tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post6193759550343887925..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Guest Review - Donald Duck and the Golden HelmetDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-51881744809009577852015-08-02T10:50:29.574-05:002015-08-02T10:50:29.574-05:00Thank you friend amazing jooooob
https://www.youtu...<br />Thank you friend amazing jooooob<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlMljODXhUE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlMljODXhUE</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288587005273271490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-17301281229734265612015-03-14T08:18:15.091-05:002015-03-14T08:18:15.091-05:00HB, as I said, I also used to have the Dynabrite r...HB, as I said, I also used to have the Dynabrite reprint of Mickey and the Beanstalk, which I really enjoyed as well (albeit not as much as the Donald and Uncle Scrooge stuff).<br />And you make an excellent point about voices. Personally, when reading the comics, I always heard a "normal" human voice in my head for Donald (and the others for that matter), and never the sputtering, half-quack, half-growl and largely unintelligible Donald voice from the cartoons (as funny as it was). Also notable is that in the comics stories that Barks wrote, Donald was not nearly as short-tempered as the character we see in the cartoons.<br />In fact, I think an easy way to tell if a comic story was not written by Barks is if Donald is angry and combative like he is in the cartoons. As far as I know, Barks basically ignored the cartoon characterization and just created his own little world and reality for Donald and his supporting cast.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-68756441159229450832015-03-14T06:17:12.412-05:002015-03-14T06:17:12.412-05:00Real quick, late comment (very busy day yesterday!...Real quick, late comment (very busy day yesterday!)--<br /><br />We would acquire the occasional Disney comic, my sisters & I, when we were young-- usually purloined by my Dad from his students at school (he was "that" kind of teacher/principal). One that endured for years was a giant-sized telling of Mickey & the Beanstalk that was wildly and delightfully expanded from the Disney film version. While I LOVED all of the Disney cartoons as a child, even then I could never get past the fact that I couldn't understand a DARNED THING that Donald ever said-- as well as about 75% of the words from Mickey! It kinda drove me nuts-- so their "voices" I heard in comic form became much more real to me than Donald's on-screen strained squash-mush or Mickey's high falsetto monotone. Goofy? Okay, he was perfect-- but his voice was well-done stock "dumb yokel". . . <br /><br />HB Humanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-23744010426517992015-03-14T01:17:15.957-05:002015-03-14T01:17:15.957-05:00Love it. Love Barks as well and especially this, o...Love it. Love Barks as well and especially this, one of the few stories set in Canada! <br /><br />Had a few of these Dynabrite books. I'm fascinated by all the moves Dell/Western/Gold Key were making at the time. The Dell/Gold Key split. Price changes and variants. Weird format. Pre-bagged comics. What a wonderful age was the Bronze.<br />BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262262627667900995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-84731761836339092812015-03-13T22:49:26.693-05:002015-03-13T22:49:26.693-05:00Anon- just to clarify, the term "the good art...Anon- just to clarify, the term "the good artist" was used apparently by fans and readers of the Disney duck books of the day. As they didn't know Barks' name, they diferrentiated him based upon the quality and detail of his artwork.Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-42125817037956685742015-03-13T22:28:27.794-05:002015-03-13T22:28:27.794-05:00Edo, thank you for this review. I have to admit, I...Edo, thank you for this review. I have to admit, I never read any Disney comics (or other 'funny animal' books) and reading your review and looking at these pages has actually piqued my interest! I'm really pleased that you were able to bring something so different -yet such a vital part of comics history -to BAB!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-6953159821588842722015-03-13T22:08:25.503-05:002015-03-13T22:08:25.503-05:00I never thought of Carl Barks as "THE good ar...I never thought of Carl Barks as "THE good artist." There were a lot of very good artists and writers, working for different publishers, in various genres (funny animal, teenage comedy, super hero, westerns, war, science fiction). But Barks was at or near the top of the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-50881548103087150932015-03-13T14:29:34.531-05:002015-03-13T14:29:34.531-05:00Not a day goes by around here where I don't le...Not a day goes by around here where I don't learn something. It may be about our regulars, but most often it's a nugget about the topic du jour that's shared by our regulars. Today was both.<br /><br />Love this place.<br /><br />Doug<br /><br />And "You Really Got Me" by Van Halen suddenly comes across via shuffle play, and it's Friday, indeed!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-21739307926813979712015-03-13T14:24:55.251-05:002015-03-13T14:24:55.251-05:00Yes Redartz, many many moons ago when the earth wa...Yes Redartz, many many moons ago when the earth wasn't yet cool, I worked in animation (for about a millisecond). I was honestly horrible at it. For me, it was very difficult, meticulous, and tedious work. That was in the days when most everything was hand drawn and painted. I really struggled; you have to have the steady hands of a surgeon.<br /><br />There is a clarity and precision and artistry that folks in comic creation and animation have a talent for. I have a great appreciation for what they do. <br /><br />Most of us just have trouble tracing. If you see up close how clean some of the linework and inking the talented artists can handle, it is amazing.<br /><br />Barks could do anything. The panels that Edo shared are complex. Look at the waves and the splash. And the facial expressions (ON A DUCK!). Very expressive and wonderful.<br /><br />The Buscemas and Barks had different subject matter but the talent on both ends of the spectrum was incredible. As Edo describes the complexity of the story, there was also a complexity in the storytelling of the art. If you don't read the text, it is still very clear what is happening. Moods and attitudes of characters are definitely easy to read. <br /><br />Really glad I was reminded of these books.Martinex1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-66152124780538045762015-03-13T13:29:14.739-05:002015-03-13T13:29:14.739-05:00Great review, Edo. I think I had the odd Disney co...Great review, Edo. I think I had the odd Disney comic back in the late 70s (Walt Disney Comics & Stories maybe?), but I don't remember any specific issues; I doubt if any of them were by Carl Barks, though. Sounds like his idea of adventure comics was along the lines of Tintin...throw the hero into a bunch of dangerous situations and watch the fun as he gets out of them!<br /><br />Mike WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-11923199284531595242015-03-13T12:20:31.996-05:002015-03-13T12:20:31.996-05:00I fully agree with the prevailing opinion so far; ...I fully agree with the prevailing opinion so far; Daffy on screen and Donald on the page. One of my absolute favorite comics as a kid was Walt Disney Comics Digest 5. It featured the last new Barks story to see print, a sea story about pirates featuring the Beagle Boys (" the terrible Beagle Boys"). I wore that digest out. Think that will ne added to the list of comics to reacquire...<br /><br />Martinex- very cool that you had some animation training. That must have been challenging, yet fascinating!Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-38459041098441786632015-03-13T12:11:25.178-05:002015-03-13T12:11:25.178-05:00Good work, Edo!
This is an area I have really bee...Good work, Edo!<br /><br />This is an area I have really been meaning to bone up on, especially since one of my favorite books of comics criticism (if not my VERY favorite) is <i>How to Read Donald Duck</i> a scathing Marxist read of the Donald Duck comics that were made available in South America, significantly re-written to reinforce American hegemonic agenda. The writers of the book had to flee Chile when Pinochet took over and thousands of copies of the book were burned. Furthermore, it remains a banned book in the U.S. - very difficult to get your hands on, because even though it use of images should be fair-use since it is an academic book, Disney uses their legal department from keeping copies printed or imported here for violation of copyright.<br /><br />Anyway, based on that I would love to read the original un-edited versions and compare them to the examples re-printed and analyzed in the book.Dr. Oyolahttp://themiddlespaces.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-4105773524125047402015-03-13T12:00:36.548-05:002015-03-13T12:00:36.548-05:00Edo, great and original review. Barks was really...Edo, great and original review. Barks was really amazingly talented. The detail in that ship and sea panel is pretty darn nice. People take for granted, because they are perceived as kids' comics, how difficult the artwork is. It is not easy to draw Donald. Keeping the beak in perspective at all angles is very challenging. I would dare to say, it is sometimes more difficult than human figure drawing as the angles are imaginative. I took some animation classes many many years ago, and those funny animals were not so funny when you had to get them right. Lots of talent in those creators.<br /><br />As far as Daffy vs Donald, I agree with Edo. Daffy in his early and truly loony incarnation is hilarious. The Warner Brothers' stable of animators were top notch comedians. But nobody could beat Barks in the comic form.<br /><br />I like the variety today's post brings.Martinex1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-33829594402628196142015-03-13T11:02:37.861-05:002015-03-13T11:02:37.861-05:00Thanks for the comments, guys.
Garett, the compari...Thanks for the comments, guys.<br />Garett, the comparison to Asterix or Tintin is apt, and I think that's one of the reasons why Barks was and is so popular among European comics fans in particular.<br />And Colin, I don't actually think we did a showdown between Donald and Daffy - that's a great idea. For my part, I'll say that in the comics I prefer Donald by a very long shot (I had a few of the Daffy Duck comics back in the day - very forgettable). However, in the cartoons, I would give Daffy a slight edge - if we're talking about the earlier Daffy cartoons, in which he was sort of an unhinged mischief-maker, and not the later, grumpy Daffy who was mainly a foil for Bugs or Speedy Gonzales. Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-83550892557617517562015-03-13T10:36:37.110-05:002015-03-13T10:36:37.110-05:00Good review Edo! I like the choice of Barks, as I&...Good review Edo! I like the choice of Barks, as I've never read his stuff but have heard so much about him. This type of storytelling reminds me of the travel adventures of Asterix or Tintin. Nice art, like the realism in the coast scene that you wouldn't expect in most cartoon books. I'll be on the lookout for these comics!Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-78657909460152999412015-03-13T08:15:34.031-05:002015-03-13T08:15:34.031-05:00Yes, great review Edo. At this time (late '70s...Yes, great review Edo. At this time (late '70s) in the UK there was a comic called 'Mickey Mouse' which reprinted various Disney strips - one of my schoolfriends had a letter printed in the comic and he brought it in to show us. This is the sort of story I would have loved reading before I discovered Marvel. That would be an interesting 'Who's The best' - Donald Duck or Daffy Duck, or more widely Disney or Looney Tunes. Let me guess - it's already been done !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-11351184330526374322015-03-13T07:49:02.108-05:002015-03-13T07:49:02.108-05:00Nice review, Edo! It's good to see Barks, and ...Nice review, Edo! It's good to see Barks, and the Disney ducks, get some love on the BAB. Even during the height of my Marvel zuvembiedom, I would pick up the occasional Uncle Scrooge or Donald Duck- specifically because of Carl Barks' storytelling. <br /><br />And you are quite right in mentioning the quality of his artwork. Somewhere I read that, back when Barks' stories were being newly published (and Disney didn't credit individual artists and writers, hesitant to draw attention from Walt Disney's name), Barks was referred to as "the Good Artist". His backgrounds, the detail he puts into his global scene sets, even the countless coins held in Scrooge's money bin: all testify to Barks' skill, talent, and love for his craft...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.com