Post by alquackskey on Aug 9, 2021 18:16:37 GMT
Oh, I think you've got it this time! Your "shaping the character to the mold" is a great way of putting it.
That's why Scrooge has such a hard time showing growth in these early stories. He's already been cast (pun not intended) as Classic Hero [Young] and Would-Be Icon. Now you can write a brief like that when you're doing a script and you get the actors to breathe life into the character, but artists are bound to be their own casting director and Rosa only limited range.
(Why am I now imagining '90s Leslie Nielsen as a live-action Scrooge?)
It's a shame about the less interesting parts of the Life of Scrooge, because the parts that are really interesting aren't given nearly enough "screentime". But then, Rosa only had 15 pages to fill most of the time. Outrageous.
I really hope we'll see more Disney graphic novels in the coming decade. Imagine what some artists could do with a canvas like that.
Yes, I'm fully following you now - the 'Would-Be Icon' is especially noticeable. It permeates a lot of the Life and Times series, often to its detriment in my opinion.
I can agree with the desire for graphic novels; you can feel many stories that are restricted by the shorter format, so it'd be nice to see more people playing around with longer content!
Also, I watched Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier a few nights ago; it really put into perspective what you meant by Rosa drawing from other stories.
There was one scene where I got a chuckle out of thinking I'd seen it in Life and Times (The shooting contest)... then another scene, where I was thinking "Wow, two?" (Davy finding out that Russell had been writing dime novels about him)... I don't know if they were intentional, but it definitely gave me a clearer understanding of what you meant!