly limited way, but it's definitely still a cut above the norm and helps contribute to the story's relative success.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-55842736152981345222016-07-07T04:34:28.951-04:002016-07-07T04:34:28.951-04:00Huh, no, tymine, I don't think it's this t...Huh, no, tymine, I don't think it's this thing. The story in question also features Mickey Mouse; it's a crossover of sorts. I didn't think it was all that bad, actually.Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-78026908294108078712016-07-07T01:23:49.925-04:002016-07-07T01:23:49.925-04:00This is one of my favorite old-time Carl Fallberg ...This is one of my favorite old-time Carl Fallberg Duck stories...along with "The Loch Eerie Monster" and "The Lighthouse at Wreckers' Reef" (about which I must say that I am highly amused by the English summary on Inducks, which has the seals playing cricket rather than baseball!). Once again, I think it's the effect of having identical twins in the family. I love Zeb and Jeb, and I appreciate how their dedication to their work and love of their train is so admired by the Ducks. I love how they switch off the various train-related jobs. They're odd, I guess, but the story never makes fun of them. There's a nobility to their dedication to railroading for its own sake, their faithfulness in keeping up the daily schedule when it serves no ulterior purpose. <br /><br />I also like the blueberry bounty, and the bears, as well as the old-fashioned train itself and the ghost town. I pretty much like everything about the story, except for the Indian ferryman, who might be OK if there were other Indians in the story. <br /><br />I wonder whether Miss Huntenpeck appears in any other Fallberg story, or whether she was just a temp? Apparently Miss Quackfaster was not clearly established in everyone's mind as the secretary of record.<br /><br />It's fine that there's a happy ending for Scrooge, but mostly I'm glad that things work out well for Jeb and Zeb. It *is* seldom that the one-shot secondary characters take emotional center stage in that way. Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-14179783031598907632016-07-06T23:04:26.584-04:002016-07-06T23:04:26.584-04:00Country Bears comic? This thing maybe?: https://co...Country Bears comic? This thing maybe?: https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=KJZ+668<br />Sounds dreadful.tymimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565854395188018355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-11717968406665156042016-07-06T14:58:09.847-04:002016-07-06T14:58:09.847-04:00Geo:
What Murry Duck stories do you like?Geo:<br />What Murry Duck stories do you like?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-35832027055782679382016-07-06T13:58:58.336-04:002016-07-06T13:58:58.336-04:00Glad to see you back!
About the "terrific s...Glad to see you back! <br /><br />About the "terrific scenery" inconsistency… I don't know, but trees or no trees, you've got some beautiful mountains.Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.com