Post by TheMidgetMoose on Sept 25, 2019 18:27:28 GMT
Sept 25, 2019 17:10:12 GMT @titusmcduck said:
Sept 25, 2019 15:40:56 GMT LP said:
As far as I know, there's no official story supporting the idea that Della and her husband would be dead. On the contrary, there is 80 is Prachtig!, which was mentioned before. And it should be noted that Della sends HDL to Donald twice in the Taliaferro-strips: The first time is in ZS 37-10-17, at which point they only stay at Donald's for a few strips, before being sent home again in ZS 37-11-21.Della sends them to Donald once again during YD 38-05-23. This time it seems they stay for the long haul. Della tells Donald over the phone: "-and I have to go out of town for a while and I knew you'd love to keep the little dears!" The nephews are under the impression that they'll only be staying for "just a few days".
I've always thought 80 is Prachtig! is really silly, what with Della being an astronaut and everything surrounding comic books, so I'd prefer another reason for her absence. I do like her being a pilot though (which seems more reasonable than an astronaut). Don Rosa had an idea that HDL's parents were somehow connected to Tralla La.
I guess my not-very-thought-out head-canon is that her going out of town was her taking an airplane trip and crashing in Tralla La. Maybe the inhabitants thought she was some sort of god since she fell from the sky? I don't know.
I assume the father is still in the hospital from the nephews blowing him up or something. But he shouldn't be super hurt, since then HDL would feel really guilty all the time. I like the idea that he's just a jerk, living off of tax-payer money and pretending to be in pain all the time. Of course the American health care system doesn't work like that, but I haven't given this that extra amount of thought.
I would like it if these characters returned (or rather, were introduced!) in the comics. There's much potential in them, and it would shake up the dynamic with HDL... which is exactly why I don't think Disney will bring them into the mainstream. I'm still surprised Della was a thing in Ducktales.
If a clever writer can make a tremendous "Return of Della" story, then I'd be interested and excited to see it! Despite this, I don't think she should become a common fixture of Duck comics, and I don't think she should become a part of the main cast. I'm open to having my mind changed, but for now, I'm anti-Della's return.