Now, please do not let this become an argument – because I will not participate – but I am curious as to why this story would be considered “childish”.
Is it because it is environmentally themed? Yes, it is indeed environmentally themed! So were a lot of Barks stories! Do we say that about them? I’d like some calm and respectful discussion on this… like we always have on my own Blog. (…No calling for anyone’s jobs, okay?)
We will discuss the story when printed in the US. (Or if you can't wait, you can read my comment on the inducks as linked by Spectrus above, where you will find that I am not the only one in this position.) But I can answer this point right now: NO, it is not the environmental theme that makes it a bit childish in my view. One of my favorite stories by Casty, Topolino e il segreto della balena bianca, is his most environmental one, and yet I love it deeply.
Oh cool, you also love the balena nera! I like Estrella Marina even more than Eurasia Toft, and I love this story and the second one with her. I bought the issue of Topolino with that story just to get the cover art!
I would agree that Tutor isn't the strongest of Casty's longer stories and also share the opinion that it is too pedagogic. But it's still a good story, especially if you consider the usual level of Mickey comics created nowadays. I also couldn't see a lack of humour. Just look at the ravens with their sarcastic comments (and their facial expressions!) - these alone are great.
Now, please do not let this become an argument – because I will not participate – but I am curious as to why this story would be considered “childish”.
Is it because it is environmentally themed? Yes, it is indeed environmentally themed! So were a lot of Barks stories! Do we say that about them? I’d like some calm and respectful discussion on this… like we always have on my own Blog. (…No calling for anyone’s jobs, okay?)
We will discuss the story when printed in the US. (Or if you can't wait, you can read my comment on the inducks as linked by Spectrus above, where you will find that I am not the only one in this position.) But I can answer this point right now: NO, it is not the environmental theme that makes it a bit childish in my view. One of my favorite stories by Casty, Topolino e il segreto della balena bianca, is his most environmental one, and yet I love it deeply.
Adding:
I did not notice this passage of Joe's (rare) post:
Indeed, as I said to David Gerstein, we need this story now, more than ever!
I agree on this very much. We - and, sorry to put it like that, especially you on the other side on of the Atlantic - need this kind of stories now more than ever. And I do believe that this specific one can speak to the heart of very young readers in a very effective way. Which is something good. But also its great limit, as we are not all very young readers.
We will discuss the story when printed in the US. (Or if you can't wait, you can read my comment on the inducks as linked by Spectrus above, where you will find that I am not the only one in this position.) But I can answer this point right now: NO, it is not the environmental theme that makes it a bit childish in my view. One of my favorite stories by Casty, Topolino e il segreto della balena bianca, is his most environmental one, and yet I love it deeply.
Adding:
I did not notice this passage of Joe's (rare) post:
Indeed, as I said to David Gerstein, we need this story now, more than ever!
I agree on this very much. We - and, sorry to put it like that, especially you on the other side on of the Atlantic - need this kind of stories now more than ever. And I do believe that this specific one can speak to the heart of very young readers in a very effective way. Which is something good. But also its great limit, as we are not all very young readers.
Still "rare", but I do wish to "add" to Monkey Feyerabend's "Adding": It was precisely the "WE" on "this side of the Atlantic" (David's and mine) that I was referring to!
Er… what the hell? Inducks is not endorsing these images at all, it is merely a database for all Disney comics. Out of pure scholarly, academic need, it has scans of all Disney comics available, including the old kinda-problematic or even very problematic ones. It's archival, not endorsement.
I want to suppose that you are a veeeeery young person. Hence I will go easy on you and explain it as if you were my son or daughter. Ok, let's say nephew. As if you were my nephew.
So, that "site" is an archive. Its only purpose is to bring to present and future generations as much objective knowledge as possible on some pieces of 20th century art which were of some relevance from a historical and social point of view. Archives are the most important tool of history, the branch of knowledge which enlightens mankind on how to behave in the present and future, by showing what mankind used to be in the past. The main way to handle some archival material (or anything in this terrible world, actually, my child) is to contextualize it. Yes, surprise: in the late 30s western society was waaaaaaaayy more racist than now. And that inner racism occasionally showed up in comics, too. So what?
Please please please, try to get what I am going to say: if we started to erase all signs of racism from the thirties from our collective memory... we would quickly go back to those thirties, believe me.
By the way, me - as most of the people frequenting this forum, I suspect - I have paid forty bucks for a book containing this strip that you linked:
(If someone is historically interested in the other link, that old weird Donald by that Ward guy, there is an Italian comics lovers association which has published all that pre-war English material a couple of years ago...I guess some copies may still be available on their website.)
You've registered twice, both times with disposable e-mails, and made just one post that's easily refutable as trolling. You've another post to prove to me you're not just a bored, weak, false-flagging troll.
Now, please do not let this become an argument – because I will not participate – but I am curious as to why this story would be considered “childish”.
Is it because it is environmentally themed? Yes, it is indeed environmentally themed! So were a lot of Barks stories! Do we say that about them? I’d like some calm and respectful discussion on this… like we always have on my own Blog. (…No calling for anyone’s jobs, okay?)
We will discuss the story when printed in the US. (Or if you can't wait, you can read my comment on the inducks as linked by Spectrus above, where you will find that I am not the only one in this position.) But I can answer this point right now: NO, it is not the environmental theme that makes it a bit childish in my view. One of my favorite stories by Casty, Topolino e il segreto della balena bianca, is his most environmental one, and yet I love it deeply.
While I loved Cavazzano's art on that one (and Estrella Marina is cool), I thought the explanation/resolution was not really satisfying, thus making it a 'lesser' Casty story for my taste... but it's been a while since I read it, so maybe I'm underrating it.
Estrella has been used by a different team recently, by the way. But I haven't read that story.
Amazingly, Tutor has climbed to a spectacular #64 - and "The Eternal Empire of Ice" (the most recent epic with Atomo Beep-Beep) is no less than #50! (Not that that wouldn't be deserved, it's Casty's masterpiece so far...)
Amazingly, Tutor has climbed to a spectacular #64 - and "The Eternal Empire of Ice" (the most recent epic with Atomo Beep-Beep) is no less than #50! (Not that that wouldn't be deserved, it's Casty's masterpiece so far...)
Wow! And just wait until the American version hits an unsuspecting world!
Seriously, I'm honored to have been in any way associated with this great story of Casty's! An amazing job by him!