I've decided to just do these as one thread that I'll just update whenever new solicits come out rather than clutter the forum with a new thread every month. In part because there just isn't really much to discuss here anymore. I have personally lost interest in the core classic Disney titles from IDW since the changes made to them earlier this year. I did recently pick up Mickey Mouse and the Missing Memories from them and while I only read half of it, I found it very bland and forgettable but that's for another discussion.
So anyway, here are the solicits for November 2019.
I'm glad they continue publising the Christmas Parade, even if they seem to just do Italian stories and not the same kind of mixed content as earlier. But four more issues of Uncle Scrooge with "my first millions" wasn't exaclty what I hoped for.
I agree, it’s hard to get excited about these new issues. I really wonder how well Christmas Parade will do without the editorial “Core Four” as Joe Torcivia often refers to them. The stories in these issues aren’t terrible, but it’s the difference between reading a story translated by a computer versus a story scripted by people who love the material and are knowledgeable about the history and details of it. Using “The Missing Memories” as an example, Professor Einmug has a particular way of speaking that isn’t used in this book, and Pflip and his girlfriend (who I still want to call Pflop, although it isn’t official) are referred to as gangarones as they are in Italy rather than thnuckle-boohs as they were in English. Also, if someone had noticed that birds will sometimes eat stucco, and worked that into the script, we wouldn’t have the nonsensical “bricky woodpeckers” line. But perhaps I’m being nitpicky.
Speaking of "they seem to just do Italian stories"--the author name "Evert Geradts" jumped out at me in the Christmas Parade. A one-pager? A leftover from the previous editorial team?
Here are my guesses at the three stories in Comics & Stories 8:
Yeah, I also have lost interest in the classic Disney titles from IDW. Wouldn't have believed there would be new issues of Uncle $crooge published in the USA and I would not be buying them! I'm curious to see what stories they're publishing, but I don't buy any of them. And a continuation of "My First Millions"--that's the last thing that's going to tempt me to give these another look.
I must admit that the effort to get these lower quality publications is just no longer worth it. I am ready for them to disappear. At least the Fantagraphic books have kept things interesting.
For the Christmas Parade book, here are the writing and art credits: (W) Vito Stabile, Massimo Marconi, Gabriele Mazzoleni, Matteo Veberus, Carlo Panaro, Ottavio Panaro, Guiseppe Quattrocchi, Alberto Savini, Abramo Barosso, Giampaolo Barosso, Evert Geradts (A) Marco Mazzarello, Massimo De Vita, Umberto Fizialetti, Renata Castellani, Lara Molinari, Ottavio Panaro, Corrado Mastantuono, Giovan Carpi (CA) Giorgio Cavazzano
Apparently, a story by Giovan Battista Carpi is in this as well. It's a shame no titles are given, so that we could start searching the INDUCKS for a sneak preview. While I don't expect much this time around, I look forward to the Christmas Parade books each year, and it's nice to see it continue (maybe?).
For the Christmas Parade book, here are the writing and art credits: (W) Vito Stabile, Massimo Marconi, Gabriele Mazzoleni, Matteo Veberus, Carlo Panaro, Ottavio Panaro, Guiseppe Quattrocchi, Alberto Savini, Abramo Barosso, Giampaolo Barosso, Evert Geradts (A) Marco Mazzarello, Massimo De Vita, Umberto Fizialetti, Renata Castellani, Lara Molinari, Ottavio Panaro, Corrado Mastantuono, Giovan Carpi (CA) Giorgio Cavazzano
Apparently, a story by Giovan Battista Carpi is in this as well. It's a shame no titles are given, so that we could start searching the INDUCKS for a sneak preview. While I don't expect much this time around, I look forward to the Christmas Parade books each year, and it's nice to see it continue (maybe?).
You can try to leaf through the German (or equivalent Scandinavian) Christmas pocketbooks and see if you find the stories in question. There's a typo in the list by the way, they wrote "Veberus" (he's actually called Venerus).
Speaking of "they seem to just do Italian stories"--the author name "Evert Geradts" jumped out at me in the Christmas Parade. A one-pager? A leftover from the previous editorial team?
Here are my guesses at the three stories in Comics & Stories 8:
Yeah, I also have lost interest in the classic Disney titles from IDW. Wouldn't have believed there would be new issues of Uncle $crooge published in the USA and I would not be buying them! I'm curious to see what stories they're publishing, but I don't buy any of them. And a continuation of "My First Millions"--that's the last thing that's going to tempt me to give these another look.
Ambiguous Ad was released in German already. It's a punchy story that really crams in a lot of moments, although certainly no masterpiece (but Coppola's art is ) Squonk looks like one of Faccini's typical surreal stories, I doubt they have been given much look in the US so far. Maybe his style will appeal to fans of William Van Horn, I think they have a similar sense of humour at times.
Scrooge's fifth million is probably the issue of the series with the most outrageous humour, but I suppose you won't be getting the full impact of it with sub-par translations. The bickering between Scrooge and his extremely short-sighted butler is absolutely hilarious.
Scrooge: Why are you talking to my closet? Butler: Ah, so that's why you looked so unusually bulky to me!
The Fethry tennis story is probably the first example of Faccini's surreal humour appearing in a US issue. And since it's completely wordless, you cannot complain about the translation