Donald Duck (1) - Don Rosa
Tuesday, 3. July 2007, 05:25:35
I have mentioned many cartoonists here on my blog. Skilfull creative persons, that can bring a smile on my face.
This is my first post about the Donald Duck universe. Donald was "born" in 1934, in the cartoon "The Wise Little Hen". According to "The Chronological Donald - Volume 1", Donald was created by Walt Disney when he heard Clarence Nash doing his "duck" voice while reciting "Mary had a little lamb". Donald is usually easygoing, but his most famous trait is his short and often explosive temper. He is also sometimes portrayed as more crafty and cynical than other characters in his universe. I like that. It brings another dimension into the duck'ish universe.
Well. This post shouldn't really be about Donald, but about one of his drawers, one of the most famous of them, namely Don Rosa. He was born in 1951 in Kentucky, and is actually mostly known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck.
Rosa joined the Danish publisher Egmont in 1990 and has been working there as a freelancer since then. In 1991 he started creating The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, a twelve chapter story about his favorite character. The series was a huge success, and in 1995 he won an Eisner Award for best continuing series.
During early summer 2002, Don Rosa suddenly laid down work. As an artist he could not live under the conditions Egmont was offering him, but he did not want to give up making Scrooge McDuck comics either. So his only choice was to put down work for a while and try to come to an agreement with Egmont. His main issues were that he had no control over his works. Don had discovered far too often that his stories were printed with incorrect pages of art, improper colors, poor lettering, or pixelated computer conversions of the illustrations. Another matter was that his name was used in promotion of books and collections of stories without his agreement and without sending royalties to him.
He came to an agreement with Egmont in December of the same year, which gave him a bit more control over the stories and the manner in which they were publicized.
Don Rosa has a special way to draw the Disney caracters, but what I like most about his work is his sense of humour. It fits mine just perfectly!
This is my first post about the Donald Duck universe. Donald was "born" in 1934, in the cartoon "The Wise Little Hen". According to "The Chronological Donald - Volume 1", Donald was created by Walt Disney when he heard Clarence Nash doing his "duck" voice while reciting "Mary had a little lamb". Donald is usually easygoing, but his most famous trait is his short and often explosive temper. He is also sometimes portrayed as more crafty and cynical than other characters in his universe. I like that. It brings another dimension into the duck'ish universe.
Well. This post shouldn't really be about Donald, but about one of his drawers, one of the most famous of them, namely Don Rosa. He was born in 1951 in Kentucky, and is actually mostly known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck.
Rosa joined the Danish publisher Egmont in 1990 and has been working there as a freelancer since then. In 1991 he started creating The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, a twelve chapter story about his favorite character. The series was a huge success, and in 1995 he won an Eisner Award for best continuing series.
During early summer 2002, Don Rosa suddenly laid down work. As an artist he could not live under the conditions Egmont was offering him, but he did not want to give up making Scrooge McDuck comics either. So his only choice was to put down work for a while and try to come to an agreement with Egmont. His main issues were that he had no control over his works. Don had discovered far too often that his stories were printed with incorrect pages of art, improper colors, poor lettering, or pixelated computer conversions of the illustrations. Another matter was that his name was used in promotion of books and collections of stories without his agreement and without sending royalties to him.
He came to an agreement with Egmont in December of the same year, which gave him a bit more control over the stories and the manner in which they were publicized.
Don Rosa has a special way to draw the Disney caracters, but what I like most about his work is his sense of humour. It fits mine just perfectly!
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Carol # 3. July 2007, 05:54
scott cumming # 3. July 2007, 06:48
so i have to comment. one of my favorite characters was scrooge mcduck. looking back i can see that i could identify with someone who husbanded his money so diligently. and i see him now as a charactarization of what is wrong with our present society. that greed will be the downfall of america.
Kimberly # 3. July 2007, 06:49
☜☞Sarah☜☞ # 4. July 2007, 13:27