I hope they do come back. Does this mean that the 2022 books will be in boxes, or will you go back and put issues #13-#18 in boxes next year? Some clarity on issues #13-#18 would be appreciated.
I believe we'll start with #13-18. I'll let everyone know if this changes.
Thank you for sharing this information. It's only sad we have to wait an additional year. I hope for four box-sets in total for 2022.
The January - April 2022 Fantagraphics books listings have appeared on Amazon, but only a single Disney book is among them, the Casty volume of Disney Masters.
I like Vicar's '70s work best, before he started cluttering up his panels with too many lines and too much detail, and before his inkers started making much thicker lines. His '70s drawing looked very much like Barks' 1953 style. I don't like his style after 1983, or so.
I loved Vicar's 90s style growing up and still have a fondness for it. But in later years, I have found his earlier artwork very appealing, partly for some of the reasons you mention. There's definitely a difference before and after he got others to ink his art. Ideally, I think a Disney Masters book should take the occasion to showcase Vicar's art from both the 70s/80s and later.
Absolutely. I would instantly pre-order a Vicar Master's book.
The January - April 2022 Fantagraphics books listings have appeared on Amazon, but only a single Disney book is among them, the Casty volume of Disney Masters.
The January - April 2022 Fantagraphics books listings have appeared on Amazon, but only a single Disney book is among them, the Casty volume of Disney Masters.
I'm not sure this had been said before but the title story is Casty's first Atomo epic, which is one of his most highly rated stories. I knew this story would be it ever since Joe dropped a few comments about the length...
Post by Monkey_Feyerabend on Jul 16, 2021 18:35:53 GMT
It is also somehow a sequel to Topolino e Bip-Bip alle sorgenti mongole, which from what I see from my INDUCKS comment from years ago must be one of my favourite by Scarpa.
The January - April 2022 Fantagraphics books listings have appeared on Amazon, but only a single Disney book is among them, the Casty volume of Disney Masters.
I'm not sure this had been said before but the title story is Casty's first Atomo epic, which is one of his most highly rated stories. I knew this story would be it ever since Joe dropped a few comments about the length...
The title story is great, but as it happens, I already have it in both German and Norwegian. Damn! Oh well, it's nice that U.S. readers will get it too.
But I'm surprised that the second Mickey story included is "The World to Come". This one has already been released in the States both as single comic book issues and a tradepaperback, so from that perspective, I would have preferred a new-to-the-US tale. On the other hand, it IS a high point in Casty's production, and the Disney Masters presentation will no doubt be better than the earlier editions. (I wonder if they'll still present Professor Gutenabend - his name in the Norwegian edition, and maybe also the original Italian - as Doc Static in the translation.)
I hope the cover gets changed. There are several good illustrations by Casty
And good point on Doc Static. What a mess.
The Scrooge/Beagle Boys story is pleasant but not earth-shattering. I really enjoyed some of the more bizarre ideas in it, and to me Casty seemed to channel early/mid Barks to a degree.
I hope the cover gets changed. There are several good illustrations by Casty
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And good point on Doc Static. What a mess.
The Scrooge/Beagle Boys story is pleasant but not earth-shattering. I really enjoyed some of the more bizarre ideas in it, and to me Casty seemed to channel early/mid Barks to a degree.
Deciding to turn Professor Gutenabend into Doc Static is... kind of interesting, considering how similar the two characters are design-wise. But I remember wondering why Doc Static had apparently aged 20-30 years compared with his usual portrayals in the Mickey Mouse Egmont comics... and then going "Ohhhhhh..." when I later found out it wasn't really Doc Static.
The preview cover on Amazon arguably has more of a mystery feel, which can be nice in its own way. It doesn't reveal anything of the world Mickey and Atomo is about to enter. On the other hand, the cover illustrations by Casty look much more dramatic. I love the one with Mickey and Atomo flying over the shadow men.
Anyway... it's a fair bet that the cover WILL get changed in some way or other, especially since it currently says "Paul Murry".
“The World to Come” is a good choice, as they’ll get to fix it so that Eega Beeva sounds like himself. Look at the previous Boom editions, and you’ll notice that he doesn’t speak in “Eega Speak” (example: “Hey, Pmickey! Plet’s go to the pstore and get some pkumquats!”).
I hope the cover gets changed. There are several good illustrations by Casty
(...)
And good point on Doc Static. What a mess.
The Scrooge/Beagle Boys story is pleasant but not earth-shattering. I really enjoyed some of the more bizarre ideas in it, and to me Casty seemed to channel early/mid Barks to a degree.
Deciding to turn Professor Gutenabend into Doc Static is... kind of interesting, considering how similar the two characters are design-wise. But I remember wondering why Doc Static had apparently aged 20-30 years compared with his usual portrayals in the Mickey Mouse Egmont comics... and then going "Ohhhhhh..." when I later found out it wasn't really Doc Static.
The preview cover on Amazon arguably has more of a mystery feel, which can be nice in its own way. It doesn't reveal anything of the world Mickey and Atomo is about to enter. On the other hand, the cover illustrations by Casty look much more dramatic. I love the one with Mickey and Atomo flying over the shadow men.
Anyway... it's a fair bet that the cover WILL get changed in some way or other, especially since it currently says "Paul Murry".
Casty is Paul Murry in disguise. He is just that good.
I hope the cover gets changed. There are several good illustrations by Casty
(...)
And good point on Doc Static. What a mess.
The Scrooge/Beagle Boys story is pleasant but not earth-shattering. I really enjoyed some of the more bizarre ideas in it, and to me Casty seemed to channel early/mid Barks to a degree.
Deciding to turn Professor Gutenabend into Doc Static is... kind of interesting, considering how similar the two characters are design-wise. But I remember wondering why Doc Static had apparently aged 20-30 years compared with his usual portrayals in the Mickey Mouse Egmont comics... and then going "Ohhhhhh..." when I later found out it wasn't really Doc Static.
The preview cover on Amazon arguably has more of a mystery feel, which can be nice in its own way. It doesn't reveal anything of the world Mickey and Atomo is about to enter. On the other hand, the cover illustrations by Casty look much more dramatic. I love the one with Mickey and Atomo flying over the shadow men.
Anyway... it's a fair bet that the cover WILL get changed in some way or other, especially since it currently says "Paul Murry".
Fanta could also simply take Mickey and Atomo from one of the covers I posted and put them onto an otherwise black background, I wouldn't mind. It would just be a shame to let Casty's cover art go to waste for a much simpler comic panel drawing. (We did get something similar in Germany recently with "Donald Quest" - instead of using one of the many covers, the book simply got the first page of the first chapter. But in that case, it did look much like a cover anyway so it wasn't as noticeable.)
I hope they do come back. Does this mean that the 2022 books will be in boxes, or will you go back and put issues #13-#18 in boxes next year? Some clarity on issues #13-#18 would be appreciated.
I believe we'll start with #13-18. I'll let everyone know if this changes.
For whatever it's worth, I now have additional confirmation that we'll start with #13-18. Looks good so far.