From bridgeportcat at gmail.com  Tue Mar  3 01:31:31 2009
From: bridgeportcat at gmail.com (bridgeport cat)
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:31:31 -0600
Subject: Disney License?
Message-ID: <e319afd0903021631k26001122tf39a2a683b12f938@mail.gmail.com>

So, with Gemstone pretty much gone, does  anyone know if anyone else
has considered picking  up the Disney comics license here in the US? I
grew up on Gladstone and have been enjoying Gemstone recently that
this whole situation breaks my heart. I learned to read through
Gladstone's Uncle Scrooge comics, which my Father bought since he too
grew up on the great duck stories.

From schulte at teacher.com  Mon Mar  2 15:31:50 2009
From: schulte at teacher.com (Leo Schulte)
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:31:50 -0500
Subject: Why the Secrecy?
Message-ID: <20090302143150.C6C581CE8FB@ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com>

Greetings!

Let me just pose an open question to Gemstone/Diamond: why are you acting
like morons?

Tell your customers and distributors what is happening!  If you are
undergoing bankruptcy, then tell us!  Why would you anger future
customers with such secretive behavior, if you are able to reorganize and
sell comics again in 6 months or a year?

Plus, people who have invested already in subscriptions for cancelled
comic books deserve to know where their merchandise is!  It is simple
courtesy!

Thank you!

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From SRoweCanoe at aol.com  Wed Mar  4 01:14:16 2009
From: SRoweCanoe at aol.com (SRoweCanoe at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:14:16 EST
Subject: Disney License?
Message-ID: <d05.4feac516.36df21d8@aol.com>

usually a license last for a period of time - at last report Diamond still  
plans to resume their classic Disney comics
 
 I was reminded that two other companies still have licences for other  
disney titles,  TokyoPop (or was that Viz?) and SLG -amaze Ink.
 
steven rowe
 
 
In a message dated 3/3/2009 2:50:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bridgeportcat at gmail.com writes:

So, with  Gemstone pretty much gone, does  anyone know if anyone else
has  considered picking  up the Disney comics license here in the US?  I
grew up on Gladstone and have been enjoying Gemstone recently  that
this whole situation breaks my heart. I learned to read  through
Gladstone's Uncle Scrooge comics, which my Father bought since he  too
grew up on the great duck  stories.
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From bangfish at cableone.net  Thu Mar  5 01:41:01 2009
From: bangfish at cableone.net (Gary Leach)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:41:01 -0700
Subject: Whither Gemstone
In-Reply-To: <mailman.0.1236165182.17328.dcml@nafsk.se>
References: <mailman.0.1236165182.17328.dcml@nafsk.se>
Message-ID: <982BFD43-7B72-4DED-A895-9CFA802182F8@cableone.net>

All,

Everyone here is aware of the interruption in publication, so that  
much is old news. Will publication resume? I have to say I have no  
idea. There are reasons to think they will, there are reasons to  
think they won't, and many things that don't easily fall on either side.

Possibly there are some things I know that aren't otherwise known  
outside the company, but taken as a whole I don't think there's  
anything I could relate that would give anyone a better idea of what  
the future holds than he or she has now.

I know that probably sounds like a whole lotta nuthin', but that's  
what I got.

Gary


From wolfsong at mpinet.net  Thu Mar  5 03:41:52 2009
From: wolfsong at mpinet.net (John Chadwick)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:41:52 -0500
Subject: Disney License?
Message-ID: <C1FAB024-D5FE-4EE2-9220-D0777E0238B4@mpinet.net>

If Gemstone is truly shutting down, I'd like to see it in the hands of  
Dark Horse or IDW.
On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:31 PM, bridgeport cat wrote:

> So, with Gemstone pretty much gone, does  anyone know if anyone else
> has considered picking  up the Disney comics license here in the US? I
> grew up on Gladstone and have been enjoying Gemstone recently that
> this whole situation breaks my heart. I learned to read through
> Gladstone's Uncle Scrooge comics, which my Father bought since he too
> grew up on the great duck stories.
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From deanmary at zoominternet.net  Fri Mar  6 02:58:52 2009
From: deanmary at zoominternet.net (deanmary)
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:58:52 -0500
Subject: Question for Gary
Message-ID: <001001c99dff$19a254a0$8522ef18@dean3rifhf0iuo>

Thanks for telling us what you can Gary, even if it is not much.  I have a question for you. I realize there is a very good chance your answer will be "I don't know", but I figured it didn't hurt to ask.  Is this whole Gemstone/Disney comics situation likely to be resolved in any way soon?  In other words, is it likely we fans and readers will know what is going to happen, whether good or bad, in say the next couple months?  Or could it be March of *next* year and we will still be in this "holding pattern".  If there is likely no resolution coming any time soon, I imagine it would be good to know even that.  Thanks in advance for whatever you can tell us.

Dean Rekich
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From elaine1 at snet.net  Fri Mar  6 04:21:32 2009
From: elaine1 at snet.net (Elaine Ramshaw)
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:21:32 -0500
Subject: thanks, Gary!
Message-ID: <000801c99e0a$a621e2f0$f265a8d0$@net>

Just want to thank you, Gary, for posting your note. Even though you can't
tell us anything of substance, I find it very helpful to hear that the end
is not certain. And even apart from the shreds of hope to which I cling. I
just appreciate your telling us how things look. 

 

And I so appreciate what you and all the folks at Gemstone have been doing
through the years to bring us great comics. I'd be grateful just on my own
behalf, even if you hadn't totally saved my young godson's school
career-which you did, by providing him with the only things he actually
wanted to read (other than Harry Potter). From a very weak and resistant
reader he turned into the kid with the best vocabulary in his grade! All
thanks to Disney comics, his mother affirms.

 

Elaine

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From bangfish at cableone.net  Fri Mar  6 17:41:37 2009
From: bangfish at cableone.net (Gary Leach)
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:41:37 -0700
Subject: Whither Gemstone
In-Reply-To: <mailman.0.1236337982.13360.dcml@nafsk.se>
References: <mailman.0.1236337982.13360.dcml@nafsk.se>
Message-ID: <7D29486E-FE51-442A-B902-2A717B04F0E8@cableone.net>

Dean:

> Thanks for telling us what you can Gary, even if it is not much.  I  
> have a question for you. I realize there is a very good chance your  
> answer will be "I don't know", but I figured it didn't hurt to  
> ask.  Is this whole Gemstone/Disney comics situation likely to be  
> resolved in any way soon?  In other words, is it likely we fans and  
> readers will know what is going to happen, whether good or bad, in  
> say the next couple months?  Or could it be March of *next* year  
> and we will still be in this "holding pattern".  If there is likely  
> no resolution coming any time soon, I imagine it would be good to  
> know even that.  Thanks in advance for whatever you can tell us.

If I was to hazard a guess (semi-educated), it shouldn't take even  
two months for matters to resolve one way or another. But that's just  
a guess.

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From deanmary at zoominternet.net  Sun Mar  8 05:55:12 2009
From: deanmary at zoominternet.net (deanmary)
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 23:55:12 -0500
Subject: Thanks Gary
Message-ID: <002201c99faa$104e3f70$8522ef18@dean3rifhf0iuo>

Gary, I want to thank you *so* much for the updates you have given us here on the DCML!  I wasn't sure you would be able to tell us *anything* in regards to a timetable, so a "semi-educated" guess was more than enough.  If you are right, and things get resolved in the next couple of months, well that is good at least.  If Gemstone does not publish anymore Disney comics, well, at least us fans will know about it fairly soon and the whole situation won't be stretched out for months or years.  On the other hand, if Gemstone does continue to publish Disney comics, well the sooner it all gets resolved, the sooner we get more Disney comics!

So thanks again Gary.  Not only for this latest update, but for *all* your contributions to the DCML from Gemstone times, to Gladstone times, to the lack of Disney comics in between.

Dean Rekich
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From Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se  Fri Mar 13 12:17:08 2009
From: Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se (Gunnarsson, Joakim SE - HMJ)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:17:08 +0100
Subject: Disney 23 strips
Message-ID: <C5DFFF44.132B5%Joakim.Gunnarsson@egmont.se>

Disney's  D23 site is up and running now!
Don't miss the daily strips featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Scamp
from the beginning.
(Unfortunately with no archive.)

http://d23.disney.go.com/comics.html

/Joakim. 


From shadslists at gmail.com  Thu Mar 12 01:27:18 2009
From: shadslists at gmail.com (Shad Daly)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:27:18 -0600
Subject: Disney License?
Message-ID: <b6e96fab0903111727w99388daq69fc62fa0e290a29@mail.gmail.com>

Actualy, SLG's license is over now.  They got a special extension to publish
the last two Gargoyles trade paperbacks whenever they are done, but except
for that they will not be doing any more Disney comics

But don't forget Boom Studios has the license to do comics based on Pixar
movies, and the license to do Muppets comics.  I think their first Pixar
comics are due next month...


>
>  usually a license last for a period of time - at last report Diamond
> still plans to resume their classic Disney comics
>
>  I was reminded that two other companies still have licences for other
> disney titles,  TokyoPop (or was that Viz?) and SLG -amaze Ink.
>
> steven rowe
>


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From tonyleopold at gmail.com  Fri Mar 13 14:47:12 2009
From: tonyleopold at gmail.com (Tony Leopold)
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:47:12 -0500
Subject: Disney 23 strips
In-Reply-To: <C5DFFF44.132B5%Joakim.Gunnarsson@egmont.se>
References: <C5DFFF44.132B5%Joakim.Gunnarsson@egmont.se>
Message-ID: <c654a3b80903130647u51a54323n21f9de45008dcd50@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea these would be on D23.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Gunnarsson, Joakim SE - HMJ
<Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se> wrote:
> Disney's ?D23 site is up and running now!
> Don't miss the daily strips featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Scamp
> from the beginning.
> (Unfortunately with no archive.)
>
> http://d23.disney.go.com/comics.html
>


From gedanielson at earthlink.net  Sat Mar 14 13:53:20 2009
From: gedanielson at earthlink.net (Garth  Danielson)
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:53:20 -0500
Subject: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8
References: <mailman.4.1237029182.32122.dcml@nafsk.se>
Message-ID: <002601c9a4a3$dd30fed0$2b0ba2d1@your03667082de>

These strips are pretty nice.
Does anyone have the first three days of the strip they can point me to.
I'd appreciate it.
thanks
garth

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From mouse-ducks at orange.fr  Fri Mar 13 12:35:50 2009
From: mouse-ducks at orange.fr (Olivier (M&D))
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:35:50 +0100
Subject: Disney 23 strips
References: <C5DFFF44.132B5%Joakim.Gunnarsson@egmont.se>
Message-ID: <122EB72EE8FA4D3CB67A633184270FD7@nomopce7lfos1n>

>>>> Disney's  D23 site is up and running now!
>>>> Don't miss the daily strips featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and 
>>>> Scamp
>>>> from the beginning.


That's great! An official site of strips!
Thanks, Joakim!



Olivier 




From timoro at hotmail.com  Sat Mar 14 15:17:40 2009
From: timoro at hotmail.com (timo ronkainen)
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:17:40 +0200
Subject: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8
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Hello!

 

> Does anyone have the first three days of the strip they can point me to.

 

There is no archive, but strips are on the server named logically by date:

1 - http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/Scamp_10-31-55.jpg
2 - http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/Scamp_11-1-55.jpg
3 - http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/Scamp_11-2-55.jpg

 

Same goes for Mickey 

http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/MickeyDaily_1-15-30.jpg

http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/MickeyDaily_1-14-30.jpg

http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/MickeyDaily_1-13-30.jpg

(the 1.13.30 strip is huge - reprinted from badly printed newspaper, although Disney have the original in their archives... hm...)

 

I don't get Donald strips the same way.


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> To: dcml at nafsk.se
> Subject: Re: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:53:20 -0500
> 
> These strips are pretty nice.
> Does anyone have the first three days of the strip they can point me to.
> I'd appreciate it.
> thanks
> garth
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From steamboat.willie at comhem.se  Mon Mar 16 06:28:14 2009
From: steamboat.willie at comhem.se (Bror Hellman)
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:28:14 +0100
Subject: SV: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8
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Message-ID: <NCBBLIECMHEIGPAJIDKIMEIFBAAC.steamboat.willie@comhem.se>

>> Does anyone have the first three days of the strip they can point me to.
 
> I don't get Donald strips the same way.


The first three Donald strips:
http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/DonaldDaily_2-7-38.jpg
http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/DonaldDaily_2-8-38.jpg
http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/DonaldDaily_2-9-38.jpg


  // Steamboat Willie

From gedanielson at earthlink.net  Mon Mar 16 13:13:58 2009
From: gedanielson at earthlink.net (Garth  Danielson)
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:13:58 -0500
Subject: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 10
References: <mailman.0.1237201982.872.dcml@nafsk.se>
Message-ID: <002001c9a630$b22574d0$2b0ba2d1@your03667082de>

thanks fella for the links. I'm really interested in the Scamp strip. it's 
nice to see Disney posting some of these strips.
thanks again
garth
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From t.wormstedt at gmail.com  Wed Mar 18 08:07:23 2009
From: t.wormstedt at gmail.com (Tom Wormstedt)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:07:23 -0700
Subject: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8
In-Reply-To: <mailman.4.1237029182.32122.dcml@nafsk.se>
References: <mailman.4.1237029182.32122.dcml@nafsk.se>
Message-ID: <229682b80903180007g2f720b7ej2977fa55cecf1596@mail.gmail.com>

 Actually, there is a way you can see previous day's strips.

Right-click on any of the actual images.  Then click Properties.  You'll
notice where it says... Address (URL) this...
http://d23.disney.go.com/library/images/MickeyDaily_1-21-30.jpg

That's the actual place on the internet where the individual image is
located.  At that point, if you just play with the dates you can pull up
other strips.   I'm able to see and save 1-13-30 to 1-21-30 so far.

Hope that helps
- Tom




>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Gunnarsson, Joakim SE - HMJ" <Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se>
> To: <dcml at nafsk.se>
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:17:08 +0100
> Subject: Disney 23 strips
> Disney's  D23 site is up and running now!
> Don't miss the daily strips featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Scamp
> from the beginning.
> (Unfortunately with no archive.)
>
> http://d23.disney.go.com/comics.html
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From ggk at wp.pl  Wed Mar 25 02:05:57 2009
From: ggk at wp.pl (GGK)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:05:57 +0100
Subject: Romano Scarpas... Duck Tales?
References: <NCBBLIECMHEIGPAJIDKIMEIFBAAC.steamboat.willie@comhem.se>
Message-ID: <15A8E999167A4B00A32E89D714363EF2@kurnsxpxzqgedp>

Hi!

For a long time I know Romano Scarpa did a animation short with Disney 
comics characters :
http://www.wolfstad.com/dcw/blog/2009/03/romano-scarpa-animation-from-1982/ 
(propably the only animated apparance of Phantomduck, Brigida and Detective 
Casey)

But today, I found this by acident : 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssfUXASzTs

WOW! It's actually strange to see this but it look's pretty cool as well... 
Actually the animation is more "Duck Tales the movie" then, the one on the 
show. The Beagle Boys have desings as they end-up on the show, exept BigTime 
(leader of the Beagle Boys) is regular size, and is not midget, like he 
end-up on the show.

Was Romano Scarpa involve in DuckTales? Can anybody give me more info/light 
on this clip?

Man! To think, they didn't give any special features on DuckTales DVS, when 
they have stuff like this...

Yours
Maciek 



From francesco.spreafico at gmail.com  Wed Mar 25 11:14:33 2009
From: francesco.spreafico at gmail.com (Francesco Spreafico)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:14:33 +0100
Subject: Romano Scarpas... Duck Tales?
In-Reply-To: <15A8E999167A4B00A32E89D714363EF2@kurnsxpxzqgedp>
References: <NCBBLIECMHEIGPAJIDKIMEIFBAAC.steamboat.willie@comhem.se> 
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 02:05, GGK <ggk at wp.pl> wrote:

> But today, I found this by acident :
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssfUXASzTs

That was fast (YouTube grabbing it, I mean), it's been on Facebook
only for about two weeks now...

> Was Romano Scarpa involve in DuckTales? Can anybody give me more info/light
> on this clip?

It's an animation test, but it lead to nowhere, unfortunately!

--
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From schulte at teacher.com  Wed Mar 25 13:04:22 2009
From: schulte at teacher.com (Leo Schulte)
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:04:22 -0500
Subject: Amazon and Old Comic Books
Message-ID: <20090325120422.F292F11581F@ws1-7.us4.outblaze.com>

Greetings!

A curiosity: Amazon sent me an ad about Walt Disney's Vacation Parade #3
as if it were a new offering: I then saw it was published almost 3 years
ago.  (?) 

Since nothing new is being published, they must be pushing their old
stock.

Best Wishes!

L. Schulte

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From bangfish at cableone.net  Fri Mar 27 02:08:04 2009
From: bangfish at cableone.net (Gary Leach)
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:08:04 -0700
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
Message-ID: <B76BF340-0C11-4CAB-AD20-20E083F2F3C9@cableone.net>

Well, it didn't even take two months, and some of you may already  
know that Gemstone is not renewing the Disney comics license, and  
won't be putting out any more issues since the last ones that reached  
the shops (I don't recollect the issue numbers). Disney is looking  
for someone else to take the license, and I believe they have some  
candidates, but nothing's anything like nailed down at this point.

For Sue and myself it was close to a quarter-century run (with  
hiatuses), but all good things come to an end, I guess.

Gary



From Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se  Fri Mar 27 10:27:02 2009
From: Joakim.Gunnarsson at egmont.se (Gunnarsson, Joakim SE - HMJ)
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:27:02 +0100
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
Message-ID: <C5F25A76.134E3%Joakim.Gunnarsson@egmont.se>

Gary wrote:
>>>Well, it didn't even take two months, and some of you may already
know that Gemstone is not renewing the Disney comics license,>>>

Sorry to hear that. I was hoping that you would at least be publishing WDC
#700. All good things must come to an end I guess.
Let's hope another publisher can pick up the license.

/Joakim. 
http://sekvenskonst.blogspot.com


From mouse-ducks at orange.fr  Fri Mar 27 03:43:41 2009
From: mouse-ducks at orange.fr (Olivier (M&D))
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:43:41 +0100
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
References: <B76BF340-0C11-4CAB-AD20-20E083F2F3C9@cableone.net>
Message-ID: <1442F79CED12442CB96B7007913DD895@nomopce7lfos1n>

>>>> some of you may already  know that Gemstone is not renewing the Disney 
>>>> comics license, and  won't be putting out any more issues since the 
>>>> last ones that reached  the shops (I don't recollect the issue 
>>>> numbers).
(Gary Leach)


This is obviously sad news, for (American-published) Walt Disney comics and 
their fans, and for the staff that has worked on them, picking up after 
Gladstone and a few (but terribly long) comic-less years.

Thank you very much to Steve Geppi & Russ Cochran for fighting to get the 
licence and for publishing the comics and the books!

Lots of truly grateful thanks to the staff (in-house or freelance) that 
worked hard to give us not only the usual comics but also new titles, 
including the splendid "Walt Disney Treasures" collection and the gorgeous 
[i]Mickey and the Gang[/i] !

I hope the wait will not be too long till the next (and hopefully 
long-lived) series of Walt Disney Comics.

All my best wishes to the staff (Leonard/John, David, Susan & Gary, Susan, 
Travis, ...) for this post-Disney comics-period !



Olivier 




From ricke at exchange.microsoft.com  Fri Mar 27 02:23:38 2009
From: ricke at exchange.microsoft.com (Rick Engle)
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:23:38 +0000
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
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Gary that is very sad to hear.   I have been subscribing to all of the beautiful Gemstone comics and Gladstone before that.    I get the feeling that Disney does not make this easy.   So you really think that this time there is no chance for a return?

In any case thanks very much for bringing to market such wonderful editions, there were really a joy to read.



  Rick Engle



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From: dcml-bounces at nafsk.se [mailto:dcml-bounces at nafsk.se] On Behalf Of Gary Leach
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:08 PM
To: dcml at nafsk.se
Subject: Gemstone Disneys



Well, it didn't even take two months, and some of you may already

know that Gemstone is not renewing the Disney comics license, and

won't be putting out any more issues since the last ones that reached

the shops (I don't recollect the issue numbers). Disney is looking

for someone else to take the license, and I believe they have some

candidates, but nothing's anything like nailed down at this point.



For Sue and myself it was close to a quarter-century run (with

hiatuses), but all good things come to an end, I guess.



Gary





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From elaine1 at snet.net  Mon Mar 30 02:27:47 2009
From: elaine1 at snet.net (Elaine Ramshaw)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:27:47 -0400
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
Message-ID: <002b01c9b0ce$5a953810$0fbfa830$@net>

It's time for grief and gratitude. Let me echo Olivier's comments in
expressing my deep appreciation to the Gemstone publishers and all the
Gemstone staff for a terrific run of excellent comics. Thank you for
enabling us to see all of Don Rosa's stories in the language in which he
wrote them. (It was so frustrating in the post-Gladstone years to know that
there were more Rosa stories we might never get to see! If all you had done
was to print Rosa's stories, it would have been "dayenu".) Thank you for
Marco Rota's Money Ocean, Egyptian Prince's Secret, Night of the Saracen and
Haunted Houses. Thank you for making available some of the best work of
other writers/artists: William and Noel Van Horn, Scarpa, Jippes, Branca,
Ferioli, Gattino, Transgaard, Geradts, Heymans, Korhonen, the McGreals et
al. Thank you for Don Markstein's Bungaloos and John Lustig's Melvin and
Janet Gilbert's Hotel Transylvania. Thank you for introducing Carl Barks to
some lucky young people of my acquaintance. Thank you (as I wrote earlier)
for single-handedly saving my godson's academic life by providing him with
attractive reading matter with a rich vocabulary. Thank you for the
excellent production values that distinguished your output. Thank you for
the "American" coloring, which I prefer to the European; you already know
from my letters that I'm a big fan of Susan's coloring in particular. Thank
you for the wonderful "Treasures" volumes, and for the archival research
(yay, David Gerstein!). Thank you for digging up and publishing obscure
fan-requested stories. Thank you for your top-flight customer relations,
which I experienced from *everyone* from editors to the person who handled
the subscriptions to the office manager (thanks, Heather, for the Halloween
giveaway comics!). As a female, over-fifty duckfan, I thank you for Uncle
Scrooge 379, which reprinted the Barks story I liked most in childhood (The
Phantom of Notre Duck) *and* included two (count 'em, two!) stories with
positively portrayed, strong older female characters: John Lustig's Miss
Quackfaster and the witch Aradia in Paul Halas' Magica story! And thank you
for Uncle Scrooge 383, which printed in prestige form my favorite comic
story ever, Rosa's Guardians of the Lost Library. 

 

I'm in mourning that there will be no Donald Duck "Treasures" volume, no
complete set (in English) of Jippes' redrawn versions of the Barks JW
scripts, no complete set of the Barks/Rosa collection, no "prestige"
reprinting of Rosa's "Fir-Tree Fracas" or "The Duck Who Never Was" (maybe
that would have been in the Donald "Treasures"?). And acute withdrawal has
set in, in the absence of my monthly Duckburg fix. But even so, gratitude
overwhelms the grief. Thanks to one and all for six happy years in Duckburg.
And to those of you who came to Gemstone from Gladstone, thanks for all
those comic-blessed years as well.

 

Elaine

 

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From mdevery at netspace.net.au  Sun Mar 29 01:54:43 2009
From: mdevery at netspace.net.au (Mike Devery)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:54:43 +1100
Subject: Gemstone Disneys
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References: <mailman.1.1238238781.27702.dcml@nafsk.se>
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Thanks for keeping us informed Gary.  I guess the news is no 
surprise, but still sad.

Are English-language Disney comics published anywhere else in the world?

On the other hand, I have a bit of a backlog of reading to do (the 
last few years of Gemstones to be honest!!) so it will be a little 
while until I have nothing 'new' to read.

As someone said, it was a real shame that WDC&S no. 700 wasn't 
reached, but perhaps someone else will take up the license.

Mike. 
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From schulte at teacher.com  Sat Mar 28 13:11:27 2009
From: schulte at teacher.com (Leo Schulte)
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:11:27 -0500
Subject: Working With Disney
Message-ID: <20090328121127.89B7BBE407D@ws1-9.us4.outblaze.com>

Greetings!

Rick Engle wrote concerning licensing:

 "I get the feeling that Disney does not make this easy.   So you really think that this time there is no chance for a return?"

Your feeling is quite right, at least according to a contact of mine in the toy-and-entertainment business in California: dealing with Disney is seen as a Kafkaesque nightmare.  It almost seems that they do not want to license their characters, because of all the hassles they throw at a company.  

This is contact in fact is looking into the possibility of obtaining the license, but is not very enthusiastic unless Disney changes their attitude.

It was not always this way: I recall hearing Walt Disney explain in an interview how the first Mickey Mouse license came about.  A toymaker came to him and said he wanted to use Mickey Mouse as the basis for a toy, and how they could both benefit, since the toy would promote the character, and the character would over time promote the toy.  Walt said this sounded like a great a idea: how much would he have to pay to the toymaker for this?  The other man laughed and said Walt did not quite understand: he would be paying Disney for the rights!  (Such honesty in the good old days!)  Walt said that sounded even better!

Best Wishes!

L. Schulte

     


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From t.wormstedt at gmail.com  Mon Mar 30 04:03:48 2009
From: t.wormstedt at gmail.com (Tom Wormstedt)
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:03:48 -0700
Subject: DCML Digest, Vol 73, Issue 14
In-Reply-To: <mailman.4.1238152382.14920.dcml@nafsk.se>
References: <mailman.4.1238152382.14920.dcml@nafsk.se>
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Sad to hear about that Gary.  When somebody buys the license, is there a
chance that you, Susan or anyone else from the Gladstone/Gemstone days might
be able to come back and work on them?  Is it too early at this point to
even know?

In the last issue of WDC&S #698 - there's a Gottfredson Mickey Mouse story
'Boxing Champion' - that was to be concluded with the next issue - 699.  Any
special plans to have the conclusion printed in a limited pressing or posted
online in a special place (password protected) that way those who have the
book could read the conclusion?  Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Thanks again to Bruce, Susan, Gary, Russ etc. for all your hardwork over the
last 20 years & for making my childhood shine that much brighter.

- Tom Wormstedt
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From ericchun at hotmail.com  Tue Mar 31 04:44:52 2009
From: ericchun at hotmail.com (Eric Chun)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:44:52 -0700
Subject: Gladstone / Gemstone
Message-ID: <SNT102-W584B95892C4F50C831804BC28A0@phx.gbl>


Thank you to Gladstone / Gemstone for all of the years
of Disney comics!

I still remember when Gladstone first started, and what
a welcome sight these comics were (on a comic rack in
a department store in Hawaii)!  They re-acquainted us
with old favorites (like Carl Barks), and introduced us
to new favorites (like Don Rosa, William Van Horn,
and Floyd Gottfredson) along the way.  Here in the U.S.,
we were shown Disney comics from around the world
for the first time.  Countless hours were spent living
the adventures with Mickey, Gyro, Uncle Scrooge,
Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie!

Best,

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From bangfish at cableone.net  Tue Mar 31 19:42:00 2009
From: bangfish at cableone.net (Gary Leach)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:42:00 -0700
Subject: Gemstone Disney comics
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Thank you all for your postings of sadness and sympathy for the  
passing of the Gemstone Disney comics. I wish experience had granted  
me a crystal ball that allowed me to see the future of the classic  
characters in comic book form in the USA, but like the rest of you I  
can only wait and see what may or may not develop.

If another publisher does pick up the license, they'll have quite a  
challenge on their hands. Our best hope is that the license will be  
taken by a publisher that is up to that challenge, and our fondest  
wish must be that they will not only be up to it but exceed it. There  
are some, to my mind, that would be (though I won't name names lest I  
erroneously raise any hopes). It's the least our beloved Mickey,  
Donald, Scrooge, et al, deserve.

Will there be a role for John, Sue, David and/or myself in a future  
such endeavor? Right now there's just no way to know, or even really  
to guess.

Gary



From abeenget at online.no  Tue Mar 31 14:54:46 2009
From: abeenget at online.no (Familien Enget)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:54:46 +0200
Subject: Disney comic books overseas
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Hi!

I agree with Mike Devery it's sad Gemstone no longer publish the US Disney comics. For Egmont publishing the Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, German, Icelandic, and most other European editions as well, it's all differnt. They have never had problems in the nordic countries, all I know. But they have aimed their audience towards kids and adults, not only adults, as I feel maybe Gemstone have done. Besides, superheros may be far more popular as comic books in the US. If kids care reading anymore...

Yes, The UK publish a Mickey Mouse weekly. I've bought it when over in the UK. I feel like buying porn from the newsstands as people stare at me as if I did. Mickey Mouse is a big format magazine, and more or less a kids' magazine, I feel. In Norway on the contrary, the weekly Donald Duck & Co, published since Dec 1948, is an all age periodical, and face good popularity. I think DD&Co is the number 2 best selling Disney comic book, right after Aku Anka in Finland!

I grew up on Donald Duck & Co. My parents, being teachers, bought it weekly. I taught to read by reading the issues. When I discovered WDC and DD and US on newsstands in the nearest city around 1980, they sold cheaper than the Norwegian edition, so on some point, after Gladstone had gotten the licence, this flow of US Disney comic books ceded. I think maybe Egmont protested against the sales of the US editions. Anyone that can confirm this?

I also have bought Gladstone's Disney comic books in Australia, after your own editions also at some point drained out. My mate in NSW have sent up some books on occations, too. 

I hope someone with new ideas for bringing back the US Disney comic books to good old times, or even below, is entering the scene as soon as possible.

Erlend, Norway
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From bi442 at lafn.org  Tue Mar 31 14:11:26 2009
From: bi442 at lafn.org (Rob Klein)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:11:26 GMT
Subject: No subject
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"Are there English language Disney comics printed elsewhere in The World?"

There used to be Disney Comics published in Great Britain (by Egmont) (that's where David
Gerstein 
worked before working for Egmont in Denmark).  But, they stopped publication in the 1990s.
 So did 
the Egmont English language publisher in Singapore.  I believe that India still prints
Disney Comics in 
English (as well as in Hindi and Gujrati).  At least they did as late as the year 2000. 
But they wouldn't be 
a replacement for Gemstone.  They printed mainly very short stories, and those with simple
plots 
(aimed at a very youthful audience
(6-9).

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From JTorci3511 at aol.com  Tue Mar 31 13:17:12 2009
From: JTorci3511 at aol.com (JTorci3511 at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:17:12 EDT
Subject: Thanks and More Thanks!  
Message-ID: <c26.564f667f.370355b8@aol.com>

Tom Wormstedt writes:

"Thanks  again to Bruce, Susan, Gary, Russ etc. for all your hardwork over the
last  20 years & for making my childhood shine that much  brighter."
And, please let's not forget John Clark, David Gerstein, Sue Kolberg, and  
Travis Seitler.  
 
Nicer and more dedicated folks you could not ask for!  
 
And, as long as we're going back a ways, we all (here and especially at for  
his influence at Egmont) owe so much to Byron Erickson!  
 
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From UNDBKB at aol.com  Tue Mar 31 18:28:46 2009
From: UNDBKB at aol.com (UNDBKB at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:28:46 EDT
Subject: Dinsey Comics
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According to.....

 Late Monday night Gemstone Executive Editor J.C. Vaughn?responded to queries 
aND relayed a message from Steve Geppi, President of Gemstone, who stated 
that although there have been layoffs at Gemstone (as there have been at many 
publications) ?this is not the end of Gemstone Publishing.?? Gemstone?s flagship 
title, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide ?is alive and well? and will 
continue with new developments slated for next year's 40th Anniversary Edition. 
Geppi also added ?At this time, no final decision has been made regarding The 
EC Archives or our comic books featuring Disney?s standard characters, but it 
seems certain that both lines will continue in some form.? 

Barry
    








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