http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/sdcc-10-fantagraphics-disney-to-release-gottfredsons-mickey-strips/
/Fantagraphics Books announced this afternoon from Comic-Con
International, via Twitter
<http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/status/19452763358>, that it has
partnered with Disney to publish the complete Mickey Mouse comic strips
by Floyd Gottfredson, the cartoonist renowned for his defining work on
the character. He is to Mickey Mouse comics what Carl Barks is to Donald
Duck comics./
/Gottfredson was 24 years old when he was assigned to the fledgling
Mickey Mouse strip in 1930, and continued to work on it for the next 45
years. During his long tenure, he introduced such characters as the
miserly Eli Squinch, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, Chief
O'Hara and the Phantom Blot. Gottfredson retired in 1975, and passed
away in 1986 at age 81./
/Fantagraphics will begin releasing the collections in May 2011. No
other details were announced./
/*Update: *Douglas Wolk speaks briefly
<http://techland.com/2010/07/24/fantagraphics-announces-mickey-mouse-reprints/>
to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints./
In the interview, Wolk says "My plan and my hope is to reprint it
exactly as it was, with some explanatory text for a modern audience."
It's the "hope" part that could be a problem for uncensored strips.
August Paul Yang
Author
Topic: 201007
(50 messages)
August Yang
Fantagraphics to publish Gottfredson's daily strips
Message 46 -
2010-07-25 at 21:23:46
Gary Leach
Gottfredson Reprint
Message 47 -
2010-07-26 at 20:35:49
So Fantagraphics is going to take a run at this. Well, here's hoping they succeed in bringing this project to fruition at long last. However...
> Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
>
> In the interview, Wolk says "My plan and my hope is to reprint it exactly as it was, with some explanatory text for a modern audience." It's the "hope" part that could be a problem for uncensored strips.
>
Those uncensored strips are "The Song of the South" of Disney comics. Previous goes at the project have been halted by Disney's nervousness about them, and Disney has shown a penchant for rediscovering that nervousness after initially seeing no problem.
Still, fingers crossed...
(By the way, isn't Wolk actually quoting Groth here?)
Gary
> Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
>
> In the interview, Wolk says "My plan and my hope is to reprint it exactly as it was, with some explanatory text for a modern audience." It's the "hope" part that could be a problem for uncensored strips.
>
Those uncensored strips are "The Song of the South" of Disney comics. Previous goes at the project have been halted by Disney's nervousness about them, and Disney has shown a penchant for rediscovering that nervousness after initially seeing no problem.
Still, fingers crossed...
(By the way, isn't Wolk actually quoting Groth here?)
Gary
August Yang
Gottfredson Reprint
Message 48 -
2010-07-26 at 21:24:06
On 7/26/2010 1:35 PM, Gary Leach wrote:
> (By the way, isn't Wolk actually quoting Groth here?)
>
Oops. Yeah. I guess I was too excited about the announcement. :)
August Paul Yang
> (By the way, isn't Wolk actually quoting Groth here?)
>
Oops. Yeah. I guess I was too excited about the announcement. :)
August Paul Yang
Tom Wormstedt
Fantagraphics to publish Gottfredson's daily strips
Message 49 -
2010-07-26 at 21:42:25
When I read this news I yelled out loud! This is great, huge news! I
still can't believe it! I know a company in Italy got a license to reprint
all the dailies & sundays has already published several books - so this does
seem to be more realistic now.
I clicked the 'speaks briefly' link and it took me to techland. When I
scrolled down I noticed it was a time.com website. It seemed to be too good
to be true, so I opened up time.com in a new window and did a Mickey Mouse
search. The article didn't come up but I was able to find the article by
clicking on techland's link from time's website - so this certainly seems
genuine.
So far it doesn't look like many major news outlets had the news yet, maybe
Disney & Fantagraphics want to keep it quiet for now and make a major
announcement when they're ready. Thoughts anyone?
- Tom Wormstedt
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: August Yang <wintermute at speakeasy.net>
> To: dcml at nafsk.se
> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:23:46 -0400
> Subject: Fantagraphics to publish Gottfredson's daily strips
>
> http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/sdcc-10-fantagraphics-disney-to-release-gottfredsons-mickey-strips/
>
> *Fantagraphics Books announced this afternoon from Comic-Con
> International, via Twitter<http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/status/19452763358>,
> that it has partnered with Disney to publish the complete Mickey Mouse comic
> strips by Floyd Gottfredson, the cartoonist renowned for his defining work
> on the character. He is to Mickey Mouse comics what Carl Barks is to Donald
> Duck comics.*
>
> *Gottfredson was 24 years old when he was assigned to the fledgling Mickey
> Mouse strip in 1930, and continued to work on it for the next 45 years.
> During his long tenure, he introduced such characters as the miserly Eli
> Squinch, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, Chief O'Hara and the
> Phantom Blot. Gottfredson retired in 1975, and passed away in 1986 at age
> 81.*
>
> *Fantagraphics will begin releasing the collections in May 2011. No other
> details were announced.*
>
> *Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly<http://techland.com/2010/07/24/fantagraphics-announces-mickey-mouse-reprints/>to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
> *
>
still can't believe it! I know a company in Italy got a license to reprint
all the dailies & sundays has already published several books - so this does
seem to be more realistic now.
I clicked the 'speaks briefly' link and it took me to techland. When I
scrolled down I noticed it was a time.com website. It seemed to be too good
to be true, so I opened up time.com in a new window and did a Mickey Mouse
search. The article didn't come up but I was able to find the article by
clicking on techland's link from time's website - so this certainly seems
genuine.
So far it doesn't look like many major news outlets had the news yet, maybe
Disney & Fantagraphics want to keep it quiet for now and make a major
announcement when they're ready. Thoughts anyone?
- Tom Wormstedt
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: August Yang <wintermute at speakeasy.net>
> To: dcml at nafsk.se
> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:23:46 -0400
> Subject: Fantagraphics to publish Gottfredson's daily strips
>
> http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/sdcc-10-fantagraphics-disney-to-release-gottfredsons-mickey-strips/
>
> *Fantagraphics Books announced this afternoon from Comic-Con
> International, via Twitter<http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/status/19452763358>,
> that it has partnered with Disney to publish the complete Mickey Mouse comic
> strips by Floyd Gottfredson, the cartoonist renowned for his defining work
> on the character. He is to Mickey Mouse comics what Carl Barks is to Donald
> Duck comics.*
>
> *Gottfredson was 24 years old when he was assigned to the fledgling Mickey
> Mouse strip in 1930, and continued to work on it for the next 45 years.
> During his long tenure, he introduced such characters as the miserly Eli
> Squinch, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, Chief O'Hara and the
> Phantom Blot. Gottfredson retired in 1975, and passed away in 1986 at age
> 81.*
>
> *Fantagraphics will begin releasing the collections in May 2011. No other
> details were announced.*
>
> *Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly<http://techland.com/2010/07/24/fantagraphics-announces-mickey-mouse-reprints/>to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
> *
>
Olivier
Fantagraphics to publish Gottfredson's daily strips
Message 50 -
2010-07-26 at 23:37:30
>>>> Fantagraphics Books announced this afternoon from Comic-Con
International, via Twitter
>>>> that it has partnered with Disney to publish the complete Mickey Mouse
comic strips by Floyd Gottfredson,
>>>> the cartoonist renowned for his defining work on the character. He is
to Mickey Mouse comics
>>>> what Carl Barks is to Donald Duck comics.
>>>> Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly
<http://techland.com/2010/07/24/fantagraphics-announces-mickey-mouse-reprint
s/> to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
Thank you very much for forwarding this excellent news, August !
Olivier
International, via Twitter
>>>> that it has partnered with Disney to publish the complete Mickey Mouse
comic strips by Floyd Gottfredson,
>>>> the cartoonist renowned for his defining work on the character. He is
to Mickey Mouse comics
>>>> what Carl Barks is to Donald Duck comics.
>>>> Update: Douglas Wolk speaks briefly
<http://techland.com/2010/07/24/fantagraphics-announces-mickey-mouse-reprint
s/> to Fantagraphics Publisher Gary Groth about the reprints.
Thank you very much for forwarding this excellent news, August !
Olivier