Talk:Don Rosa

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Why do I get the impression the author and subject are the same? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:43D:5F61:3C3F:1C02:E9E6:7AC4 (talk) 03:30, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

what about that dutch artist, wasn't he considered the heir to barks?


 * You probably mean Daan Jippes. Yeah, I read about that, but since it was in articles by Dutch journalists, I always figured they may have been a bit biased, and never took that statement too seriously.--user:branko

Considering that Donald is so big in Europe (and the Jippes stuff looks pretty good to me), maybe you should, gee, I dunno, write about him? tone this one down a little? I guess my point was I've *heard* of Jippes and Barks, but not Don Rosa, but that's just me. I do have a book inscribed to me by Walt Disney. My dad worked in the studio during the war, but I'm not an expert, but yes, he could sign his name that way, my dad saw him do it. Regards, Ortolan88


 * Well, since the statement that Don Rosa (or Daan Jippes, or William van Horn) is the successor to Carl Barks is an opinion, I have been searching the web for authority figures stating or refuting that opinion, but so far my efforts have been fruitless.


 * From what I read so far, Daan Jippes seems to be a graphical genius, who has no trouble adapting his styles to that of others. Van Horn is the one whose work Barks himself felt close to (both the writing and the art), and Don Rosa is the one whose drawing style differs most from that of Barks, and is therefore seen most as the one setting the new style.


 * Strange. From what I had read, Rosa's obsession is mimicking "The Good Duck Artist" in absolutely every detail, to the point that he gets angry if anyone suggests that his art could be better than Barks'. - 200.195.88.155


 * However, these all seem the opinions of well-meaning fans, and though this does not necessarily disqualify their opinions, it does not make them authorities in the field of Barksology either.


 * I know the Rosa albums, Jippes and van Horns, as published by Ehapa in Germany. Rosa may not be closest to Barks Style regarding the drawings. But please keep in mind, that this is only one part of the trade. I think Rose is closest to Barks regarding the way he tells the stories and regarding the stories themselves. This is especially visible, when when one looks at the more "epic" adventure storylines. van Horn's rather "whacky" style is imo not very close to barks at all, neither regarding stories nor art(though I like it :) ). 195.124.114.36 10:37, 16 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Could you please 'tone this down', as you put it? I am too close to my own writing (forest, trees) to do it myself. Thanks in advance.--user:branko


 * I know this doesn't prove much, but a Google search for "Don Rosa" pulls 361,000 hits. "Daan Jippes" has 2,570. Bones O&#39;Malley (talk) 16:32, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

You can never be a prophet in your home country
Don Rosa might be the only cartoonist who is virtually unknown in his home country but amazingly popular everywhere else. &mdash; J I P | Talk 12:18, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * I don't know. I guess you could find other examples if you look carefully. Besides, I don't know if he's amazingly popular "everywhere else", he's very popular in Europa, but likely not, for instance, in large parts of Asia.


 * I'm not sure which part of Asia you were talking about. But Don Rosa is famous among Donald Duck fan in Indonesia. (PS: Well, actually there were only two names of comic author mentioned in distinguished article in Indonesian Donald Duck Magazine: Carl Barks and Don Rosa) Kunderemp 19:55, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * It's just a qualified guess, but I was thinking about countris like Japan, Korea, Thailand and China etc. If you look at the Interwiki, you could notice that almost every Interwiki except for the Indonesian belongs to a "European language". 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (&lt; \) (2 /) /)/ * 23:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Retirement
I removed the sentence "Over the years Rosa's eyesight have steadily gotten worse, which resulted in fewer and fewer released comics each year" which is as far as I know invention. I added that his retirement was "for personal reason" (at the komiks fair Don Rosa stated he wanted to spend more time with his wife). Herve661 (talk) 10:28, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

I was also at the Komiks.dk fair. During the interview when asked about the eye surgery Rosa stated his eyesight was now in such a bad condition, that he would be unable to draw comics. He also told his eyesight had slowly declined over the years which was why he produced fewer and fewer comics each passing year. I have been unable to find any good sources to prove my claim, except this forum post:. --RedSlicer (talk) 00:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, I believe this is true. However, we need a better source for this such as a printed interview. If we don't have any good source, maybe we shouldn't try to be very precise at all in the article. Herve661 (talk) 07:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Don Rosa publications
In Europe there are plans to release a complete collection of Don Rosa's Disney comics in hardcover books. No equivalent plans for the English editions? http://coa.inducks.org/publication.php?c=dk/HOF 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 16:54, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

On strike
"During early summer 2002, Don Rosa suddenly laid down work...". Whoever wrote this does not seem to use English as a primary language, as this makes little sense. Could someone who knows what they are trying to convey, please rewrite this in colloquial English.66.61.26.164 (talk) 00:09, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Awards
You can add details of his Eisner Awards nominations and wins from these links: 2007 1998 1997 1996 1995 Mickey (talk) 10:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

tv ep. guides
Abbythecat (talk) 07:16, 12 July 2015 (UTC)I had no idea Rosa was an artist. I 'grew up' reading his TV episode guides in RBCC (and OMNICON). Perhaps these should be more detailed on his articles page. I vividly recall his guides for KOLCHAK, TREK, GREEN HORNET, BATMAN, PRISONER, WILD (no coma?) WILD WEST, MAN FROM UNCLE, and many more, all published before others were, including his massive guide for ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR/PRESENTS. If he'd done nothing but these guides, he'd deserve his place at Wiki. AbbythecatAbbythecat (talk) 07:16, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

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Comparisons of Rosa and Barks
I think that this article inaccurately compares Rosa and Barks on several points.

Barks' most classic period was from the late 40's into the 50's, when he produced his most top-notch stories. Later, the publishers switched Barks' drawing paper to the wrong medium type, with a soft, chalky surface, and he could no longer produce his famous polished expressions for the ducks.

So if one is referring to Barks' later stories, then obviously Rosa drew more expressive ducks. On the other hand, if one looks at Barks' most classic stories, then the ducks here just as often as in Rosa's stories (and sometimes more frequently) have wild and hilarious expressions.

It appears to me that the quotes referenced in the article to say that Barks didn't even like to use wild expressions for the ducks are taken out of context. It is quite clear from his classic stories that he was proficient in wild expressions!

Another comparison is that Rosa's backgrounds, while extremely detailed, were more cartoony. Barks was inspired by Hal foster's Prince Valiant comic strip to draw realistic backgrounds for his stories and would have used more human characters for supporting cast if he'd been allowed to (as in Dangerous Disguise and The Magic Hourglass). This limitation, however, led to his creation of the cast of Duckburg.

Rosa respects the Barks universe at least as much as the artists from Europe who draw in a Barksian style, yet one might say that Rosa has created a 'Rosa duck universe' that, while intricately based on the Barks universe, is distinct from it in many ways, such as having a lot of continuity between stories and a highly 'sculptured' look for his characters (utilizing drafting tools from his engineering trade).

Barks wished Rosa hadn't been commissioned to do The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck series, because he felt it showed too much of the "nuts and bolts", while diminishing some of Scrooge's "mystique". However, in the context of a Rosa duck universe, the series can simply be enjoyed for what it is.

Rosa went on strike for not receiving royalties nor his originals back to resell for income, while Barks had entire completed stories destroyed by publishers and lost to history. Rosa saw a lot of fame during his career, while Barks worked in obscurity with his publishers disposing of his tons of fan mail and refusing to reveal his identity.

Later, when Barks' Disney duck oil paintings made considerable income, his personal managers became greedy and turned against Rosa. They hid Rosa's correspondence from Barks and blocked Rosa from seeing Barks at events. They then viciously turned against Barks with lawsuits to rob him. Once Barks was finally free of them, he invited Rosa to his house for a nice visit, and so everything ended on a friendly note. After all, these two men had something quite unusual in common -- decades of writing and drawing comic book stories about some very epic ducks!

72.220.73.191 (talk) 21:48, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

salary
"a much higher salary than the one he received at Gladstone"

Disney comics creators don't get "salaries", they get page rates. 94.191.136.56 (talk) 20:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)