<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/12/2003 9:04:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, John.Crocker@dvn.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Anyway, I'm really enjoying the strips each day and must say that I never realized that after the few airplane strips that Mickey spent so much time on an island. It seems most strange b/c there isn't much development of the character, but instead he just simply jumps into some escapades. Any thoughts on why this would be....? Do we already know alot about Mickey through other media by the time of the strips?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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Well, I never really thought that Mickey HAD much character to begin with. Any medium that involves him--the cartoons, the comics, what have you--seem to be more focused on the plots, as opposed to the developing of the actual character. I think the Duck books are far from this, which is one of the many reasons for their appeal. (Still, I really enjoy some of the older Mickey strips.)<BR>
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I wouldn't blame it on a specific writer or artist; it's really just the way the Mickey "universe" (I hate that term) is. Unless someone comes along and dramatically changes Mickey's character, which I really can't see happening, I think we're kind of "stuck" in this plot-driven Mickey "universe."<BR>
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Thanks for reading this nonsense,<BR>
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Dane Martin</FONT></HTML>