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Yes, I *know* I should take upcoming Gemstone listings on Amazon.com with a grain of salt, but I still like to look! :)

Amazon currently says the DuckTales TPB has been pushed back until August 29th while the Uncle Scrooge 60th Birthday TPB is now scheduled for Nov. 28th. Of course these updated dates could be wrong also. However, if they are correct, the DuckTales TPB has only been pushed back just a couple of months but the "A Little Something Special" TPB has been pushed back over 5 months! :( I was just wondering the reasons for the long delay? I thought the Scrooge 60th TPB was going to be mostly stuff printed in the USA before. Could the reason for the delay have to due with a change of contents with more new material? If so, then I think the wait is worth it! :) If not, I really can't see what would cause a 5+ month delay with already printed stories.

I just re-read the column in the last (for now) issue of DDAF which talks about what Gemstone's plans for 2007 are. In it, it says that Gemstone is "moving full steam ahead with plans to make our Walt Disney Treasures trade paperbacks an ongoing series." Is that still the plan for Gemstone? Are there going to be any other TPBs released in 2007 other than the two already mentioned? While I was disappointed when Gemstone cancelled all but two titles last year, I *love* the idea of TPBs on a regular schedule. I just hope this is going to become a reality if not in 2007, then at least in 2008. I don't know about other people here on the DCML, but I really hope Gemstone starts publishing TPBs on a regular basis; if not bi-monthly, then at least quarterly.

The column also mentions the often discussed black and white "Shonen Jump" titles that were planned. I hope these are still being planned, even if they got delayed a bit. If Gemstone only publishes two TPBs this year and no B/W volumes, I don't think they will "actually be publishing more Donald and Mickey in 2007 than we did in 2006!", which is how the column ended.

Perhaps someone from Gemstone can answer a few of these questions. I hope no one thinks my questions and thoughts are negative, because to my way of thinking, they are *positive* thoughts and questions! I *love* what Gemstone produces so much that I want them to produce as much as possible. When it seems like they may be publishing less than what they thought they would it of course makes me sad. Hopefully though 2007 is just a transition year, and in 2008 there will be a lot more TPBs, some B/W volumes, and lots of other good stuff!

As far as Don Rosa's "The Black Knight Glorps Again" getting nominated for an Eisner, I think that is great news. Whether it is among his best stories is of course a personal view with neither a right or wrong answer. Even if you do not have a high opinion of it though, I *still* think it should be thrilling news. Disney comics get *so* little attention in North America that almost *any* attention is good! And as others have pointed out, these were nominations for *one* year. As the clich? goes, I am just happy the story was nominated. :)

I have only met Don Rosa two times and thus do not know him personally. However, from what I have read him write on the Internet and in some publications, I would think that Don's win of a an Eisner for his "Life and Times of Scrooge" series will always be the highlight for him as far as awards go, at least for North America. If I am wrong Don, please correct me.

Finally, personally of course I like some of Don's stories better than others. However, even the stories I like relatively the least, I *still* love! To me, that is a kind of "batting average" that is hard to beat!

Dean Rekich

On 2007-04-23 09:51, Fluks, H.W. (Harry) wrote:
> S??ren wrote:
>
>> Since inducks.org is down at the moment, I have set up an emergency
>> server at:
>>
>> Server: snude.dk
>> Port: 6667
>
> I assume this is about IRC.

It is. Note how it says "IRC emergency server" on the mail's subject line.

Stefan

Hello,

sorry to bother you here,
but does anyone know a good comic shop in Boston,
which has a nice stock of Disney comics from the Golden and Silver age
(pre-Gladstone) ?
I'll be there for a week of holidays and would like to stock up my
collection once I'm there.

You can answer my in private:
tim.otterburg at gmail.com

Thanks and best regards,

Tim

Michiel Prior:

> ... "A Matter of Some Gravity" and the Lo$-series, which
> were actual Eisner Award winners.

Oops, "A Matter of ..." only got an Eisner nomination!

Joe Torcivia:

> And, if Don Rosa wins an Eisner for "The Black Knight
> Glorps Again", I will be happy for him.

If Don Rosa wins an Eisner I'd be happy for him as well,
but ...

> If you're a fan of this stuff, I'd think you'd prefer the
> Eisner went to Rosa and/or Gemstone than having it go to
> someone else, under any circumstance!

This is sheer nonsense. It's not like these Awards are a
kind of baseball competition, where you're rooting for
either one team or the other. I haven't read any of the
other competing Short Stories, but since they're nominated
for Best Short Story, there's a chance I might like some,
if not all, of the other stories as well. Thus I might be
equally happy for any of the other guys, should they get
an Award.

Greetings,

Michiel Prior.

Lee Schulte wrote:

"An acquaintance of mine, a resident of Boston, who does not know much about
comics however, has seen a place called Newbury Comics, but admits it
displays a good number of CD's, T-Shirts, and left-wing propaganda."

Not that there's anything wrong with "left-wing propaganda" in a supposedly
"free society", but please do not waste your time on visiting Newbury Comics.
It is a comics shop in name only. Few comics are on display, and none that
would interest the writer who originally asked the question.

And, yes, there was far too much of the other stuff Lee mentioned. My wife
and I were in Boston last Thanksgiving, and I had to look into Newbury out of
curiousity. Was I ever disappointed.

In fact, the type of shop the original writer described does not really
exist in New York (my hometown), and I've rarely found it in other cities in
recent years. Mostly, they sell new comics and comics from recent years -- and
lots of non-comics stuff. Your best bet is to tie a visit to the US into the
occurrence of a "big comic convention". There aren't very many "little
comic cons" anymore either, now that anyone, anywhere can buy (or bid for) older
comics online.

It's a shame that a visitor to the US can't find an easy place to obtain
some classic older American comics on his visit, but that seems to be the
reality of today.

Joe Torcivia.

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Those are good answers about comics in Boston. I actually emailed Lee a
lot of the same comments and recommended some stores outside of Boston,
as well as Dolgoff.

I agree with the basic comment. Back issue comics in the US these days
is basically a mail order event. Stores have been forced to go with
what turns over most quickly. Back issue Dells and Gold Keys aren't as
quick a seller and it's hard for most stores to A) pay rent for floor
space for back issues and B) get a reputation which will allow them to
accumulate them in the first place. The other thing is C) people sell
on eBay anything old and thus fewer of us actually keep them in stock as
opposed to turning them instantly on eBay. (eBay can be pretty negative
though with high postage costs, amateur sellers and almost always
amateur grading.)

The back issue situation isn't as grim as one might think as there are
probably 1-2 great stores in every metroplitan area that still carry
back issues. The Disneys might be in the back room though! Meaning you
have to ask and they may have to bring out some boxes that have never
been priced. I can probably think of four stores in the San
Francisco/Sacramento area that would be worth calling to inquire about
Disney back issues. But my mail order operation has more Disneys than
all of them combined, most likely.

I enjoy reading the list and as you guys know, chime in when I have some
knowledge to contribute.

Regards,
Marc Newman
www.HouseofComics.com
"Super-Selection of Silver and Bronze Age Comics"

>>>>> From: "Fran?ois Willot" <fwi at inducks.org>
>>>>> Does anyone know of a good comic-book shop in New-York,
>>>>> with Disney comics, old and new?

Midtown Comics:
http://www.midtowncomics.com/

I believe it's the one near Times Square that carries Disney comics; I have
only found Gemstone's comics on their site (and have ordered some from them
a few times), but they might have older issues in the store.

Addresses & Info
Midtown Comics Times Square
200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018

Midtown Comics Grand Central
459 Lexington Avenue (Corner of 45th Street)
New York, NY 10017

Store Hours
Monday to Saturday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 Noon - 7:00 PM

Subway Directions
For Midtown Comics Times Square:
The 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, N, R, W and Q lines all stop at a 42nd
Street/Times Square station. We are located within two blocks of any of
these stations. We are located on the corner of 40th Street and 7th Avenue.

For Midtown Comics Grand Central:
The 4, 5, 6, and 7 all stop at the 42 Street/Grand Central Station. We are
located three blocks north of 42nd Street, on the corner of 45th Street and
Lexington Avenue.

Olivier