Egmont liked the classic feel of his art and felt it got readers in the right mood.
Exactly! Egmont liked Vicar a lot, not the readers! And before you tell me that Egmont knows what the readers like, remember that it was Egmont who rejected Rosa's Lo$ chapter 10B, because they believed the readers did not want more Lo$ bonus chapters!
I do agree with you that Egmont doesn't always know best. That said, I understand they often had reader polls about favorite stories from year to year. Not that polls of this kind tell everything, but I'd imagine that a lof of Vicar's stories rated highly in those in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.
I also speak for myself as a kid. I was often looking forward to new opening Donald Duck stories illustrated by Vicar when I grew up with the weekly in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Very much looking forward to the Casty volume and a Kinney and Hubbard volume. One suggestion for a future volume:
Ben Verhagen! Over the past few weeks I’ve been re-rereading Gladstone series 1 and noticed how zany and interesting his stories are like Voyage to Moonbase One and Curse of the Lost Empress. Also, his collaborations with Jan Kruse are fantastic. They would be perfect for the Masters
Very much looking forward to the Casty volume and a Kinney and Hubbard volume. One suggestion for a future volume:
Ben Verhagen! Over the past few weeks I’ve been re-rereading Gladstone series 1 and noticed how zany and interesting his stories are like Voyage to Moonbase One and Curse of the Lost Empress. Also, his collaborations with Jan Kruse are fantastic. They would be perfect for the Masters
I second this! Ben Verhagen is definitely one of the more under-appreciated Disney comic book artists. During the Gladstone run, the stories by Jippes, Milton, Verhagen and another under appreciated artist Volker Reiche were the stories I looked forward to seeing the most (well, other than Van Horn, Rosa, Gottfredson and Barks).
Very much looking forward to the Casty volume and a Kinney and Hubbard volume. One suggestion for a future volume:
Ben Verhagen! Over the past few weeks I’ve been re-rereading Gladstone series 1 and noticed how zany and interesting his stories are like Voyage to Moonbase One and Curse of the Lost Empress. Also, his collaborations with Jan Kruse are fantastic. They would be perfect for the Masters
I second this! Ben Verhagen is definitely one of the more under-appreciated Disney comic book artists. During the Gladstone run, the stories by Jippes, Milton, Verhagen and another under appreciated artist Volker Reiche were the stories I looked forward to seeing the most (well, other than Van Horn, Rosa, Gottfredson and Barks).
I third this! I’ve said elsewhere that the first story by someone other than Barks or Rosa which I decided to save for a lifetime was the Geradts/Verhagen Last Voyage of Ringtail van Dukke. I’d love to have that in a Disney Masters Verhagen volume…especially since the comic has the flimsy “self-cover.” Also, the English dialoguing on that one was really well done, and deserves a better presentation!
One of my favorites is Marco Rota - his story about the ocean money bin was quite excellent
Sadly The Money Ocean was already released in Uncle $crooge 266, so probably they won't reprint it in the Masters series. But I hope they print it anyway because it's one of the very best stories of Marco Rota.
One of my favorites is Marco Rota - his story about the ocean money bin was quite excellent
Sadly The Money Ocean was already released in Uncle $crooge 266, so probably they won't reprint it in the Masters series. But I hope they print it anyway because it's one of the very best stories of Marco Rota.
Several stories in the Masters series have been published previously in the US so I don't think that's a problem. Take for instance The Last Balaboo in DM 5, previously published in US 242.
Sadly The Money Ocean was already released in Uncle $crooge 266, so probably they won't reprint it in the Masters series. But I hope they print it anyway because it's one of the very best stories of Marco Rota.
Several stories in the Masters series have been published previously in the US so I don't think that's a problem. Take for instance The Last Balaboo in DM 5, previously published in US 242.
Not to mention, every story in the recent Van Horn volume.
Why is "The Money Ocean" held in such high regard compared to other Rota stories? I remember enjoying it, but I can't say I ever thought of it as one of Rota's best stories. For one thing, I much prefer his art style as it evolved a few years later.
Why is "The Money Ocean" held in such high regard compared to other Rota stories? I remember enjoying it, but I can't say I ever thought of it as one of Rota's best stories. For one thing, I much prefer his art style as it evolved a few years later.
I've always considered "The Money Ocean" one of Rota's best, in part due simply to the incredible, epic scale of the wild events that happen in it. But that's why I already reprinted it in a collectors' volume here.
Admittedly, that volume is now out of print—but what I'm saying is that the US has already seen both the initial comic book printing of the story, and a later collectors' anthology printing fairly recently (just over ten years ago). Thus, I don't think I'll be including "The Money Ocean" in our eventual Rota Masters volume, unless the demand for it is really strong.
Admittedly, that volume is now out of print—but what I'm saying is that the US has already seen both the initial comic book printing of the story, and a later collectors' anthology printing fairly recently (just over ten years ago). Thus, I don't think I'll be including "The Money Ocean" in our eventual Rota Masters volume, unless the demand for it is really strong.
I hope the demand is really strong because I love this story. If I could decide, this would be my selection.
Admittedly, that volume is now out of print—but what I'm saying is that the US has already seen both the initial comic book printing of the story, and a later collectors' anthology printing fairly recently (just over ten years ago). Thus, I don't think I'll be including "The Money Ocean" in our eventual Rota Masters volume, unless the demand for it is really strong.
I hope the demand is really strong because I love this story. If I could decide, this would be my selection.
Donald as Commuter, now that's a great story. It's tied with From Egg to Duck as the most iconic Rota story IMO.