tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post6339518318279517650..comments2024-03-28T18:49:48.571-04:00Comments on Joe Torcivia's The Issue At Hand Blog: On Sale October 14, 2015: UNCLE SCROOGE # 7 from IDW.Joe Torciviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-75759591600003422272016-03-07T23:08:06.480-05:002016-03-07T23:08:06.480-05:00The voice Alazraqui provides for Crocker sounds ve...The voice Alazraqui provides for Crocker sounds very...Jackie Gleason as "Reggie Van Gleason"-ish..so yezzzzzzz, I am picturing Rockerduck as an unnerved Reggie Van Gleason. :)Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-60280340471207422442016-03-05T01:20:55.382-05:002016-03-05T01:20:55.382-05:00‘Rehab:
I’ve never seen that show but, if you end...‘Rehab:<br /><br />I’ve never seen that show but, if you endorse that particular voice for Rockerduck, I’d expect it to be a worthy contender!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-5919591623611837582016-02-29T20:12:49.097-05:002016-02-29T20:12:49.097-05:00I know who would be a great actor for the voice of...I know who would be a great actor for the voice of Rockerduck...Carlos Alazraqui using his Denzel Crocker voice from "The Fairly Oddparents". Considering how Rockerduck's design has more in common with Fethry and Ludwig von Drake than with Barks' initial design, I imagine the character having a more manic edge, and if you've seen any episode of "Fairly Oddparents" with Crocker...I think the casting is perfect.Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-88270385765887626832015-10-30T23:10:00.529-04:002015-10-30T23:10:00.529-04:00I couldn't agree more, Clapton!
Without Car...I couldn't agree more, Clapton! <br /><br />Without Carl Barks, would there even BE an UNCLE SCROOGE comic book title for us to discuss here -- and leave 70 (!) comments on?!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-18131319065210291002015-10-30T19:58:31.920-04:002015-10-30T19:58:31.920-04:00It goes to show how brilliant Barks was that 10,00...It goes to show how brilliant Barks was that 10,000 something pages later we are STILL clamoring for more... Sigh, we miss you Carl, we sure do.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-49628854220878324452015-10-30T13:34:33.696-04:002015-10-30T13:34:33.696-04:00http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2011/11/20/my-new-do...http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2011/11/20/my-new-donald-duck-story-with-barks-jippes/<br />http://sekvenskonst.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-barks-lustig-and-jippes-story-this.html<br />Here are a couple of links talking about the new Carl Barks/John Lustig/Daan Jippes 10 pager. It's quite a good story, too. Jippes' art looks a bit too wild to be convincing as a Barks story, but it really helps to give the material a visual punch. Makes you wonder if there are any more Barks ideas left to work from.Debhttp://www.fluffyandmervin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-38161847897648874562015-10-30T00:00:40.134-04:002015-10-30T00:00:40.134-04:00Dan:
John Slattery is a very inspired out-of-the-...Dan:<br /><br />John Slattery is a very inspired out-of-the-animation-box choice for Rockerduck! I’m certainly intrigued! Could he pull off the Mummy disguise? I’d sure like to see him try! <br /><br />If only UNCLE SCROOGE # 7 / 411 came with one of those “Blank Sketch Covers”, we could have Deb suitably customize them!<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the issue! …Now, pass that Chex Mix over here! <br /><br />And remember, you can still be "on-time" for MICKEY MOUSE # 6! Why, I wouldn't miss it for the <i>(Devourer of)</i> world<i>(s)</i>.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-80399747239430755442015-10-29T23:46:29.926-04:002015-10-29T23:46:29.926-04:00*GLOOM* I arrive woefully late to the comment part...*GLOOM* I arrive woefully late to the comment party, yet again—there's but a handful of <i>Chex</i> party mix remaining and a few tepid bottles of club soda behind the bar. Aw, that's OK... because "Mummy Fearest" is best covered late at night, so close to Halloween!<br /><br />A fun story wrapped up under a wonderful Halloween gag cover by William Van Horn—an artist whose presence I've been missing since IDW began their Walt Disney comic book line. Joe's dialogue shines (as usual) for "Mummy Fearest" with rhyming moments of Gold Key/Vic Lockman flair. There's some smart references to <i>Little Orphan Annie</i> (Scrooge yelps "Leakin' Lizards!") M.C. Escher, and I recall both the name "Kharis" and tana leaves figure prominently in Universal's 1944 Lon Chaney Jr. film <i>The Mummy's Ghost</i>?<br /><br />This story would make for a cracking good episode of the updated <i>DuckTales</i> series now in development: the sequence on page 12 of Donald and Scrooge roiling respective rages toward each other to meet head-on is just <b>BEGGING</b> to be animated! It's a rare occasion from any publisher to see Scrooge really take out his anger on Huey, Dewey & Louie, so this story packed a punch—I honestly felt bad for the boys.<br /><br />Now, if this <i>was</i> animated, Rockerduck does indeed need a suitable voice—but I don't quite hear Bill Scott as per Adel's suggestion. We know John D. is a bit younger than Scrooge & Flintheart, plus he's much more of a showman about his wealth. I often hear him as a publicly glad-handing, but easily outraged type: to my ears, John Slattery of <i>Mad Men</i> fame would suit him perfectly!<br /><br />Thad's "Of Mice and Magic" is certainly a well drawn AND well-dialogued story, the bit of Magica playfully destroying cash reminds me of some hilarious Warner Brothers animated shorts. Towards the conclusion, upon being bitten by Magica in rat form, Uncle Scrooge's cry of pain might *just* be onomatopoeia of Tom's famous shout in the Hanna-Barbera <i>Tom & Jerr</i>y shorts (re-read it and see for yourselves!)<br /><br />All in all, <i>Uncle Scrooge</i> #7/#411 makes for a perfect Halloween read: plus we can always print out Deb's lovely custom "Mummy Fearest" cover and place it inside as a "bonus" supplemental image! – DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441890672931597080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-26282905716620163382015-10-29T18:24:36.969-04:002015-10-29T18:24:36.969-04:00In WDC&S#724 David said that the barks story w...In WDC&S#724 David said that the barks story was written (and unfinished) in the 50s. So that leaves the when now all I'd like to know is the WHY (it was unfinished)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-73158391903181983442015-10-28T18:03:04.356-04:002015-10-28T18:03:04.356-04:00Clapton:
“Yipeee!” is RIGHT!Clapton:<br /><br />“Yipeee!” is RIGHT!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-64920184532572224692015-10-28T18:02:43.086-04:002015-10-28T18:02:43.086-04:00Mark:
I actually heard of this story, from John L...Mark:<br /><br />I actually heard of this story, from John Lustig himself, some years ago, but never saw any actual evidence of it. Another coup for IDW, I’d say!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-85044674344280878112015-10-28T16:41:24.246-04:002015-10-28T16:41:24.246-04:00The back-up story in that issue is The Duck Who Ca...The back-up story in that issue is The Duck Who Came To Dinner,which according to Inducks the first 7 pages were written by Carl Barks and was finished in 2012 by John Lustig and Daan Jippes. Like Clapton i cant't find information about when Barks originally wrote the story.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-11263993590551179482015-10-28T15:01:11.466-04:002015-10-28T15:01:11.466-04:00Check the table of contents (Hint: it's New-To...Check the table of contents (Hint: it's New-To-The-US Barks. Yipeee!)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-86636558801847996452015-10-28T14:15:57.285-04:002015-10-28T14:15:57.285-04:00Deb:
While the original “Barks Bear Book” was of ...Deb:<br /><br />While the original “Barks Bear Book” was of generally higher quality than the <i>photocopies-for-sale</i> that I’m referring to, it IS several giant steps below what I would expect from a “book”. <br /><br />And, yes… If Harvey Eisenberg TOM AND JERRYs (as we discussed in a previous post) have unfortunately faded into obscurity, anything “Barney Bear” not by Carl Barks certainly would do so as well.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-70863430265160289312015-10-28T14:15:03.711-04:002015-10-28T14:15:03.711-04:00Clapton:
Perhaps the supplied link is taking me t...Clapton:<br /><br />Perhaps the supplied link is taking me to the wrong place, or perhaps I’m a little too rushed to see it (always possible these days), but I see no obvious reference to Barks. So, do let me know…Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-65858661225452318502015-10-28T07:50:59.253-04:002015-10-28T07:50:59.253-04:00The Barks Bear Book is one of those volumes of que...The Barks Bear Book is one of those volumes of questionable quality, and I bought that one second hand at a comic shop in Massachusetts back in the 90's. Some of those black and white scans were pretty darn hard to read, but it was a joy to get to see rare work by Carl Barks. A couple years back, Yoe Books reissued the Barney Bear material in The Carl Barks Big Book of Barney Bear. It is still scans of old comics, but nicer color scans. I think that if Barks hadn't done these stories, they probably would just be fading into obscurity like Barney Bear himself.Debhttp://www.fluffyandmervin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-82569622532247992142015-10-27T22:13:55.481-04:002015-10-27T22:13:55.481-04:00And while were talking about Barks... http://issuu...And while were talking about Barks... http://issuu.com/idwpublishing/docs/wdcs_724-pr. I'm a little bummed that Carl isn't getting credited on the cover, I gues it was to make the story a surprise. Does anyone happen to know WHEN Barks orginally wrote the story and WHY he didn't finish it.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-12957016742607223722015-10-27T02:18:48.459-04:002015-10-27T02:18:48.459-04:00Yes indeed, Adel, when I entered comic book “fando...Yes indeed, Adel, when I entered comic book <i>“fandom”</i> in the early ‘80s (as opposed to formerly being a “childhood reader” in the ‘60s), and rediscovered the Whitman comics from the almost “skeletal and ghostly, last gasp remains” of what was once the mighty Western Publishing that gave us Dell and Gold Key comics in their prime (not to mention rediscovering DC Comics), the idea of reading many Carl Barks classics seemed an impossible dream. <br /><br />It was so inconceivable from today’s perspective, that enterprising folks of the era were even SELLING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOCOPIES of some of the more rare tales to people <i>who would actually BUY THEM</i> just to read certain stories that had attained (due to their scarcity – and outright QUALITY) legendary status. And, yes… as incredible as it seems, I purchased such photocopies. <br /><br />I’d venture to guess that, at some point, every collector rids his or herself of SOMETHING (perhaps MANY things) they come to wish they hadn’t. It’s a common activity that I can only warn you all against, from personal experience. <br /><br />Though there is probably some benefit to either one’s physical – or certainly mental – health to purge one’s memory cells of all recollections of the Charlton Hanna-Barbera comics! Would that I could be as fortunate!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-412911044960775562015-10-26T15:18:27.120-04:002015-10-26T15:18:27.120-04:00Hi Joe!
It's hard to think that at one point...Hi Joe! <br /><br />It's hard to think that at one point Barks' work was not readily available as it now is.<br /><br />Your sage advice Joe about keeping your comic books, has prevented me from ever selling my comic books in the future.<br />Four years ago, my tastes in television and movies were out-dated so I started seeing the current films T.V. shows. I do not know exactly what possessed me to sell the comics, possibly since they had a musty odour to them. It had been years since I had looked at them, I kept the ones that were nostalgic.I acquired a sizeable number of Gold-Key, Whitman, Charlton *shudder* and Gladstone I era comics from a man who had a temporary stall outside my tutors. There were issues of “Hanna-Barbera Fun-In” #4, and “Hanna-Barbera’s Spotlight” #1 (where I was first exposed to Mark Evanier) that my sister picked up for me years ago. I am pretty sure I chucked the Charlton issues of "Top Cat" and "The Flintstones" in the garbage. It's weird that I cannot recall which issues they were maybe on account of how horrid they were.<br /><br />Outside of the H-B titles from Gold Key and Marvel, “Hewy, Dewy, and Louie Junior Woodchucks” #6 are the only issues that I miss. I understand what Deb has gone through with parting with your collection. Last year when I started my comic book from scratch, the focus is Gold-Key (1963-1967) and to a lesser degree Dell. I have now gotten my collection to a level where I like it, even if it consists of scattered issues. I happened to collect some of the issues that my father had when he sold his collection.Adel Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134843745865355475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-59059664830615106032015-10-26T08:20:02.891-04:002015-10-26T08:20:02.891-04:00HERE’S Clapton’s link about Bob Ogle. And, thank...<a href="http://floydnormancom.squarespace.com/blog/2015/10/16/remembering-bob-ogle" rel="nofollow"><b>HERE’S </b></a> Clapton’s link about Bob Ogle. And, thank you for providing this information on someone about whom far too little is known.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-18118259245166884082015-10-25T21:07:26.739-04:002015-10-25T21:07:26.739-04:00http://floydnormancom.squarespace.com/blog/2015/10...http://floydnormancom.squarespace.com/blog/2015/10/16/remembering-bob-ogleRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-9272219368013964972015-10-25T19:39:17.636-04:002015-10-25T19:39:17.636-04:00Well, don’t just stand there, Clapton… Provide a l...Well, don’t just stand there, Clapton… Provide a link! We all could stand to learn more about Bob Ogle! <br /><br />…And one thing we know ‘round here is that you certainly mean well! Appreciate it all.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-86962121980401412742015-10-25T18:07:57.118-04:002015-10-25T18:07:57.118-04:00Opps... Floyd Norman recently released a blog post...Opps... Floyd Norman recently released a blog post "remebering bob ogle" and I guess I failed to realize that he passed a while back. I meant well.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541889123825833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-27944456361842245672015-10-25T16:46:38.310-04:002015-10-25T16:46:38.310-04:00Aw, shucks! I would REALLY have liked to see it i...Aw, shucks! I would REALLY have liked to see it in the same issue as <i>“Tycoonraker”</i>! I should have known, as <i>“Tycoonraker”</i> is probably too long a story to have that kind of backup. <br /><br />At your provided link, I see no cover credit for Bob Ogle, and that’s a shame.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-26366922704453234972015-10-25T16:29:24.905-04:002015-10-25T16:29:24.905-04:00"The Planet X Mystery" is going to be in..."The Planet X Mystery" is going to be in <a href="http://previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV150434" rel="nofollow">Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #727</a>Marknoreply@blogger.com