There's a bit of nuance to it. He was happy with the work for hire contract for the actual comics, that is something he signed and agreed to. He didn't agree to using his name for it, so he did trademark his name, also to be included in the quality control of how his works are published and coloured (the definitive version is the Fantagraphics Don Rosa Collection, which is an amazing publication if you're a fan.)
Also, the eyesight issue was part of it, but after his story "The prisoner of White Agony Creek" he also didn't feel he had anything left to tell with the characters.
Don Rosa is definitely an interesting character and he's quite active in his official Facebook group and he has some interesting opinions on culture and collecting. He truly hates collectors that only collect for monetary value and he's even put that concept into his version of Uncle Scrooge
Yeah, I remember the constant reissues and comic compilations being the major sticking point. Thanks for the extra info, my recollection of the whole situation is kind of fuzzy.
He truly hates collectors that only collect for monetary value and he’s even put that concept into his version of Uncle Scrooge
There was a story he did that was specifically lampooning these sorts of collectors, and he also railed against comic book collectors in the foreword to that story. Sealing comic books, things that intended to be read and enjoyed, into ziplock bags, never to be opened really stuck in his craw
There's a bit of nuance to it. He was happy with the work for hire contract for the actual comics, that is something he signed and agreed to. He didn't agree to using his name for it, so he did trademark his name, also to be included in the quality control of how his works are published and coloured (the definitive version is the Fantagraphics Don Rosa Collection, which is an amazing publication if you're a fan.)
Also, the eyesight issue was part of it, but after his story "The prisoner of White Agony Creek" he also didn't feel he had anything left to tell with the characters.
Don Rosa is definitely an interesting character and he's quite active in his official Facebook group and he has some interesting opinions on culture and collecting. He truly hates collectors that only collect for monetary value and he's even put that concept into his version of Uncle Scrooge
Yeah, I remember the constant reissues and comic compilations being the major sticking point. Thanks for the extra info, my recollection of the whole situation is kind of fuzzy.
There was a story he did that was specifically lampooning these sorts of collectors, and he also railed against comic book collectors in the foreword to that story. Sealing comic books, things that intended to be read and enjoyed, into ziplock bags, never to be opened really stuck in his craw