1) Daan Jippes (including all Barks story completions) 2) Manny Gonzalez 3) Jan Gulbransson 4) Uncle Remus Newspaper Strips 5) Daniel Branca 6) Bill Wright's Mickey Mouse 7) William van Horn
8) Romano Scarpa's Mickey Mouse
9) Finish Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper strips
10) Finish Gottfredson's work (The Gag-a-day strips)
I want to see the Barks Library volumes covering 1942-1946. At this point, it is not a given.
This is the most important one for me, well above any newly-starting sets. Why did they save those for last?
They started with Lost in the Andes because they figured his better-known works would sell better.
It seems that, since then, they've simply gone forward. I suppose it makes sense, but it's a strange choice (not to mention undercut by the switching a few things around in later volumes).
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I want to see the Barks Library volumes covering 1942-1946. At this point, it is not a given.
Why are you saying that? I am 100% confident that it absolutely is a given that those volumes will be printed, even with Disney wanting to censor some things. The most “problematic” Barks comics were already printed in this series.
Post by Monkey_Feyerabend on Mar 18, 2021 17:48:48 GMT
It is not about censorship. The early material by Barks is not very different from all that comes later in terms of dated content. (As far as I know, at least: I only own about 50% of the 42-45 stories in French. I stopped chasing that material when the Fantagraphics series popped up.) I am concerned about the appeal on the market of a number of volumes (four, five?) definitely of interest only for a smaller audience than the rest of the series. Of course, I think that most probably we will see those volumes published, especially considering that Fantagraphics is now happily publishing a number of Disney volumes covering old material from minor authors, something that I would never expect to see. But it is never a given with these kind of things, especially in this harsh times for the economy in general and the publishing sector in particular.
This is the most important one for me, well above any newly-starting sets. Why did they save those for last?
They started with Lost in the Andes because they figured his better-known works would sell better.
It seems that, since then, they've simply gone forward. I suppose it makes sense, but it's a strange choice (not to mention undercut by the switching a few things around in later volumes).
If there is any chance that the series will stop before it is completed, or I will die or become blind before it is finished (I have cataracts in both eyes with cloudiness getting so bad I can almost not read) - I would much rather have and get to enjoy even if just for a couple years, the 1942 - early '47 stories, than the 1962-66 stories.
I want to see the Barks Library volumes covering 1942-1946. At this point, it is not a given.
Why are you saying that? I am 100% confident that it absolutely is a given that those volumes will be printed, even with Disney wanting to censor some things. The most “problematic” Barks comics were already printed in this series.
To be fair, the censorship is pretty odd - the things that are getting censored are fairly minor, whereas some of the most problematic content remains perfectly intact. If there are any changes or decisions to be made regarding problematic content, I don't think it would need to make sense to us.
That being said, I'm guessing that the uncertainty lies in the popularity of these comics overall - I don't think many of us know how well they're selling. Disney comics are already something of a niche market - not exactly obscure, but they don't have the widest base to sell to. As such, if they're not meeting expectations, they'd most likely just drop it altogether - as was the case with the Donald Duck Daily Newspaper Comics. A lot of Barks' most beloved works have already been released in this collection; "Lost in the Andes" is probably Donald's most iconic comic outing, and "Only a Poor Old Man" is probably Scrooge's. Most of the titles that could contest either one have already been printed, too. I'd imagine that, at this point, it's pretty much only collectors buying - maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt someone casually interested is going to pick up a title like "Island in the Sky" or "Balloonatics" when more recognizable (And, as a result, safe) titles like the ones mentioned previously are available. Plus, I know that the move of censoring certain dialogues has turned some collectors away from the series - whether or not it's enough to have any impact, I don't know (and honestly doubt it) but you never know. If sales go down, it's possible that Disney will just drop the series - and, as we all know, they won't care that it's close to completion, nor will they care that the series doesn't have volumes 1-4. Disney comics aren't a guaranteed sell, and it's entirely possible that sales will drop with these later volumes. If they do, chances are we won't see the 1942-1946 Barks comics.
They started with Lost in the Andes because they figured his better-known works would sell better.
It seems that, since then, they've simply gone forward. I suppose it makes sense, but it's a strange choice (not to mention undercut by the switching a few things around in later volumes).
If there is any chance that the series will stop before it is completed, or I will die or become blind before it is finished (I have cataracts in both eyes with cloudiness getting so bad I can almost not read) - I would much rather have and get to enjoy even if just for a couple years, the 1942 - early '47 stories, than the 1962-66 stories.
Here's hoping they get published soon!
Resident autistic, diabetic duck fan.
I love hearing about bizarre/obscure Disney works - recommendations welcome!
1) al taliaferro, the missing stuff 2) floyd gottfredson, the gag strips 3) daan jippes 4) romano scarpa, the first 10 yrs 5) manuel gonzalez strips 6) uncle remus strips 7) other newspaer strips like winnie pooh, scamp, ... 8) casty stuff
That being said, I'm guessing that the uncertainty lies in the popularity of these comics overall - I don't think many of us know how well they're selling. Disney comics are already something of a niche market - not exactly obscure, but they don't have the widest base to sell to. As such, if they're not meeting expectations, they'd most likely just drop it altogether - as was the case with the Donald Duck Daily Newspaper Comics. A lot of Barks' most beloved works have already been released in this collection; "Lost in the Andes" is probably Donald's most iconic comic outing, and "Only a Poor Old Man" is probably Scrooge's. Most of the titles that could contest either one have already been printed, too. I'd imagine that, at this point, it's pretty much only collectors buying - maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt someone casually interested is going to pick up a title like "Island in the Sky" or "Balloonatics" when more recognizable (And, as a result, safe) titles like the ones mentioned previously are available.
If sales go down, it's possible that Disney will just drop the series - and, as we all know, they won't care that it's close to completion, nor will they care that the series doesn't have volumes 1-4. Disney comics aren't a guaranteed sell, and it's entirely possible that sales will drop with these later volumes. If they do, chances are we won't see the 1942-1946 Barks comics.
I don't think we need to worry about the Barks Library books not being popular enough. Take a look at the list of Fantagraphics' currently best-selling books on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/43986 out of their current top 11 best seller books are Barks books. It seems the Disney Masters books are doing much worse in comparison, but I am not even worried about that series right now, because Fantagraphics keeps announcing new Disney books all the time and they haven't slowed down yet. For example they would not start the Disney Afternoon Adventures this year if their Disney books were doing poorly.
That being said, I'm guessing that the uncertainty lies in the popularity of these comics overall - I don't think many of us know how well they're selling. Disney comics are already something of a niche market - not exactly obscure, but they don't have the widest base to sell to. As such, if they're not meeting expectations, they'd most likely just drop it altogether - as was the case with the Donald Duck Daily Newspaper Comics. A lot of Barks' most beloved works have already been released in this collection; "Lost in the Andes" is probably Donald's most iconic comic outing, and "Only a Poor Old Man" is probably Scrooge's. Most of the titles that could contest either one have already been printed, too. I'd imagine that, at this point, it's pretty much only collectors buying - maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt someone casually interested is going to pick up a title like "Island in the Sky" or "Balloonatics" when more recognizable (And, as a result, safe) titles like the ones mentioned previously are available.
If sales go down, it's possible that Disney will just drop the series - and, as we all know, they won't care that it's close to completion, nor will they care that the series doesn't have volumes 1-4. Disney comics aren't a guaranteed sell, and it's entirely possible that sales will drop with these later volumes. If they do, chances are we won't see the 1942-1946 Barks comics.
I don't think we need to worry about the Barks Library books not being popular enough. Take a look at the list of Fantagraphics' currently best-selling books on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/43986 out of their current top 11 best seller books are Barks books. It seems the Disney Masters books are doing much worse in comparison, but I am not even worried about that series right now, because Fantagraphics keeps announcing new Disney books all the time and they haven't slowed down yet. For example they would not start the Disney Afternoon Adventures this year if their Disney books were doing poorly.
"I don't think many of us know how well they're selling" - link to a list of which books they have that are selling well.
"I doubt someone casually interested is going to pick up a title like "Island in the Sky" or "Balloonatics" when more recognizable (And, as a result, safe) titles like the ones mentioned previously are available" - Island in the Sky and Balloonatics are both in the top 5 of that list.
Y'know, I'm starting to realise that I don't actually know what I'm talking about here
Resident autistic, diabetic duck fan.
I love hearing about bizarre/obscure Disney works - recommendations welcome!
alquackskey Don't feel bad about it, I also had no idea how well these books sell until I randomly found out that Amazon has best-seller lists for each publisher.
It is not about censorship. The early material by Barks is not very different from all that comes later in terms of dated content. (As far as I know, at least: I only own about 50% of the 42-45 stories in French. I stopped chasing that material when the Fantagraphics series popped up.) I am concerned about the appeal on the market of a number of volumes (four, five?) definitely of interest only for a smaller audience than the rest of the series.
That's a strange thing to say. Why would the 1942-46 comics "definitely be of interest only for a smaller audience than the rest of the series"? Many of Barks' early stories are highly enjoyable even if they're not as accomplished as his work from the late 40s/early 50s. It's also wonderful to see Barks' gradual evolution as a storyteller, from pantomime humor reminiscent of his animation storyboards to fully realized comic book creator. I think many of Barks' 40s comics are better than many of his 60s comics, and I don't see why they would be of less interest than his 60s work.