About G. Blum and reference points (plus, a little credit to Gemstone)

[Olaf Solstrand]

Kriton:
> > As for the Blum
> > story, I haven't read it, but if it was about
> > Donald discovering that he could download
> > music, then downloading tons of songs, despite
> > his nephews' warnings that what he was doing
> > was illegal, and finally ending up owing a
> > huge bill to McDuck Records, then I'd say he
> > was in character!
> 

In my opinion, it was MORE in character than this, but as saying what would 
spoil the story, I won't...

As to "World Wide Witch", I _loved_ the story. Parts of it I didn't understand 
(Magica's first plan) until I read Blum's explanation in the latest "Uncle 
Scrooge". Let me ask a plain question to everybody out there: Do you think it 
would have been easier for me to understand the "wicca" part of the story if I 
had been an American? Open question.



Sigvald:
> This is *not* only about the character's character. Downloading music from
> the internet definately countradicts Barks. Barks-style stories should IMO
> take place in the mid-1950's +/- a decade.

Please, make up your mind! "Definately" or "IMO"? There's a gap inbetween there!


> It's in that aspect this G. Blum
> IMO seems to fail in showing respect for Barks. When I say "seems to" it's
> because Egmont may have told him to do so.

I doubt they have. I say that after reading Blum's explanation to the story in 
Uncle $crooge #320, where Blum explains how this is one of several stories where 
he tries to pull Barks' Ducks into the twenty-first century.

Speaking of this explanation, I would have to add one comment: THANK YOU to 
Gemstone for not being as narrow-sighted as Scandinavian editors when it comes 
to names of creators. Now, seeing GEOFFREY BLUM writing an article like this is.
.. for me, as a Scandinavian, _amazing_. Over here, that right has been reserved 
for Don Rosa for years... or at least so it seems. Don Rosa's written explaining 
articles to many of his stories, and when seeing that Gemstone also prints such 
articles from OTHER creators... Wow. No offense to Rosa, but I'm getting 
terribly tired of all the "Don Rosa is the only Duck creator worth reading" yabb 
going on over here! As Blum is a creator I don't know much of, it was thrilling 
to read this article on how "World Wide Witch" was made. Now I wait in 
excitement for the next Uncle $crooge, to see what exciting article can be found 
there (if any - I was a little disappointed to not find any in WDC&S #634, but..
.)





Olaf the Blue