tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post8296909099549539894..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: "The Isle of Can't-Be-Can"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-1559562946626304422019-03-10T14:39:43.254-04:002019-03-10T14:39:43.254-04:00I despise the comics where Scrooge blames Donald f...I despise the comics where Scrooge blames Donald for things that aren't his fault especially when it was SCROOGE'S friggin job to EXPLAIN the situation better if he didn't want them scaring off his partner! <br /><br />Donald needs to punch Scrooge in the kisser. Animated!Donald and Carl Barks' Donald would've never allowed the old miser to treat him this way. Fight back, Donald! These newer comic writers need to stop making Donald into some pansy. DONALD was the original mighty/angry duck, not Scrooge! It's unfair to give Scrooge traits that originally belonged to Donald. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-14473154118577630002014-05-02T04:30:02.907-04:002014-05-02T04:30:02.907-04:00Heh--as you'll know if you've read much of...Heh--as you'll know if you've read much of this blog, I have certain strong opinions about ol' Martina. :p Though even he had his more merciful moments; eg, "Captain Fracas."GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-15272624544255471632014-05-02T03:29:10.311-04:002014-05-02T03:29:10.311-04:00I think that the "space magic" is a trib...I think that the "space magic" is a tribute to sci-fi, since the story, although set on earth, is heavily inspired to Sheckley's "Ghost V" sci-fi tale.<br /><br />About Scrooge's unfair behaviour... this is an usual ending in italian stories, a tradition started by our pretty sadistic Guido Martina :DTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986793417102642253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-55811680928217177072013-08-07T15:29:32.963-04:002013-08-07T15:29:32.963-04:00Thanks for the ideas, foax. I have a few of my ow...Thanks for the ideas, foax. I have a few of my own, too.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-17697205741872040342013-08-06T22:20:58.400-04:002013-08-06T22:20:58.400-04:00Stories from Gemstone's digests?
Hmm, tough c...Stories from Gemstone's digests?<br /><br />Hmm, tough call. Due to an initial requirement (later dropped) that Gemstone publish digests at a breathless pace and 200+ page count, Gemstone had to order a huge number of digest format stories right at the start of its license period, often without reading them in English first.<br />Many proved only middling, but still we had to publish them before we could order anything else.<br />That said, I'm thrilled we got the Donald and Fethry <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/comp2.php?code=&keyw=&keywt=i&exactpg=&pg1=&pg2=&bro2=&bro3=&kind=0&rowsperpage=0&columnsperpage=0&hero=&xapp=&univ=&xa2=&creat=&creat2=&plot=&plot2=&writ=&writ2=&art=&art2=&ink=&ink2=&pub1=&pub2=&zus=on&ser=TNT&xref=&mref=&xrefd=&repabb=&repabbc=al&imgmode=1&vdesc2=on&vdesc=en&vau=on&vgy=on&vnz=on&vus=on&vuk=on&sort1=auto" rel="nofollow">"TNT"</a> stories into print; and there were plenty of other stories we had fun with, including <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+98246" rel="nofollow">"The Black Orb,"</a> <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+99095" rel="nofollow">"Pirates of the Vacuum,"</a> <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+99287" rel="nofollow">"Kappa! Kappa! Kappa!,"</a> <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+99061" rel="nofollow">"Just Be Nice,"</a> <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2003-288" rel="nofollow">"Inside Donald Duck,"</a> <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+95022" rel="nofollow">"The Bathtub at the End of the Universe,"</a> and <a href="https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+97629" rel="nofollow">"Weird Science"</a> (the ultimate time travel conundrum story...)<br />At the very end, we began getting into earlier Scarpa and Cavazzano material, which would have continued had the digests gone on. Needless to say, I was sorry to lose them.ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-48407077558544178402013-08-04T20:31:56.359-04:002013-08-04T20:31:56.359-04:00Sglaili, you make a good point. I do indeed know s...Sglaili, you make a good point. I do indeed know several nerdy science/math/engineering-type guys who have few emotional memories from childhood and little or no memory of childhood dreams. <br /><br />As for Cavazzano’s art…for me it depends on the subject matter. I don’t so much like Scrooge in C’s mature style, but his HDL-as-JWs make me very happy. See the cover of Journal de Mickey 2331, a version of which (says Inducks) was shown in an exhibition of C’s art. One of the few comics I’ve ever bought for the cover art alone. <br /><br /> Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-77227551496335381972013-08-02T19:11:19.453-04:002013-08-02T19:11:19.453-04:00«Gyro does have nightmares, the fact that we never...«Gyro does have nightmares, the fact that we never get to meet them makes the story feel sort of unbalanced»<br /><br />Yes, in some way it feel unbalanced, but I think it’s on purpose: Donald fights the monsters because he “knows” and “remembers” them (and the fears that they represent: wild, dark…), so he is able to handle the situation. Could the more logical Gyro do this? I have some doubt (during their dialogues he is amazed by the other “child imagination”).<br /><br />P.s. What do you think about the scene after the confrontation with the third monster? I like it for the quiet-after-the-storm feeling, Cavazzano was good at this.Sglailinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-66021072517388442882013-08-02T11:56:56.996-04:002013-08-02T11:56:56.996-04:00Geo,
I think that ANY reviews of Gemstone digest ...Geo,<br /><br />I think that ANY reviews of Gemstone digest stories would be most welcome, but (if you haven't reviewed them already) I'd love to hear your impression of the two Duck stories that appeared in the first issue of DDA. Those really caught my attention and suggested the full potential of the pocket book format to bring us stories that wouldn't fit the standard comics format. Plus, I really liked Fecchi's artwork, especially as it appeared in "The Deep."<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-42758643068338052152013-08-01T21:01:09.678-04:002013-08-01T21:01:09.678-04:00Suggestions for stories from the pocket books: Mer...Suggestions for stories from the pocket books: Merman Donald from DDA 21. Unusually for me, I really like Fecchi's art here--the page where Donald finds the treasure, the use of layered panels in the page layouts. (Plus he shows Helper enjoying a battery at the party at the end.) Fine story, too. <br /><br />There are two stories in MMA 2 I like: The River of Time, which shares with the Caballeros stories (Rosa's and Barosso's) the distinction of being a standard-character comic book story which serves as a sequel to an animated feature/short; and Antarctic Antics, which makes my inner eight-year-old very happy. You could review that one in tandem with Kari Korhonen's The Coldest Warm Place, which also features talking penguins who live in caves under the ice. I have that in German, but it has been published in French, too.Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-31495370840584758822013-08-01T14:49:34.562-04:002013-08-01T14:49:34.562-04:00Our good old Geox already did review "The Hob...Our good old Geox already did review "The Hobbgoblin Goblins" : http://duckcomicsrevue.blogspot.com/2012/10/hobblin-goblins.htmlPan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446151493198587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-49635165963842934132013-08-01T13:24:35.679-04:002013-08-01T13:24:35.679-04:00I likewise am not always a Cavazzano fan, but this...I likewise am not always a Cavazzano fan, but this story does actually look interesting to me, and the art, if not my favorite style, is well-utilized. As for that shadow monster- if you combine that with the Phantom Blot- Voila! The Blot from Epic Mickey! The general facial expression has a lot of resemblance.Abraham Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07425248645312090658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-65378303577812184972013-08-01T09:22:38.838-04:002013-08-01T09:22:38.838-04:00It might be interesting to do "Hobblin' G...It might be interesting to do "Hobblin' Goblins" or that Gyro short with the medicine man now.Duckfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-84368292322212897422013-08-01T02:29:20.862-04:002013-08-01T02:29:20.862-04:00I love Giorgio Cavazzano art. I'm still angry ...I love Giorgio Cavazzano art. I'm still angry at myself that I coudn't make it the day he was visiting in Poland (and making drawing for fans as well!)<br /><br /><br /><br />P.S. Still hoping to see review of "A Little Something Special" or "'Cheating Swimmers"... ;) Or "The Adventures of Gyro" maybe :PPan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446151493198587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-76636978569679086912013-07-31T20:40:29.330-04:002013-07-31T20:40:29.330-04:00Geo writes: “But when you just lazily wave the st...Geo writes: “But when you just lazily wave the story away like this by going ‘oh, it was SPACE MAGIC all along,’ it can't really be all that edifying.”<br /><br />Aw, Geo… Does this mean you also don’t like the classic STAR TREK episode “Shore Leave”?<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708446/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl<br /><br />Remember, what’s “SPACE MAGIC” to you is probably just a “can o’ corn” to… THEM! <br /><br />…Or, what this Blog would be to a kid buying WDC&S # 1 new off the newsstand!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-78384655332606884532013-07-31T16:25:58.217-04:002013-07-31T16:25:58.217-04:00Funny you should mention that: I read this comic a...Funny you should mention that: I read this comic as a small kid, and that black monster gave me nightmares for weeks. It was released in a "Donald Duck Pocket" (with a bunch of mostly Italian stories) here in the Netherlands, and for a good while I was scared to even open the book. Michiel de Grootnoreply@blogger.com