tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post3171083188355531130..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: "The Easter Eggs-port"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-29771201878312701402017-11-22T01:39:31.310-05:002017-11-22T01:39:31.310-05:00Just put a crown on a ordinary bird an...Just put a crown on a ordinary bird and he can make the hawk sing and the helicopter made to look like a Giant Hawk something right out of Scooby DooBird of Paradisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-84784796645195629742016-02-08T05:48:31.461-05:002016-02-08T05:48:31.461-05:00"The Beagles making this huge-ass hawk-shaped..."The Beagles making this huge-ass hawk-shaped helicopter is a nice grandiose touch, reminiscent of yer Paul Bunyan machines and yer giant, shark-shaped pirate ships (though this story originally came out before that last one made its appearance).": What it's especially reminiscent of to me is McSwine's own "helicomonster" in Barks's later <i>Cattle King</i>. It's just a coincidence, of course…Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-46255265226865225262012-04-13T01:14:48.924-04:002012-04-13T01:14:48.924-04:00Nobody can stop me from taking that as a complimen...Nobody can stop me from taking that as a compliment!GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-8077331204555029062012-04-12T19:04:45.361-04:002012-04-12T19:04:45.361-04:00Er—thanks (?). As Archival Editor, I sorta came un...Er—thanks (?). As Archival Editor, I sorta came under Editor-in-Chief John Clark, without whom I couldn't have done darn near nuthin'. <br />I might be King of the Bungaloos, but not of Gemstone. (Though rumor has it, Geoff, that you're the Duke of Dipp...)ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-5126812992556703772012-04-12T16:26:10.513-04:002012-04-12T16:26:10.513-04:00I guess I just assumed that, as the all-mighty Kin...I guess I just assumed that, as the all-mighty King of Gemstone, you were omniscient.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-1951636809612358232012-04-12T06:34:02.461-04:002012-04-12T06:34:02.461-04:00Hey, since when did I know the answer to every Gem...Hey, since when did I know the answer to every Gemstone mystery? Snort! (Translation—I'll ask around and see, but I don't know yet. All I know is that it wasn't Geoff, and wasn't me.)ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-9358297018885582472012-04-11T17:01:11.101-04:002012-04-11T17:01:11.101-04:00Not sure about the robot, but I know Quackmore has...Not sure about the robot, but I know Quackmore has been a recurring character in Italian stories since way back.<br /><br />Don't know about the English script, but I don't think Geoffrey Blum ever did localization work for Gemstone. Dave could presumably enlighten us as to who did this one, if he chose to.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-50836440735513015632012-04-11T09:43:11.915-04:002012-04-11T09:43:11.915-04:00Well, I read "The Bronze Gate". Here are...Well, I read "The Bronze Gate". Here are the highlights: <br /><br />1) Scrooge has a butler named Quackmore and a robot on staff - not once does he say "Hey, you've got the same name as my brother-in-law!"<br /><br />2) A robot? it seems like these are semi-recurring characters.<br /><br />3)We have present-day Scrooge going at it solo this time. That does not happen often enough, in my opinion.<br /><br />4) the rock maze does not look particularly challenging - he could just cheat by hopping up to the top of the walls and walk along the ledges.<br /><br />5) the business of having to ram your head against the doors to enter reminded me of how Al Bundy used to bet he could run his head through a brick wall in High School. Scrooge is really taking after Donald, here.<br /><br />6) the English script is uncredited - all the quotations from Oscar Wilde and others would suggest Geoffrey Blum, but he tended to hide those things better.<br /><br />7) I think we're missing a sequence where the nephews reveal this was all a colossal prank on Scrooge for making them clean his library and the villagers were Junior Woodchucks in disguise.<br /><br />8)so what if the treasure (ordinary fleece) turned out to be lame - show it! <br /><br />Grade: B- (I didn't hate it) :)Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-12248123126669098142012-04-09T14:59:12.778-04:002012-04-09T14:59:12.778-04:00Geo,
Scarpa's artwork, as you note several ti...Geo,<br /><br />Scarpa's artwork, as you note several times, got really off-putting at around this time. Perhaps Cavazzano shares some of the credit, or blame. But those inflated lower torsos -- a real turn-off.<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-72227553913689913552012-04-09T10:02:40.900-04:002012-04-09T10:02:40.900-04:00Well, this looks like a Junior Woodchucks script t...Well, this looks like a Junior Woodchucks script to me...all taht's missing is an environmental message.<br /><br />Now I'm going to go read "The Bronze Gate" - because it turns out I have that issue. I like how that works out. ;)Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-90720345249292957032012-04-08T21:02:52.995-04:002012-04-08T21:02:52.995-04:00Geo writes: “David, you magnificent bastard.”
Yep...Geo writes: “David, you magnificent bastard.”<br /><br />Yep! He’s all that an’ a bag o’ quips! <br /><br />This is what I mean when I continue to say that these stories need dialogue from persons who KNOW the stuff, and actually give a shit about making it read better than they found it! Compare stuff like this with the earliest Boom! issues for the best examples of what I mean!<br /><br />I don’t call him “The Incomparable David Gerstein” for nuthin’! <br /><br />“‘Enery the Eighth”, I am… I am!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.com