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Topic: William Van Horn
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Roger North
William Van Horn
Message 166 -
2011-02-16 at 13:47:37
I don't know how Carl Barks was when he retired but I'm pretty sure he wasn't that old.. I heard he retired in 1967.
Coolwater
William Van Horn
Message 167 -
2011-02-16 at 14:27:14
He retired in 1966, but his last stories were not published before 1967.
Barks was still busy after his retirement, however. First he continued--of course not as hurried as before--with producing story scripts and drafts for Western after his retirement (most notably the Junior Woodchucks material). And in the 1970s he started his "second career" with the Duck oil paintings (and not only those), and he produced art work until the 1990s.
Regarding his proper comic artist career until 1966, the man felt indeed quite burnt-out in his last years and was relieved when he could finally "throw down the pen". He didn't even want to perform the final spurt and make the finish inking for his last big story "King Scrooge the First". Unfortunately. Well, Jippes is a comforting surrogate ...
Barks was still busy after his retirement, however. First he continued--of course not as hurried as before--with producing story scripts and drafts for Western after his retirement (most notably the Junior Woodchucks material). And in the 1970s he started his "second career" with the Duck oil paintings (and not only those), and he produced art work until the 1990s.
Regarding his proper comic artist career until 1966, the man felt indeed quite burnt-out in his last years and was relieved when he could finally "throw down the pen". He didn't even want to perform the final spurt and make the finish inking for his last big story "King Scrooge the First". Unfortunately. Well, Jippes is a comforting surrogate ...
GeoX
William Van Horn
Message 168 -
2011-02-16 at 21:37:14
Given the thread topic, let's not forget that the last story Barks scripted, "Horsing Around with History," was drawn by Van Horn. Good story, too, even if the "feel" is rather different than usual for Barks.
Roger North
William Van Horn
Message 169 -
2011-02-17 at 12:52:03
I have Horsing Around With History in Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33.
Robb_K
William Van Horn
Message 170 -
2011-02-17 at 14:10:00
Quote from user: CoolwaterHe retired in 1966, but his last stories were not published before 1967.
Barks was still busy after his retirement, however. First he continued--of course not as hurried as before--with producing story scripts and drafts for Western after his retirement (most notably the Junior Woodchucks material). And in the 1970s he started his "second career" with the Duck oil paintings (and not only those), and he produced art work until the 1990s.
Regarding his proper comic artist career until 1966, the man felt indeed quite burnt-out in his last years and was relieved when he could finally "throw down the pen". He didn't even want to perform the final spurt and make the finish inking for his last big story "King Scrooge the First". Unfortunately. Well, Jippes is a comforting surrogate ...
Wasn't Barks still producing art work (related to sculptures) and other projects and paintings and some drawings until within a year from when he died? That's what I remember.
Barks was still busy after his retirement, however. First he continued--of course not as hurried as before--with producing story scripts and drafts for Western after his retirement (most notably the Junior Woodchucks material). And in the 1970s he started his "second career" with the Duck oil paintings (and not only those), and he produced art work until the 1990s.
Regarding his proper comic artist career until 1966, the man felt indeed quite burnt-out in his last years and was relieved when he could finally "throw down the pen". He didn't even want to perform the final spurt and make the finish inking for his last big story "King Scrooge the First". Unfortunately. Well, Jippes is a comforting surrogate ...
Wasn't Barks still producing art work (related to sculptures) and other projects and paintings and some drawings until within a year from when he died? That's what I remember.
Coolwater
William Van Horn
Message 171 -
2011-02-17 at 15:04:45
Quote from user: Robb_KWasn't Barks still producing art work (related to sculptures) and other projects and paintings and some drawings until within a year from when he died? That's what I remember.
I would have to look up the exact dates and facts somewhere, but I think he closed the "Carl Barks Studio" in 1998 and doing that he said that this was the definite end of his art production.
Which doesn't mean that he really must have hung tough on that decision then. I think he said things like "I will never draw a duck again" already in the late 1960s or 1970s ...
I would have to look up the exact dates and facts somewhere, but I think he closed the "Carl Barks Studio" in 1998 and doing that he said that this was the definite end of his art production.
Which doesn't mean that he really must have hung tough on that decision then. I think he said things like "I will never draw a duck again" already in the late 1960s or 1970s ...
Dutch Duckfan Down Under
William Van Horn
Message 172 -
2011-02-17 at 15:31:14
Inducks lists his last paintings as being made in 1997, that's at age 96. Considirable age already, but he made his last Duck work, the poem "Ode to the Disney Ducks" in 1999. He would've been either 97 or 98 then.
Robb_K
William Van Horn
Message 173 -
2011-02-17 at 21:14:40
He was 98 then, prooving that he was still working on artwork within one year of his death.
Roger North
William Van Horn
Message 174 -
2011-02-18 at 12:40:03
Okay Coolwater so I was wrong.
Milano
William Van Horn
Message 175 -
2011-02-22 at 18:14:54
Egmont is preparing the publication of another comic by Bill. "From Dawn ??Til Dusk" (D2009-123, 10 pages) tells the strange tale of the Ducks?? search for a rock on Knobknocker Flats. The story was written by Peter Kowalewski (that ´s me :-) )nearly two years ago.
German and Scandinavian releases are scheduled for May.
German and Scandinavian releases are scheduled for May.
Sim
William Van Horn
Message 176 -
2011-02-22 at 19:38:19
Quote from user: MilanoEgmont is preparing the publication of another comic by Bill. "From Dawn ??Til Dusk" (D2009-123, 10 pages) tells the strange tale of the Ducks?? search for a rock on Knobknocker Flats. The story was written by Peter Kowalewski (that ´s me :-) )nearly two years ago.
German and Scandinavian releases are scheduled for May.
Interesting!;)
German and Scandinavian releases are scheduled for May.
Interesting!;)
Milano
William Van Horn
Message 177 -
2011-02-27 at 17:32:26
BOOM has scheduled another comic by Bill for publication: WDC 719 will feature the Donald Duck story "The Heat Of The Moment" (D2008-122, 9 pages).
Milano
William Van Horn
Message 178 -
2011-04-03 at 08:25:25
Bill has finished his Donald Duck comic "The Life Of The Party" (D2010-076, 10 pages).
He already has two new scripts ready:
"Chairman Of The Bored" (D2011-024 ?? 9 pages ?? Donald Duck)
"Pull The Other One" (D2011-025 ?? 8 pages ?? Uncle Rumpus)
The June issue of Donald Duck no. 367 will include a reprint of "Trees A Crowd" (AR140, 8 pages)
He already has two new scripts ready:
"Chairman Of The Bored" (D2011-024 ?? 9 pages ?? Donald Duck)
"Pull The Other One" (D2011-025 ?? 8 pages ?? Uncle Rumpus)
The June issue of Donald Duck no. 367 will include a reprint of "Trees A Crowd" (AR140, 8 pages)
Deniscullinan
William Van Horn
Message 179 -
2013-07-02 at 22:21:06
I seem to remember bookmarking an online sales site that was offering four hardbound copies of William Van Horn's work. Then of course I lost the bookmark--that's me all over.
Are there such things as hardbound books of Van Horn's work? If not, what do you think would be my best approach to collecting as much of this fine artist's work as reasonably possible?
Are there such things as hardbound books of Van Horn's work? If not, what do you think would be my best approach to collecting as much of this fine artist's work as reasonably possible?
AzureBlue
William Van Horn
Message 180 -
2013-07-03 at 00:35:22
Not sure myself, but if you find out let me know. :)