I'm much looking forward to the Hubbard/Kinney book, too! Crossing my fingers and toes in the hope that it will include "Out of the Depths, Despair", my personal favorite because it has the funniest array of drawings of poor harassed Tabby. But whether or not my favorite story gets in, the book will be one of my favorite Disney Masters volumes.
However, many jokes [in the Fethry S-codes] weren't transferred correctly in my language, and I guess this would be the case with many other countries as well. I was searching for those stories in English, but without an official US release, it wasn't easy. But this will change in a few months.
I never thought I'd see a good quality book just with these kind of stories, this is the stuff of dreams for me. I guess those stories are not for everyone, but as far as I'm concerned, I am extremely happy. I'm pretty confident it will be on the original 4-rows page format, right?
All the stories are in the original 4-row format, though this required reconstructive surgery in a couple of cases. "The Frontiersmen" only survived in 6-panel Italian proofs, but luckily an Australian edition showed me how it was supposed to look.
Getting this particular run of material anthologized has been incredibly important for me, too. It's a major canon of American-produced material that had a huge impact around the world—while remaining mostly unseen in its country of origin. The stories have an eccentric, cynical sense of humor that, as you note, is hard to translate at times (though it didn't impede their popularity!). And as I ended up a Fethry specialist (as both writer and editor) for many years at Egmont, you can see why the stories are personally special to me, too.
Crossing my fingers and toes in the hope that it will include "Out of the Depths, Despair", my personal favorite because it has the funniest array of drawings of poor harassed Tabby. But whether or not my favorite story gets in, the book will be one of my favorite Disney Masters volumes.
The book contains the first 17 Donald and Fethry stories in the order they were written (and coded), from "The Health Nut" through "The Retriever."
Also in the book are Kinney's and Hubbard's first two 0.0. Duck and Mata Harrier stories, plus samples of Kinney's and Hubbard's work without the other (Kinney's Hard Haid Moe and Donald in "Ditch Day," drawn by Phil De Lara; a Hubbard Scamp story and several one-pagers).
If this book sells well enough, we'll indeed have a second one, which would cover "Out of the Depths, Despair."
While I’m here, I would like to say that I really liked the two Massimo DeVita Ice Sword Saga volumes, as well as the backups “The Secret of 313” about Donald’s car and the Arizona Goof story. I’m glad to see that Mickey Mouse keeps getting his own volumes in this series.
While I’m here, I would like to say that I really liked the two Massimo DeVita Ice Sword Saga volumes, as well as the backups “The Secret of 313” about Donald’s car
...and that makes now *two* fine stories about Donald's car in the Disney Masters books! I just *finally* got my copy of the Heymans volume last week--preordered it from my comic book shop, but that copy got lost in distributor Diamond's Covid-chaos, so I cancelled that order and reordered from my local indie bookstore. And my favorite new-to-me story in that volume is
"Nothin' Beats the Classics" wherein we have (spoiler alert!) a Helper-controlled 313. A concept which just makes me very happy, what can I say. So glad to see "Healers of the Andes" and "Trapdoor Trick" in this book. Trapdoor Trick is one of my Top Ten Favorite One-pagers. So rare for a one-pager to both stick in my mind and depict an event which becomes part of the official history of the Duckverse in my headcanon! Not just a joke, this is something that Really Happened in my Duckworld.
All around, the volume has a fine choice of stories and great dialoguing of the new-to-us (new-to-US!) stories by Thad, Joe and Jonathan. Thanks to one and all!
While I’m here, I would like to say that I really liked the two Massimo DeVita Ice Sword Saga volumes, as well as the backups “The Secret of 313” about Donald’s car and the Arizona Goof story. I’m glad to see that Mickey Mouse keeps getting his own volumes in this series.
I'm just glad you got those stories at least! (And slightly envious because the Arizona Goof one was never published in German...)
If Silvia Ziche gets her own issue at some point (one can dream), Fantagraphics must compile "The Ice Cream Sword", of course
However, many jokes [in the Fethry S-codes] weren't transferred correctly in my language, and I guess this would be the case with many other countries as well. I was searching for those stories in English, but without an official US release, it wasn't easy. But this will change in a few months.
I never thought I'd see a good quality book just with these kind of stories, this is the stuff of dreams for me. I guess those stories are not for everyone, but as far as I'm concerned, I am extremely happy. I'm pretty confident it will be on the original 4-rows page format, right?
All the stories are in the original 4-row format, though this required reconstructive surgery in a couple of cases. "The Frontiersmen" only survived in 6-panel Italian proofs, but luckily an Australian edition showed me how it was supposed to look.
Getting this particular run of material anthologized has been incredibly important for me, too. It's a major canon of American-produced material that had a huge impact around the world—while remaining mostly unseen in its country of origin. The stories have an eccentric, cynical sense of humor that, as you note, is hard to translate at times (though it didn't impede their popularity!). And as I ended up a Fethry specialist (as both writer and editor) for many years at Egmont, you can see why the stories are personally special to me, too.
Crossing my fingers and toes in the hope that it will include "Out of the Depths, Despair", my personal favorite because it has the funniest array of drawings of poor harassed Tabby. But whether or not my favorite story gets in, the book will be one of my favorite Disney Masters volumes.
The book contains the first 17 Donald and Fethry stories in the order they were written (and coded), from "The Health Nut" through "The Retriever."
Also in the book are Kinney's and Hubbard's first two 0.0. Duck and Mata Harrier stories, plus samples of Kinney's and Hubbard's work without the other (Kinney's Hard Haid Moe and Donald in "Ditch Day," drawn by Phil De Lara; a Hubbard Scamp story and several one-pagers).
If this book sells well enough, we'll indeed have a second one, which would cover "Out of the Depths, Despair."
First of all I want to thank for the efforts regarding the Upcoming Kinney-Hubbard-Volume. I am really looking forward to getting this volume and I hope that it sells well. It would be fantastic to get as much as possible from Kinney, also some of the "Chronicle" issues which Kinney created together with Tony Strobl.
I am buying the box sets when they get published, and I was just looking at the upcoming volumes. I was SO happy to notice the upcoming Fethry book by Al Hubbard and Dick Kinney. I'm HUGE fan of those stories, they are totally crazy but on the right amount. The humor is as subtle it needs to be, running jokes are everywhere, they are some of the most underrated stories out there. However, many jokes weren't transferred correctly in my language, and I guess this would be the case with many other countries as well. I was searching for those stories in English, but without an official US release, it wasn't easy. But this will change in a few months.
I never thought I'd see a good quality book just with these kind of stories, this is the stuff of dreams for me. I guess those stories are not for everyone, but as far as I'm concerned, I am extremely happy. I'm pretty confident it will be on the original 4-rows page format, right? I wouldn't expect anything less from this great series.
Far be it from me to make suggestions, but if the Casty volume could include the untranslated Darkenblot stories, I would be thrilled. Regardless, the selection will be excellent but that is my wishlist. But every volume has been crackerjack. The Ice Sword saga was especially riveting.
Other than Barks and Rosa i haven't read other creators of duck books. I would like to pick up some of these Disney masterworks but want to pick them the feel they can feet with Barks and Rosa vision.
Other than the Daan Jipps and Van Horn volumes which other ones do you guys recommend i pick up?
Other than Barks and Rosa i haven't read other creators of duck books. I would like to pick up some of these Disney masterworks but want to pick them the feel they can feet with Barks and Rosa vision.
Other than the Daan Jipps and Van Horn volumes which other ones do you guys recommend i pick up?
Thanks
If they have to fit with Barks and Rosa vision (which means Rosa's vision and his hijacking of Barks's work), then none of them.
Other than Barks and Rosa i haven't read other creators of duck books. I would like to pick up some of these Disney masterworks but want to pick them the feel they can feet with Barks and Rosa vision.
Other than the Daan Jipps and Van Horn volumes which other ones do you guys recommend i pick up?
Thanks
If they have to fit with Barks and Rosa vision (which means Rosa's vision and his hijacking of Barks's work), then none of them.
Ok which ones fit with Barks vision san Rosa? Thanks
Other than Barks and Rosa i haven't read other creators of duck books. I would like to pick up some of these Disney masterworks but want to pick them the feel they can feet with Barks and Rosa vision.
Other than the Daan Jipps and Van Horn volumes which other ones do you guys recommend i pick up?
Thanks
I also start with Barks and Rosa, and the only stories that become "real" to me in my headcanon are stories that more or less fit with that view of Duckburg. In general, I'd say that the northern European (mostly that means Egmont) and Dutch stories are more likely to go with a Rosa-influenced take on the Ducks than are the Italian stories. So in addition to Jippes/Milton and Van Horn, you could try the Heymans volume (10). On the Italian side, almost nothing by Scarpa has made it into my headcanon, though I have enjoyed reading some of it. I don't like most of the characters he created, and I particularly reject Brigitta. I also have no interest in the Duck Avenger storyline. But the Bottaro Jupiter story (vol. 2) fits fine into a Barksian world. If you like that one, there'll be a follow-up soon (vol. 16). And the coming Kinney/Hubbard volume (14) could work for you if you find a way to fit Fethry into your Duckworld! Some Rosa fans have found a way to do that, despite Rosa's own dislike of the character. Personally, I accept stories that have Donald interacting with Fethry without the boys present, and I decide that those took place before Huey, Dewey and Louie came to live with Donald, when Donald was a young man living alone in Duckburg with Tabby his cat.