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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps someone could help me with this
question. In most of the Mickey stories published by Gladstone II by such
artists as Noel Van Horn, Ferioli, etc., Mickey usually wore some sort of shirt
and slacks. Since Gemstone has started publishing though, most of the
times even when drawn by the same artists, he usually is shirtless and only has
on his red shorts, in other words, his more classic look. Can anyone tell
me why this change happened? Were some artists told by Egmont to start
drawing Mickey with a more traditional look? Or during Gladstone II were
images of Mickey redrawn so that he had a shirt and slacks on? I
personally like the more classic look myself, but mostly am just curious for the
reason for this change.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now for an off topic recommendation. Until
the fall of 2004 I had never read a Little Lulu story. I had heard of and
seen the character, but never read a story with her. I went into my
local comic book store and saw the first volume of Little Lulu reprints by Dark
Horse comics. Since the price was reasonable and I liked the art, on a
lark I bought a copy. Since then I have become a big fan of Little Lulu
comics and think many people that enjoy Disney comics would also enjoy Lulu
comics as well. I think Dark Horse has about 7 or 8 volumes out now.
>From what I can tell, some people really miss seeing these stories in color (the
Dark Horse collections are in black and white). However, since I have
never read the stories in color, it is not like I can miss what I have never
seen. I actually enjoy seeing the art in BW though and greatly enjoy how
it looks. I can't explain just why, but these Little Lulu stories have the
same type of charm and quality that Barks' stories have. I think most
people that enjoy Barks' classic 10 pagers would really enjoy reading some of
these classic Lulu tales. Just my two cents! :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean Rekich</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>