Carl Barks

[bhc@primenet.com]

A short time back (responding to DCML Vol.1 #211) I wrote this about 
Carl Barks:

"...he has been one of the most enduring living icons of the comics 
business, and those of us who have cherished him as well as his work 
will have some...well, adjusting to do, to say the least."

When I was told of Carl's passing, I was alone in the office, it was 
cold and rainy out (unusual for a Prescott, Arizona August), and I 
couldn't quite seem to focus on anything else that day. Reality can 
be dismal.

Two days ago I was in Baltimore at Diamond, in the very special art 
gallery there, where before me was arrayed of some of Carl's greatest 
paintings, all colorful, vibrant, bursting with life. Reality can be 
pure joy.

Death only comes. It is life that triumphs.
-- 
Gary

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