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size=2><SPAN class=765551115-15062004>I have to second that. I got back
into comics after a short run of pretending to be an adult right about the
time Mr. Rosa started getting his work published. If it weren't for those
incredibly fun to read stories I might not have stuck with picking up the duck
comics -- or any other comics for that matter. And at the time I didn't
have any idea who "Don Rosa" was and I didn't really care. I just liked
reading those stories. Now I'm quite excited to get something new in my
comic stack by that Rosa fellow. :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> dcml-bounces@stp.ling.uu.se
[mailto:dcml-bounces@stp.ling.uu.se] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>UNDBKB@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 14, 2004 4:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
dcml@stp.ling.uu.se<BR><B>Subject:</B> Rosa Popularity<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>(Rosa writes:)<BR>
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TYPE="CITE">When you give the readers a<BR>direct link to the writers and
artists, the stories become FAR more popular.<BR>One of the reasons my work
is so popular is, I know, because I was early on<BR>given the first printed
credits after Barks' and I'm still constantly given<BR>more attention &
promotion by the publishers and offered opportunities for<BR>communication
with the readers via texts, etc... so the readers identify<BR>better and
relate to me as a real person... making my work apparently<BR>wildly, albeit
undeservedly, popular.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Sorry Mr. Rosa, Your popularity
is NOT because we know who you are or that we know you to be a "Real"
person,<BR>But because you do Great stories.<BR>Publishers can promote other
stories, but without content, it just doesn't matter!<BR><BR>SMcDuck<BR>(Back
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