Disney Masters
Disney Masters is a series of books collecting anthologies of critically acclaimed Walt Disney Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse international comic artists. Italian artist Romano Scarpa was the first featured creator in the series, in the volume titled The Delta Dimension. The publisher behind the project is Fantagraphics Books. The first book of the series was released in May 2018.[1][2][3][4]
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic animals Adventure |
| Publication date | May 2018 |
| Main character(s) | Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | various |
| Artist(s) | various |
| Editor(s) | Michael Catron |
Format
Each book in the series is hardcover with dimensions measuring 7.5 inches × 10.25 inches, (191 mm × 260 mm). Each volume is printed in full color and contains about 200 pages. Supplementary materials such as art, biographies of the artists[5] and essays are included as well. The MSRP for each single volume is set at $29.99.[6]
While the volumes are titled with one central figure, some volumes also include stories from a secondary main character.[7]
Volumes of the series are primarily sold separately and in boxed sets, but the first five volumes are also available for purchase as a set via a subscription from the publisher.[4] The release schedule for the series is five volumes a year, starting in May 2018. There are two types of boxed collections; one type collecting the volumes in chronological release order, and the other collecting volumes by the books' main character.[8][9]
Volumes & box sets
| Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Featured stories with INDUCKS links | Period | Page count | ISBN | INDUCKS link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-05-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Delta Dimension | Romano Scarpa | Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension , The Bleep-Bleep 15 , The Fabulous City of Shan-Grilla | 1959-1961 | 208 | 978-1-68396-096-6 | DM 1 |
| 2 | 2018-06-05 | Donald Duck | Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket | Luciano Bottaro | Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket , The Return of Rebo , TV Trickery | 1960-1995 | 192 | 978-1-68396-109-3 | DM 2 |
| 3 | 2018-07-03 | Mickey Mouse | The Case of the Vanishing Bandit | Paul Murry | The Last Resort , The Lens Hunters , The Case of the Vanishing Bandit , The Mysterious Crystal Ball , The Lost Legion , The Magic Rope , Ridin' the Rails | 1953-1955 | 184 | 978-1-68396-113-0 | DM 3 |
| 4 | 2018-08-07 | Donald Duck | The Great Survival Test | Daan Jippes & Freddy Milton | The Great Survival Test , The Success Test , A Clean Case of Competence , The Do-Gooders' League , Donald's Happy Birthday , Copious Quantities of Cod Liver Oil , Disco-Ducks , Haste Makes Waste , Allworth and No Play , Going to Sea , Rewarding Formula , Sauce for the Duck , Arrested Development , Coat of Harms , The Right Man on the Wrong Spot , Scooting to Success , Bet You Didn't , The Briefcase Case | 1976-1982 | 192 | 978-1-68396-111-6 | DM 4 |
| 5 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery | Romano Scarpa | The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery , The Last Balaboo , The Eternal Flame of Kalhoa | 1955-1961 | 187 | 978-1-68396-136-9 | DM 5 |
| 6 | 2019-02-12 | Uncle Scrooge | King of the Golden River | Giovan Battista Carpi | King of the Golden River , Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy! , Me, Myself, and Why | 1961-1974 | 190 | 978-1-68396-170-3 | DM 6 |
| 7 | 2019-03-12 | Mickey Mouse | The Pirates of Tabasco Bay | Paul Murry | The Lost City , Yesterday Ranch , Mickey Mouse and the Marvelous Magnet , The Vanishing Railroad , The Case of the Hungry Ghost , The Pirates of Tabasco Bay , The Great Stamp Hunt | 1955-1956 | 184 | 978-1-68396-181-9 | DM 7 |
| 8 | 2019-06-18 | Donald Duck | Duck Avenger Strikes Again! | Romano Scarpa | Duck Avenger Strikes Again , Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan , Captured in Bananaland | 1971-1976 | 184 | 978-1-68396-197-0 | DM 8 |
| 9 | 2019-08-14 | Mickey Mouse | The Ice Sword Saga: Book 1 | Massimo De Vita | The Sword of Ice , The Tournament of Argaar | 1982-1983 | 189 | 978-1-68396-198-7 | DM 9 |
| 10 | 2020-04-15 | Donald Duck | Scandal on the Epoch Express | Bas Heymans & Mau Heymans | Scandal on the Epoch Express , Big Brain Blowout , Scent-imental Romeos , Winifred's Revenge , Don Quiduck de la Mancha , Nothin' Beats the Classics , Healers of the Andes! , The Daisy Chain , Trapdoor Trick , Regulationary War , Forty-Wink Zeke , Bargain Battle! , The Laurels of Julius Pecunius , Over Easy , Daisy Duck's Diatribe! , Family Feud , Dieu Dieu Duck | 1988-2015 | 192 | 978-1-68396-249-6 | DM 10 |
| 11 | 2020-06-09 | Mickey Mouse | The Ice Sword Saga: Book 2 | Massimo De Vita | The Prince of Mists Strikes Back , The Sleeping Beauty in the Stars! , The Secret of 313 | 1984-1995 | 192 | 978-1-68396-250-2 | DM 11 |
| 12 | 2020-07-14 | Donald Duck | The Forgetful Hero | Giorgio Cavazzano | The Forgetful Hero , Plantastic Voyage , The Dazzling Duck She-Venger , The Case of the Cut-Off Calls! | TBA | 200 | 978-1-68396-312-7 | DM 12 |
| 13 | 2020-08-18 | Mickey Mouse | The Sunken City | Paul Murry | The Sunken City , Legend of Loon Lake , The Phantom Fires , The Castaways of Whale Bay! + three more stories TBA | TBA | 176 | 978-1-68396-330-1 | DM 13 |
| 14 | 2020-09-22 | Donald Duck | Follow the Fearless Leader | Al Hubbard | The Health Nut , Follow the Fearless Leader , The Case of the Purloined Pearls + more TBA | TBA | 192 | 978-1-68396-362-2 | DM 14 |
| 15 | 2021-01-26 | Mickey Mouse | New Adventures of the Phantom Blot | Paul Murry | The Crown of Tasbah , + "the whole Silver Age series" of stories which first appeared in the comic book title The New Adventures of the Phantom Blot | TBA | 252 | 978-1-68396-411-7 | DM 15 |
| 16 | 2021-03-30 | Donald Duck | Jumpin' Jupiter! | Luciano Bottaro | Jumpin' Jupiter! , Quest for the Virtual Duck + more TBA | TBA | 180 | 978-1-68396-414-8 | DM 16 |
Box sets
| Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Volumes | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes One and Two | Romano Scarpa, Luciano Bottaro | 1 & 2 | 978-1-68396-151-2 |
| 2 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes Three and Four | Paul Murry, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton | 3 & 4 | 978-1-68396-152-9 |
| 3 | 2019-10-01 | Mickey Mouse, Uncle Scrooge | Volumes Five and Six | Romano Scarpa, Giovan Battista Carpi | 5 & 6 | 978-1-68396-268-7 |
| 4 | 2019-10-01 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes Seven and Eight | Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa | 7 & 8 | 978-1-68396-269-4 |
| 5 | 2020-10-20 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes Nine and Ten | Massimo De Vita, Mau Heymans & Bas Heymans | 9 & 10 | 978-1-68396-360-8 |
| 6 | 2020-10-20 | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck | Volumes Eleven and Twelve | Massimo De Vita, Giorgio Cavazzano | 11 & 12 | 978-1-68396-361-5 |
| Vol. | Release date | Title Figure | Title | Artist(s) | Volumes | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-10-09 | Mickey Mouse | Disney Masters Box Set 1 | Romano Scarpa, Paul Murry | 1 & 3 | 978-1-68396-153-6 |
| 2 | 2018-10-09 | Donald Duck | Disney Masters Box Set 2 | Luciano Bottaro, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton | 2 & 4 | 978-1-68396-154-3 |
Related
Free Comic Book Day 2020
In December 2019 it was announced that Fantagraphics will be participating in the promotion campaign Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020; with an issue showcasing their Disney Masters series. The free comic book released for the promotion will be titled Disney Masters: Donald Duck, and will feature reprints of the stories: "It's Bats Man" starring Donald Duck by William Van Horn, "The Health Nut" by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard, which is the story that introduced Fethry Duck into the duck universe, and a story with Scrooge McDuck, "Much Ado About Telepathy" by Evert Geradts and Mau Heymans. [10][11]
Due to the 2020 pandemic the Free Comic Book Day event was postponed and changed from its regular one day-event in May to be a Summer event taking place over several weeks from July to September. Fantagraphics Books' Disney Masters FCBD issue is set to be released August 19, 2020.[12]
See also
References
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- Mega, Al. "Fantagraphics Disney Masters! – Comic Crusaders". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- Codrea-Rado, Anna (2018-03-23). "Bringing Disney's European Adventures to American Readers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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- "Westfield Comics Blog » Markley's Fevered Brain: What a Wonderful World". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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- "Disney Masters: Mickey Mouse - The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery by Romano Scarpa". Slings & Arrows. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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- "Fantagraphics' 'Disney Masters' line begins in May". SMASH PAGES. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- https://www.comicsbeat.com/free-comic-book-day-2020-full-line-up-of-titles-announced/ Retrieved 2020-03-07
- https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Article/238377-Full-Line-Up-of-Free-Comic-Book-Day-2020-Comics-Announced Retrieved 2020-03-07
- https://cosmicbook.news/free-comic-book-day-2020-july-september Retrieved 2020-06-30