NEW FROM THE COMIC-CON: BOOKS, PART 3

Fantagraphics astonished classic comic strip fans with the news that they were teaming with Disney to publish all of Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse strip, which Gottfredson produced from 1930 to 1976, in a series of deluxe reprints. “Considered the definitive version of the Mouse,” MacDonald noted, “Gottfredson's Mickey is a bold adventurer with a temper and a tart tongue. In his 45-year run on the strip, Gottfredson introduced such characters as the Phantom Blot and Mickey's nephews, Morty and Ferdie. The multi-volume series begins publishing in May 2011 and will be designed by Jacob Covey.”

At a panel session during which Fantagraphics’ Gary Groth announced the Mouse plan, longtime Disney fan Dana Gabbard of the Duckburg Times was flabbergasted and expressed both astonishment and disbelief: “Did you really say you were going to publish all of Mickey Mouse?” he blurted out. “Yes,” said Groth. Later, Gabbard voiced his wonderment to me: Disney has always been so hard-nosed about reprint rights — sinking Gladstone’s comic book business, for instance — how did Fantagraphics get the Mouse job? My guess: Fantagraphics has established its grown-up bona fides with the Peanuts books.

Comments

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I just love the old comic look and feel. The new cgi comics are nice in their own right, but something is lacking.

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Mickey Mouse strip rocked. One of the best comic strips ever.

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I'm a huge Floyd Gottfredson's fan. I love his work

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Dana Gabbard of the Duckburg Times was the man.