Don Rosa visiting Norway

[pengolodh_sc at yahoo.no]

One of my heroes, Hugo Keno Don Rosa, is visiting Norway these days.  
He'll get to meet the mayor of oslo (our capital), of course.  Don't 
know who he is?  He is the best living Donald Duck-artist in the 
world - he's upholding the heritage of Carl Braks, and on the whole 
is a much better artist than Van Horn or Vicar.

Donald Duck is much more popular in Norway (and Europe) than Mickey 
Mouse has ever been (or will be).  I think part of the reason is that 
the Mickey Mouse of today is too much of a goody two shoes - he is 
just so insufferably righteous and boring (but he wasn't always - I 
remember when he went to Blaggard Castle)!  Donald Duck, OTOH, makes 
mistakes, flies off the handle, is unlucky, and on general is far 
more easier to identify with (and much more fun).   

Best regards
Christian Stubø

P.S.   Ever noticed the strange phenomenon that when Donald Duck 
wears clothes, he does not wear trousers (or any equivalent article 
of clothing), but if he is seen exiting a shower, he always has a 
towel around his waist?