If they are going to print all 1600 pages of his stories, they will make a personal series for him.
The description on Amazon very much indicates that printing all 1600 pages is the plan, but I very much would love to hear some input from the editors.
- Again, from the description: "By popular demand, this volume begins a comprehensive collection of his Uncle Scrooge and Donald adventures" - We know that this upcoming volume will include “Pie in the Sky”, “The Amazon Queen” and “Another Vine Mess”. All 3 are within the first 180 Disney pages WvH made, so it very much seems like this will be chronological - Maybe the shortest WvH stories will be excluded? "Another Vine Mess" is a 10-pager. Let's say they exclude everything that's shorter than 10 pages. That's still well over 1000 pages.
If they are going to print all 1600 pages of his stories, they will make a personal series for him.
The description on Amazon very much indicates that printing all 1600 pages is the plan, but I very much would love to hear some input from the editors.
- Again, from the description: "By popular demand, this volume begins a comprehensive collection of his Uncle Scrooge and Donald adventures" - We know that this upcoming volume will include “Pie in the Sky”, “The Amazon Queen” and “Another Vine Mess”. All 3 are within the first 180 Disney pages WvH made, so it very much seems like this will be chronological - Maybe the shortest WvH stories will be excluded? "Another Vine Mess" is a 10-pager. Let's say they exclude everything that's shorter than 10 pages. That's still well over 1000 pages.
Excluding anything under 10 pages would exclude a lot of Van Horn’s earliest work at Gladstone.
The description on Amazon very much indicates that printing all 1600 pages is the plan, but I very much would love to hear some input from the editors.
- Again, from the description: "By popular demand, this volume begins a comprehensive collection of his Uncle Scrooge and Donald adventures" - We know that this upcoming volume will include “Pie in the Sky”, “The Amazon Queen” and “Another Vine Mess”. All 3 are within the first 180 Disney pages WvH made, so it very much seems like this will be chronological - Maybe the shortest WvH stories will be excluded? "Another Vine Mess" is a 10-pager. Let's say they exclude everything that's shorter than 10 pages. That's still well over 1000 pages.
Excluding anything under 10 pages would exclude a lot of Van Horn’s earliest work at Gladstone.
If they are going to print 1,000 of his pages, they might as well print 600 more, and get them all into a personal anthology series.
Major classic that one, one of Scarpa's best Mickeys.
Agree! That "instrument" that plays a major role is one of the weirdest and most hilarious things I've ever seen in a Disney comic. No doubt influential on guys like Enrico Faccini, and something even caballero could appreciate
Actually, our third story is presently scheduled to be "Kali's Nail." There's a chance that may be saved for later, though, so we didn't announce it yet. (The book is still in development...)
Actually, our third story is presently scheduled to be "Kali's Nail." There's a chance that may be saved for later, though, so we didn't announce it yet. (The book is still in development...)
Ahaaa... interesting. I've only read "Kali's Nail" in its reformatted version in the 1998 Norwegian publication. So I wouldn't mind an edition in the original 3-tier format. Then again, I only have "The Mystery of Tapiocus VI" in the newsprint version in Gladstone's Mickey Mouse #256.
I'm looking forward to this book! I've read the sequel to The African Queen, but not the first story with her.
That sequel (which I've always called "The Frog Queen" as per the German translation) may just be my favourite Mickey story ever! If printing the first Zenobia story means that the second one could be lined up for a future issue (or even the same book; the two stories fit together really well, which isn't so surprising given how Scarpa loved Gottfredson, and it's not the only time this happened either, Scarpa's Mouse stories often fit together as if they are all part of a big continuity), I'm pretty ecstatic...
In any case, I can recommend "The African Queen". Imagine a mixture of Gottfredson and Barks... yeah, it's that good. It's also got coloring that's a lot better than the usual standard of the era (as was the case for all the stories that were created for the short-lived "Topolino Piu" series).
We see this in Alcatraz too, the first scene Mickey appears in is him being at the train station seeing Eega Beeva off. That scene literally only exists because Eega Beeva was in Scarpa's previous Mickey story, so he started this one by writing him out instead of just starting it off with no mention of the guy.
I'm looking forward to this book! I've read the sequel to The African Queen, but not the first story with her.
That sequel (which I've always called "The Frog Queen" as per the German translation) may just be my favourite Mickey story ever! If printing the first Zenobia story means that the second one could be lined up for a future issue (or even the same book; the two stories fit together really well, which isn't so surprising given how Scarpa loved Gottfredson, and it's not the only time this happened either, Scarpa's Mouse stories often fit together as if they are all part of a big continuity), I'm pretty ecstatic...
In any case, I can recommend "The African Queen". Imagine a mixture of Gottfredson and Barks... yeah, it's that good. It's also got coloring that's a lot better than the usual standard of the era (as was the case for all the stories that were created for the short-lived "Topolino Piu" series).
Interesting. I generally don't think Scarpa's stories from the 80s can compare with his 60s and (to some degree) 70s work. So now I'm curious to see if "The African Queen" can live up to your description.
We see this in Alcatraz too, the first scene Mickey appears in is him being at the train station seeing Eega Beeva off. That scene literally only exists because Eega Beeva was in Scarpa's previous Mickey story, so he started this one by writing him out instead of just starting it off with no mention of the guy.
I was thinking of two other Ellroy stories:
inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1281-AP "Topolino e lo straordinario "Stravigarius" " and inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1301-A "Topolino e la quiete lacustre " (another one that I'd describe as a real hoot, I just love the fooling around with... er, I shouldn't spoiler it. But there's one of those typical random Scarpa gags in it that absolutely cracks me up.)
They fit together so literally. If it weren't for the end and title page, you wouldn't notice the break.
That sequel (which I've always called "The Frog Queen" as per the German translation) may just be my favourite Mickey story ever! If printing the first Zenobia story means that the second one could be lined up for a future issue (or even the same book; the two stories fit together really well, which isn't so surprising given how Scarpa loved Gottfredson, and it's not the only time this happened either, Scarpa's Mouse stories often fit together as if they are all part of a big continuity), I'm pretty ecstatic...
In any case, I can recommend "The African Queen". Imagine a mixture of Gottfredson and Barks... yeah, it's that good. It's also got coloring that's a lot better than the usual standard of the era (as was the case for all the stories that were created for the short-lived "Topolino Piu" series).
Interesting. I generally don't think Scarpa's stories from the 80s can compare with his 60s and (to some degree) 70s work. So now I'm curious to see if "The African Queen" can live up to your description.
I guess his storytelling became a bit mellower and less extreme. But I think 1) the plot is really interesting 2) Goofy shines very strongly and 3) I happen to love the inking by Sandro Del Conte. To me this period of Scarpa is among the most beautiful Mickeys I've ever seen.
Interesting. I generally don't think Scarpa's stories from the 80s can compare with his 60s and (to some degree) 70s work. So now I'm curious to see if "The African Queen" can live up to your description.
I guess his storytelling became a bit mellower and less extreme. But I think 1) the plot is really interesting 2) Goofy shines very strongly and 3) I happen to love the inking by Sandro Del Conte. To me this period of Scarpa is among the most beautiful Mickeys I've ever seen.
Ahhh. I guess we differ in our viewpoint of Sandro Del Conte then (and that era of Scarpa). I much prefer Scarpa's art inked by Rodolfo Cimino and Giorgio Cavazzano, in the 60s and 70s. The art just feels more energetic and alive to me in those earlier decades. Case in point: In 1984, Scarpa did an epilogue to his 1972 epic "Pippo e i parastinchi di Olympia", which I honestly think is pretty insignificant and disappointing compared to the original. The pocketbook edition I read printed the sequel right after the original story (naturally enough), and you could really feel the difference in both storytelling and art. It didn't help that Scarpa added Trudy to proceedings either. The 1972 story had a much stronger narrative focusing on the triangle of Mickey, Goofy and Pete.