Disney Masters
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Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Format | Hardcover |
Genre | Anthropomorphic animals, Adventure |
Publication date | May 2018 |
Main character(s) | Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse |
Creative team | |
Written by | various |
Artist(s) | various |
Editor(s) | Michael Catron |
Disney Masters is a series of books collecting anthologies of the best Walt Disney Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comic artists starting off with the Italian artist, Romano Scarpa, with the volume The Delta Dimension. The publisher behind the project is Fantagraphics Books. The first book of the series was released in May, 2018.[1][2][3][4]
Format
The books of the series are of hardcover format and measures 7.5 inches × 10.25 inches, (191 mm × 260 mm). Each volume are printed in full color and contain about 200 pages. Supplementary materials such as art, biographies of the artists[5] and essays are included in some of the volumes.
Volumes of the series are primarily sold separately and in boxed sets but there is also an option of buying the first five volumes via a subscription from the publisher.[4] The release schedule for the series is one volume a month starting in May 2018. According to listings at online book retailers there are two types of boxed collections planned, one type collecting the volumes in chronological release order and another collecting volumes by the books' main character.[6][7]
Volumes & box sets
Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Featured stories with INDUCKS links | Period | Page count | ISBN | INDUCKS link |
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1 | 2018-05-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Delta Dimension | Romano Scarpa | Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension , The Bleep-Bleep 15 , The Fabulous City of Shan-Grilla | 1959-1961 | 208 | 978-1-68396-096-6 | DM 1 |
2 | 2018-06-05 | Donald Duck | Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket | Luciano Bottaro | Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket , The Return of Rebo , TV Trickery | 1960-1995 | 192 | 978-1-68396-109-3 | DM 2 |
3 | 2018-07-03 | Mickey Mouse | The Case of the Vanishing Bandit | Paul Murry | The Last Resort , The Lens Hunters , The Case of the Vanishing Bandit , The Mysterious Crystal Ball , The Lost Legion , The Magic Rope , Ridin' the Rails | 1953-1955 | 184 | 978-1-68396-113-0 | DM 3 |
4 | 2018-08-07 | Donald Duck | The Great Survival Test | Daan Jippes & Freddy Milton | The Great Survival Test , The Success Test , A Clean Case of Competence , The Do-Gooders' League , Donald's Happy Birthday , Copious Quantities of Cod Liver Oil , Disco-Ducks , Haste Makes Waste , Allworth and No Play [], Going to Sea , Rewarding Formula , Sauce for the Duck , Arrested Development , Coat of Harms , The Right Man on the Wrong Spot , Scooting to Success , Bet You Didn't , The Briefcase Case | 1976-1982 | 192 | 978-1-68396-111-6 | DM 4 |
5 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery | Romano Scarpa | The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery , The Eternal Flame of Kalhoa , The Last Balaboo | 1955-1961 | 187 | 978-1-68396-136-9 | DM 5 |
6 | 2019-01-01 | Uncle Scrooge | King of the Golden River | Giovan Battista Carpi | King of the Golden River , Me, Myself, and Why , Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy! | 1961-1974 | 190 | 978-1-68396-170-3 | DM 6 |
7 | 2019-03-12 | Mickey Mouse | The Pirates of Tabasco Bay | Paul Murry | The Pirates of Tabasco Bay , Yesterday Ranch , The Vanishing Railroad | TBA | 184 | 978-1-68396-181-9 | DM 7 |
8 | 2019-05-07 | Donald Duck | Duck Avenger Strikes Again! | Romano Scarpa | Duck Avenger Strikes Again , Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan , The Other Golden Helmet | 1971-1976 | 184 | 978-1-68396-197-0 | DM 8 |
9 | 2019-07-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Ice Sword Saga | Massimo De Vita | The Sword of Ice , The Tournament of Argaar | 1982-1983 | 184 | 978-1-68396-198-7 | DM 9 |
Box sets
Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Volumes | ISBN |
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1 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes One and Two | Romano Scarpa, Luciano Bottaro | 1 & 2 | 978-1-68396-151-2 |
2 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes Three and Four | Paul Murry, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton | 3 & 4 | 978-1-68396-152-9 |
Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Volumes | ISBN |
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1 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse | Mickey Mouse | Romano Scarpa, Paul Murry | 1 & 3 | 978-1-68396-153-6 |
2 | 2018-10-09 | Donald Duck | Donald Duck | Luciano Bottaro, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton | 2 & 4 | 978-1-68396-154-3 |
See also
References
- ↑ http://diskingdom.com/2018/02/23/disney-comics-solicitations-may-2018-fantagraphics-joe-books/ Solicitations list - Retrieved 2018-02-27
- ↑ https://www.comiccrusaders.com/fantagraphics-disney-masters/ Comic Crusaders article - Retrieved 2018-03-07
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/books/disney-european-comics-fantagraphics.html NY Times article - Retrieved 2018-03-26
- 1 2 http://www.comicon.com/2018/05/11/fantagraphics-publishes-disney-masters-series-offers-special-subscription/ ComiCon - Article - Retrieved 2018-05-15
- ↑ http://www.westfieldcomics.com/blog/interviews-and-columns/markleys-fevered-brain-what-a-wonderful-world/ Westfield comics - Article - Retrieved 2018-05-15
- ↑ http://www.fantagraphics.com/disney/disney-masters/ Publisher website - Retrieved 2018-02-05
- ↑ "Fantagraphics' 'Disney Masters' line begins in May". SMASH PAGES. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-27.