I have a question about the Fantagraphics series. Which particular volumes feature real upgrades from earlier Barks libraries; i.e. how Voodoo Hoodoo was published in its original form for the first time. Any other stories that were restored? I seem to remember Race to the South Seas was a pain to publish for some time, but I don't remember the details.
The "Old Castle's Secret" volume has a mostly restored version of "Darkest Africa"--some of the backgrounds, according to Inducks, are from the Jippes/Vlottes re-ink used in the original Another Rainbow set.
Ramapith An idea for a (mostly) Barks book aimed at Rosa fans who aren't buying every volume of the Barks Library: A "comics that inspired the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" book that would contain all the Barks comics that show a glimpse of Scrooge's past:
Voodoo Hoodoo Only A Poor Old Man Back to the Klondike Mush! The Fantastic River Race Black Wednesday Return To Pizen Bluff The Windy Story The Loony Lunar Gold Rush The Invisible Intruder North of the Yukon
+ the two non-Barks stories that inspired the Lo$ saga:
The Secret Of The Glacier Getting That Healthy, Wealthy Feeling
+ a couple more Barks stories that do not contain any panel showing Scrooge's past but have a big significance to the Lo$, such as:
Christmas on Bear Mountain The Old Castle’s Secret
“The Secret of the Glacier” would be better saved for a potential Tony Strobl Disney Masters book.
As mentioned in my recent reply to your post elsewhere, I would like to see a Tony Strobl Disney Masters volume, but I doubt it will happen. Hence, wouldn't it be advisable to include in this "inspiration for the Lo$" collection being proposed here?
Or, as that cute little Hispanic girl in the taco commercial from a few years ago posed, "¿Por qué no los dos?" ("Why not both?").
I have a question about the Fantagraphics series. Which particular volumes feature real upgrades from earlier Barks libraries; i.e. how Voodoo Hoodoo was published in its original form for the first time. Any other stories that were restored? I seem to remember Race to the South Seas was a pain to publish for some time, but I don't remember the details.
My first post here so forgive me the long time between your question and my answer.
'Race the the South Seas' and 'Voodoo hoodoo' are both in Fantagraphics' series 'The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library', volume 7 titled "Lost in the Andes" which was actually the first volume in print (see Inducs and Wiki). The website Carl Barks Guidebook explains something about 'Voodoo hoodoo' and 'Race to the South Seas'. The info there has not been updated w/ the info in the Fantagraphics edition. It says in the notes on the stories at the end of the book that the original negatives were lost for 'South Seas' and that Daan Jippes re-inked them back in the day. However, the originals have been found and reprinted in aforementioned Fantagraphics book.
The story 'Darkest Africa' appears uncensored in the Fantagraphics series. 'Trick or treat' has a very complicated back story. The redrawn panels as well as the complete story (well, save one drawing) has been printed in the Fantagraphics series.
I have a question about the Fantagraphics series. Which particular volumes feature real upgrades from earlier Barks libraries; i.e. how Voodoo Hoodoo was published in its original form for the first time. Any other stories that were restored? I seem to remember Race to the South Seas was a pain to publish for some time, but I don't remember the details.
My first post here so forgive me the long time between your question and my answer.
'Race the the South Seas' and 'Voodoo hoodoo' are both in Fantagraphics' series 'The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library', volume 7 titled "Lost in the Andes" which was actually the first volume in print (see Inducs and Wiki). The website Carl Barks Guidebook explains something about 'Voodoo hoodoo' and 'Race to the South Seas'. The info there has not been updated w/ the info in the Fantagraphics edition. It says in the notes on the stories at the end of the book that the original negatives were lost for 'South Seas' and that Daan Jippes re-inked them back in the day. However, the originals have been found and reprinted in aforementioned Fantagraphics book.
The story 'Darkest Africa' appears uncensored in the Fantagraphics series. 'Trick or treat' has a very complicated back story. The redrawn panels as well as the complete story (well, save one drawing) has been printed in the Fantagraphics series.
Cheers!
"Race to the South Seas" is the Jippes redraw in the two printings that are out of "Lost in the Andes" so far. They didn't find original printing proofs in time, and printed an old version of the "story note" by mistake. That's why the text feature claims that it's Barks' original version even though it isn't.
"Race to the South Seas" is the Jippes redraw in the two printings that are out of "Lost in the Andes" so far. They didn't find original printing proofs in time, and printed an old version of the "story note" by mistake. That's why the text feature claims that it's Barks' original version even though it isn't.
Wow! Thank you for the link. The link claims that the original actually has been found, maybe it'll get re-printed one day.
Thanks for the info everyone. I have the issues with Voodoo Hoodoo and Darkest Africa in them already. I never got around to buying past the first four issues, and I was wondering if I was missing out on anything. There also seem to be two one-pagers that were written but not drawn by Barks, that's interesting.
With all respect to the people involved in making this series, it's just not that high on my radar. I personally find there are more interesting things to collect than the umpteenth Barks Library, no matter how well it's presented.
Honestly, if I had kept the old Barks library, I probably wouldn’t be getting the new volumes. I find I buy them more out of wanting to have the stories again than actually reading them. The Disney Masters and Floyd Gottfredson books have been my personal favorites, as well as the late, lamented Library of American Comics newspaper strip collections.
Honestly, if I had kept the old Barks library, I probably wouldn’t be getting the new volumes. I find I buy them more out of wanting to have the stories again than actually reading them. The Disney Masters and Floyd Gottfredson books have been my personal favorites, as well as the late, lamented Library of American Comics newspaper strip collections.
If I ever buy a full Barks library (among those that exist today), it will probably be Gladstone's Carl Barks Library in Color albums. Plus maybe a few Fanta volumes to supplement with better sources for some of the stories.
I wish I could find and afford the Gladstone/Another Rainbow Barks Library in color. The coloring in the Fantagraphics Library is intentionally the same as the original American Dell comics. Even Barks himself said that wasn't the best way to color his comics. Example: some fish in the sea are red (?!) and birds in the sky are green. There are almost only primary colors, no shading, etc. I ain't no youngster but too young to have bought the Gladstone stuff in the eighties. I was a teenager and it was simply too expensive. The Color versions of the Gladstone series appeared sparsely here in Holland (Europe) and they had a paper cover (no carton). This is the first and probably only time for me to collect Barks in color chronologically. There was "De Beste Verhalen" here in Holland but they were not in chronological order and getting the complete set might be difficult nowadays.
I wish I could find and afford the Gladstone/Another Rainbow Barks Library in color. The coloring in the Fantagraphics Library is intentionally the same as the original American Dell comics. Even Barks himself said that wasn't the best way to color his comics. Example: some fish in the sea are red (?!) and birds in the sky are green. There are almost only primary colors, no shading, etc. I ain't no youngster but too young to have bought the Gladstone stuff in the eighties. I was a teenager and it was simply too expensive. The Color versions of the Gladstone series appeared sparsely here in Holland (Europe) and they had a paper cover (no carton). This is the first and probably only time for me to collect Barks in color chronologically. There was "De Beste Verhalen" here in Holland but they were not in chronological order and getting the complete set might be difficult nowadays.
FYI, the full set of the Gladstone CBL is currently being offered on Marktplaats (be it at somewhat extortionate prices). I even saw the Another Rainbow set on offer recently, what a time to be alive.
Last Edit: Aug 12, 2021 10:38:47 GMT by That Duckfan