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Here are the previews for August 2005 Disney comics from Previews Volume XV #6:<BR>
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Donald Duck and Friends #331 --- A Disney anthology book featuring various stories that includes (since this appears in all of the monthly comic's descriptions, I'll only show it once here) Carl Barks' classic ten-pager, "Camera Crazy." Also featured are Mickey in "Gliquid," and Donald in "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" and "Handy Duck." 7x10, 32 pages, FC. $2.95<BR>
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Walt Disney's World of the Dragonlords GN --- By Byron Erickson and Giorgio Cavazzano. An epic adventure featuring Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Huey, Dewey and Louie in which the Ducks are thrust into an alternate dimension where humans lead a feudal existence, and are the slaves of a barbarian race of dragon-riders. SC, 7x10, 176 pages, FC. $12.99<BR>
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Mickey Mouse and Friends #280 --- Features three ten-page adventures, including a vintage Paul Murry Mickey Mouse story ("The Case of the Vanishing Bandit") and two modern tales featuring Donald Duck and Goofy. 7x10, 32 pages, FC. $2.95<BR>
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Mickey Mouse Adventures #5 --- Stories featured include Mickey Mouse in "Rodeo Ruckus," Donald Duck in "Brain Drain," and Mickey again in "The Forest that Walks." SC, 6x9, 128 pages, FC. $7.95<BR>
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Uncle Scrooge #345 --- Features "King Scrooge The First," Carl Barks' final Scrooge story for Western Publishing. Reprinted for the first time since Western gave up the Disney license! Also featured are two new Scrooge stories, a Gyro story, and a Beagle Boys story. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95<BR>
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Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #660 --- Featues chapters seven and eight of the McGreal/Hedman/Feroli Mythos Island mini-series starring Minnie, Daisy, Gyro, and Doc Static. Stories also featured include "The Idle Glitch," "Between Two Worlds," "Minnie's Protector," "Dull Kinda Danger," and vintage Pluto and Chip' n' Dale stories. SC, 64 pages, FC. $6.95<BR>
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>From TokyoPop:<BR>
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Cinderella --- Cinderella has enchanted generations with its spellbinding story and endearing characters who live in your heart forever. One of the most celebrated Disney classics, Cinderella has been nominated for three Academy Awards. Now the beloved fairy tale becomes pure Disney magic, as this timeless tale of love comes to life in the pages of a TOKYOPOP Cine-Manga book! 96 pages, 5x 7 7/16, $7.99<BR>
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The previews for Gemstone comics as far as story titles and author/artist is pretty.... sparse this month. I guess the regular Previews writer took the month off. Hope they're back next month, otherwise these previews are going to be a lot less interesting and informational.<BR>
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Let me commend Germstone on its $12.99 price for World of the Dragonlords. Not only is that practically a steal compared to Gemstone's usual prices, but it's even a bargain compared to the usual graphic novel prices from DC, Marvel, etc.<BR>
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And it's nice to see Gemstone continuing to publish Barks' lesser-known works like "King Scrooge the First."<BR>
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Derek Smith<BR>
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