145. Disney Comics
Although long dead and forgotten in the US, they're still very much alive, popular and appreciated in Europe. Most children actually get to know the Disney characters first through comics and only
then through the films. And when it comes to Disney comics, there's only one true ARTIST who rises above all others:
146. Carl Barks
Barks' comic never talked down to its readers. They weren't specifically written for the target demographic (which was considered little kids), and that's the reason they're enjoyed by adults very much. Because his comics satirize our human existence, our hectic society and the absurd realities we often face. It's not Donald throwing peanuts at Chip and Dale. Donald and Scrooge, in Barks' hands, are
human beings. They just happen to look like ducks. And that's why I appreciate them so much.
More about Barks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Barks
Ode to the Disney Ducks
They ride tall ships to the far away,
and see the long ago.
They walk where fabled people trod,
and Yetis trod the snow.
They meet the folks who live on stars,
and find them much like us,
With food and love and happiness
the things they most discuss.
The world is full of clans and cults
abuzz as angry bees,
And Junior Woodchucks snapping jeers
at Littlest Chickadees.
The ducks show us that part of life
is to forgive a slight.
That black eyes given in revenge
keep hatred burning bright.
So when our walks in sun or shade
pass graveyards filled by wars,
It's nice to stop and read of ducks
whose battles leave no scars.
To read of ducks who parody
our vain attempts at glory,
They don't exist, but somehow leave
us glad we bought their story.
Carl Barks – 1999
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