If IDW is to publish the new story I hope they don't make weird parts out of it like Boom! did with the Casty story "Quandomai Island"
I see the two parts of the Atlantis story are 42+41 pages, so they could fit in two issues without too much trouble. IDW managed to squeeze "The Miner's Granddaughter" (40 pages) into a 44 page comic. The issues are usually 44 pages, but IDW's Uncle Scrooge #5 and #6 were 48 pages. With 48 pages the Atlantis story could fit in two issues and still have space for editoral content and ads.
What did BOOM remove in the story "Quandomai Island"? You have pics?
The problem wasn't that they cut anything from the story, but that they made a 2-part story a 4-part story. So each part had an unnatural end and start in each issue. But the way "Quandomai Island" was divided into parts by Boom! wasn't that bad really, so it's a bad example. Other stories like the Minnie story in the same issues was worse.
When collecting "Quandomai Island" in a trade paperback they actually printed it in 4 parts there too. The image under is from the TPB.
But by doing their own parts, the start and end of the two original parts would end up in the middle of the story in Boom!'s part 3 – so they cut the last row of the original part one and the splash panel of part two, or it would have looked even more strange:
Honestly, I'd be fine without another Eurasia Toft story taking up three more issues. The last one IDW ran, "The Shadow of the Colossus", was a forgettable dud (and I usually absorb every IDW issue thoroughly) and seems to indicate the character has run her course. It's not as if Mickey and Goofy need a third female wheel to kickstart their adventures... Besides, I think Mickey already has a girlfriend, doesn't he?
Besides, I think Mickey already has a girlfriend, doesn't he?
Uhh… whether it is needed or not, Eurasia I think is clearly meant to form a trio with Mickey and Goofy. It's sort of the point that she is an actual character and a friend of the heroes without being yet another love interest.
I will respectfully disagree, I have enjoyed the Eurasia Toft stories, and I for one would like to see the trio actually find Atlantis (if they do)! Don't just leave it open like that! Eurasia is a bit like many of Mickey's other supporting characters who show up when there's a reason to bring them back, like Captain Doberman or Professor Einmug. She's part of the story and setting.
I have to recant my labeling "Shadow of Colossus" a dud - it's good, just not one of my favorites, Casty or otherwise. In fact, rereading it right before "Dark Mines of the Phantom Metal" helped me realize I don't really like these Toft stories for the same reason I really don't like a lot of Don Rosa stories: many pages of exposition, explaining some legend/scientific fact (or at least the author's version of it). Barks in particular always handled this with ease without reading like a text book, but it seems unattainable for other writers.
And please, disagree, even disrespectfully if you want! People seem to like 'em, so what do I know.
Post by Scrooge MacDuck on Dec 1, 2016 18:10:49 GMT
I see… I don't just like these moments, I adore them. (Except, in theory, when it is related to Atlantis, because people, there are *way* too many conflicting versions of the story of Atlantis in Duck comics as it stands, but Casty's is certainly one of the most elaborated takes, so I'll give him a pass).
I like the character of Eurasia Toft very much. I agree with Scrooge MacDuck that it's part of the point of the character that she's Mickey's friend/colleague without being a love interest. I enjoyed the French story by Jérôme Wicky that paired her with Minnie on an Atlantean adventure, and I appreciated the fact that there was no silliness about Minnie being jealous or suspicious of Mickey's travels with Eurasia. I also agree with Deb that she's like Professor Einmug or Captain Doberman as a character who comes along with a certain setting and sort of adventure. The same goes for another creation of Casty's, Stella Marina.
I'm grateful to Casty for consciously setting out to create a wider range of active female characters for Disney comics, including Eurasia Toft, Stella Marina, and one-shots like Commander Iris-One. I wish someone would do the same for the Ducks' world. There are only a very few new female continuing characters in the Ducks' world that I know of who aren't love interests: Stella Curfew, Korhonen's sheriff of Quackville and friend of Grandma Duck; the artist Mercedes Pujol, who doesn't live in Calisota; Daisy's longtime friend Amanda Fox created by Maya Åstrup. And, of course, Hortense and Matilda, as brought to life by Rosa. This paucity of non-girlfriend-females is one reason I want to see more of Dickie Duck.
I've enjoyed all the Toft stories so far. We'll see how they last through re-readings. The exposition explaining a myth/history in Casty or Rosa is generally for me a feature, not a bug.
The "Dark Mines of the Phantom Metal" story surely gave Goofy a chance to shine!
Uh…… better not forget Grandma herself. (The fact that she's *technically* the love interest of Humperdink Duck does not count.)
Oh, I haven’t forgotten Grandma Duck! The sentence in which I listed characters specified “new” characters, i.e. characters created since the 1980’s. I’ll start a new thread with a more complete listing, for any future researchers who might be interested!