The Greatest - New Barks Collection

[Mysterious Mox]

In Denmark and several European countries Carl Barks is the greatest of them all.

In Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany we have received 24 of the 30 albums of the new "The Carl Barks Collection Set". It contain 8000 pages - where 1500 pages are extra materials. This is soon available in USA:
http://www.amazon.com/Carl-Barks-Col...669147&sr=8-11

It seems that we in Denmark may get 9 albums more (Oil paintings, lithographs, his cartoons etc.)

They had some begining difficulties, but after this it is the greatest collection of all time (The US version probably have none of the Danish problems with the color, paper choice and certainly not any translation errors). Nothing is censored as it was in all the old versions available in US. The US version is half price compared to the Danish version and now they have just changed the introduction price to 1/3 the Danish price (probably only introduction price) - wauw this is cheap (the US$ is very weak at the moment).

US version (the kassette)
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Danish version

[Chintzy Beatnik]

Wow.

Thats a lot of money to lay down. 10 volumes at almost $100 a volume.

But then again, 960 pages per volume is really a pretty good deal.

I will definatly have to consider it.

[Senormac]

Hasn't just about everything Barks ever did been reprinted at least 49 times in one form or another already?

Does Disney have anything to do with this set?

[Chintzy Beatnik]

I'm pretty new to the whole Carl Barks duck comics, so I suppose I have the luxury of not already owning too many of the stories reprinted here.

[Mysterious Mox]

Wow.

Thats a lot of money to lay down. 10 volumes at almost $100 a volume.

But then again, 960 pages per volume is really a pretty good deal.

I will definatly have to consider it.

In the European countries the price was from $220-300 and it was very quickly sold out in most of the countries (several are still on waiting list). In Europe we will probably get 13 volumes - Egmont (the publisher) have called us and asked if we were interested in 3 more volumes (Oil paintings, lithographs, his cartoons and the none Disney work). Next week we will receive volume 9. Definately my best buy ever even though it is expensive (The Danish version cost $300 per volume). But I can always sell it for at least the same amount (but I won't sell it ever).

The 10 volumes contain all the Disney stories from Carl Barks (6500 pages) and 1500 pages of extra materials.

None of the stories are censored. Several of the stories in CBL and other volumes were censored.

I think the $94.50 is an introduction price and the price for the other volumes will probably be $150.

If you want to see inside please take a look at this link - choose picture number 8:
http://www.carl-barks.dk/default.asp?ID=933

[Mysterious Mox]

Hasn't just about everything Barks ever did been reprinted at least 49 times in one form or another already?

Does Disney have anything to do with this set?

Yes it has been reprinted several times, but I only have some of the stuff - I want it all - and this is the best edition ever.

Gemstone finally has announced plans to publish English versions of Egmont's Carl Barks Collection hardcovers.

The Collected Works of Carl Barks is an ongoing series of books from the Disney licensee Egmont containing all Disney comics and covers written and/or drawn by Carl Barks, collected chronological. It also includes significant textual materials (articles and analysis) written by editor Geoffrey Blum.

It will be published between 2005-2008 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It is also being published in Finland and Germany, although publication began at a later point in those countries. The complete set will consist of 30 books collected in 10 slipcase boxes, constituting about 8000 pages (including the articles) or some 500 comic book stories by Barks. The series is only available by subscription.

In many aspects the series is similar to Carl Barks Library (CBL) but differs by being published in colour, organizing the stories by the date of publication and containing newly discovered previously unpublished material. Blum was a contributing editor to CBL, and his familiarity with the Barks canon and its historic background is the principal reason Egmont hired him. Blum has drawn not only on material that appeared previously in CBL but new research he has undertaken which has resulted in a number of significant discoveries and fresh perspectives on Barks and his creations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Col..._of_Carl_Barks

We do not get all the covers from Barks in the 10 volumes - This is an extra volume.

While Donald's cartoons enjoy vast popularity in the United States and around the world, his weekly and monthly comic books enjoy their greatest popularity in many European countries, especially Denmark, Norway and Finland, but also Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Most of them are produced and published by the Italian branch of the Walt Disney Company in Italy and by Egmont in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. In Germany, the comics are published by Ehapa which has since become part of the Egmont empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Duck

Actually this material became so popular that much of it is now exported to the USA.

[Aaron Kashtan]

I think the ImageTexT office has a copy of that book. I didn't know what it was until now, though.

[Chintzy Beatnik]

If you want to see inside please take a look at this link - choose picture number 8:
http://www.carl-barks.dk/default.asp?ID=933

So pretty.

Now I just have to convince my wife to let me buy it....

[Jukka Laine of Finland]

Finland started later, the fourth set should be out next week. But our version had the coloring errors fixed.

The price was 1900 euros = 2940 dollars, and the sets are not sold separately here, but you can cancel the subscription any time.

[Ryan K]

I've been waiting for an announcement like this for what seems like forever. I've read about the old Barks Library books and they appealed to the completist in me, but due to their extreme prices on ebay I've just gotten my Barks fix from stuff like Gemstone's Greatest DuckTales book and recently the Barks/Rosa Collections.

But I'm all over this.

Plus it looks like Gemstone's doing a similar (albeit much cheaper) project with Rosa's works.

http://www.amazon.com/Don-Rosa-Libra..._bxgy_b_text_b

Can't wait.

[Mysterious Mox]

Finland started later, the fourth set should be out next week. But our version had the coloring errors fixed.

The price was 1900 euros = 2940 dollars, and the sets are not sold separately here, but you can cancel the subscription any time.

So the two first volumes in Finland were okay? - do you know that they fixed the coloring errors (did they tell you that) ?

Have you also got the offer of 3 ekstra volumes in Finland (volume 11-13)?

The Danish version was first okay (colour) from volume 3 (okay it is probably only collectors who will notice it). In Denmark we also had a very bad translation of the extra material in especially the first volume (everyone could see that), but there was also som errors in the next two volumes.

The Danish version is definately not perfect - It seems that some of the other countries got a better version. Even though I am very happy with my volumes and in approximately 3 months I got the complete Barks collection. I have waited for that for a verrrry long time (fantastic, having the collection of the greatest ever).

If the Finish version is okay then the American version must be okay too.

The next project I would like is the best stories from Paul Murry (not all the stories - it seems that he also made some stories of lower quality):

[Jukka Laine of Finland]

So the two first volumes in Finland were okay? - do you know that they fixed the coloring errors (did they tell you that) ?

Yes, they did tell. There were some printing problems in the second set, but they got replaced.

Have you also got the offer of 3 ekstra volumes in Finland (volume 11-13)?

Not yet. I didn't order the set, but I've been following the discussion at Kvaak.fi

[stelok]

For me Carl Barks was the best Disney artist ever.

I wanna buy that Collection!!!

[Mysterious Mox]

For me Carl Barks was the best Disney artist ever.

I wanna buy that Collection!!!

These days, it is a lot about nostalgia, but I still enjoy his stories (though they were even better when I was a boy) and I do think Carl Barks was the greatest ever. He was both an excellent writer and artist.

You do like Carl Barks, do you also like Paul Murry?


On a Danish comic website we have voted for the best: writer, artist, comic, comic story, Tintin, Tintin Cover, Blake & Mortimer etc. Often with 10 nominations from each individual. Then we have taken the 10 which were mentioned the most to a semi-final and the two or three which got the most votes to a final poll.

Results of the Danish jury...http://www.seriejournalen.dk/index.asp
Best Writer: 1. Carl Barks - 2. René Goscinny (Asterix, Lucky Luke..)
Best Artist: 1. Carl Barks - 2. Franquin (Gaston, Spirou & Fantasio) - 3. Giraud (Blueberry) (This was very close race).
Best Comic: Donald Duck (Carl Barks)
Best Comic Story: 1. Tintin 7 crystal balls/Prisoners of the sun 2. Donald Duck Lost in the Andes (Barks) - 3. Watchmen
Best Tintin Cover: The Black Island
Best Blake & Mortimer Story and Cover: The Yellow M

[Jukka Laine of Finland]

Have you heard of writer Carl Fallberg? He wrote the best of Murry's Mickey Mouse stories. Mostly the ones in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories three-(or sometimes four-)part stories.