I'll be storytiming all the Hocus and Pocus comics I've scanlated, starting with "A Hocus Pocus Halloween"
>>151091735Note: Daniel Branca, the creator of the characters, died before this first appearance, hence the credit here.
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>>151091807"Hellions" was Satansbraten in the german I translated it from.
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>>151091950I ended up going with auntie over aunt in later scanlations because I think aunt has more of a formal tone that isn't supposed to be there.
>>151091982DD=Dagobert Duck, Scrooge's german name.
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>>151092039And that's the end of A Hocus Pocus Halloween.
>>151092061This next one is the 4th story featuring these two(2 and 3 are still untranslated), "Freeze".We have a different writer, but same artist.
>>151092088This one was kind of tough thanks to all the rhyming spells. I had to be a little unfaithful to the original spells to make it work, as much as I didn't want to.
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>>151092188And that's the end of "Freeze". Bit of a short story.
>>151092208Next up, 7th story, "A Long Weekend". This one is one of the more recent translations.Different writer and artist this time.
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>>151092328And that's the end of "A Long Weekend"
>>151092357And the 8th story, "Girls Night Out". We are back to the original writer and artist pair.The comic referenced is one of the untranslated ones.
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>>151092447And that's "Girls Night Out."
>>151092465Next up is a story number 10, "Kids United"Carlos Mota on art again, and Maya Åstrup on writing for the first time(she'll be back).
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>>151092706And that's the end of "Kids United".
>>151092722And the 11th story "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Admittedly, saying they feature in this one is perhaps overstating it, but they do appear.Different artist, different writer.
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>>151092999And that's "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World".
>>151093029Story 12, "The Assessment Meeting".Maya Åstrup back on writing, with Puñales on art.
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>>151093191Story 13, "Digging for Danger". The second-to-last one I have translated.New artist and writer.
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>>151093273And that's the end of "Digging for Danger."
>>151091807Every now and again I think "Miss madam" and chuckle.>>151092061A day late but still fun.>>151092357This one just feels too short and lacks that initial deviousness and child like cunning, almost like aging them down a bit to more impulsive younger kids.>>151092859I like it because it implies she cares for them one way or the other despite all her grumps.
>>151093302And for Story 14, the last scanlation I've done(finished yesterday), we have "The Ratface Rescue"Carlos Mota on art, Maya Åstrup writing again.
>>151093426The leaves were a translation issue.She asks for leaves from "Draktandsträdet"(The Dragontooth/Dragonfang Tree), but Ratface brings leaves from "Dragkampsträdet"(The Tug-of-War Tree), which doesn't work i english.
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>>151093474I used brew as in witch's brew for this comic, but I could probably have gone with potion as a translation instead.
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>>151093520"Moogle".It was "Muugle" originally, "muu" is the same moo sound a cow makes.
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>>151093573And this is the last page.Hope you enjoyed.
>>151093586Thanks Op. I'm looking forward to this evening when I have the time to read these. These are always a fun read and really great art. So again thanks for the stories.
>>151093302Out of context seems lewd. It's a fun story but it's triggering there's no context to how Hocus and Pocus wound up in the desert having to escape horny green men.
>>151093520Aw they look so happy to see Magica's spell work. I've always wondered if it was in the cards for these two to become powerful under Magica's tutelage, but they're more concerned with chaos than a single minded dime goal. >>151093562>>151093573aw, CUTE.>>151093586Final cute, but is it meant to be a nod to the story of Donald being the thing Scrooge cared most about when it came to unfreezing the nephews?Thanks anon for getting around to translating more of Hocus and Pocus. They're real fun.
>>151091735Ha, neat Hercules reference.
>>151091735>I don't have the money to pay my debt!>well, perhaps there is a different way you can repay it then...>unziiiiiip
>>151091773Oh wow, I haven't kept up with Duck comics in years, only very seldom random issues when I find a copy at family members homes. Had no idea Daniel Branca died.
>>151091852>hag turned herself into a lolibabaGeeze, had no idea duck comics were so based
>>151092134Oh shit, must have missed your message about that, but you've been translating all these? Respect anon! Thank you!
>>151092633>that second panel Geeze
>>151093097>little loli ducks breed like rabbitsNot so subtle, eh writer?
>>151093302>>151093804>Digging for Danger's final panel in swedish>>151094024Branca died in 2005, specifically.
How are sales of Duck comics in Europe doing? Here I only hear about the low sales of cape comics and such, but I always remember hearing how big Duck comics are in Scandinvaia, Italy etc. But are they not also affected by attention spans and games?
>>151094292As with anything creative in Europe, they probably get government subsidies.
Considering which one of their comics to translate next...>>151094292I have heard that sales are suffering in Italy, still not crisis level or anything, but down quite a bit from like a decade ago.Scandinavia I've heard less news about(despite being scandinavian) but I suspect the comics are weakening a bit here too.Probably same story in Germany.That being said, Germany's duck comic sales alone a few years ago was beating the entire Marvel library's total sales, I seem to remember.So speaking without too much research here:Sales are likely down, but they were high to begin with.
>>151094455I imagine that is the case. Maybe a bit like with Shonen Jump still being huge and the biggest in Japan but sales in general have fallen.I heard there's a digital app version of it in Sweden now, I wonder how that squares up with sales and being profitable, or how many kids read on it. I'd imagine reading comics on their tablet is the least interesting thing to do for a kid with a tablet.
Kinda wish Hocus and Pocus would meet these two.
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>>151094209>>151094241based lecherous anon>>151094256I didn't even know he was sick. Duck comics are a goldmine of out of context material.
>>151094631They(mostly Witch's Child) have some interesting history.
>>151094670Will also note that the 1995 italian one is pretty clear that yes, she is Magica's actual niece. Hadn't gotten to read it at the time.
>>151094670>that bottom right panelI knew Italians were horny for ducks from those Paperinik threads but geeze, even the loli ducks.
>>151094656>Duck comics are a goldmine of out of context material.
>>151095142Why are Huey, Dewey and Louie meeting dutch Huey, Dewey and Louie?
Don't have a storytime but saw this cool cover while reading
>>151094759What comic is this even from?
>>151095230They went to find Golden Goose Eggs and the Dutch versions were causing chaos in a mistaken identity type situation. The solution? An asswhooping followed by apologizing to the townsfolk.
>>151098711>triplet on triplet violenceNeat.
>>151091852>Foof Bomb>FOOFOh shi
some of the modern donald duck comics can be surprisingly enjoyable
>>151091773I like her angry face here
>>151091903>Lucrezia to Joanna>Magica pissed they changed her cool Borgia nameKek
>>151092859Ohoho! Magica pleases old men for money!
>>151092645Why did they left the griffin behind, would be faster to ride on him than riding with the boys.
>>151092722Not very good, we never see "the boss", the boys are useless (the line "wow you are not useless" is trying to hide it very badly), Griffin underutilized, invisibility potion also underutilized (why are they visible when they fly??), Magika rushing in and getting kidnapped makes no sense (if anything she would have used the opportunity).
>>151092859This temple was also rebuild by Scrooge in Don Rosa works.
>>151092907Can't find any source, I guess the story is fake? I hate when comics does that.
>>151096842Cute
>>151092754Thanks for not leaving it out>>151093191Some majestic panels in this oneSo you are from Northern Europe? I'm not sure I've ever read stories from there, as in Italy we've got a plenty output ourselves
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>>151100360Prior page. Really liked it because feels so far you see the nephews actually get into brawls with each other or people their age. It captures a sense of boyhood that culture doesn't like to touch on these days.
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>>151103967>So you are from Northern Europe? I'm not sure I've ever read stories from there, as in Italy we've got a plenty output ourselvesI am scandinavian, yeah.As far as output from up here, it seems like-Norway might have the most notable artists(including Arild Midthun)-Denmark has the most writers(Erickson, Transgaard, Åstrup are just a few that all wrote ) but artists tend to be non-danish, you can just look at the artists in this thread: Carlos Mota(Brazilian), Rodriques/Francesco Rodriguez Peinado(Spanish), Miquel Pujol(Spanish), Cynthia Campanario Pineda(Spanish)There's also italian Massimo Fecchi, who drew the Revenge of the Pharaoh comic I storytimed earlier, he does plenty of work for Egmont.Sweden and Finland follow the danish mold mostly, though all of them do have some artists I believe.Up here, we get a weekly that has a few egmont comics, usually Danish, but basically all of Europe outside of Italy contributes to the weekly. Netherlands more than most.But... we also get a monthly that is basically entirely italian, with maybe one egmont story. Thanks to Italy's insane output, we also get a bimonthly special that is usually over 500 pages.
>>151105246>are just a few that all wrote )are just a few that all wrote comics posted in this thread, whoops.Also, example of Arild Midthun's ducks.
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>>151105246We do get more specials beyond these, like Classics Collection or an additional themed book, but these three are the consistent ones.
>>151105483I'm jealous even though I wouldn't have the time to read them.
