Talk:Don Rosa

message: I removed the sentence "Over the years Rosa's eyesight have steadily gotten worse, which resulted in fewer and fewer released comics each year" which is as far as I know invention. I added that his retirement was "for personal reason" (at the komiks fair Don Rosa stated he wanted to spend more time with his wife). Herve661 (talk) 10:28, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I believe this is true. However, we need a better source for this such as a printed interview. If we don't have any good source, maybe we shouldn't try to be very precise at all in the article. Herve661 (talk) 07:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retirement 

message: In Europe there are plans to release a complete collection of Don Rosa's Disney comics in hardcover books. No equivalent plans for the English editions? http://coa.inducks.org/publication.php?c=dk/HOF 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 16:54, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Don Rosa publications

message: "During early summer 2002, Don Rosa suddenly laid down work...". 
Whoever wrote this does not seem to use English as a primary language, as this makes little sense.  Could someone who knows what they are trying to convey, please rewrite this in colloquial English.66.61.26.164 (talk) 00:09, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: On strike

message: You can add details of his Eisner Awards nominations and wins from these links: 2007
1998
1997
1996
1995
Mickey (talk) 10:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards 

message: Abbythecat (talk) 07:16, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  tv ep. guides 

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message: I think that this article inaccurately compares Rosa and Barks on several points.
Barks' most classic period was from the late 40's into the 50's, when he produced his most top-notch stories. Later, the publishers switched Barks' drawing paper to the wrong medium type, with a soft, chalky surface, and he could no longer produce his famous polished expressions for the ducks.
So if one is referring to Barks' later stories, then obviously Rosa drew more expressive ducks. On the other hand, if one looks at Barks' most classic stories, then the ducks here just as often as in Rosa's stories (and sometimes more frequently) have wild and hilarious expressions.
It appears to me that the quotes referenced in the article to say that Barks didn't even like to use wild expressions for the ducks are taken out of context. It is quite clear from his classic stories that he was proficient in wild expressions!
Another comparison is that Rosa's backgrounds, while extremely detailed, were more cartoony. Barks was inspired by Hal foster's Prince Valiant comic strip to draw realistic backgrounds for his stories and would have used more human characters for supporting cast if he'd been allowed to (as in Dangerous Disguise and The Magic Hourglass). This limitation, however, led to his creation of the cast of Duckburg. 
Rosa respects the Barks universe at least as much as the artists from Europe who draw in a Barksian style, yet one might say that Rosa has created a 'Rosa duck universe' that, while intricately based on the Barks universe, is distinct from it in many ways, such as having a lot of continuity between stories and a highly 'sculptured' look for his characters (utilizing drafting tools from his engineering trade).
Barks wished Rosa hadn't been commissioned to do The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck series, because he felt it showed too much of the "nuts and bolts", while diminishing some of Scrooge's "mystique". However, in the context of a Rosa duck universe, the series can simply be enjoyed for what it is.
Rosa went on strike for not receiving royalties nor his originals back to resell for income, while Barks had entire completed stories destroyed by publishers and lost to history. Rosa saw a lot of fame during his career, while Barks worked in obscurity with his publishers disposing of his tons of fan mail and refusing to reveal his identity.  
Later, when Barks' Disney duck oil paintings made considerable income, his personal managers became greedy and turned against Rosa. They hid Rosa's correspondence from Barks and blocked Rosa from seeing Barks at events. They then viciously turned against Barks with lawsuits to rob him. Once Barks was finally free of them, he invited Rosa to his house for a nice visit, and so everything ended on a friendly note. After all, these two men had something quite unusual in common -- decades of writing and drawing comic book stories about some very epic ducks!
72.220.73.191 (talk) 21:48, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparisons of Rosa and Barks 

message: "a much higher salary than the one he received at Gladstone"
Disney comics creators don't get "salaries", they get page rates. 94.191.136.56 (talk) 20:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  salary