Is someone here a digital subscriber to Picsou Magazine, using the app?
As long as you are a subscriber, you have access to the digital edition by default (I do). Why?
I started a digital subscription yesterday assuming it would give me access to the entire library, but so far I can only read the current issue. If I click on an older issue it continues to give me the option to either buy or subscribe. It isn’t clear that I’m signed in or even have an account, but since I can access the current issue and it says that I’m already a subscriber when I click Subscribe, I assume that’s the case.
As long as you are a subscriber, you have access to the digital edition by default (I do). Why?
I started a digital subscription yesterday assuming it would give me access to the entire library, but so far I can only read the current issue. If I click on an older issue it continues to give me the option to either buy or subscribe. It isn’t clear that I’m signed in or even have an account, but since I can access the current issue and it says that I’m already a subscriber when I click Subscribe, I assume that’s the case.
I started a full (paper and digital subscription) back in November for both Picsou Magazine and Les Trésors de Picsou. I have access to the digital editions of the PM starting two issues before the first one I received in physical form, and for LTP, it's one issue before the first I got.
I started a digital subscription yesterday assuming it would give me access to the entire library, but so far I can only read the current issue. If I click on an older issue it continues to give me the option to either buy or subscribe. It isn’t clear that I’m signed in or even have an account, but since I can access the current issue and it says that I’m already a subscriber when I click Subscribe, I assume that’s the case.
I started a full (paper and digital subscription) back in November for both Picsou Magazine and Les Trésors de Picsou. I have access to the digital editions of the PM starting two issues before the first one I received in physical form, and for LTP, it's one issue before the first I got.
Ok, then I assume things are working as they should and free access starts with the current issue. I do think they could be a bit clearer about that as the library was what pushed me to subscribe. (They probably say this in the Terms of Sale, but those are in French legalese unlike the rest of the app which is in English...)
Not sure where else to put this question, but I was wondering if some the French members could help me appraise a possible purchase. A man down the street is selling two pre-war Journal de Mickey albums. Going by eBay, sellers are asking everything from 100 to 450 euros a piece, but then you always have to take these sellers' prices with a grain of salt. I've had a chance to look at the albums themselves. Both are in pretty a pretty state, but considering their age it's hard to complain. They have issues missing and the comics are loose from the spine, but one set of newspapers is looking pretty tight, while the other is fraying.
Not sure where else to put this question, but I was wondering if some the French members could help me appraise a possible purchase. A man down the street is selling two pre-war Journal de Mickey albums. Going by eBay, sellers are asking everything from 100 to 450 euros a piece, but then you always have to take these sellers' prices with a grain of salt. I've had a chance to look at the albums themselves. Both are in pretty a pretty state, but considering their age it's hard to complain. They have issues missing and the comics are loose from the spine, but one set of newspapers is looking pretty tight, while the other is fraying.
The value of these albums depend a lot on (i) current state (ii) if it's a genuine album by the publisher and (iii) which album the buyer is selling.
I can not give any figure, as I don't buy expensive comics nor do I follow the price of comics. But the grade is extremely important. Missing issues highly reduces the value of the album (although they can usually be restored, to some extent).
Many amatorial albums exist, that were made by the readers, usually subscribers, not by the publisher. You can tell that from the cover or the sequence of numbers, or the format. These albums are valued less than that of the publisher, I think. But some are very well done by professional "relieurs" and definitely have a value.
The ones published during WWII (coded ALJMAGC in Inducks) are extremely rare. Personally I've only seen three (scans) of these albums, out of the eight that exist. And two of the three that I've seen may be amatorial albums. It's not a joke, Inducks only has three scans of these album covers; professional sellers told me they barely saw one or two in their whole carreers (one of them had been selling comics for more than 30 years...).
Not sure where else to put this question, but I was wondering if some the French members could help me appraise a possible purchase. A man down the street is selling two pre-war Journal de Mickey albums. Going by eBay, sellers are asking everything from 100 to 450 euros a piece, but then you always have to take these sellers' prices with a grain of salt. I've had a chance to look at the albums themselves. Both are in pretty a pretty state, but considering their age it's hard to complain. They have issues missing and the comics are loose from the spine, but one set of newspapers is looking pretty tight, while the other is fraying.
The value of these albums depend a lot on (i) current state (ii) if it's a genuine album by the publisher and (iii) which album the buyer is selling.
I can not give any figure, as I don't buy expensive comics nor do I follow the price of comics. But the grade is extremely important. Missing issues highly reduces the value of the album (although they can usually be restored, to some extent).
Many amatorial albums exist, that were made by the readers, usually subscribers, not by the publisher. You can tell that from the cover or the sequence of numbers, or the format. These albums are valued less than that of the publisher, I think. But some are very well done by professional "relieurs" and definitely have a value.
The ones published during WWII (coded ALJMAGC in Inducks) are extremely rare. Personally I've only seen three (scans) of these albums, out of the eight that exist. And two of the three that I've seen may be amatorial albums. It's not a joke, Inducks only has three scans of these album covers; professional sellers told me they barely saw one or two in their whole carreers (one of them had been selling comics for more than 30 years...).
Maybe value was not the right word, I was wondering how rare they were. As you've mentioned rare pre-war French comics before, and you indexed the page, I was hoping you had some knowledge.
I've seen all five of the "albums annuels" go online for various rates, but hardly comparable given they were in various states. I also saw album #1 with a green binding, rather than a red one -- it might have been a restoration, but it looked old enough to be original.
What's the difference between 4A and 4B? There's nothing on INDUCKS.
The value of these albums depend a lot on (i) current state (ii) if it's a genuine album by the publisher and (iii) which album the buyer is selling.
I can not give any figure, as I don't buy expensive comics nor do I follow the price of comics. But the grade is extremely important. Missing issues highly reduces the value of the album (although they can usually be restored, to some extent).
Many amatorial albums exist, that were made by the readers, usually subscribers, not by the publisher. You can tell that from the cover or the sequence of numbers, or the format. These albums are valued less than that of the publisher, I think. But some are very well done by professional "relieurs" and definitely have a value.
The ones published during WWII (coded ALJMAGC in Inducks) are extremely rare. Personally I've only seen three (scans) of these albums, out of the eight that exist. And two of the three that I've seen may be amatorial albums. It's not a joke, Inducks only has three scans of these album covers; professional sellers told me they barely saw one or two in their whole carreers (one of them had been selling comics for more than 30 years...).
Maybe value was not the right word, I was wondering how rare they were. As you've mentioned rare pre-war French comics before, and you indexed the page, I was hoping you had some knowledge.
I've seen all five of the "albums annuels" go online for various rates, but hardly comparable given they were in various states. I also saw album #1 with a green binding, rather than a red one -- it might have been a restoration, but it looked old enough to be original.
What's the difference between 4A and 4B? There's nothing on INDUCKS.
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I can't tell for the green binding, but it might be a restoration. Most (all?) original albums made by the publisher have a red binding.
Generally speaking, the weekly in the 1930s had a huge number of prints and is not THAT rare. Pre-WWII albums are rare, but they can be found. The ones published during WWII and sold in Marseille, however, are very hard to get. They enjoyed a much smaller number of prints, if only because of the lack of paper and low number of readers. WWII albums, as I wrote, are even more rare, not to say extremely rare.
Albums #4A and #4B have a different cover.
Albums #1 and #2 (corresponding to first and second semester) seem very rare as well. Personally I have never seen them. But they are listed in very reliable books (e.g. the BDM, equivalent of the Comic Book Price Guide) and do exist for sure.
But even after 25 years investigating Disney comics published in France, we still find albums or magazines that we had never seen before. Recently, we added this to Inducks: inducks.org/publication.php?c=fr%2F3ED&pg=img&num=1 a 1976 book with Barks stories that I had personally never seen before!
Since this thread's title is "French Disney comics", how many of you like stories by Claude Marin, Gen-Clo and other French authors, including collaborations with Spanish creators such as Comicup studios?
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Since this thread's title is "French Disney comics", how many of you like stories by Claude Marin, Gen-Clo and other French authors, including collaborations with Spanish creators such as Comicup studios?
The stories by French writers I re-read are Mouse stories, both penciled by José Antonio González and inked by Comicup: Jérôme Wicky's Minnie à travers les profounders (where Minnie and Eurasia Toft get to Atlantis!) and Rodolphe Jacquette's Fantôme à tous les étages, where Goofy has ghost problems in his hotel. Jacquette has other ghost stories; I should try to track those down!
Oh, also "le soda se boit sec"--the best Clarabelle Cow story ever, by Philippe Gasc/Cavazzano! Can you tell me what the title refers to?
Post by Scrooge MacDuck on May 3, 2021 19:21:51 GMT
I'm a great fan of Claude Marin, both his Disney work and otherwise; and I think that though his artstyle was unquestionably well-suited to it, he was wasted penning so many “Disney Babies” stories. His Gottfredson-esque (dare I say Casty-esque, anachronistic as it is?) long-form stories are a great part of my childhood nostalgia; “The Giants from Planet Rong”, “The Phantom Blot Unchained”, “Donald's Fabulous Invention” stand tall alongside the likes of “The Flying Scot” or “In Ancient Persia” as quintessential Disney comic adventure stories in my book.
Oh, also "le soda se boit sec"--the best Clarabelle Cow story ever, by Philippe Gasc/Cavazzano! Can you tell me what the title refers to?
Well, it's a phrase you'd expect from a purist telling you how X kind of alcohol should be drunk (à la James Bond's pontifications on how martinis should be “shaken, not stirred”), only here comically applied to “soda” — which in French vernacular is used to mean any kind of sweet, fizzy drink; Coca Cola is frequently referred to as simply “soda”. It's possible that a more direct movie quote or title is being referenced, although I don't know which.
Since this thread's title is "French Disney comics", how many of you like stories by Claude Marin, Gen-Clo and other French authors, including collaborations with Spanish creators such as Comicup studios?
The stories by French writers I re-read are Mouse stories, both penciled by José Antonio González and inked by Comicup: Jérôme Wicky's Minnie à travers les profounders (where Minnie and Eurasia Toft get to Atlantis!) and Rodolphe Jacquette's Fantôme à tous les étages, where Goofy has ghost problems in his hotel. Jacquette has other ghost stories; I should try to track those down!
Oh, also "le soda se boit sec"--the best Clarabelle Cow story ever, by Philippe Gasc/Cavazzano! Can you tell me what the title refers to?
Oh, it just means "soft drink is drunk abundantly/without water added/completely in a glass with no drop left", a term you normally use for alcoholic drinks.
These Clarabelle Cow stories are set in 1920s Chicago in a parody of The Untouchables, but alcoholic drinks are replaced with soft drinks because censorship.
I remember that series really getting over my head when I was a kid... I think it still does.
Speaking of Spanish cartoonists who worked on French stories, I really loved the work of Maximino Tortajada Aguilar and José Cardona Blasi! I think they were in the Comicup team?
I'm a great fan of Claude Marin, both his Disney work and otherwise; and I think that though his artstyle was unquestionably well-suited to it, he was wasted penning so many “Disney Babies” stories. His Gottfredson-esque (dare I say Casty-esque, anachronistic as it is?) long-form stories are a great part of my childhood nostalgia; “The Giants from Planet Rong”, “The Phantom Blot Unchained”, “Donald's Fabulous Invention” stand tall alongside the likes of “The Flying Scot” or “In Ancient Persia” as quintessential Disney comic adventure stories in my book.
I have the feeling he was victim of his own success as a "cutesy Disney artist"? I am guessing that the executives thought that more serious adventure stories didn't need him, so he was stuck doing the "just be cute" simpler stuff.
I am more familiar with Claude Marin as an illustrator than a comic artist. He did a lot of illustrations for "wacky world trivia" section, the pet care section (with good old vet Karim Daoud) and "culture sheets" that you'd cut out. A lot of beautiful whimsical illustrations that showed quite a lot of effort.
I remember that Claude Marin's art was traced A LOT by other artists (such as Henri Dufranne) to do illustrations for games and riddle comics.
I have a hard time remembering Claude Marin's comics as they tend to be confused with Gen-Clo's in my mind. But I remember one where Professor Mirandus invented a youth machine and became a young man, and both Goofy and Pete are turned into kids. The young Prof. Mirandus has been traced several times for the riddle comics! And another one where Minnie was kidnapped by Phantom Blot and she signals Mickey where she is through video footage by blinking her eyes using Morse code...
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I am not sure Henri Dufranne did copy Marin that much. The artist you may be referring to is Pierre le Goff who did many Mickey Énigme pages. A lot (or most) of his work is traced from Marin. I was told he was quite open about this and used to joke about his copying Marin's art, asking him for stories he could cut and paste. It seems that his wife also participated in this "collage" work.
I am not sure Henri Dufranne did copy Marin that much. The artist you may be referring to is Pierre le Goff who did many Mickey Énigme pages. A lot (or most) of his work is traced from Marin. I was told he was quite open about this and used to joke about his copying Marin's art, asking him for stories he could cut and paste. It seems that his wife also participated in this "collage" work.
Ah yes, I think I have been confusing him with Le Goff. And yes, he certainly traced Marin's comics A LOT. The same character designs in the same poses, many times. Even as a kid, I was shocked.
So... Marin was aware of this? He gave his approval?
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