Universes

Søren Krarup Olesen raptus at stofanet.dk
Sat Apr 3 17:34:54 CEST 2004


DAN:

 > And there are Rosa non-fans who will not be satisfied to simply read 
the stories they like and let everyone else make their own choices.

Really? The non-fans and devoted fans (of any artist) that I know of are
all willing to let everyone like what they like and dislike what they
dislike. And moreover willing to let those "everyones" express their
opinion here on DCML. Agreement is pleasant, but disagreement is
interesting until we reach something like:

ROWE:

 > Just a note that I am adding more folks from the Disney Comics list 
to > my killfile [snip]

Ever tried to be in a panel debate and felt the urge to close your ears
or eyes? It surely helps, but the funny thing is that the debate carries
on with or without your participation. Posting messages about your
latest kill-file policies here on DCML is something I consider "trash"
(just to use your own word).

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I got a bit confused about the terms "right" and "ability"..here are a
few quotes:

 From Don:

"you did plainly say, word for word, that I "do not have the ability to
create a universe"

and from

Chris:

"Rosa has full rights to create his own "universe". In fact people even
create universes within universes, just look at Marvel comics."

The (my) confusion arose from the fact, that no one here has ever
questioned anybody's right or ability to create new universes.

As for "rights" it's up to the editor in charge to prevent anything
"bad" from happening. "ability" is an artistic capability, yet, creating
a universe on your own isn't hard to do. Example: Two pancakes (Flatty
and Burncrust) traverse the universe in a double saucer space craft
meeting obliging creators everywhere, until they finally (in chapter
11B) has to face...Man(!), their creator. (etc...etc... :-)

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DANIËL:

I fully understand your

 > Knowing that 'A Letter From Home' is yet another Barks revisit is
 > already enough for me. I'm fed up with those stories. I simply can't
 > stand them any longer. That's why I don't look forward to such
 > stories. That's a judgement, no prejudgement.

However, you are not completely right, since this isn't a "revisit". The
story itself does not have much Barks in it, except for one (special)
character and the effect(s) of a certain stone. This leads me to:

THERESA:

 > I felt it strongly in 'a letter from home', it's far from the Barks
 > universe, which to me is good (don't misinterpret me, I love the Barks
 > Universe, but yes, Rosa's is definitely a separate one)

And this is IMHO exactly how it is. There is no steppin' on Barks' feet
in this story. This "universe" (if we wish to stay with that term) is
utterly different from that of Barks'. Theresa doesn't go this far, but
in fact (again IMHO as always) Barks has much more in common with the
classic American Disney comics story telling and "modern" Egmont stories
than Don has. Haven't made up my mind whether this has to do with the
drawings or the plots...perhaps both...

Keep reading.
Søren




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