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BLT · 07-11-2004, 02:43 PM

'DuckTales' always was a great cartoon, but even greater when given that the source material was the classic Carl Barks duck comics from the 50s and 60s. I love comparing my DT episodes with the original comic stories such as "Microducks from Space," "Tralla-La," and the essential "Back to the Klondike." When I watch DT, and I know that the story was based on a Barks classic I will mentally substitute Launchpad for Donald as in many of the original stories.

Barks's Donald was a much different character than in the Disney shorts adding more depth to the character, you could understand what he was saying and there was more to him than his temper. I'm just saying that Barks added to the Disney characters without diminising any of the qualities that made them popular in the first place.

Of course this was all in season one only, before they shifted the focus away from Scrooge and more onto new characters such as Gizmo Duck and Bubba.

Mikado · 07-09-2005, 08:09 PM

ummm yes, all thats true, but whats your point? BTW, in most cases, Ducktales ruined the Barks classics...too bad they didnt do it verbatum

07-11-2004, 02:43 PM	#1
BLT Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2003 Posts: 496	DuckTales and Carl Barks 'DuckTales' always was a great cartoon, but even greater when given that the source material was the classic Carl Barks duck comics from the 50s and 60s. I love comparing my DT episodes with the original comic stories such as "Microducks from Space," "Tralla-La," and the essential "Back to the Klondike." When I watch DT, and I know that the story was based on a Barks classic I will mentally substitute Launchpad for Donald as in many of the original stories. Barks's Donald was a much different character than in the Disney shorts adding more depth to the character, you could understand what he was saying and there was more to him than his temper. I'm just saying that Barks added to the Disney characters without diminising any of the qualities that made them popular in the first place. Of course this was all in season one only, before they shifted the focus away from Scrooge and more onto new characters such as Gizmo Duck and Bubba.
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07-09-2005, 08:09 PM	#2
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	ummm yes, all thats true, but whats your point? BTW, in most cases, Ducktales ruined the Barks classics...too bad they didnt do it verbatum