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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> Dean</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> it seems
like they knew the two prestige titles were geared for</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> the
collectors market, and the two newsstand titles and the</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> pocket
book aimed for a more mainstream and young
audience. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> So which
titles has Gemstone cancelled? The two newsstand</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> titles and
the two pocket books.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How sad. Well, if the change in format
(larger yet cheaper, in the supposedly now hip format) can help catch the
attention of younger readers, the switch means Gemstone has still hope,
and that it may not be wishful thinking.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder how well American Disney comics fare
abroad. I wonder why Gemstone doesn't provide subscriptions outside the U.S. (as
stated on the subscription page). Wouldn't it help?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> "Carl
Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories".</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>A good movie. I hope the
DuckTales DVDs feature advertisign leaflets for the comics. Disney could ask
that the books be displayed along with the DVDs, on special cardboard stands if
necessary; I think they are powerful enough to afford such marketing campaigns
and ask this of retailers.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2>>>>> myself bought both volumes even though I have
all of these</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> different
stories a few times already.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got them too! Having such
selections of classics can be pretty handy; I was also interested in the
essays.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> Gemstone
says that they may resume printing the two 32 page titles</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> and the
pocket books if either the price of paper falls or better
marketing</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>
opportunities arrive.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gladstone did switch back
and forth between cheaper covers & paper and glossier covers and papers for
some of their titles according to the printing costs.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> I also
have the CBLiC album series, but would *love* to have a new,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>>
definitive volume like the EC Comics Library Gemstone is just
starting.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> While
the albums are nice, I would really love to have a "normal" size Barks
library.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would also like the books
to be presented like the comics were (cover, inside cover gag, stories,
inside & back cover features) (they seem to be doing this for the E.C.
books, ads included), and also to feature a few essays (one or two) rather than
just a general (albeit interesting) introduction.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> As for
the Walt Disney Treasures volumes, [...] I certainly
hope</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> that
Walt Disney Treasures volumes come out on a monthly basis,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>> or
at the very least a bi-monthly or quarterly basis.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> In regards
to what their content should be, [...] Why settle for</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>> one TPB
volume series if we could have two! :)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about two quarterly
books, alternating between compendium & artist? Or even just one of
each.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Olivier</FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>