Salut l?Amiral.. et tous,L'Amiral a écrit :Salut Robert,
I had the chance to speak twice with Hugo Pratt, the Italian comic author (and quite a poet) who created Corto Maltese and many other great characters.
He begun to appreciate the comic art throught the stripes on the newspapers for the G.I. in Europe just after the war and Milton Caniff had the greatest impact with him, Dino Battaglia and a his generation. They were even able, as a group, to create a magazine (L'Asso di Picche) and a strip "Junglemen" which owed very Much at that American author.
It would seems that for Charlier and Hubinon it was quite the same.
The 1945-1946 period, so, is confirmed as a shock for the European BD.
We could even say that Buck Danny is the best and still more in line product of that U corner of the strips on the old continent.
Does this BD need to change so much like now? Or was Sabotage in texas simply a stone on the road and not a milestone on the path to glory of Col. B. Danny?
About our beloved Lady X why not an album with an history all for her? Rex Stout did the same with a novel (and a sound one) all dedicated to Inspector Cramer, the rival of Nero Wolfe, in Scarlet wires.
Bye EC
C'est très pénible parler en 2 langues en même temps? ce soir en englais :
For the last time our beloved Lady-X: I prefer the blond femme-fatale from the beginning, but appearing in 17 albums (from 51), I mean, that?s too much. I liked her first appearances, but earlier than album 40 ?Ghost Qeen?, she should have been disappeared forever and making place for other femme-fatales and/or other bandits. She is still a secundairy person, she could be replaced (please Bergese, ASAP, save Buck Danny).
Strange scenario: Buck Danny and Co. solving any problem, but eleminating for good Lady X ( I prefer: Lady die) is a bridge too far?
Very interesting, having spoken with Hugo Pratt ; he was also influenced bij Noel Sikles and Milton Caniff. Especially the shadow-art. Corto Maltese was rather popular in Holland in the 70?s an 80?s.
I expect ?Sabotage in Texas ? was a simply stone on the road, because I now read hopefull info?s at this forum regarding ?Mystery at Antarqtica?.
Bergese wanted perhaps a new genaration of readers with that plot , but that was counter-productive.
?Sabotage in Texas? resulted in bad commercial results, at least in Holland, and did a bad job for the B. Danny series in general.
I think after WW.-2 the American BD gave a positive impulse to the European BD-market. Before W.W.-2 and short after, the European BD-market was a rather dull/ysleepy place. And especially meant for the kids, now BD is also for the older readers.
Regarding the Buck Danny scenario in this new age:
I think, it?s a scenario still based on the 40?s and 50?s allthough the aeroplanes have chanched, but the stories??; I prefer a little update, a pilot-strip more in the direction of Steve Canyon (Wow?Canifff was ahead off his time) with modern planes, a little bit of romance (no soap, like ?Jessica Blandy?), and DIFFERENT femme-fatales and/or bandits. You get better scenario?s, with intriges also. A lot could happen or go wrong. Summary: (in my opinion) you get so a more realistic and interesting pilot-strip, a Buck Danny upgrade.
Do?nt you think, that in album 4 to 6 nothing happened between nurse Susan Holmes and her big, around 22 years of age, protectors like Tao, Buck and Sonny? They lived very close together in very difficult situations, Caniff would turn in his grave about this scenario. The story is OK, but missing some passion/romance between the people involved, very unrealistic.
What?s your opinion l'Amiral (Walker)
For the moment I stop now; ?Fire Fox? has a question at another topic, so I have to change language also..(In the old days I was a licenced radio-amateur, so I have some experience in switching languages)
To be contined/ à suivre
Amicalement,
Robert
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