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The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library #13
Donald Duck: Trick or Treat
This volume kicks off with “Trick or Treat" ― a comic-book version of the classic Disney animated short, with nine pages restored ― and includes Barks’s favorite, “Omelet,” where Donald Duck becomes…a chicken farmer?! Our lead-off story, “Trick or Treat,” is the master cartoonist’s adaptation of the Donald Duck cartoon of the same name ― with nine pages added back in from the originally truncated version! Then, Donald is convinced that Huey, Dewey, and Louie’s toy gun can really put people into a hypnotic spell ― so he tries it out on Uncle Scrooge! Hijinks abound as Uncle Scrooge plants pots of gold at the foot of a rainbow to see who will handle the money best ― Donald, Gladstone, or the nephews. Also, one of Barks’s own personal favorites, “Omelet” ― the story of Donald’s slapstick misadventures as a chicken farmer. Nineteen stories, plus bonus features, each meticulously restored and newly colored. Insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts. Full-color illustrations throughout
228 pages, Hardcover
First published September 5, 2015
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Carl Barks
2,416 books259 followersCarl 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.
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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August 13, 2019
I love Halloween-themed Donald Duck comics, they make me feel so cozy.
The first story, "Trick or Treat", is actually an extended version of the cartoon of the same name.
ElliotScribbles
The first story, "Trick or Treat", is actually an extended version of the cartoon of the same name.
ElliotScribbles
November 19, 2018
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 Monte Vesúvio, savanas africanas, cruzeiros marítimos e … Dia das Bruxas!
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 décimo terceiro no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o oitavo a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o sétimo pela Abril.
A história do título é uma versão em quadrinhos de um desenho animado, com nove páginas recuperadas – antes, tinham sido cortadas. Meio maluca, com uma bruxa que estreou nesta história, a aventura é uma dentre as muitas que exploram o quotidiano dos patos. Isto é, patos americanos, claro. Embora hoje a ideia de Halloween tenha se espalhado por aqui, naquela época era apenas algo tipicamente americano, de que ficávamos sabendo justamente pelos quadrinhos: abóboras, “gostosuras ou travessuras” - a tradução da época para “trick or treat”, a brincadeira infantil que se faz nos EUA no dia 31 de outubro, que aqui se traduzia então para “Dia das Bruxas”. Outra história gozadíssima é Omelet , muitas vezes citada com uma das favoritas de Barks, justamente por ter posto Donald na função de criador de galinhas, coisa que ele mesmo foi!
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 (início dos anos 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos.
Uma coletânea como esta é também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!
Este volume tem
1. Introdução
2. Dezenove histórias
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)
> Tradução: Marcelo Alencar
> Publicação original nos EUA: histórias, 1952 /1953. Nesta coleção, 2015, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Publicação no Brasil: setembro 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”.
www [ponto] planetagibi [ponto] com [ponto] br
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 (Lost in the Andes) *** 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) Pato Donald: 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) *** R
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.
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 Monte Vesúvio, savanas africanas, cruzeiros marítimos e … Dia das Bruxas!
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 décimo terceiro no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o oitavo a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o sétimo pela Abril.
A história do título é uma versão em quadrinhos de um desenho animado, com nove páginas recuperadas – antes, tinham sido cortadas. Meio maluca, com uma bruxa que estreou nesta história, a aventura é uma dentre as muitas que exploram o quotidiano dos patos. Isto é, patos americanos, claro. Embora hoje a ideia de Halloween tenha se espalhado por aqui, naquela época era apenas algo tipicamente americano, de que ficávamos sabendo justamente pelos quadrinhos: abóboras, “gostosuras ou travessuras” - a tradução da época para “trick or treat”, a brincadeira infantil que se faz nos EUA no dia 31 de outubro, que aqui se traduzia então para “Dia das Bruxas”. Outra história gozadíssima é Omelet , muitas vezes citada com uma das favoritas de Barks, justamente por ter posto Donald na função de criador de galinhas, coisa que ele mesmo foi!
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 (início dos anos 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos.
Uma coletânea como esta é também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!
Este volume tem
1. Introdução
2. Dezenove histórias
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)
> Tradução: Marcelo Alencar
> Publicação original nos EUA: histórias, 1952 /1953. Nesta coleção, 2015, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Publicação no Brasil: setembro 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”.
www [ponto] planetagibi [ponto] com [ponto] br
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 (Lost in the Andes) *** 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) Pato Donald: 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) *** R
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.
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April 1, 2024Stories from 1952 and 1953. There’s only one 32-pager here, the title story (which was adapted from a animated movie and which Barks was forced to edit). I haven’t read the Scrooge books yet, but I believe Barks was mainly using the Scrooge series for long adventures during this time. The rest of the book is primarily 10-page shorts.
Nothing here is bad (how can you go wrong with Barks), but I notice that Donald is a little meaner and more selfish than he was in earlier stories. It’s actually a little jarring in spots. But I can’t deny how fun and entertaining the book is, and how beautiful the art looks. The last 10-pager about the bees has some of the best art in the book, particularly the panels of Donald sneezing and the large panel where he carries the bees across town.
Favorite stories: “The Hypno-Gun,” “My Lucky Valentine,” “The Talking Dog,” “Much Ado About Quakley Hall,” and “Some Heir Over the Rainbow.” The latter is a great Scrooge story where he chooses his heirs.
Also, I find it funny that Donald has so many different jobs across these stories. Museum janitor, mailman, realtor, “rainmaker”… guy can’t keep down a job!
Nothing here is bad (how can you go wrong with Barks), but I notice that Donald is a little meaner and more selfish than he was in earlier stories. It’s actually a little jarring in spots. But I can’t deny how fun and entertaining the book is, and how beautiful the art looks. The last 10-pager about the bees has some of the best art in the book, particularly the panels of Donald sneezing and the large panel where he carries the bees across town.
Favorite stories: “The Hypno-Gun,” “My Lucky Valentine,” “The Talking Dog,” “Much Ado About Quakley Hall,” and “Some Heir Over the Rainbow.” The latter is a great Scrooge story where he chooses his heirs.
Also, I find it funny that Donald has so many different jobs across these stories. Museum janitor, mailman, realtor, “rainmaker”… guy can’t keep down a job!
December 31, 2020
These tales from 1952-53 are mostly short gag stories, not the high adventures at which Barks excelled. As such, the quality is variable, but still better than most other comics. Hidden within, especially the title story, is a tale of censorship by the Disney powers that be. "Trick or Treat" is an adaptation of a Donald Duck animated short, so was somewhat constrained by the source material. However, Barks added some material to flesh out the story to its intended length. The editors forced Barks to rewrite and redraw the first page and a half and then further slashed the story by about nine pages when it was originally published. This reprint volume restores Barks' original panels and pages, but also includes, as bonus material in the back matter, the revised opening for comparison. I suppose when it was published, in the midst of the controversy surrounding comics in general as too gory, a story about a witch was felt to be too problematical for youngsters (even though it was the plot of the cartoon upon which it was based). The commentaries in the back matter also indicate that Barks was either censored by his editors or self-censored in various cases when the stories were deemed too intense for children, thus resulting in the fairly innocuous, bland stories throughout this volume.
August 13, 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 Monte Vesúvio, savanas africanas, cruzeiros marítimos e … Dia das Bruxas!
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, mas são muitos volumes (a série toda, ao que se espera, terá mais de 30!) e os leitores podem chegar a um ou outro, e não aos 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 décimo terceiro no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o oitavo a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o sétimo pela Abril.
A história do título é uma versão em quadrinhos de um desenho animado, com nove páginas recuperadas – antes, tinham sido cortadas. Meio maluca, com uma bruxa que estreou nesta história, a aventura é uma dentre as muitas que exploram o quotidiano dos patos. Isto é, patos americanos, claro. Embora hoje a ideia de Halloween tenha se espalhado por aqui, naquela época era apenas algo tipicamente americano, de que ficávamos sabendo justamente pelos quadrinhos: abóboras, “gostosuras ou travessuras” - a tradução da época para “trick or treat”, a brincadeira infantil que se faz nos EUA no dia 31 de outubro, que aqui se traduzia então para “Dia das Bruxas”. Outra história gozadíssima é Omelet , muitas vezes citada com uma das favoritas de Barks, justamente por ter posto Donald na função de criador de galinhas, coisa que ele mesmo foi!
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 (início dos anos 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos. É também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!
Este volume tem
1. Introdução
2. Dezenove histórias
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, 1952 /1953. Nesta coleção, 2015, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Formato grande, 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] trickortreat
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.
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 Monte Vesúvio, savanas africanas, cruzeiros marítimos e … Dia das Bruxas!
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, mas são muitos volumes (a série toda, ao que se espera, terá mais de 30!) e os leitores podem chegar a um ou outro, e não aos 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 décimo terceiro no plano da coleção (ordem cronológica original), foi o oitavo a ser publicado pela Fantagraphics e o sétimo pela Abril.
A história do título é uma versão em quadrinhos de um desenho animado, com nove páginas recuperadas – antes, tinham sido cortadas. Meio maluca, com uma bruxa que estreou nesta história, a aventura é uma dentre as muitas que exploram o quotidiano dos patos. Isto é, patos americanos, claro. Embora hoje a ideia de Halloween tenha se espalhado por aqui, naquela época era apenas algo tipicamente americano, de que ficávamos sabendo justamente pelos quadrinhos: abóboras, “gostosuras ou travessuras” - a tradução da época para “trick or treat”, a brincadeira infantil que se faz nos EUA no dia 31 de outubro, que aqui se traduzia então para “Dia das Bruxas”. Outra história gozadíssima é Omelet , muitas vezes citada com uma das favoritas de Barks, justamente por ter posto Donald na função de criador de galinhas, coisa que ele mesmo foi!
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 (início dos anos 1950): roupas, veículos e comportamentos. É também uma recordação para crianças que liam quadrinhos Disney nos anos 50 a 70!
Este volume tem
1. Introdução
2. Dezenove histórias
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, 1952 /1953. Nesta coleção, 2015, pela Fantagraphics Books
> Formato grande, 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] trickortreat
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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October 23, 2024I ordered this one specifically in time for Halloween. Featuring the complete, unabridged, almost 100% unedited version of Carl Barks' adaptation of the Donald Duck cartoon 'Trick or Treat', this volume is a treasure. Dell, Disney or both felt that Barks' introduction was too scary. Thus, a full page and a half was scrapped and redone in a more friendly time. Tasked with 32-pages to fill based on an about 8 minute long cartoon, Barks padded the middle with the inclusion of a 6-armed ogre named Smorgasbord. Again, someone high up didn't like it and those pages were just removed and the story was trimmed to a 24-page book.
Over the years, many of the original lost pages were recovered. Thanks to Fantagaphics and Rich Tommaso, all except for the last panel were recovered, remastered and re-added to present the Good Duck Artist's original vision. (As of now, only the last panel has never been found.)
'Trick or Treat' is a masterpiece; both on celluloid and in print. I'm so glad that I waited and saved some of my Amazon gift cards to get this book. After the main story there's a couple of one-pagers involving Halloween and an 8-pager that isn't really a Halloween tale. But it does involve some strange goings-on to make it a seasonal read for this time of year.
Halloween isn't the only holiday covered in this book. Thanksgiving sees Donald fleeing to Europe to avoid having to host lucky cousin Gladstone Gander for Turkey Day. Christmas sees Donald trying to trick Uncle Scrooge into paying for his holiday feast. There's even some Valentine's Day love in the air when Donald takes a job as a mailman and must deliver a Valentine to his sweetie, Daisy. Only Donald didn't send her the card! Gladstone did!
Daisy makes a couple more appearances in this book, which also sees the introduction of Daisy's nieces, April, May and June. Daffy inventor Gyro Gearloose besieges Duckburg with some of his out-of-control creations. And there's tons of nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and my favorite, Uncle Scrooge to be found in this cozy little volume.
My love for the stories is unparalleled. However, I'm starting to get a little annoyed with the expert commentary on the stories. They're all so negative and snobby about it. Sure, you're an academic and that's how you are trained. But I want to know more about the backstory. The inspirations for these tales appeal to me. I don't need to know how the position of Donald's wrist in panel #6 of the third story is a commentary on the plight of Nebraskan hog farmers. Just give me the facts, PLEASE!
As jaded as the experts say Carl Barks was, there just isn't substitute for the amount of joy his world has brought me over the past 40 plus years!
Over the years, many of the original lost pages were recovered. Thanks to Fantagaphics and Rich Tommaso, all except for the last panel were recovered, remastered and re-added to present the Good Duck Artist's original vision. (As of now, only the last panel has never been found.)
'Trick or Treat' is a masterpiece; both on celluloid and in print. I'm so glad that I waited and saved some of my Amazon gift cards to get this book. After the main story there's a couple of one-pagers involving Halloween and an 8-pager that isn't really a Halloween tale. But it does involve some strange goings-on to make it a seasonal read for this time of year.
Halloween isn't the only holiday covered in this book. Thanksgiving sees Donald fleeing to Europe to avoid having to host lucky cousin Gladstone Gander for Turkey Day. Christmas sees Donald trying to trick Uncle Scrooge into paying for his holiday feast. There's even some Valentine's Day love in the air when Donald takes a job as a mailman and must deliver a Valentine to his sweetie, Daisy. Only Donald didn't send her the card! Gladstone did!
Daisy makes a couple more appearances in this book, which also sees the introduction of Daisy's nieces, April, May and June. Daffy inventor Gyro Gearloose besieges Duckburg with some of his out-of-control creations. And there's tons of nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and my favorite, Uncle Scrooge to be found in this cozy little volume.
My love for the stories is unparalleled. However, I'm starting to get a little annoyed with the expert commentary on the stories. They're all so negative and snobby about it. Sure, you're an academic and that's how you are trained. But I want to know more about the backstory. The inspirations for these tales appeal to me. I don't need to know how the position of Donald's wrist in panel #6 of the third story is a commentary on the plight of Nebraskan hog farmers. Just give me the facts, PLEASE!
As jaded as the experts say Carl Barks was, there just isn't substitute for the amount of joy his world has brought me over the past 40 plus years!
July 4, 2017
A recurring theme in American culture, and in this case specifically with Barks' work, is the interference of censorship, and how it crippled create endeavors. One might think that Barks and his duck stories would be unaffected by the scourge of the censor, given how clean and innocuous his work is compared to the vast majority of pop culture, and yet, those motherfucking censors at Disney managed to hack at Barks work, making him cut panels, avoid subjects, and rewrite stories away from his original vision, and this negative influence shows strongly in this volume. It's still good, because Barks has the ability to make gold out of straw, but I do wonder how much better these stories could have been.
The other problem with this volume is the large number of holiday related stories, particularly the Christmas stories, which have never been my favorites. There is only one long form story in this book, and it is one the weaker ones, but it still has Barks brilliant sense of timing, and ability to create funny running gags.
This volume does contain one of my favorite 10-pagers from childhood "The Master Rainmaker" which I remembered especially when the raindrops "that fall on the line even have one flat side". As a kid, I always preferred Donald when he showed competence rather than just being the simple hothead from the animated films, which change was largely due to Barks' work.
The other problem with this volume is the large number of holiday related stories, particularly the Christmas stories, which have never been my favorites. There is only one long form story in this book, and it is one the weaker ones, but it still has Barks brilliant sense of timing, and ability to create funny running gags.
This volume does contain one of my favorite 10-pagers from childhood "The Master Rainmaker" which I remembered especially when the raindrops "that fall on the line even have one flat side". As a kid, I always preferred Donald when he showed competence rather than just being the simple hothead from the animated films, which change was largely due to Barks' work.
March 8, 2021
Donald Duck comics are more about scrapes, mischief, and gags than Uncle Scrooge comics (which seem to be more adventure oriented, sort Indiana Jones). Donald is always losing his temper, or trying to best his loathsome lucky cousin Gladstone Gander (who is a much more terrible anthropomorphized waterfowl than I remember him being), or trying to impress Daisy Duck (does she ever get to go on adventures with Uncle Scrooge?). Not all the stories are vaudevillesque gags though; there is a story about Gyro Gearloose (who is fatter than I remember - really quite chunky) inventing worms (genetically modified?) who can fish themselves without a hook that turn into a Frankenstein science running amok story that was quire prescient about today's environmental collapse at the greedy hands of science and technology.
There are some great details at the back of the book about Carl Bark's problems with censors and editors; by this time, he was a terribly successful comic artist and storyteller for the Disney comics, but still was under the thumb and red pens of his editors.
There are some great details at the back of the book about Carl Bark's problems with censors and editors; by this time, he was a terribly successful comic artist and storyteller for the Disney comics, but still was under the thumb and red pens of his editors.
April 22, 2025
In 1952 Uncle Scrooge got his own comic book series, and this unfortunately meant the end of Donald's own adventures. The only long adventure in this volume, 'Trick or Treat', is an odball in Barks's oeuvre because it's based on the 1952 Donald Duck cartoon. Thus Barks returns to the slapstick years of the earliest Donald Duck comics, a contrast with the more refined work of the early fifties. 'Trick or Treat' is certainly enjoyable, but can hardly be counted among Barks's best work.
Luckily, Barks still is in a fine shape in his ten-pagers, most notably in 'The Hypno-Gun', 'Turkey with all the Schemings', 'Flip Decision' (which introduces Daisy's three nieces), 'The Talking Dog', 'The Master Rain Maker' and 'Bee Bumbles'. But special mention must go to 'Omelet', which despite all its absurdity is rooted in Barks's own experience as a chicken farmer.
Luckily, Barks still is in a fine shape in his ten-pagers, most notably in 'The Hypno-Gun', 'Turkey with all the Schemings', 'Flip Decision' (which introduces Daisy's three nieces), 'The Talking Dog', 'The Master Rain Maker' and 'Bee Bumbles'. But special mention must go to 'Omelet', which despite all its absurdity is rooted in Barks's own experience as a chicken farmer.
June 10, 2020
As always I enjoyed reading this collection of Carl Barks’ work—there were several stories I hadn’t read before, such as the title story and “Omelet,” and it was great fun revisiting many of my old favorites. Not many of the gag stories are delectable. I especially like the one wherein Donald And Scrooge compete to climb a mountain, and the one wherein Donald sculpts clouds has fantastically memorable imagery. The notes in the back as ever are very mixed in quality—sometimes they simply recount the events of a particular comic story in detail, which is very boring. Still, the ways in which Trick or Treat was edited and cut were very interesting. Pricey but great stuff for fans.
April 25, 2021
Deve ser o volume que mais gostei até agora. Tem um certo cinismo no ar - talvez seja meu e dos tempos em que vivemos - que eu não havia notado antes. As coisas não são perfeitas na cidade do Pato - pelo contrário, há muita enganação e falsas aparências. O desprezo do Carl Barks por caridades já é antigo, mas aqui ele parece atacar também outras áreas, como programas de TV. É divertido, a arte é bonita, os extras são interessantes (em especial sobre a censura), mas é tudo muito melhor quando pensado do ponto de vista do todo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 19, 2019
3.5/5
This one pretty much skips all the previous high adventure story to concentrate on numerous gag-centric stories. It's still a load of fun., even the weaker stories are enjoyable to read. Only knock on these volumes is the notes section in the back. Some of the writers are great at putting the stories into context and adding information, others simply do a plot recap. The recaps are a bummer.
This one pretty much skips all the previous high adventure story to concentrate on numerous gag-centric stories. It's still a load of fun., even the weaker stories are enjoyable to read. Only knock on these volumes is the notes section in the back. Some of the writers are great at putting the stories into context and adding information, others simply do a plot recap. The recaps are a bummer.
August 6, 2019
Barks in the early 1950s was really firing on all cylinders, and there are a lot of great strips in this book. Most of them are Donald Duck ten-pagers, never my favourites, but often very entertaining. Several especially good ones turn up here, notably Donald's turn as a rainmaker (with some dandy visual gags involving clouds). Inconsistent, but even the lesser strips are vastly entertaining. The notes are sometimes illuminating, sometimes just plot summaries, which seems kind of pointless.
August 4, 2021
This is my least favourite book in the collection so far. Barks was being creatively stunted during this time period, and his private life was in turmoil. Sadly, it shows. Several of the stories featured Donald, Scrooge, and even the nephews being wildly out-of-character. A few bright spots included the first comics appearance of April, May, and June, and the "Parable of the Talents" retelling "Some Heir Over the Rainbow."
January 17, 2024
Now that we are in the era of Scrooge full length adventures the Donald 10 pages feel lacking. Still lots of good stuff in here.
The lead story however is bad. trick or treat is an adaption of an animated short and lacks the depth of a real Barks story.
Omelette, Heir over the Rainbow, and Master Rainmaker are all very good (I love Donald as an expert stories).
The lead story however is bad. trick or treat is an adaption of an animated short and lacks the depth of a real Barks story.
Omelette, Heir over the Rainbow, and Master Rainmaker are all very good (I love Donald as an expert stories).
August 14, 2024
Fist time I read Donald Duck in English. Kind of a different experience since I grew up with Carl Barks and his stories translated.
Buuuuut I loved it! And I loved to rediscover the duck universe and the humor. Not so much Gladstone….. 😆 that lucky bastard. It’s not even funny how lucky he is.
Donald Duck 4-eva 😄
Buuuuut I loved it! And I loved to rediscover the duck universe and the humor. Not so much Gladstone….. 😆 that lucky bastard. It’s not even funny how lucky he is.
Donald Duck 4-eva 😄
July 21, 2023
Donald gets his treats but not without the tricks.....
If you are a fan of Donald Duck
or Halloween Or both than you will not be disappointed. Donald is up to his old conniving shelf...always trying to get one up on the boys (nephews).
If you are a fan of Donald Duck
or Halloween Or both than you will not be disappointed. Donald is up to his old conniving shelf...always trying to get one up on the boys (nephews).
October 7, 2018
Halloween funtimes with Donald Duck and the gang!
February 13, 2023
Classic comics. The days when you didn’t need a zillion connections or papers to get a job. The guy who drew DD/the duck comix sounds awesome.
February 25, 2023
Absolutely brilliant! Carl Barks is a genius, great writing, great artwork. I am so enjoying making my way through the Barks library.
August 21, 2024
Truly a genius of our time; the comics brought laughter to me at times I was feeling down; the jokes are pretty good and someone older could have a lil chuckaroo
March 7, 2024
For diehard Disney fans, and for aspiring cartoonists like me, this is a gem. Old-time Disney comics creator Carl Barks was a rampant genius. Donald Duck was always my favorite among the original Disney stable, and here he is in the town of Duckburg, in amazing stories both created and drawn by Barks. One or two of the stories are semi-fizzlers, but overall this truly worth collecting.
July 5, 2017
Not necessarily the best collection yet, but I'm pretty much always going to be a fan of Donald Duck comics, especially those by Carl Barks. It's also becoming impossible for me to turn down these beautifully curated books by Fantagraphics. My primary annoyance with this particular volume is actually with the Story Notes in the back pages; I looked up my review for Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown and confirmed my suspicion that I'd been irritated by the same person's contributions in a previous volume.
R. Fiore's bio really says it all: "In his spare time he's been writing about comic strips and animation longer than you've been alive, my child." He's pompous and bombastic, and he casts a sour note in an otherwise intelligently assembled set of miniature essays. Fortunately, he only pops up once, criticizing "Much Ado About Quackly Hall," a fun little tale with a neat double-twist ending that displays Barks's typical humor and creativity. According to R. Fiore, though, who apparently knows how to write Donald Duck better than the Good Duck Artist himself, this particular comic is one of Barks's failures, and only R. Fiore knows how it could have been properly structured. He therefore takes up precious space laying out his version of the plot. I can only imagine how this would've gone over with Carl "just dare anybody to see if they could improve on it" Barks, who was by this point in his tenth year of writing and illustrating the irascible but delightfully nuanced duck.
I deeply hope that Fiore has been left out of other volumes, since his contributions merely serve to inflate his own ego, rather than discussing the work itself, as the other contributors are careful to do.
Joseph Cowles spends a little too much time unnecessarily summarizing the comics (I've just read them; I don't need someone to repeat the story arcs back to me), but there are other nice tidbits mixed in. For example, it's fascinating to hear that the grim hilarity of "Omelet" was largely inspired by Barks's time working as an unsuccessful chicken farmer, before he returned to the world of comics. I also appreciated the window into the harsh editing that he had to deal with even after a decade of writing and developing these beloved characters. This isn't merely a collection of funny little comics - it's a historical record of a man's livelihood, and I'd be happy with even more background information stuffed into the final pages. Perhaps I'll need to look up a full Barks biography at some point.
R. Fiore's bio really says it all: "In his spare time he's been writing about comic strips and animation longer than you've been alive, my child." He's pompous and bombastic, and he casts a sour note in an otherwise intelligently assembled set of miniature essays. Fortunately, he only pops up once, criticizing "Much Ado About Quackly Hall," a fun little tale with a neat double-twist ending that displays Barks's typical humor and creativity. According to R. Fiore, though, who apparently knows how to write Donald Duck better than the Good Duck Artist himself, this particular comic is one of Barks's failures, and only R. Fiore knows how it could have been properly structured. He therefore takes up precious space laying out his version of the plot. I can only imagine how this would've gone over with Carl "just dare anybody to see if they could improve on it" Barks, who was by this point in his tenth year of writing and illustrating the irascible but delightfully nuanced duck.
I deeply hope that Fiore has been left out of other volumes, since his contributions merely serve to inflate his own ego, rather than discussing the work itself, as the other contributors are careful to do.
Joseph Cowles spends a little too much time unnecessarily summarizing the comics (I've just read them; I don't need someone to repeat the story arcs back to me), but there are other nice tidbits mixed in. For example, it's fascinating to hear that the grim hilarity of "Omelet" was largely inspired by Barks's time working as an unsuccessful chicken farmer, before he returned to the world of comics. I also appreciated the window into the harsh editing that he had to deal with even after a decade of writing and developing these beloved characters. This isn't merely a collection of funny little comics - it's a historical record of a man's livelihood, and I'd be happy with even more background information stuffed into the final pages. Perhaps I'll need to look up a full Barks biography at some point.
September 10, 2016
This isn't really Carl Barks' best work and I was honestly surprised to see that these stories were published around 1952. Based on the Library leading up to this volume, my assumption had been that starting from the 50s, Barks had really hit his stride and was on something of a roll, having locked down all the elements that made his Duck sagas and smaller stories so timeless and endearing. Trick or Treat, however, proves otherwise.
The titular story that leads this volume is somewhat of a minor tale, at least compared to the other stories that have been honoured with a volume named after them in The Complete Carl Barks Library. It is also the only longform story in the book, with the rest of the volume composed of ten-pagers and two one-page gags. Although the Barks legend was forged on the back of his longer, globe-trotting adventures (and from what I've gathered from the supplementary material, he preferred writing those as well), I have a real soft spot for the ten-pagers since they invariably focussed on life in Duckburg, populated with cousins and girlfriends and crazy inventors. They give me a glimpse of what day-to-day living was like in the Duck universe and fleshed out the world.
While the ten-pagers here do add to that, they're disappointing in other ways. Almost all of them are tilted more towards slapstick than character. The jokes aren't really all that clever, the plot devices are mostly hokey and sometimes character behaviour is so divergent that even Barks has to acknowledge it by the end of the story and wave it off as a dream.
It isn't all bad of course, but overall I'd call this volume a small blip in what has otherwise been an excellent collection so far.
The titular story that leads this volume is somewhat of a minor tale, at least compared to the other stories that have been honoured with a volume named after them in The Complete Carl Barks Library. It is also the only longform story in the book, with the rest of the volume composed of ten-pagers and two one-page gags. Although the Barks legend was forged on the back of his longer, globe-trotting adventures (and from what I've gathered from the supplementary material, he preferred writing those as well), I have a real soft spot for the ten-pagers since they invariably focussed on life in Duckburg, populated with cousins and girlfriends and crazy inventors. They give me a glimpse of what day-to-day living was like in the Duck universe and fleshed out the world.
While the ten-pagers here do add to that, they're disappointing in other ways. Almost all of them are tilted more towards slapstick than character. The jokes aren't really all that clever, the plot devices are mostly hokey and sometimes character behaviour is so divergent that even Barks has to acknowledge it by the end of the story and wave it off as a dream.
It isn't all bad of course, but overall I'd call this volume a small blip in what has otherwise been an excellent collection so far.
November 24, 2015
A collection of comics from 1952 and 1953, which even the annotators admit isn't really among Barks's best work, although it's still entertaining. It was around this time that he started focusing on his own creation Scrooge McDuck rather than the more famous character. The lead story is an adaptation of the cartoon Trick or Treat that I saw many times as a kid. It serves to highlight some of the main differences between the Donald of the comics and the cartoons, with the latter remaining more of a jerk while Barks gave him a more well-rounded personality. The comic version mostly sticks to the original plot, but adds in a little more dialogue and a few additional scenes, including a bit with Hazel summoning up a bizarre ogre to torment Donald. As for the other stories, one takes place mostly in flashback mode, with Donald explaining how his plan to get rich raising chickens suffered a series of misfortunes resulting in the destruction of an entire town. Another has Gyro Gearloose inventing worms that do all the work in fishing, and one with Donald's nephews raising bees has some interesting art as our hapless hero avoids the bees and carries the hive back and forth across town. Barks apparently decided one comic should be a dream sequence after determining that the idea of Scrooge climbing a mountain with stairs made of money was a little too ridiculous even for this universe. It ends with a good punchline, however: Donald wakes up not because of the stairs, but because Scrooge actually offers to SPEND his remaining fifteen cents.
May 4, 2016
When it comes to Disney comics, Carl Barks is the best of the best.
However, I did not think that this installment of his Library series was the best of his best.
I blame it on the cartoons. When I was a small child, the cartoon they adapted never sat well with me. So reliving that in sequential picture form is not going to win me over. And the second story was goblin-centric as well. So they lost me in the plot.
But even I could appreciate the quirks that Barks added to the Trick or Treat story. The jokes, the humor, it was all rather strong in the comedy department. (One wonders how much Barks bristled against the idea of having Donald be such a mean protagonist [just give 'em the candy!], but he certainly uses his skill.
Also, unlike previous installments, there seems to be a lack of the shorter/ one-page content. It feels like there are pages and pages of covers, but little in the way of the brief gags and one-offs. If this means that their last volume has run out of the shorter material, then so be it. But the shorter stories are just as good, certainly better than a few extra pages of covers. (At least, to this fan.)
However, I did not think that this installment of his Library series was the best of his best.
I blame it on the cartoons. When I was a small child, the cartoon they adapted never sat well with me. So reliving that in sequential picture form is not going to win me over. And the second story was goblin-centric as well. So they lost me in the plot.
But even I could appreciate the quirks that Barks added to the Trick or Treat story. The jokes, the humor, it was all rather strong in the comedy department. (One wonders how much Barks bristled against the idea of having Donald be such a mean protagonist [just give 'em the candy!], but he certainly uses his skill.
Also, unlike previous installments, there seems to be a lack of the shorter/ one-page content. It feels like there are pages and pages of covers, but little in the way of the brief gags and one-offs. If this means that their last volume has run out of the shorter material, then so be it. But the shorter stories are just as good, certainly better than a few extra pages of covers. (At least, to this fan.)
November 15, 2015
Not my favorite volume. The focus here is holiday stories, mostly Halloween and a few Christmas, and not the stories of exploration that Barks excelled at. I did like two tales, one on how Donald and his nephews destroyed a town through chicken farming and another on how Donald messes up his job of bringing rain to farmers. (Barks shows Donald moving and sculpting clouds with his plane to the point where he can make sure everything on a farm gets rain except the clothesline --- it's great visual fun.)
October 24, 2015
Brilliant classic cartoons of Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Daisy and Gladstone Gander, by the legendary Carl Barks from the original Dell comic books in 1952 and 1953. The stories all have holiday themes, with the feature story being from the Halloween issue of 1952 where Donald wishes to thwart the boys from getting treats and they get even with the help of a witch. Timeless.
January 27, 2016
Perhaps it's not the best of Carl Barks, but it's still pretty good.
June 26, 2016
Hodně povedený díl. Sice tu jsou většinou jen kratší humorné příběhy (žádné výpravy za pokladem), ale vůbec to nevadilo.
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