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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some list members have commmented on the poor print
quality of the current collection of Barks Christmas stories. This started me
thinking about how we want Barks reprints to look in the future (assuming
that we have a say in the matter, which of course we don't).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For example: If you pick up a new Superman comic
book, you will see really advanced coloring - all kinds of shading and
sophisticated computerized effects. The same applies to the Italian superhero
version of Donald (PK or Fantonald as he is called in Norway) and also to the
new W.I.T.C.H. comic book from Disney. I think both these books look really
cool.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But the regular Disney comic books and reprints
look pretty much the same as they did thirty years ago - at least in
Scandinavia.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When Gladstone published the Carl Barks Library in
Color, their colorists did an excellent job but they were quite conservative.
They used flat colors for the most part. This looked very nice and clean, but
maybe a little boring?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the other hand, when the Disney company
themselves published the comic books, they experimented a litttle. They colored
the inside of the ducks' beaks in a darker orange, and sometimes they used light
blue on the eyes. Somehow, this did not look right to me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So ... do we want a Barks reprint with shading,
blurred backgrounds and other modern effects? Would this add a new dimension to
our reading experience and perhaps open up the world of Barks to younger
readers? Or would it just look out of place?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know. Any thoughts?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nils from Norway</FONT></DIV>
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