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Classici della letteratura Disney - Nuova edizione #36

Dracula di Bram Topker e altre storie di terrore

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Una serie di volumi da collezionare che raccolgono le storie a fumetti Disney, ispirate alle opere letterarie più note dei grandi autori classici. Il romanzo “Dracula”, dell’autore Irlandese Bram Stoker, pubblicato nel 1897, è diventato un vero e proprio fenomeno di costume, dando vita a innumerevoli trasposizioni. Questo volume presenta la rinomata parodia Disney realizzata dalla preziosa matita dell’artista Fabio Celoni e dal noto autore Bruno Enna. Jonathan Ratker, interpretato da Topolino, viaggia in Transilbarbabietolania, dove incontrerà il Conte Dracula, interpretato da Macchia Nera, che si rivelerà essere un vampiro ossessionato dalla barbabietola.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

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Profile Image for ☾❀Apple✩ Blossom⋆。˚.
970 reviews492 followers
October 10, 2019
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When I was a kid, I remember my mother reading Mickey Mouse comics to me (they were a huge deal in Italy at the time), so this style of graphic novel will always take me back to my childhood.
Both the artstyle and the kind of humour are so iconic in these works that every time I read a new one it it reminds me of all the others I read (for example, I remember having a volume of the Odyssey starring Donald Duck). Heck, even the lettering is the same! These Disney retellings have the ability of adapting the original story to their very peculiar style, while always, mysteriously, being able to remain extremely close to the original. Their artist are just the greatest!

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*edit: I just found out the artist is Italian. I thought so since some of the puns didn't work well in English! 😜
Profile Image for Tanabrus.
1,981 reviews200 followers
October 28, 2019
Letture rapide e divertenti per il periodo di Halloween: i volumi "a tema horror" di Topolino.

Questo volume de "I Capolavori della Letteratura" ci propone un adattamento del Dracula di Bram Stoker e tre storie ispirate alle figure del conte Dracula, del Mostro della Palude e del Golem.

Il piatto forte è chiaramente il Dracula di Bram Topker, che ripercorre abbastanza da vicino la storia trasformando il succhiasangue in una barbabietola vivente. I giochi di parole e le scene divertenti si sprecano, e Pippo Van Helsing è una garanzia. Le "parodie" letterarie di Topolino sono sempre piacevolissime.

A seguire, la storia più vecchia dell'albo, 1986, ispirata sempre dal conte rumeno. Si nota subito la differenza temporale tra le due storie, i disegni degli anni '80 e quelli di pochi anni fa sono parecchio differenti. La storia è classica, ispirata vagamente alla figura del Conte di cui comunque Paperino già conosceva il mito, ed è una piacevole lettura tipicamente Topoliniana.

E poi le altre due storie, disegnate come in occasione del Dracula di Bram Topker dal bravo Celoni: Paperino e il mostro della palude, dove Paperino e Gastone si sfidano per vedere chi riuscirà a catturare per primo il temibile mostro della palude comparso vicino a Paperopoli; e Paperino e il risveglio del silente, una storia forse un po' più sottotono rispetto alle altre.

Nel complesso una piacevolissima lettura, che fa sorridere (e ridere) e che soprattutto nella storia che dà il titolo all'albo fa apprezzare il lavoro fatto per adattare e trasformare il grande classico della letteratura horror rendendolo una storia di Topolino, e al contempo mantenendone tutti i punti salienti, compreso un omaggio iniziale allo stile epistolare della storia.
Profile Image for Federico Lucifredi.
Author 2 books7 followers
December 15, 2019
A really entertaining parody. Top notch artwork and print, perhaps not all the jokes carry as well in translation but I still laughed a lot.
Profile Image for Glen Farrelly.
183 reviews4 followers
November 15, 2020
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I am a huge fan of Dracula, so I was curious to see how Disney would do a kid-friendly adaptation with Mickey Mouse and friends. First, the artwork was amazing - suitable gothic while still comical. The story was a funny satire on the Dracula mythos that while G rated was also quite original. I have not read any other Mickey Mouse comics, but now I'm seriously tempted to.
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Author 1 book24 followers
November 11, 2019
Like Disney Frankenstein, the Mickey Mouse Dracula adaptation has great art and a funny, kid-friendly twist to the monster. Instead of being a blood-sucker, this Dracula is all about beets. Which is almost as gross.

I can't underline enough how cool the art. It's gorgeous, atmospheric, and gothic. It just happens to have Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy, too.
Profile Image for Damien.
20 reviews3 followers
August 26, 2019
This was such a wonderfully charming adaptation of a classic tale, and the art style is beautiful.
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Author 22 books29 followers
November 10, 2019
Cute Disneyfied take on Stoker’s classic. A fun introduction for younger readers to the infamous count.
271 reviews2 followers
September 15, 2019
A silly adaptation where beets and beet juice substitute for blood. Many Disney characters fill the roles of Bram Stoker’s characters. Terrific artwork is lost on the small sized pages of this edition.
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513 reviews70 followers
August 2, 2019
الرسم جميل والقصة ممتعة نسسمسم + حبيت شخصية قوفي وايد ! توبي اونست كان دايماً المفضل + أظن اني بقراله سولو كومكس لو لقيت :)
Profile Image for Federica ~ Excusetheink.
225 reviews
February 17, 2021
Dracula di Bram Topker ★★★★
Paperino e l'avventura in Transilvania ★★
Paperino e il mostro della palude ★★★
Paperino e il risveglio del silente ★★★

Cercavo il volume con il solo Dracula incluso, ma quando te lo trovi dinanzi, con tre storie in più, al prezzo di 11,50€ che fai lo lasci lì?
Quello che dà titolo alla raccolta è meraviglioso, disegnato benissimo e geniale (chi viene morso sviluppa un'ossessione per le barbabietole anziché per il sangue xD). Ne ho lette poche di parodie disneyane, ma questa al momento è volata in cima alla classifica delle preferite.
Le altre non provano neppure a farti scorrere un leggerissimo brivido lungo la schiena, a cominciare dalla seconda, che si conclude troppo presto. La terza sprizza simpatia, viene salvata da Qui, Quo, Qua. Quel che fa più paura è la riconoscibilissima matita di Fabio Celoni degli anni '90. La quarta ed ultima è la meglio inquadrata delle storie ambientate a Paperopoli, anch'essa non è horror ma da includere forse nel genere spionaggio. Sa comunque intrattenere e divertire.

In più di settant'anni di vita del settimanale non sono nati altrettanti mini racconti a tema, come nel caso dei Simpson e i loro special di Halloween? Non per forza disturbanti ma che si avvicinano al titolo proposto per il volume? Amo ed amerò sempre il mondo Disney, ma certe scelte per il mercato italiano fatico seriamente a comprenderle.
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435 reviews18 followers
February 24, 2021
Questo libro avrebbe potuto essere migliore solo se fosse stato accompagnato da una pizza gratuita o spalmato di cioccolato. Ma anche così è stato spassosissimo! Tra Pippo Van Helsing che parla con accento tetesco, ma non piace che si dica di lui tetesco perché olandese ma quando si innervosisce decanta versi in stile shakespeariano, Pietro Gambafield che colleziona lime ma non sa cosa farsene e il conte Dracula che è super vanitoso ma frustrato perché non si riflette negli specchi, ho passato qualche ora di assoluta delizia. Aggiungiamoci anche che l'oggetto del desiderio sono le barbabietole (e c'è una vasta gamma di ortaggi soprannaturali), Dracula è il NOPIANTATU che viene dalla Transilbarbabietolania ma vuole trasferirsi a Londra nella contea di Cartadafax, ed abbiamo il quadro completo.
A questa storia se ne aggiungono altre 3 sempre a tema "terrore" con protagonista Paperino. Belline anche quelle ma la vetta di Dracula è inarrivabile.
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291 reviews53 followers
October 17, 2020
It was adorable. Who knew Goofy could be a serious character. And there were a few adult jokes in it to. I liked it alot.
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1,000 reviews39 followers
November 17, 2020
17 Nov 2020

1. I have a huge soft spot for the Disney comics retellings of various stories- they riff off established legends and history very well and there are always tons of puns. I first encountered the Scarlet Pimpernel as a Donald Duck version known as the Scarlet Pumpernickel and I haven't forgotten it to date.

2. So anyway- this retelling seems far more detailed and closer to the original story (taking into account my admittedly patchy relationship with the Dracula novel) than the ones I can recall. I mean yes, the blood is replaced (rather hilariously) with beets. The Lucy-expy (Clarabelle) eventually and that's so weird it's funny, rather than so weird it's just weird.

3. I think my favorite character is Renfield!Black Pete because every scene with him in it made me laugh, body counts notwithstanding. But you know- Disney comics so they were probably knocked out or something. Whatever. Pete was still excellent.

4. Not gonna lie, I now want Disney versions of every single classic novel I can think of. //stares pitifully at Disney bigwigs
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273 reviews
May 6, 2024
This was an adorable retelling that made it appropriate for kids while still keeping the same general flavor of the original.
Profile Image for Andrea Northam.
194 reviews7 followers
September 23, 2019
This comic is hilarious. Unfortunately, I think you need to know the original Bram Stoker version of Dracula to get all the ridiculous jokes, so maybe younger kids won’t understand the humor, but I laughed out loud a ton. I wasn’t expecting much from this comic, so the fact that it was funny and coherent and entertaining was a pleasant surprise! I want to see more of these classic retellings with the Disney characters—Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, etc.
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747 reviews
January 8, 2024
I was curious how they could make Dracula a family friendly Disney story and the truth is… they couldn’t. Upon finishing this my immediate thought was: “That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.”

Don’t get me wrong - I love juvenile fiction, I love Dracula and I love classic Disney… but Dracula disneyfied doesn’t work!

I have no idea who the intended audience was for this. It’s too goofy (no pun intended) and silly for adults to enjoy, it seems way too complicated for kids (or even just anyone who hasn’t read Dracula) to follow and enjoy. At one point there’s an asterisk to explain Bobbies are a term for London police officers but then Goofy Van Helsing goes on to say “epistolary novels” just a few pages later… has to be some pretty smart kids reading this to understand that that means!

To some degree it reminded me of the Disney and WB shows I grew up with (Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, etc) - shows that made jokes that went way over most kids’ heads but were funny for adults. Unfortunately, the jokes in here were corny and not funny for adults either (saw someone say this was originally written in Italian and some of the jokes didn’t translate well, so maybe that’s why it didn’t work?).

Overall, disappointing for both adult me and my inner child.
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3,640 reviews53 followers
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January 20, 2025
I read this book as part of a project to add graphic novels to my classroom library.
This one did not work. It is supposed to be an adaptation in two ways (adaptation to graphic novel and to include the iconic cartoon characters) of Dracula. In my opinion, the adaptation stuck too close to the syntax of the older language as well as the plot beats (save for a replacement of blood with beats). I will not put this one on the classroom library list.
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153 reviews11 followers
April 28, 2020
Terrible...just terrible! I've only read a few from this latest version of the Disney comics and just really not impressed. I felt the ones done by boom kids were much more readable. I get that dark horse is a bigger label and I like a lot of their titles but this was so badly done I don't have any interest in more.
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2,440 reviews15 followers
December 7, 2021
I did not like this. I read another Mickey Mouse adaption of some classic story and wasn't a fan, but thought I'd give it another try with Dracula. Alas, I was not amused. I didn't really like the characters or the whole story plot. The only good thing were the illustrations. Although, I didn't like how the cow character was depicted sometimes. Overall I would not recommend this.
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96 reviews
May 27, 2024
J'ai été emportée par ma passion des BD de Disney avec Mickey et Donald qui renouvellent toujours leur style graphique et qui me ravi toujours alors je me suis laissée tentée. C'était pas l'histoire la plus folle de ma vie, mais c'est peut-être parce que c'est pour les enfants. En tout cas mes yeux ont été conquis
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358 reviews23 followers
November 4, 2020
6.5/10
I have never been fond of the Italian Disney comics adaptations of classics. (There are been hundreds of them since the first appeared in 1948.) But the most recent are quite well crafted, and this one has the bombastic, sometimes breathtaking art of Fabio Celoni.
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1,372 reviews
March 29, 2020
E se Dracula e le sue sue vittime fossero ossessionati dalle... barbabietole? Pauraaaa!!!
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903 reviews17 followers
December 15, 2020
The art is great, but the Disney version of the tale (puns and all) is only mildly amusing.
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