What's right and what's not
Søren Krarup Olesen
raptus at stofanet.dk
Thu Jan 17 22:50:49 CET 2002
I have followed this discussion quite closely, and it looks similar to
many debates we've had ealier on this mailing list. What should the
colour of money be, where is Duckburg situated etc.
Now, frankly speaking, are such questions really important in order to
appreciate and love Disney comics? How come, apparently, that a story
may fall apart (or considered inappropriate) just because Scrooge's
money bin just for once isn't placed on Killmotor Hill. Who cares--as
long as it fits the story. I fully agree with Morten on these matters!
All this attempt to focus on accuracy. C'mon, Disney comics aren't black
and white in any sense. Is Donald's shirt blue or black? Well, it
depends; on covers he wears a blue shirt, in most stories it's black, so
the question whether "Donald has a blue or black shirt" is basically
meaningless. His shirt is both!
In fact, that's what I like most about Disney comics, they are so
amasingly flexible and one never runs out of surprices or new
interpretations of our beloved characters...mice or ducks.
The only thing that really bothers me is when someone claims that they
are closer to the "true fact", the so-called "original" and stick to
that, not for sake of making good Disney comics but for the sake of
being original only. I don't know who invented the wheel, but if those
who did suddenly claimed that this was the best wheel ever made, and
that everybody in ze world should follow that example, then...well, the
American automobile industry would certainly look different then...
Translators are necessary for the kids to understand the stuff being
published in whatever country, and mostly they really do a creative
job--a hard task as it may be. If some story loses its integrity or
meaning just because some bank notes had the wrong colour, or a gag
wasn't literally translated then such a story would not be a part of the
open and varying "duck world" that I've enjoyed for some twenty years.
So my message is plain and simple: Don't bother with consistancy and
details, Disney comics wasn't meant for that in the first place!
Greetings,
Søren
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