Overview
What creative whirlwind brings Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Lilo and Stitch, and the Evil Queen together? Disney comics have existed since the dawn of the studio. Now grown-up fans can explore the history of Mickey, Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and their supporting cast with a chronological collection--featuring the most beloved Disney funny-page talents from around the world! See Mickey outwitting counterfeiters in Floyd Gottfredson's 1934 ""The Crazy Crime Wave''... and Uncle Scrooge founding his own nation in Don Rosa's 1989 ""His Majesty, McDuck!"" Plus more... hundreds of pages more, including stories of Donald's duckling-hood, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, and the Big Bad Wolf added just for this deluxe edition, all packaged in a splendid slipcase!
Full Product Details
Author: Carl Barks ,
Don Rosa ,
Floyd Gottfredson ,
Romano Scarpa
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Imprint: Fantagraphics
ISBN: 9781683969907
ISBN 10: 1683969901
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 12 November 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Reviews
"A spectacular keepsake of the finest Disney character comics stories--and/or the textbook of sequential-panel storytelling perfection for the Disney comics novice... curated with loving care, providing a smart overview touching on all the names (artists, writers and characters) and places you need to know... a must-have and highly recommended.--Jerry Beck ""Cartoon Research"" There have been quite a few books... published to celebrate the momentous 100th celebration of The Walt Disney Company, but this may be the best one. Each included story has been expertly curated for this collection.-- ""DuckTalks"""
Author Information
Carl Barks (1901-2000, b. Merrill, Oregon; d. Grants Pass, Oregon), one of the most brilliant cartoonists of the 20th century, entertained millions around the world with his timeless tales of Donald Duck and Barks's most famous character creation, Uncle Scrooge. Over the course of his career, he wrote and drew more than 500 comics stories totaling more than 6,000 pages, most anonymously. He achieved international acclaim only after he semi-retired in 1968. Among many other honors, Barks was one of the three initial inductees into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in 1987. (The other two were Jack Kirby and Will Eisner.) In 1991, Barks became the first Disney comic book artist to be recognized as a ""Disney Legend,"" a special award created by Disney ""to acknowledge and honor the many individuals whose imagination, talents, and dreams have created the Disney magic."" He has been similarly honored in many other countries around the world. First active in comics as the indie creator of Captain Kentucky and The Pertwillaby Papers, Don Rosa (b. June 29, 1951) made his jump to official Scrooge sagas with the launch of Gladstone Publishing, the watershed 1980s publisher of fan-friendly Disney comics titles. Rosa later switched to producing Duckburg comics for the pan-European publisher Egmont, leading to his capturing a remarkable international fandom. He lives near Louisville, KY. Hired as a short-term replacement on the fledgling Mickey Mouse daily strip in 1930, Floyd Gottfredson (1905-1986) went on to draw the feature for the next 45 years. He created the most famous Mickey tales ever told in print. He is a Disney Legend and was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2006. Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) trained as a fine artist and an architect. He left his own animation studio in 1953 to draw original comics stories for Walt Disney's Italian publisher. He is most famous for his stories starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Snow White.
