ShogunLogan
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Post by ShogunLogan on Apr 28, 2011 15:09:04 GMT -5
I recently picked up Walt Disney's Uncle $crooge #26 from June/Aug 1959. Why would I do that? Well, I read somewhere that Speilberg said this particular issue gave him inspiration for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and I wanted to see for it myself. And I must say, there are certainly similarities! Check it out...the story is called "The Prize of Pizarro" as the ducks run through several booby traps to get to the golden prize. I see Last Crusade and Raiders...  The are even called Raiders!  And I see Temple of Doom here:  This kinda stuff is interesting to me...I am always amazed at the origin of things...whether they are ideas or events, etc. There are other similarities but I didn't want to scan the whole issue. I have heard Uncle Scrooge #7 also offered inspiration to Speilberg but I have not gotten that issue yet. |
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Apr 28, 2011 15:53:15 GMT -5
SHOGS!
i LOVE the ducks man! love 'em.
carl barks wrote a LOT of adventure storis with the ducks. some of them were adapted into "ducktales" the cartoon.
i'd recommend don rosa's ducks as well. he is superb.
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Post by Valentine Smith on Apr 28, 2011 17:15:28 GMT -5
They're FINALLY going to do comprehensive Archive editions of all the Carl Barks Duck stuff. I can't fucking wait, as I've read virtually NONE of these, and they're universally acclaimed as some of the best comics this side of Eisner's Spirit and the original EC Horror/War/Sci-Fi books.
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Post by Jimbo on Apr 28, 2011 17:33:04 GMT -5
Supposedly Inception was stolen from Uncle Scrooge comics too. ;D
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Post by eccentricbeing on Apr 28, 2011 19:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Apr 29, 2011 9:36:35 GMT -5
They're FINALLY going to do comprehensive Archive editions of all the Carl Barks Duck stuff. I can't fucking wait, as I've read virtually NONE of these, and they're universally acclaimed as some of the best comics this side of Eisner's Spirit and the original EC Horror/War/Sci-Fi books. yeah, you will enjoy them. and watching bark's style evolve is interesting too. i must also- highest possible recommendation urge everyone to look into DON ROSA. ROSA is amazing. and he also did sanctioned sequels to some of barks stories. |
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Post by Costa del Lex on May 8, 2011 1:42:15 GMT -5
I was raised on Carl Barks and his various "Duck" comics. My dad was raised on him and he wisely held onto to most of his collection. When I was too young to read them on my own, my dad would read them to me before bed... he even tried to do the voices, such pleasant childhood memories.
These comics ruined me from seriously getting invested in any other comics for years... they just had everything. Barks is a total master of the comic book medium and was light years ahead of his time. The books still hold up, and if I ever have kids... this is going to be their night time reading material. I'll devour any archives they come out with.
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Post by Valentine Smith on May 8, 2011 8:48:18 GMT -5
Costa, you're lucky, as the Barks stuff isn't easy to come across. You guys know I consider myself a proper comics historian, and I have read virtually NO Barks stuff...and that bugs me. When people talk about this stuff in the same breath as Eisner and the EC Comics of the 50s, then I KNOW I'm missing out on something big.
Can't wait to finally get my hands on these.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2011 9:45:08 GMT -5
I totally forgot that I used to read these when I was a kid. I don't remember how old the ones I read were but I recall them being pretty damn awesome.
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Post by Costa del Lex on May 8, 2011 13:59:11 GMT -5
Costa, you're lucky, as the Barks stuff isn't easy to come across. Val, I have to say I am shocked that you never read a Barks comic. For all the times that you tell me and others how much we will like a particular series, I can honestly now reciprocate and say you will be beside yourself when you dive into these. Like I said, they might be the reason I never fully got into hardcore comic reading since the Barks' comics were the yard stick that towered over all others. They are comic nirvana for me. I have most of them as digital archives, which are nice... but if they are doing a true archival format, I am jumping at it. I still have a few of my dad's and he still has some, but they are in really rough shape (he was no collector). My problem with earlier reprints is that the colors were bastardized to save money... the blue on Donald's uniform was changed to black, etc... tough to look at. |
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Post by Valentine Smith on May 8, 2011 19:16:53 GMT -5
It's a HUGE gap in my comic knowledge. I am, no joke, ashamed of myself.
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Post by Jor-L5150 on May 9, 2011 14:42:51 GMT -5
Costa, you're lucky, as the Barks stuff isn't easy to come across. You guys know I consider myself a proper comics historian, and I have read virtually NO Barks stuff...and that bugs me. When people talk about this stuff in the same breath as Eisner and the EC Comics of the 50s, then I KNOW I'm missing out on something big. Can't wait to finally get my hands on these. Gladstone comics was cool about frequently reprinting barks stories along with new material in thier late 80's early 90's run. the bulk of my disney comics is from that publisher. gladstone also oversaw a comprehensive (though i don't know if it was completed ) archive of barks called " the carl barks library". they also did a comprehensive archive of don rosa's work. both are highly collectable. disney used an handful of publuishers since gladstone, and more recent comics have been thicker volumes of material per issue than regular comics. not sure if they are still printing them though. again, i know i'm floggin the horse here, but along with barks you should look into rosa. |
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Post by Matt in the Hat on May 10, 2011 1:59:41 GMT -5
Cool you found that comic. I know it's becoming harder to find issues in good condition for a decent price. A lot of people don't remember that it was pretty damn easy to get 50s and 60s comics in the 80s. It's why I think I have such a different perspective on Superman, growing up with those comics and reading older and newer stuff, plus the movies and different tv series all within a few years.
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