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The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #8

Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn

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It's off to Shangri-Lala for Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, on a perilous expedition to bring back a rare unicorn for Uncle Scrooge! But it s not as easy as it sounds, with a mysterious stowaway, intrigue, and double-crosses in this land of many secrets. But once you do catch a unicorn, what, exactly, do you do with him? Then, in a trio of frigid challenges Luck of the North, Land of the Totem Poles, and Serum to Codfish Cove the Ducks must face the perils of the north. Each story has been meticulously restored and re-colored. Insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts. Introduction by Jeff Kinney, best-selling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

216 pages, Hardcover

First published April 23, 2014

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Carl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.

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March 8, 2017
مجلد أخر من سلسلة الاعمال الكاملة لكارل باركس

Dairy of Wimpy Kid المقدمة من جيف كيني مؤلف سلسلة
الذي يعبر عن مدي اعجابه بقدرة باركس في رسم مغامرات روائية وحبكة حكاية قوية ذكية وظريفة في صفحات كوميكس قليلة والتي نجحت في جذب الانتباه في الخمسينات ومازالت تلهم رسام الكوميكس حتي بعد مايزيد عن نصف قرن
وكيف ان مجلد "مفقود في الأنديز" -اول مجلد صدر وقرأته بالسلسلة- بعد 60 عاما نال إعجاب وشغف أبناءه الآن

Jeff Kinney's introduction for this book show me that's it's not only me, but really even the newest generation- his kids- appreciate much the amazing wet,fun, smart and really interesting exciting stories of Carl Barks.
This Volume got many amazing stories of "1949/1950" and here's a brief review on the most important stories..

Trail of the Unicorn

في أجواء الهند وخبايا الهامالايا وكائن اسطوري يدب الصراع بين محظوظ وبطوط في من يعثر عليه أولا لصالح عم دهب
هنا عم دهب كان مازال شخصية تحت التعديل فلم يشاركهم المغامرة
مغامرة ظريفة ورسم كارل باركس للجبال والهند واختياره للأسم المسلم لل"فقير" كان مذهلا

Uncle Scrooge was still under developments so he just gave orders.. It's Donald Vs Gladstone on who'd catch the legendary beast first in the magically illustrated India and Himalaya secret gaps.

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Super Snooper

عم بطوط يتذمر من قراءة الأولاد للكوميكس..ومصادفات متتالية تؤدي لأن يشرب بطوط دواء يجعله خارقا
واقعية تصرفات بطوط عند امتلاكه القدرات الخارقة جعلت الحكاية كوميدية جدا... وواضح جدا عداوة باركس مع كوميكس السوبرهيروز المنتشرة وقتها -حقيقية تم ذكرها في الملاحظات بالنهاية

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Letter to Santa
New Toys


plus some small stories, it's a fun ones about the spirit of Christmas , in Letter to Santa clearly Uncle Scrooge was way out of his later developed character.
The Great Duckburg Frog-Jumping Contest

مستوحاه من فكرة قصة قصيرة لمارك تواين، ومسابقات قفز الضفادع مشهورة في أوائل القرن العشرين، والطريف ان الامر بدأ برغبة دونالد بتجربة طبق ارحل ضفادع
وقت ترجمة تلك القصة التي قرأتها في مجلة ميكي المصرية في الثمانينات كانت اول مرة اعرف موضوع طبق ارجل الضفادع المقلية وانها وجبة راقية بفرنسا وذلك لذكرها ايضا بقصص اخري بنفس المجلة

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The Goldilocks Gambit

القصة الكلاسيكية لبيت الدببة الثلاثة بشكل مليئ بالمفاجات
The famous Goldilocks and the three bears "parody" full of funny twists.

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Luck of the North

مرة أخرى الصراع بين حظ محظوظ وسوء حظ بطوط، وبين خدعة بطوط الدنيئة لإبعاد محظوظ عن المدينة، ثم تأنيب ضميره للمخاطر التي قد تحدث لقريبه ، لذا يذهب وراءه ويجد لعبة الحظ العحيبة تتأرجح بينهما
لتنتهي بمفاجاة سر اكتشاف النرويجين "الفايكينج" لأمريكا الشمالية بما يسبق اكتشافها المؤرخ بقرون
وهي تيمة سيعود لها مرة اخري هو وتلميذه دون روزا في أكثر من مغامرة لاحقا

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Rip Van Donald

Rip Van Winkle مبنية علي رواية
الذي نام لعشرين عاما بالفرن 18، بطوط ينام 40 عاما ليستيقظ 1990 ويتحمس لرؤية العجائب -ويحذره الاولاد من البيوت المطاطية لتفادي القنابل النووية ، لاتنس انها حقبة نهاية الأربعينات ونيران الحرب العالمية الثانية لم تخفت تماما بعد
القصة ظريفة وذكية رغم بساطتها الشديدة
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Land of the Totem Pole


يبدو ان فعلا كل قصص باركس لها ابعاد مختلفة
هنا بطوط يبحث عن عمل وكيف يتم خداع مندوبي المبيعات من قبل الشركات، حيث يتم إرساله لشمال كندا لمنطقة متطرفة ليبيع منتج استحالة يحقق اي مبيعات، خاصا انها منطقة بها الهنود الحمر البدائيين
والاولاد يستغلوا الرحلة لبيع مستحضرات التجميل، وتحدث مفاراقات عجيبة كثيرة وغير متوقعة لتنتهي نهاية ممتعة
صراع الحضارات، مشكلة الوظائف في اول الخمسينات، الانفتاح الصناعي العجيب، خداع الشركات لموظفيها، وهنا ايضا العلاقة بين الاولاد وعمهم صارت اكثر نضجا لتستمر في تطورها في قصص باركس لاحقا
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Serum to Codfish Cove

بطوط في مهمة تسليم دواء في ظل عاصفة جليدية، والاولاد يوقفوا عملية تجسس خطيرة تورط فيها بطوط دون علمه

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النهاية
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المجلد به حكايات تم نشرها اول مرة في الفترة من اغسطس 1949 لفبراير 1950
حكايات ذكية رسوم بسيطة ومليئة بالخيال والدقة بنفس الوقت
انه كارل باركس ... من طور عالم كوميكس ديزني بالأخص مدينة البط لاقصي درجات عوالم الخيال


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February 12, 2021
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn contains 20+ Donald Duck comics from the late 1940s and early 1950s, all written and illustrated by Carl Barks.

This isn't my first trip to the Carl Barks library but it's the first Donald Duck volume I've read. Inside are 20+ stories of Donald Duck and his nephews, frequently pitted against his dastardly cousin Gladstone Gander or nature itself. Uncle Scrooge is here but isn't in fine adventuring form just yet, he sends Donald on quests instead of leading the expeditions himself.

There's a good mix of tales here, adventures, slices of life, and people learning lessons. Barks gets a lot of mileage out of the boys from Duckburg. You don't often see an uncle and a nephew battling with steam shovels on Christmas Eve. He's a masterful cartoonist as well, adept at conveying emotion in just a few pen strokes. He doesn't skimp on the backgrounds, either, though no one in their right mind could blame him if he did, this being kids' comics from seventy years ago.

While it's lacking in Uncle Scrooge, I enjoyed Trail of the Unicorn quite a bit. Four out of five stars.
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February 10, 2015
This Donald Duck volume was great!! I was on the fence about giving this one a 4 or 5 star review. All of the stories were great except for Land of the Totem Poles. It was racist to the point that I was uncomfortable reading it to my son. That is my reasoning for the 4 stars.

The highlight of the volume was Gladstone Gander. The misery Gladstone's extreme luck brings Donald is priceless. Trail of the Unicorn is a prime example. Both Donald and Gladstone want to capture a unicorn to Uncle Scrooge's zoo. Luck of the North is another great Gladstone/Donald battle and my favorite of the volume. "You just can't beat that Gladstone luck."

Standout stories include: Trail of the Unicorn, Super Snooper, The Great Duckberg Frog-Jumping Contest, Letter to Santa, Dowsing Ducks, The Goldilocks Gambit, Luck of the North, Donald's Love Letters, and Serum to Codfish Cove. Jeez, a lot of standout stories? Exactly.
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May 9, 2025
This volume contains one of my all-time favourites - a comic that still reliably makes me laugh, after all these years.
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August 20, 2016
I picked this up while I was bookstore-browsing for my niece's birthday (she's a girl after my own heart) but wound up keeping it for myself after flipping through and realizing that some of the content should probably be accompanied by a chat about context. I certainly didn't mind being forced to put it on my own shelf.

These beautifully compiled comics were published in the 1940s-1950s and are a product of their times, which means that a few are not particularly culturally sensitive. The remainder, though, have the same magic I remember from my childhood. There are quick, one-panel comics with snappy jokes and long, continent-hopping adventures with imaginative landscapes and compelling twists and turns in the narrative. Donald Duck, with his impatient, irascible temperament and inability to do many things right, was always my favorite of the classic Disney characters, and Carl Banks developed his world in such clever, wonderful ways. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the other books in this collection. (This is what happens when I try shopping for someone else.)
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March 30, 2024
Okay, I'm making it my goal to read the entire Fantagraphics Carl Barks Library. And the Don Rosa Library after that. Because I'm loving this stuff to bits.

Like other Barks collections, this features a mix of long adventures, 10-pagers, and single page gags. The 10-pagers are generally my favorites, and there are some genius ones here. “Super Snooper,” where Donald accidentally gets temporary super powers. “The Goldilocks Gambit,” where the boys prank Donald at their summer camp. “Rip Van Donald,” where the boys have to convince Donald that it’s forty years in the future. Even the single page gags are perfectly economical.

This collection has a few Christmas stories. The long one where Donald and Scrooge compete as Santa Claus had me cackling, while the 10-page “New Toys” nearly brought a tear to my eye. On the other hand, “Land of the Totem Poles” is a little uncomfortable to read today, even though it contains funny bits with the calliope.

I don't know which years are considered Barks' peak, but this book and the previous one, Lost in the Andes, date from 1948 to early 1950 and both are spectacular. I have no reason to believe Barks can’t keep it going.
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September 1, 2022
Nothing to say that isn't already preaching to the choir: Barks was born to draw cartoon ducks and tell stories about their adventures. Some truly incredible comicking in here.

One thing to note, these were made around 1949-50 so the Native Americans that appear in the story 'Land of the Totem Poles' all speak like Tonto from The Lone Ranger and are generally depicted as being stupid. I think it's important to not censor this stuff because that's just acting like it never happened, but to publish them as is without a disclaimer of any kind that mentions the casual racism is also a misstep. I know Warner Bros includes something like that in front of its Looney Tunes collections, so I'm surprised that Fantagraphics didn't opt for something similar.
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October 22, 2018
This volume had a lot more single page gags which are fun. Also, Scrooge is proving to be more, ever so slowly, like the duck we know him. He's still sending his nephew out instead of going himself, but there's that dichotomy of miser who's still willing to splurge with the right motivation -- especially when there's relatives eager to get a bit of that McDuck fortune for themselves.

This volume also has one of my favorites -- Donald goes up river in the American wilderness and has to sell to the various recluses and natives there. Among his big ticket items: a steam calliope.
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August 20, 2014
More classic Carl Barks' comics featuring Donald Duck, the three brave little nephews--Huey, Dewey and Louie--the annoying "luckiest duck in the world", (Gladstone Gander) and naturally, Uncle Scrooge. The Ducks go on several adventures, one to the Arctic when a scheme by Donald to get rid of Gladstone for awhile goes amok, and another to remote British Columbia where again Barks' great talent at storytelling and art is diminished by rather racist caricatures of aboriginal people. Still, the stories are elaborate and entertaining, if sometimes dated. From Dell comic books from 1949 and 1950.
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December 13, 2017
Durante muitos anos, em um tempo sem internet, smartphones, séries de TV e filmes sofisticadamente produzidos com incríveis efeitos especiais, os quadrinhos eram uma das melhores fontes de informação e de realização de histórias fantásticas.

As aventuras dos patos de Disney entre elas, em que essas fontes eram as histórias de Carl Barks, cujo estilo detalhado e de muita qualidade tornou-se inconfundível e sinônimo das melhores histórias. Aliados aos excepcionais desenhos, seus roteiros eram bastante sofisticados e incluíam informações sobre países, indústria, lendas, mitologia grega, nórdica, árabe, etc. Eram histórias extraordinárias, em que se ouvia falar pela primeira vez de muitas coisas como poços de sacrifício maias na península de Yucatan, equipamentos e torres de perfuração de poços de petróleo, selvas, desertos, aardvarks e muito mais.

As histórias de Carl Barks são indiscutivelmente as melhores, mais bem inventadas, mais complexas, mais informativas, mais engraçadas e mais bem desenhadas histórias dos patos! Certamente foram inspiradoras de muito mais leituras, descobertas e mesmo de interesses profissionais para muitas gerações de seus leitores. E influenciaram muitos outros criadores de aventuras, incluídos aí George Lucas e Steven Spielberg.

Parte desta resenha se repete em outras da mesma série, por serem muitos volumes (a série toda, ao que se espera, terá mais de 30!), de modo que os leitores podem eventualmente encontrar um ou outro, e não os demais. Cada uma, porém, tem detalhes específicos.

Algumas informações a mais sobre Carl Barks, e também sobre a série americana e a brasileira, podem ser lidas na minha resenha do primeiro volume publicado nesta coleção na edição brasileira, Perdidos nos Andes (veja link abaixo).

A editora americana Fantagraphics Books, especializada em quadrinhos, vem publicando duas séries: a do Mickey de Floyd Gottfredson e a dos patos de Carl Barks (Donald, Tio Patinhas, etc.). Trabalhos pioneiros de reapresentar todas as antigas histórias. Neste caso, restauradas a partir de originais de Barks e recolorizadas, em volumes em capa dura.

A série das histórias de Carl Barks vem sendo publicada no Brasil pela Editora Abril, que não está seguindo a mesma ordem dos originais americanos. Este álbum, que é o oitavo no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o sexto a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o terceiro pela Abril.

Na história do título, Donald e os sobrinhos partem para o Himalaia em busca de um unicórnio para Patinhas e são atrapalhados por Gastão. O Himalaia era assunto na época, quando ainda se tentava escalar o Everest, o que só ocorreria em 1953. E o livro de James Hilton, de 1933, Lost Horizon (Horizonte perdido), transformado em filme por Frank Capra em 1937, não apenas eram relativamente recentes, mas obviamente são citados nesta história de Barks, pois os patos vão a “Shangri-lala” um lugar quente em meio ao gelo do Himalaia, assim como Shangri-la, no livro e no filme. A história tem quase 70 anos, o filme tem 80, o mundo era outro, nada de satélites e Google Earth ou Google Maps – o Himalaia ainda era uma fronteira não conquistada de todo, ótima para aventureiros!

Uma edição como esta, além da recuperação histórica e da qualidade de reprodução gráfica, é uma edição crítica, cujas notas revelam e permitem compreender aspectos importantes. Além disto, deve-se prestar atenção no contexto da época (virada da década de 1940 para a de 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos.

Li algumas das antigas histórias de Carl Barks quando saíram no Brasil nos anos 60. Outras, mesmo as mais antigas, quando saíram republicadas aqui algumas vezes. Naquele tempo, Barks ainda estava em atuação, mas mesmo histórias de 10 ou 15 anos antes, eram uma representação de uma realidade muito presente e similar. Portanto, esta coletânea é também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!

Este volume tem

1. Introdução
2. Três aventuras longas (25 páginas), dez histórias de dez páginas e oito histórias de uma página apenas – com pequenas variações.
3. Ao final, “Notas sobre as histórias”, abordagem de cada história por vários especialistas internacionais em quadrinhos de Barks.
4. Uma página com biografias dos autores da introdução e das notas e referências sobre a publicação original e a data de cada história

Referências

> Autor: Carl Barks (1901 – 2000)
> Publicação original nos EUA: histórias, 1949 e 1950. Nesta coleção, maio de 2014, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Formato médio, aproximadamente 19 x 26 cm, capa dura, em cores

1. Site da editora Fantagraphics (em inglês)
Com textos de apresentação, várias imagens, especificações e material para imprensa.
Localize fantagraphics [ponto] com [barra] trailoftheunicorn
Ou localize o site, clique em “Shop”, depois em “Disney”. E vá adiante até localizar este volume.

A série original da Fantagraphics, em inglês

> Volumes (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library)

5. (2013) Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain *** R
6. (2013) Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret *** R
7. (2011) Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes *** R
8. (2014) Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn *** R
9. (2015) Donald Duck: The Pixilated Parrot *** R
10. (2016) Donald Duck: Terror of the Beagle Boys *** R
11. (2012) Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown
12. (2012) Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man
13. (2015) Donald Duck: Trick or Treat *** R
14. (2014) Uncle Scrooge: The Seven Cities of Gold
15. (2016) Donald Duck: The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp
16. (2017) Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
17. (2017) Donald Duck: The Secret of Hondorica
18. (2018) Donald Duck: The Lost Peg Leg Mine

> Caixas

As edições americanas podem ser também adquiridas em caixas com dois volumes cada uma.

5/6. Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "Christmas On Bear Mountain" & The Old Castle's Secret" Gift Box Set
7/8. Donald Duck Box Set: Lost in the Andes & Trail of the Unicorn
9/10. Walt Disney's Donald Duck "The Pixilated Parrot" & "Terror Of The Beagle Boys" Gift Box Set
12/14. Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Gift Box Set: "Only A Poor Old Man" & "The Seven Cities Of Gold"

Coleções históricas Disney sendo publicadas

As diversas coleções históricas Disney atualmente existente podem ser encontradas na Amazon brasileira. As da Abril, integralmente, as da Fantagraphics, pelo menos em parte. Algumas em volumes individuais ou em caixas. Verifique sempre a disponibilidade.

Está indicado o primeiro volume de cada coleção. Neste volume, procure minha resenha, na qual estão listados os volumes e caixas publicados, com links para cada um.

1. “Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey”
Em português, tradução de original italiano, a cores, Editora Abril
> Mickey na ilha misteriosa *** R

2. “Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson”
Em inglês, em preto e branco, Fantagraphics (EUA)
> Race to Death Valley *** R

3. “The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library”
Em inglês, em cores, em formato maior (aproximadamente 19 x 26 cm), Fantagraphics (EUA)
> Christmas on Bear Mountain*** R

4. “Coleção Carl Barks defintiva”
Em português, tradução da coleção da Fantagraphics, em cores, em formato reduzido (aproximadamente 16 x 24 cm), Editora Abril
> Perdidos nos Andes *** R

*** R – Álbum já resenhado por mim. Para ler minha resenha, role a página do livro até que ela apareça.
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382 reviews34 followers
August 15, 2019
Durante muitos anos, em um tempo sem internet, smartphones, séries de TV e filmes sofisticadamente produzidos com incríveis efeitos especiais, os quadrinhos eram uma das melhores fontes de informação e de realização de histórias fantásticas.

As aventuras dos patos de Disney entre elas, em que essas fontes eram as histórias de Carl Barks, cujo estilo detalhado e de muita qualidade tornou-se inconfundível e sinônimo das melhores histórias. Aliados aos excepcionais desenhos, seus roteiros eram bastante sofisticados e incluíam informações sobre países, indústria, lendas, mitologia grega, nórdica, árabe, etc. Eram histórias extraordinárias, em que se ouvia falar pela primeira vez de muitas coisas como poços de sacrifício maias na península de Yucatan, equipamentos e torres de perfuração de poços de petróleo, selvas, desertos, aardvarks e muito mais.

As histórias de Carl Barks são indiscutivelmente as melhores, mais bem inventadas, mais complexas, mais informativas, mais engraçadas e mais bem desenhadas histórias dos patos! Certamente foram inspiradoras de muito mais leituras, descobertas e mesmo de interesses profissionais para muitas gerações de seus leitores. E influenciaram muitos outros criadores de aventuras, incluídos aí George Lucas e Steven Spielberg.

Parte desta resenha se repete em outras da mesma série, por serem muitos volumes (a série toda, ao que se espera, terá mais de 30!), de modo que os leitores podem eventualmente encontrar um ou outro, e não os demais. Cada uma, porém, tem detalhes específicos.

Algumas informações a mais sobre Carl Barks, e também sobre a série americana e a brasileira, podem ser lidas na minha resenha do primeiro volume publicado nesta coleção na edição brasileira, Perdidos nos Andes (veja link abaixo).

A editora americana Fantagraphics Books, especializada em quadrinhos, vem publicando duas séries: a do Mickey de Floyd Gottfredson e a dos patos de Carl Barks (Donald, Tio Patinhas, etc.). Trabalhos pioneiros de reapresentar todas as antigas histórias. Neste caso, restauradas a partir de originais de Barks e recolorizadas, em volumes em capa dura.

A série das histórias de Carl Barks vem sendo publicada no Brasil pela Editora Abril, que não está seguindo a mesma ordem dos originais americanos. Este álbum, que é o oitavo no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o sexto a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o terceiro pela Abril.

Na história do título, Donald e os sobrinhos partem para o Himalaia em busca de um unicórnio para Patinhas e são atrapalhados por Gastão. O Himalaia era assunto na época, quando ainda se tentava escalar o Everest, o que só ocorreria em 1953. E o livro de James Hilton, de 1933, Lost Horizon (Horizonte perdido), transformado em filme por Frank Capra em 1937, não apenas eram relativamente recentes, mas obviamente são citados nesta história de Barks, pois os patos vão a “Shangri-lala” um lugar quente em meio ao gelo do Himalaia, assim como Shangri-la, no livro e no filme. A história tem quase 70 anos, o filme tem 80, o mundo era outro, nada de satélites e Google Earth ou Google Maps – o Himalaia ainda era uma fronteira não conquistada de todo, ótima para aventureiros!

Uma edição como esta, além da recuperação histórica e da qualidade de reprodução gráfica, é uma edição crítica, cujas notas revelam e permitem compreender aspectos importantes. Além disto, deve-se prestar atenção no contexto da época (virada da década de 1940 para a de 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos.

Li algumas das antigas histórias de Carl Barks quando saíram no Brasil nos anos 60. Outras, mesmo as mais antigas, quando saíram republicadas aqui algumas vezes. Naquele tempo, Barks ainda estava em atuação, mas mesmo histórias de 10 ou 15 anos antes, eram uma representação de uma realidade muito presente e similar. Portanto, esta coletânea é também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!

Este volume tem

1. Introdução
2. Três aventuras longas (25 páginas), dez histórias de dez páginas e oito histórias de uma página apenas – com pequenas variações.
3. Ao final, “Notas sobre as histórias”, abordagem de cada história por vários especialistas internacionais em quadrinhos de Barks.
4. Uma página com biografias dos autores da introdução e das notas e referências sobre a publicação original e a data de cada história

Referências

> Autor: Carl Barks (1901 – 2000)

> Publicação original nos EUA: histórias, 1949 e 1950. Nesta coleção, maio de 2014, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Publicação no Brasil: janeiro de 2017, pela Editora Abril
> Formato médio, aproximadamente 16 x 24 cm, capa dura, em cores

1. Planeta Gibi

O site faz a melhor cobertura de alguns lançamentos de séries da Abril, como a dos “Anos de Ouro de Mickey” e a da “Coleção Carl Barks definitva”.
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Passe o mouse em “Guia Planeta Gibi” e depois clique em “Coleção Carl Barks Definitiva”.
Esta página oferece muitas informações sobre a coleção, sua organização, sua relação com a edição americana, imagens e informações sobre cada álbum, previsão de lançamentos seguintes, imagens extras, informações obtidas diretamente dos editores, etc. Excelente material, excelente veículo!

A série da Abril em português

ordem de publicação no Brasil, [ordem no plano da coleção original nos EUA], (ano de publicação no Brasil), título em português, (título original em inglês)

1. [7] (agosto 2016) Perdidos nos Andes (Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes – The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 7) *** R
2. [6] (outubro 2016) O segredo do castelo (The Old Castle's Secret) *** R
3. [8] (janeiro 2017) Em busca do unicórnio (Trail of the Unicorn) *** R
4. [15] (fevereiro 2017) A cidade fantasma (The Ghost Sheriff of Last Gasp)
5. [9] (abril 2017) O papagaio contador (The Pixilated Parrot) *** R
6. [10] (julho 2017) O vil metal e os vilões (Terror Of The Beagle Boys) *** R
7. [13] (outubro 2017) A noite das bruxas (Trick or Treat) *

Mais patos por Carl Barks na Abril:

Contos de Natal *** R
Escoteiros mirins *** R

Coleções históricas Disney sendo publicadas

As diversas coleções históricas Disney atualmente existente podem ser encontradas na Amazon brasileira. As da Abril, integralmente, as da Fantagraphics, pelo menos em parte. Algumas em volumes individuais ou em caixas. Verifique sempre a disponibilidade.

Está indicado o primeiro volume de cada coleção. Neste volume, procure minha resenha, na qual estão listados os volumes e caixas publicados, com links para cada um.

1. “Os Anos de Ouro de Mickey”
Em português, tradução de original italiano, a cores, Editora Abril
> Mickey na ilha misteriosa *** R

2. “Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson”
Em inglês, em preto e branco, Fantagraphics (EUA)
> Race to Death Valley *** R

3. “The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library”
Em inglês, em cores, em formato maior (aproximadamente 19 x 26 cm), Fantagraphics (EUA)
> Christmas on Bear Mountain*** R

4. “Coleção Carl Barks defintiva”
Em português, tradução da coleção da Fantagraphics, em cores, em formato reduzido (aproximadamente 16 x 24 cm), Editora Abril
> Perdidos nos Andes *** R

*** R – Álbum já resenhado por mim. Para ler minha resenha, role a página do livro até que ela apareça.
Profile Image for Gijs Grob.
Author 1 book52 followers
May 25, 2020
In the late 1940s-early 1950s Carl Barks was at the peak of his powers, so this volume of Donald Duck stories contains nothing but gems, from the great adventures of The Trail of the Unicorn and Luck of the North to hilarious ten-pagers like the one in which Donald wants frog legs, or the Ducks play Goldilocks and the three bears in a log cabin. Even the single-page gags are top notch, if only for the outrageous furniture as in the one on page 135.

Some of the scenes belong to the best, not only in the Donald Duck comics, but in comic art in general. I'd single out the epic battle between Donald and Uncle Scrooge with their steam shovels in 'Letter to Santa' (p. 54-55) and the development of Donald's remorse in 'Luck of the North' (p. 110). But as said, the whole volume is told and drawn to perfection, with the ideal mix of slapstick and excitement. If there's a flaw, it would be that this volume is over before you know it. Essential stuff for all lovers of the 9th art.
Profile Image for Ashley Lambert-Maberly.
1,804 reviews24 followers
July 6, 2023
Apparently for years Barks was known as the good artist (since the comics didn't have attributions) and it's clear to see why. Each panel is crisp, clear, effective, dramatic (if needed), absolutely modern (no sense that these were drawn 70 years ago), and the stories rollick along with the art at a happy pace.

There's very little not to love, aside from an unfortunate treatment of First Nations people (they're even called "primitive," outright), which is a sign of the times. Falls short of 5 stars as well because while they're beautifully drawn and fun to read, I'm not particularly moved. Still, for when you want some light comfort reading, these would be hard to beat.

(Note: I'm a writer, so I suffer when I offer fewer than five stars. But these aren't ratings of quality, they're a subjective account of how much I liked the book: 5* = an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish, 4* = really enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
Profile Image for Magnús.
134 reviews2 followers
January 12, 2021
A great collection.

Before I learned to read I was given a subscription to the Donald Duck magazine (Icelandic version, Andrés Önd, it's a weekly magazine). Every now and then there would be a story with the label "selected story" (icelandic, "valin saga"). I think these were probably almost every time Carl Banks stories, and with time I learned to know and love his distinctive style. Out of these stories Letter to Santa is an old favorite from the Icelandic magazine, but there are several stories here which I hadn't read before.

I miss having the story codes in the first panel of each story, because I love looking them up in the Inducks story database, where you can compare all different editions published of every story.
Profile Image for Ludwig Aczel.
358 reviews23 followers
August 17, 2020
8.5/10
This book collects Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks mostly published in the second half of 1949.
Four of them are long stories, while the rest of the volume contains some of Barks's ten-pagers, the humour-oriented short stories that he used to create for the comic book Walt Disney Comics and Stories.
My favourite stories here are Luck of the North and Letter to Santa. In the former Donald's human personality is well in display. In the latter Huey, Dewey and Louie are the ones with the more sophisticated characterisation, at the same time innocent and mature. But the stars of the show are Donald and Scrooge, here engaged in a couple of visually memorable fights!
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338 reviews4 followers
October 30, 2023
Reading these to my son (I’ve read most of them before) and they are a delight. We read Rosa’s books first and while Barks is the king Rosa has the benefit of producing a lot less. Because Barks churned out so much there is more chaff. Well drawn empty gags. Or 10 pagers that need a little bit more. Plus occasional insensitive depictions (understandable for the time but it involves me changing dialogue and telling my son “this was written a long time ago and I think it’s it’s not kind to the people in the stories”)
Anyway 4 starts.
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865 reviews20 followers
May 1, 2019
Another great volume of Duck adventures. Barks does a great job of keeping things both silly, but not so silly that you don't get invested. The art is of course gorgeous. That said, their are certainly some depictions and content "of it's time" that can be seen as problematic today, but if you go in recognizing that this is from 50's as opposed to being a sinister manifest you should still be able to enjoy it.
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1,284 reviews24 followers
January 3, 2020
Another great collection of Carl Barks Ducks. This one focuses on Donald and his nephews but we have a few guest appearances by Uncle scrooge and a few show downs with Gladstone Gander - the luckiest bird alive. Barks is at his creative best when he has Gander luck his way through an adventure while Donald and his nephews have to fight for every inch.

Overall, maybe not the best volume in the collection but still a lot of fun.
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Author 1 book15 followers
April 9, 2025
Silly stories for kids told and illustrated expertly. There is so much movement on the page and so much visual information in every millimeter of every frame. Barks was an all-star. I can't wait for my daughters to get a little older so I can show them these stories. I wish I could hop in a time machine and give the collection to a young version of myself instead of stumbling across it as a man in my mid-thirties.

Read in a Fantagraphics hardback.
Profile Image for Thomas.
349 reviews1 follower
December 26, 2022
As always Carl Barks delivers solid and superb duck stories and gags. Some elements are dated such h as the depiction of Indians (indigenous people) but if you get past, not that hard, that you will love these stories. There are a few wonderful Christmas stories in this volume, which reading at Christmas time made them extra special.
Profile Image for Erika Powers.
370 reviews
June 6, 2024
It's beautiful! Really enjoyed looking through it. I didn't like the story about the unicorn. But there was a brief comic with Daisy duck beating up Donald Duck, and that was hilarious. I didn't read the whole book that old kind of humor just isn't funny anymore. I only gave it 2 stars because I didn't enjoy it for that long, and I don't think it made my life better.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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132 reviews3 followers
November 11, 2020
I have to admit to preferring Donald over Uncle Scrooge (I know I know GASP). I also prefer the town adventures vs trekking to wild locations (also GASP). This volume has a mixture of both and also a fave of my Gladstone (he's an I love to hate character). Another solid Barks volume when he's caught his stride.
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1,042 reviews13 followers
July 24, 2023
These are charming little tales with brilliant illustrations. Questionable depictions of Native Americans within. Recommended for fans of Disney and DuckTales, etc. Barks deserves a mention with other comic book greats and contemporaries like Kirby and Ditko.
Profile Image for Melissa Koser.
308 reviews8 followers
January 11, 2018
This book is pure gold, comic book writing and art at its finest. The stories are hilarious, as anything can and will happen. Don't rush through this book; savor every moment of it.
9 reviews
May 23, 2018
Vuelta a la infancia! Me encantaba leer estos cómics y sigo disfrutando como antes
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4,962 reviews12 followers
December 28, 2018
Most of them I liked. Some I did not.
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