Going Farther than Barks' Original Concepts

[Danehog@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/18/2003 7:01:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
JALustig at aol.com writes:

> However, from time to time, new things have to be tried. That's what 
> creativity is all about. 

Agreed!

While I appreciate and respect Barks' "set continuity," I think that other 
artists are well-obligated to introduce their own ideas and concepts. Nothing 
is set into stone, and--when it all comes down to it--the stories are all 
about pure fun, anyway, are they not?

I'm not saying that new concepts should be introduced every story, or even on 
a semi-regular basis, but only every once and a while. They shouldn't take 
over the Duck "universe," but I think they have just as much right to be 
there as the Barks concepts, which seem to have been "set in stone" over the 
years.

I respect the Barks stories, of course, don't get me wrong--I just think that 
he didn't mean for everything to be set into a particular pattern, trapping 
future Duck artists into "following the leader," so to speak. The artists 
should show their own style, rather than imitating Barks'--even though a 
brilliant style it was.

Of course, I'm rambling now, and I've probably offended most of you with my 
bizarre ideas as to how far the Duck stories should go outside of Barks' 
original concept. I apologize in advance, but I'm hoping you won't take my 
comments too seriously.

I guess this is the part where I hide under the nearest boulder and cry...
-- 
Thanks for reading this nonsense,

Dane Martin
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