Floyd Gottfredson Library?

[Robert Hutching]

Would anyone else be interested in a Carl Barks Library equivalent of Gottfredson's Mickey strips? What I envision is something like an extremely expanded version of the Mickey Mouse in Living Color Gladstone released in the 1980s. Acknowledging that it would be a monumental project, is there any chance Gemstone (or someone else) would do it? Would anyone besides me buy it?

[Thad]

I'd buy it in 1/1000000th of a heartbeat. But I'd still only be the second to buy it... I'd never be able to beat David Gerstein... :mickey:

[David Gerstein]

Only because I'd be haunting the printing plant, waiting for the first copies to roll off the press!

I do own a Gottfredson Library of sorts, but it's a rather crude set produced by a German licensee in 1983. It is in English, and until very recently Dreidreizehn was still selling it. The cached version of their (now gone) sale page is here (http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:nPllH0euks8J:www.dreidreizehn.de/create_d/pseite.php%3Fd%3Dc367%26ra%3D3%26rb%3DComics%26rc% 3D252%26rd%3DDisney%253A%2520div.%26re%3D%26rf%3D+ %22Mickey+Mouse+1930+-+1955:+Complete+Daily+Strips%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6&client=firefox-a). Their price is/was pretty steep; I bought my set for $350.

[Robert Hutching]

So is it worth tracking down, or should I scrounge around and compile my own "collection" with comic book reprints and so forth? If $350 is a lot of money for it, it doesn't sound all that great.

[David Gerstein]

Oh! $350 is actually a steal; the printing and production values may be poor, but you do get all of the Mickey dailies from 1930-1955, and a great majority of those have never been reprinted in American comic books.
I was just saying that Dreidreizehn's price was steep; they had been selling it for a price in euros that was equivalent to about $900.

[Brundledan]

Jesus, I'd go take out a loan right now for it. Gottfredson's MICKEY strip is one of the great unsung continuity strips of the 1930s.... his name really ought to be right up there with Barks but he doesn't get nearly the same recognition. No wonder, as significant samples of MICKEY MOUSE are much more difficult to come by than the Barks reprints.

-Dan

[Alf]

I´d also buy a Floyd Gottfredson Library containing all of his classic Mickey Mouse stories (uncensored) without thinking it twice (although I know they have been reprinted in Italy several times, and I have myself a good deal of them collected in the 80´s Gladstone comic books)... the main trouble is that most of Mickey´s adventures from the 30´s would be difficult to republish nowadays because of their political uncorrectness (racial stereotypes, violence, etc.).

[Robert Hutching]

Jesus, I'd go take out a loan right now for it. Gottfredson's MICKEY strip is one of the great unsung continuity strips of the 1930s.... his name really ought to be right up there with Barks but he doesn't get nearly the same recognition. No wonder, as significant samples of MICKEY MOUSE are much more difficult to come by than the Barks reprints.

-Dan

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I don't know that Barks gets more acclaim than Gottfredson. Maybe, but it seems in the comic world anyway, they're generally considered the Disney artists. Outside the comic world, well, who's heard of anyone besides Stan Lee? I agree that the Mouse samples are harder to come by, though. Too bad. I wonder how much Gottfredson stuff Dell published in MM and WDCS. Anyone know?

[Matt Zimmer]

I'd buy libraries of Gottfredson, Barks, Rosa and Van Horn providing they are as thick as The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck or World of the Dragonlords. $6.95 for a 45 pag album is way too steep so I'd like to see those artists complete works in TPB format.

But yes, Gottfredson is the most pressing need.

[captchucky]

Yes, I bought the Barks set. I would buy a Gottfredson set as well. I hope there is such a market. I wish collectors of Disney collectibles were generally more interested in the comics than they seem to be. Then, I suspect we'd have the market we need. If Gemstone could perhaps market to these folks...

[Thad]

Yes, I bought the Barks set. I would buy a Gottfredson set as well. I hope there is such a market. I wish collectors of Disney collectibles were generally more interested in the comics than they seem to be. Then, I suspect we'd have the market we need. If Gemstone could perhaps market to these folks...

I honestly wish more people who were into Disney animation were into the comic books. I think it might have something to do with the comic medium's emphasis on storytelling... But that really makes no sense because Barks and Gottfredson's storytelling is just as good as that of the Disney features (and better than some that shall remain nameless), which is often cited as a reason people love those films.

[ohmahaaha]

I honestly wish more people who were into Disney animation were into the comic books. I think it might have something to do with the comic medium's emphasis on storytelling... But that really makes no sense because Barks and Gottfredson's storytelling is just as good as that of the Disney features (and better than some that shall remain nameless), which is often cited as a reason people love those films.
Hey Thad - I got interested in the comic books BECAUSE OF the animation ... the big difference between 35 years ago and now is that the Disney comics were much more readily available. You could find them in every drug store and 7/11, and not just standard size comics, but those wonder Gold Key "Walt Disney Comics Digests." Gemstone is doing a wonderful job trying to get the comics back in more retail locations - I've seen them in CVS now - but ironically, it was a lot easier to find comics back before there was such a thing as a comic store.

[captchucky]

I honestly wish more people who were into Disney animation were into the comic books. I think it might have something to do with the comic medium's emphasis on storytelling... But that really makes no sense because Barks and Gottfredson's storytelling is just as good as that of the Disney features (and better than some that shall remain nameless), which is often cited as a reason people love those films.

Yes, and some of the best animation folks worked on the comics as well. Some great comics almost seem to be storyboards. I'm glad you promote the Gemstone books here as they are a treasure.

[Kneon]

Ah, what you folks need is a membership in the unofficial Gottfredson Fan Club (http://kneontransitt.blogspot.com/2006/04/floyd-gottfredson-in-2006-gottfredson.html)!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/gott_fan_club200.gif

Peace,
Kneon Transitt
illustrator.colorist.designer

[Dub]

Ah, what you folks need is a membership in the unofficial Gottfredson Fan Club (http://kneontransitt.blogspot.com/2006/04/floyd-gottfredson-in-2006-gottfredson.html)!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/KneonT/gott_fan_club200.gif

Peace,
Kneon Transitt
illustrator.colorist.designer

You are my hero. For this you get a cookie. :D

[Kneon]

You are my hero. For this you get a cookie. :D

Why, thank you! I'm partial to Pepperidge Farms. :)

Oh, then you'll just LOVE this...
Floyd Gottfredson and the Mickey Mouse of Yesteryear (http://www.squidoo.com/gottfredsonsmickey/)

Peace,
Kneon Transitt
illustrator.colorist.designer
kneon transitt shouldn't be allowed to blog (http://kneontransitt.blogspot.com)

[FleischerFan]

I would definitely buy a Gottfredson Library.
However, as a lifelong Disney fan (both comics & animation), Carl Barks has gotten farmore attention than Gottfredson. There already is a boxed set library of all of Barks Disney comics. There have been multiple reprintings of his work in a variety of formats. There is no question that Barks is the preeminent "funny animal" artist.

Perhaps, a set of Gottfreson's work would go a long way towards increasing his name recognition in fan circles.