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<DIV><SPAN class=187355807-07062002><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=928461308-07062002>[Wiljes,
Cord] > </SPAN>. This is funny and quite serious at the same
time which does not contradict but fits perfectly together. I think that is
one of the major characteristics of Franquins work (more obvious in his later
works), which might be called an equivalent of a crying clown - funny and
sad simultaneously. Take away one side - and you get a one-sided
character.<BR><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><SPAN class=187355807-07062002><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=928461308-07062002>Isn't it the same
with Barks? Donald is funny, yes, but in Barks' best stories he
also is a tragic figure, the eternal loser, a duck in hopeless defiance
against fate. His uncle is wealthy, his nephews are clever, his girl-friend
takes advantage of him and each time he succeeds in any area catastrophe will
follow immediately afterwards. This is why Barks' Donald is so much more than
just a funny animal - and why we love him so: he is a real person, nut just some
character.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><SPAN class=187355807-07062002><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=928461308-07062002>Cord</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><SPAN class=187355807-07062002><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=928461308-07062002>P.S.: I will post
some Marsu sample pages to our Top 100 List (<A
href="http://www.top100comics.de">http://www.top100comics.de</A>) this afternoon
so everybody will be able to see what all the fuss us
about.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>