
David Gerstein wrote:
>       The interesting thing is that Disney allows Marvel to get away 
> with this -- giving me the distinct feeling that Disney gives Marvel 
> preferential treatment.  One of Marvel's standard subscription ads 
> shows Aladdin and Jasmine in a fully painted scene, on the balcony of 
> a castle (or something) against a starry sky, gesturing toward some 
> Marvel Disneys.

Actually, the feeling I get is that Marvel and Disney really
don't communicate that well...either that, or they don't
deal with those higher up there in the administravia.

It is kind of sad to see that the Editors are the last
to know about productions that have bearing on the
story development.  (For example,  Marvel
editor Hildy Mesnick did not seem to  know of an upcoming
Aladdin direct to video release until somewhere
between issues 9-10).  One other thing
is that story lines were introduced
that should have been avoided, ie.
Aladdin's parentage.

>       THE LITTLE MERMAID sold very well in Disney Comics' own 4-issue 
> series, but I'm starting to believe that this was due to how Peter 
> David wrote the stories like classic Disney comics (even if the art 
> was laid out in a more Marvel-style).  David did a good job, leaving 
> me to wonder why Marvel didn't take advantage of his talent when they 
> restarted the title themselves.

One other thing is that Peter David is regarded as a "name"
in the comic industry :)
> 
>       And I'd like to see Disney let Gladstone make its ads the way 
> Marvel does -- or did.  Who, outside Disney itself, imagines that a 
> Donald Duck comic book is not endorsed by Donald Duck (geez, this 
> sounds silly) or that Donald's endorsing of a Donald promotional item 
> has something to do with Disney themselves endorsing it?  Maybe this 
> is all so much double-talk...

Actually, it doesn't seem quite fair does it?  Marvel has
been using images from character model sheets (at least wiht Aladdin)
in the ads, as you have referred to.  

The other thing that has bothered me about Marvel
Disney comics is that while the rest of Marvel
comics are published and upgraded to better
paper and computer enhanced coloring, 
these comics are still put out on newsprint,
and feature flat color.

*sigh*
Unfortunately, we have to live with that.

Sherline
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Sherline Lee                                   
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Northwestern University            (_)         
ResCon/Disney Nut                Jasmine       

