References to non-Disney media in Disney comics

[Monkey_Feyerabend]

To go back to the subject of the topic, and nicely closing the OT circle, the two Italian series mentioned in my previous post have received full Disney parodies, which I guess count as 'references to non-Disney media':










Here is a comparison between an original page of Pratt's A ballad of the salty sea and the Disney one by Cavazzano for A ballad of the salty mouse:

 

[That Duckfan]

Apr 20, 2020 14:27:16 GMT Monkey_Feyerabend said:

Have I mentioned yet how much I adore watercolor in combination with cartoon character? Simply gorgeous!

[Monkey_Feyerabend]

That watercolour art was a comicon variant cover for Topolino. But I am happy to say that it was also the back cover of the French magazine from which I read the story. It is probably also contained within the French hardcover edition of the story by Glénat. 

You can buy a similar drawing by Cavazzano here, if you have the money. but it does not look like watercolour's, probably it's just usual painting. 

Last but definitely not least, I just discovered by googling that in the past a fan asked Cavazzano to drawn a Donald version of Corto Maltese:  

[Mesterius]

Apr 20, 2020 14:25:22 GMT deb said:

Apr 20, 2020 11:30:24 GMT Mesterius said:

 It was actually recolored to NOT look like the Roadrunner in the Don Rosa library? That seems to take away from the joke.

To be fair, the new coloring is closer to the natural coloring of an actual roadrunner.

Well, yeah, but it feels really obvious that this is supposed to be a reference to the Warner Bros. Roadrunner. Especially since he turns his head when Scrooge's car goes "Beep! Beep!", apparently thinking it's another roadrunner -- and real roadrunners do NOT go "Beep! Beep!".

And while I'm not sure, I believe the coloring in the Scandinavian Hall of Fame books was also supervised by Rosa.

[Monkey_Feyerabend]

Not to abuse of his kindness in answering editorial questions...but this roadrunner thing sounds like something that Ramapith could be willing to answer. Is the roadrunner coloured brown in the Fantagraphics version just for the sake of realistic colouring, or is it to avoid any chance of a lawsuit from WB? 

[Orora]

And as I mentioned before in the parody thread, the actual George Orwell novel "Nineteen Eighty Four" is mentioned and shown in the Zio Paperone e il Grande Papero story.

Translated some selected panels for you:


And this is also how I learned about the existence of the book... and how I got motivated to read it.

[fredj]

A broadcast of Yogi Bear in Qui, Quo, Qua e la macchina del tempo by Martina & Capitanio.

[ElmerMouseFan34]

I think you might know this one.

There was an Asterix parody staring Mickey Mouse.
I actually have this comic in my mother tongue (European Portuguese), when Disney Comics were published for a short while by Goody (a magazine and book publisher, now extinct) in Portugal.

[bats]

Apr 20, 2020 20:04:31 GMT Orora said:

And as I mentioned before in the parody thread, the actual George Orwell novel "Nineteen Eighty Four" is mentioned and shown in the Zio Paperone e il Grande Papero story.

Translated some selected panels for you:


And this is also how I learned about the existence of the book... and how I got motivated to read it.

There's a bunch of stories that similarly feature the work the story is based on. It Happened One Day starts with Donald watching It Happened One Night on TV, then falling asleep and dreaming his own version of the story.

[napoleondecheese]

This reference isn't all that easy to get.

[schizo]

I dunno what the reference is other than Steelbeak being a parody of Jaws from James Bond.

Speaking of, James Bond has been parodied numerous times with Donald and Goofy as the title character.

Arizona Goof is a parody of Indiana Jones.

The Universal movie monsters have been referenced in several stories Like in "Mouse of Frankenstein" and "Werewolf Worries". The latter also references William Castle horror films which would have some kinda gimmick rigged in the movie theaters to scare audiences. There was an entire story based on the Francis Ford Coppola adaptation of Dracula.

That 1984 spoof isn't the only time a Disney comic has referenced a book about a tyrant.

[bats]

Dec 14, 2023 13:31:42 GMT schizo said:

Speaking of, James Bond has been parodied numerous times with Donald and Goofy as the title character.

Mickey too: Mickey Mouse 007: Goldelicious is a Goldfinger parody that sticks relatively true to the movie, just with an apple theme and some censorship here and there. And no Pussy Galore character, though an expanded role for the Tilly Masterson equivalent.

[napoleondecheese]

It's a voice actor joke. Steelbeak has the same voice actor as Fowlmouth from Tiny Toon, who was friends with the protagonist Buster Bunny. Fowlmouth was a kid rooster as well, and didn't look that different from a very young Steelbeak. The joke is the characters might be one and the same.

[napoleondecheese]

Also just found out this fully insane Brazilian story, starring Jose Carioca in a beat by beat parody of, all things, Batman The Killing Joke.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvd0BoLVK2A

[dancruz]

Dec 26, 2023 2:51:38 GMT napoleondecheese said:

Also just found out this fully insane Brazilian story, starring Jose Carioca in a beat by beat parody of, all things, Batman The Killing Joke.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvd0BoLVK2A

I love this story! There is also a parody of The Dark Knight Returns, from the same time.