Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes is now available!

I just received a shipping notice from Amazon.com saying my copy of Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks has shipped! I've been waiting for this book eagerly since it was first announced. In fact, my very first blog post was about the Carl Barks Donald Duck stories and how they were being reprinted in Europe in nice hardcovers but not in the U.S. I'm glad they are finally here and even more glad that Fantagraphics Books is in charge of putting them out. I don't think they would get quite the same loving treatment if they were put out by another company. 

In August I posted a brief preview of the book. But now the publisher has a more in depth sample for you to check out. Go here to see a 17 page PDF sample as well as a look at the book on video.

Also, go here to check out an updated link to an article detailing the less than optimal coloring job the previously released European collections had. Then go here to check out an article over on the Robot 6 blog with Rich Tommaso about his approach to coloring this release. From what I've seen the coloring job on this release is MUCH better than the European collections.

Publishers weekly also has an interview with Gary Groth, co-founder of Fantagraphics books and editor on the Carl Barks series, where they discuss Carl Barks and even talk about the recoloring. Go here to check it out.

Lastly, if you have any interest in the Carl Barks Donald Duck stories then you NEED to pick up these releases. You will kick yourself if you don't. I've included a link to Amazon.com below to make it even easier.  Buy a copy for yourself, buy a copy for your kids, buy a copy for your niece and/or nephew, buy one for your loved one, buy one for everybody you know! Well OK maybe not that many, but it is really good and I think it would make an excellent gift to give people. If you REALLY wanted to buy a copy for everybody you know, I'm sure they wouldn't mind. ;-)


AMAZON LINK

 Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "Lost in the Andes"

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Pogo by Walt Kelly

Fantagraphics Books has been planning a comprehensive reprinting of the entire run of Walt Kelly's Pogo comic strip for quite some time now.  They had some trouble tracking done some of the early Sunday strips but the first volume is now complete and should be shipping out sometime in the next couple of weeks. I'm eagerly awaiting my copy. Pogo is one of those rare comic strips that is illustrated lavishly, written extremely well and stays consistently funny throughout its run. It's one of those strips that you stand in awe of that he was able to churn it out day after day for years without a decrease in quality. For those of you who would like a preview of what's to come, Fantagraphics Books has posted a preview of the book that includes several pages of dailies and Sundays as well as the introduction. Go here to check it out. Then follow the following link on over to Amazon and buy it quick. If you're a fan of comic strips, this NEEDS to be one of the books sitting on your shelf.

AMAZON LINK

Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips, Vol. 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder

Disclaimer:  We get a small percentage of the sale price if you buy through these Amazon.com links. If you would like to support this blog, then please purchase through this link, but don't feel like you have to. If you can find it cheaper someplace else than purchase it there, especially if it's your locally owned mom and pop book store.