What if...

Christopher Burton cburton at cinci.rr.com
Sun Jan 20 17:34:29 CET 2002


Tommi Perkola wrote:
  Well, right now it would be ridiculous to take all the comics you've drawn back, and mold them to the euroducks tradition. Of course these stories are here to stay

and Soren wrote:

  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...

This touches on something I've been meaning to ask for some time now. Given all of the international inconsistencies not to mention the differences in views among various creators, how would you as a Disney comics fan or creator feel if the Walt Disney Company, in an attempt to create a more cohesive and "logical" universe (or as logical as a universe can be when it's peopled with talking ducks, dogs, geese, etc.), came up with guidelines that standardized some (or all!) of the very things that have been discussed and required the licensees to follow them? What if they officially established Duckburg's location? What if they defined the color, nature and origin of the money in Scrooge's bin? What if they established an official historical chronology? What if this was all based on the works of Carl Barks and, by extension, Don Rosa? What if they began an extensive effort to retell all previously published stories, revising them so that they adhere to this new Disney Comics Bible? Do you think these "restrictions" would limit the creators' abilities to tell good stories? Do you think this would result in a backlash from some fans who like things as they are in their respective countries? Do you think the average Disney comics reader would notice any difference and, if they did, would they care? I realize this is a pretty broad question, but what are your opinions? I'm really curious about this.

Quack,

Christopher Burton
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