The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library is a series of books collecting all of the comic book Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories written and drawn by Carl Barks, originally published between 1942 and Barks' retirement in June 1966.[1] The series was launched in late 2011, and will comprise 6,000 pages over roughly 30[2][3] 200- to 240-page volumes when it is finished.
| The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library | |
|---|---|
 Cover to the first published volume, Lost in the Andes | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
| Schedule | biannual |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic animals Adventure |
| Publication date | December 2011 |
| No. of issues | about 30 |
| Main character(s) | Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey & Louie, Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Carl Barks |
| Written by | Carl Barks |
| Artist(s) | Carl Barks |
| Colourist(s) | Rich Tommaso, Tom Ziuko, Joseph Robert Cowles |
| Editor(s) | Gary Groth |
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library has been translated and published in Italy, Brazil and Russia.
Background
The rights to Barks' works were licensed from Disney by Gemstone Publishing from 2003 until the end of 2008, when they ceased publishing Disney titles. When Fantagraphics Books publisher Gary Groth heard this, he contacted Disney and secured the publishing rights to Floyd Gottfredson's work on the Mickey Mouse comic strip, resulting in the Floyd Gottfredson Library series that began publication in mid-2011.[4] Groth also tried to obtain the publishing rights to Barks' duck stories. Disney at first announced they would publish the stories themselves, but eventually changed their minds and passed the work on to Fantagraphics. In 2014, Fantagraphics also began publishing a companion series, The Don Rosa Library, collecting the Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck stories written and drawn by Don Rosa.
Format
Barks' duck stories have been reprinted extensively, especially in Europe. Before Fantagraphics there were two complete collections in English published by Another Rainbow. The first was the expensive, scholarly Carl Barks Library (1984–1990) in 30 hardcover volumes collected in ten slipcase volumes with three books in each, which was in black-and-white.[5] The second was Carl Barks Library in Color in softcover album format with modern colouring.
Fantagraphics' 7.5 inches × 10.25 inches (19 cm × 26 cm) hardcover volumes are published in full color, as the stories originally were. When the series is complete, it will represent a chronological collection of Barks' stories. However, the volumes of the stories are being published out of order, starting with the volumes that the publishers believe will attract the most attention, starting with Lost in the Andes!, a volume containing stories from what is considered to be Barks' "peak" period (the late 1940s to the mid-1950s), including the title story "Lost in the Andes", which many fans consider to be representative of Barks' best work, and was Barks' own favorite.[3]
The design work was done by Fantagraphics' lead designer, Jacob Covey. The pages are recolored by Rich Tommaso,[6] using the original comics as a coloring guide, unlike some of Fantagraphics' more scholarly reprints, as the books are aimed at a more general audience than many of Fantagraphics' other offerings, which are often aimed at the comics cognoscenti.[3]
The books are about 240 pages each—about 200 pages of comics, with the remaining pages made up of supplementary material, such as cover reprints and essays.[3][7]
Restoration
The books are completely uncensored, including the racial caricatures that appeared in the originals that had been retouched in later reprintings. Some stories were printed from recently rediscovered original artwork, for the first time since their original printings.[8]
Fantagraphics chose to have the artwork computer-recolored, using the original comics as color guides, rather than reprinting with the original off-register colors as they have in many of their other archival projects. Colorist Rich Tommaso has stuck closely to the original colors, although muting the originally garish ones somewhat in a concession to modern readers.[9] Sometimes the colors were changed when it was known that Barks hadn't liked them, or when it was felt they could be corrected or improved.[8]
Recognition
- 2013 - The volume Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man was nominated for the Eisner Award in the category, "Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books".[10]
- 2015 - The volume Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn was nominated for the Eisner Award in the category, "Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books (at least 20 years old)".[11]
Volumes and boxed sets
| Vol. | Release order & date | Title figure | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN | Inducks link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5: 2013-11-10 | Donald Duck | “Christmas on Bear Mountain” | 1947 | 210 | 978-1-60699-697-3 | CBDL 5 |
| 6 | 4: 2013-05-16 | Donald Duck | “The Old Castle’s Secret” | 1948 | 226 | 978-1-60699-653-9 | CBDL 6 |
| 7 | 1: 2011-12-05 | Donald Duck | “Lost in the Andes” | 1948–1949 | 250 | 978-1-60699-474-0 | CBDL 7 |
| 8 | 6: 2014-05-02 | Donald Duck | “Trail of the Unicorn” | 1949–1950 | 224 | 978-1-60699-741-3 | CBDL 8 |
| 9 | 8: 2015-05-15 | Donald Duck | “The Pixilated Parrot” | 1950 | 210 | 978-1-60699-834-2 | CBDL 9 |
| 10 | 10: 2016-05-07 | Donald Duck | “Terror of the Beagle Boys” | 1951 | 225 | 978-1-60699-920-2 | CBDL 10 |
| 11 | 3: 2012-11-07 | Donald Duck | “A Christmas For Shacktown” | 1951–1952 | 234 | 978-1-60699-574-7 | CBDL 11 |
| 12 | 2: 2012-07-17 | Uncle Scrooge | “Only a Poor Old Man” | 1952–1954 | 240 | 978-1-60699-535-8 | CBDL 12 |
| 13 | 9: 2015-10-26 | Donald Duck | “Trick or Treat” | 1952–1953 | 236 | 978-1-60699-874-8 | CBDL 13 |
| 14 | 7: 2014-11-05 | Uncle Scrooge | “The Seven Cities of Gold” | 1954–1955 | 244 | 978-1-60699-795-6 | CBDL 14 |
| 15 | 11: 2016-09-13 | Donald Duck | “The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp” | 1953–1955 | 242 | 978-1-60699-953-0 | CBDL 15 |
| 16 | 12: 2017-08-15 | Uncle Scrooge | “The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan” | 1956–1957 | 232 | 978-1-68396-013-3 | CBDL 16 |
| 17 | 13: 2017-09-19 | Donald Duck | “Secret of Hondorica” | 1955–1956 | 200 | 978-1-68396-045-4 | CBDL 17 |
| 18 | 14: 2018-03-27 | Donald Duck | “The Lost Peg Leg Mine” | 1956–1958 | 192 | 978-1-68396-093-5 | CBDL 18 |
| 19 | 15: 2018-09-05 | Donald Duck | “The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama” | 1957–1958 | 200 | 978-1-68396-123-9 | CBDL 19 |
| 20 | 16: 2019-05-21 | Uncle Scrooge | “The Mines of King Solomon” | 1957–1958 | 200 | 978-1-68396-187-1 | CBDL 20 |
| 21 | 17: 2019-10-08 | Donald Duck | “Christmas in Duckburg” | 1958–1959 | 200 | 978-1-68396-239-7 | CBDL 21 |
| 22 | 18: 2020-06-09 | Uncle Scrooge | “The Twenty-Four Carat Moon” | 1958–1962 | 200 | 978-1-68396-291-5 | CBDL 22 |
| 23 | 19: 2020-09-08 | Donald Duck | “Under the Polar Ice” | TBA | 200 | 978-1-68396-383-7 | CBDL 23 |
| 24 | 20: 2021-02-23 | Uncle Scrooge | "Island in the Sky" | TBA | 200 | 978-1-68396-401-8 | CBDL 24 |
Box sets
| Vol. | Release order & date | Title figure | Title | Volumes | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1: 2013-11-10 | Donald Duck | "Christmas Treasury Gift Box Set" | 5 & 11 | 978-1-60699-714-7 |
| N/A | 2: 2014-10-18 | Donald Duck | "Lost In The Andes" & "Trail Of The Unicorn" | 7 & 8 | 978-1-60699-796-3 |
| N/A | 3: 2015-11-23 | Uncle Scrooge | "Only A Poor Old Man" & "The Seven Cities Of Gold" | 12 & 14 | 978-1-60699-875-5 |
| N/A | 4: 2016-09-13 | Donald Duck | "Christmas On Bear Mountain" & "The Old Castle's Secret" | 5 & 6 | 978-1-60699-979-0 |
| N/A | 5: 2017-09-19 | Donald Duck | "The Pixilated Parrot" & "Terror of The Beagle Boys" | 9 & 10 | 978-1-68396-046-1 |
| N/A | 6: 2018-09-25 | Donald Duck | "A Christmas for Shacktown" & "Trick or Treat" | 11 & 13 | 978-1-68396-124-6 |
| N/A | 7: 2019-10-15 | Donald Duck | "The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp" & "Secret of Hondorica" | 15 & 17 | 978-1-68396-240-3 |
| N/A | 8: 2020-09-08 | Donald Duck | "The Lost Peg Leg Mine" & "The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama" | 18 & 19 | 978-1-68396-384-4 |
Related
Free Comic Book Day 2012
In 2011 it was announced that Fantagrapics would participate in the Free Comic Book Day promotion campaign in May, 2012. For this occasion they would release a comic book titled, Walt Disney's Donald Duck Family Comics, an issue featuring reprinted duck stories by Carl Barks.[12][13]. The issue contained the three stories: The Round Money Bin, Donald Duck's Worst Nightmare and Somethin' Fishy Here, as well as eight one-page gag comics.
Foreign versions
Italian version
The Italian version is titled Carl Barks Rizzoli Lizard and was published by Rizzoli Lizard in 2012-2013 before being canceled after the second volume.
| Vol. | Release order & date | Title figure | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN | Inducks link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1: 2012-11 | Donald Duck | “Il mistero degli Incas” | 1948–1949 | 240 | 978-88-17-06065-3 | CBRL 1 |
| 12 | 2: 2013-6 | Uncle Scrooge | “La disfida dei dollari” | 1952–1954 | 240 | 978-88-17-06684-6 | CBRL 2 |
Brazilian version
The Brazilian version is titled Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva and was initially published by Editora Abril in 2016–2018, when the publication was canceled. In November 2019, Panini Brasil Ltda resumed the collection.[14]
| Vol. | Released | Title figure | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN | Inducks link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2016-11 | Donald Duck | “Natal nas Montanhas” | 1947 | 220 | 978 85 5579 243 4 | CCBD 5 |
| 6 | 2016-10 | Donald Duck | “O Segredo do Castelo” | 1948 | 244 | 978 85 5579 098 0 | CCBD 6 |
| 7 | 2016-08 | Donald Duck | “Perdidos Nos Andes!” | 1948–1949 | 244 | 978 85 5579 065 2 | CCBD 7 |
| 8 | 2016-12 | Donald Duck | “Em Busca Do Unicórnio” | 1949–1950 | 244 | 978 85 5579 111 6 | CCBD 8 |
| 9 | 2017-04 | Donald Duck | “O Papagaio Contador” | 1950 | 220 | 978 85 5579 172 7 | CCBD 9 |
| 10 | 2017-07 | Donald Duck | “O Vil Metal e os Vilões” | 1951 | 236 | 978 85 5579 203 8 | CCBD 10 |
| 11 | 2020-01 | Donald Duck | "O Trenzinho da Alegria" | 1951-1952 | 200 | 978 85 426 2394 9 | CCBD 11 |
| 12 | 2020-02 | Uncle Scrooge | "Nadando em Dinheiro" | 1952-1954 | 200 | 978 85 426 2698 8 | CCBD 12 |
| 13 | 2017-09 | Donald Duck | “A Noite Das Bruxas” | 1952–1953 | 228 | 978 85 5579 225 0 | CCBD 13 |
| 14 | 2020-06 | Uncle Scrooge | "As Cidades do Ouro" | 1954-1955 | 200 | CCBD 14 | |
| 15 | 2017-02-24 | Donald Duck | “A Cidade Fantasma” | 1953–1955 | 252 | 978 85 5579 139 0 | CCBD 15 |
| 16 | 2019-11 | Uncle Scrooge | "A Coroa Perdida de Gengis Khan" | 1956-1957 | 200 | 978 85 426 1711 5 | CCBD 16 |
| 17 | 2018-01 | Donald Duck | "O Segredo de Hondorica" | 1955-1956 | 200 | 978 85 5579 258 8 | CCBD 17 |
| 18 | 2018-03 | Donald Duck | "A Mina Perdida do Perneta" | 1956-1957 | 200 | 978 85 69522 53 9 | CCBD 18 |
Russian version
The Russian version is titled Библиотека Карла Баркса and is published by АСТ since 2017.
| Vol. | Release order & date | Title figure | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN | Inducks link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1: 2017-04-03 | Uncle Scrooge | “Всего лишь бедный старичок” | 1952–1954 | 248 | 978-5-17-101749-1 | CBDL 12 |
| 5 | 2: 2017-11-01 | Donald Duck | “Рождество на Медвежьей горе” | 1947 | 216 | 978-5-17-102848-0 | CBDL 5 |
| 14 | 3: 2017-12-07 | Uncle Scrooge | “Семь золотых городов” | 1954–1955 | 240 | 978-5-17-102847-3 | CBDL 14 |
| 6 | 4: 2018-03-26 | Donald Duck | “Тайна старого замка” | 1948 | 232 | 978-5-17-106038-1 | CBDL 6 |
| 7 | 5: 2018-08-15 | Donald Duck | "Затерянные в Андах" | 1948-1949 | 240 | 978-5-17-107862-1 | |
| 8 | 6: 2018-12-04 | Donald Duck | "След единорога" | 1949-1950 | 224 | 978-5-17-107861-4 |
See also
- The Carl Barks Library
- The Carl Barks Collection
- List of Disney comics by Carl Barks
- The Don Rosa Library
- Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (aka The Floyd Gottfredson Library)
References
- De Haven, Tom (2011-11-09). "Donald Duck "Lost in the Andes"". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- Boucher, Geoff (2011-10-11). "Donald Duck and Carl Barks: Fantagraphics goes on classics quest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- Mautner, Chris (2011-01-02). "Exclusive: Fantagraphics to publish the complete Carl Barks". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- Clabaugh, Rich (Nov 21, 2011). "Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "Lost in the Andes" (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library)". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Carl Barks Library at Inducks
- Spurgeon, Tom. "A Few Notes On The Fantagraphics Carl Barks Duck Comics Announcement". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Hoffman, Eric (March 6, 2015). "Classic Comics Cavalcade: Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn (The Carl Barks Library Volume Eight)". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- Wivel, Matthias (2012-01-24). "Donald Duck "Lost in the Andes"". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- Spurgeon, Tom. "CR Sunday Interview: Rich Tommaso". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- CBR Staff. "2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". CBR. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Asselin, Janelle. "2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- https://www.cbr.com/full-free-comic-book-day-2012-comic-list-released/ Retrieved 2020-03-07
- http://fantagraphics.com/flog/weve-got-donald-duck-and-barnaby-for-free-comic-book-day-2012/ Retrieved 2020-03-07
- http://www.universohq.com/noticias/panini-retoma-colecoes-da-disney-canceladas-pela-editora-abril/
External links
- Preview - Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain
- Preview - Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret
- Preview - Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn
- Preview - Donald Duck: The Pixilated Parrot
- Preview - Donald Duck: Terror of the Beagle Boys
- Preview - Donald Duck: Trick or Treat
- Preview - Uncle Scrooge: The Seven Cities of Gold
- The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library at Inducks
- Carl Barks Rizzoli Lizard at Inducks
- Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva at Inducks
- Библиотека Карла Баркса at Inducks