It is only logical that an eminent
Storyteller such as Carl Barks has had his work imitated by other
comic book artists, and that some of them have made clear
references to his stories. One contemporary writer - who also did
his own drawing - is the American Keno Don Rosa, who dedicated
much of his Disney work to stories with references to Barks'
stories.
Now one more writer has had a 14-pager story published. It is
teeming with references to Barks' work and personal life - and
with Barks himself in a starring role!!! The exceptional story is
titled The Saga of Captain Duckburg (story
code D/D 2001-020), and it emerged via Danish Egmont
Publishing.
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Page 2: Captain Duckburg refers to Captain America and Captain Marvel (see more HERE and HERE). Also a reference to Rosa's superhero version of Scrooge in a few parody covers. |
Page 3: Easily transparent references to FC0029 The Mummy's Ring, FC0275 Ancient Persia, and U$60 The Phantom of Notre Duck (see more HERE). |
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Page 8: The story carries references to both old and new films. Donald refers to Barks' first cartoon Modern Inventions from 1937 (see more HERE). Also, the barber's chair can be seen as a reference to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. |
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Page 12: In the mid 1950s Barks' publisher, Western, switched to a cheaper import from Germany, but Barks was soon allowed to return to the usual quality (see more HERE). |
Page 13: Western did actually burn Barks' original pages (as well as the other artists' work) in the office's furnace, because they had insufficient storage facilities (see more HERE). |
On account of its multiple in-jokes
this extraordinary story is not as easily accessible as
the average Disney duck story. To get the full advantage
it is necessary that the reader knows a great deal about
Barks' life and work. |
http://www.cbarks.dk/THEREFERENCESSTORY.htm | Date 2011-07-17 |