Scandinavian Creators

[Rob Klein]

For Sigvald: Find me an editor in Scandinavia who doesn't know that Freddy 
Milton IS Scandinavian (Danish)!(Milton is his "pen" name. (The family name is 
Larsen!)  Also: Jan Gulbransson IS half Norwegian, AND 
spends significant time EVERY YEAR in NORWAY!!!(so by your definition, he 
should also be included. His father's family comes from near the eastern side 
of Oslo Fjord. His mother's family (1/2 Norwegian), was from Kragero(e). Have 
you never heard of Olaf Gulbransson, (his grandfather)the famous cartoonist? 

There are MANY other Scandanavian writers like Lars Jensen, and even a few 
artists.

The Difference between the firms that publish for ONE country like Disney 
Italia, VNU-Sanoma(Netherlands), Sanoma(Finland), Abril (Brazil), and French 
Disney and Egmont is that Egmont produces for many countries and their 
operating costs and budgets are geared towards that situation. It is easier for 
a publisher serving THAT ONE country to decide whether or not to publish a book 
that will sell only in THAT country. Ehapa, which is an Egmont company, has its 
own budget, and therefore, can make a decision to produce stories and books on 
their own.  Would the Danish head office of Egmont decide to produce a book 
that would sell only in Norway, Sweden and Denmark? That may be possible.  But, 
would those 3 countries' individual publishing divisions have to designate a 
portion of their operating budget to produce such a book. Would The Faroes 
islands and Icelandic Egmont Publishers participate in it?  Or would their 
interest and potential sales be deemed not significant enough to matter?  Would 
there really be enough interest?

Should there be a similar book for Britain (and its crew of British writers)? 
Would anyone care?  There isn't even such a book for a combination sample of 
the best American artists and writers of Disney comics.  Should we have Mickey 
Mouse stories written by Pat McGreal, drawn by Ferioli, mixed with Grandma Duck
stories drawn by Frank McSavage (written by Unknown)?

The Scandinavian Book could also have a really strange mixture of work: Freddy 
Milton written and drawn mid 1970s stories for Egmont, Gorm Transgaard/Freddy 
Milton story drawn by Milton, published by Disney Italia, Robert Klein/Jan 
Gulbransson story drawn by Gulbransson, published by Ehapa, a similar one, 
published by Geilustreerde Pers, Lars Jensen stories, Flemming Andersen written 
and drawn stories published in the pocketbooks (the same in 4-tier), Gorm 
Transgaard-Freddy Milton stories published by VNU, etc., etc.  It would be an 
intersting mix.

It's an interesting idea. Would there be enough interest among the readers for 
such a collection?  Classic stories by Barks, Gottfredson & other classic 
artists, and by recent artists such as Don Rosa, has worked. Collections in 
albums for Daan Jippes and William Van Horn has worked.  Has Van Horn's work 
also been published in fancy hard-bound books?  Will there be enough interest 
in the work of Gorm Transgaard, Lars Jensen, Peter Hartfeld, Flemming 
Andersen,etc. to make a fancy hardbound book pay?  Or should it be tried out in 
album (graphic novel)form first?

Perhaps David G. has some ideas about this?

Rob Klein


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