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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Gary for clarifying what the B/W title
Gemstone is considering would be like. I must admit I am a bit saddened
that it will not be distributed to newsstands and instead only go to the direct
market. I just love the idea of a several hundred page Disney comics title
next to "Shonen Jump" on the newsstands. At the same time though, I
imagine that just is not at all realistic. Gemstone could not get its two
newsstand titles to Borders and Barnes and Noble bookstores, so I doubt a B/W
title would have met with much more success. For good or bad it looks like
the near future of Disney comics in North America is with adults who are already
Disney comics fans.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary, perhaps I am just silly, but I am taking the
fact that you have not commented more on a 3rd monthly prestige title as a good
thing. Of course, the reason you might not be writing about is it is that
Gemstone has zero interest or plans for a 3rd prestige title. I am
hoping the reason for not commenting on it is that it *is* something Gemstone is
giving serious thought to and/or is already being planned. So all things
being equal, I will take your no comment as an optimistic thing! :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elaine, thanks *very* much for sharing your
thoughts on reprints, what you like to see Gemstone print, etc. I hope
many other people on the ML will take a bit of time and share their ideas
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elaine, you very much like the reprints Gemstone
publishes. That got me to better think how to express my views. I am
in *no* way against Gemstone re-re-reprinting Barks, Rosa, Van Horn,
Gottfredson, etc. stories. My main point though is that these
re-re-reprints should be published *separately* from the current monthly
titles.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was one thing for reprints when we got 5 titles
each month. Sadly, we are now down to only 2. When there is *so* much
material that has never been printed in North America before, it seems such a
shame that so much is re-re-printed in the two monthly titles. What is sad
about it is that it does not have to be the case! Elaine, you said you
would support a 3rd monthly prestige title as long as it was at least half Duck
stories. Well, I have another question for you and for others who want to
see lots of reprints: would you support a monthly title of some sort devoted
*solely* to reprints of classic Disney stories? To me this would be the
best of both worlds. There would be a dedicated title devoted to reprints,
while the monthly titles could be devoted to new stories.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elaine, I really like a lot of your reprint
ideas. I too want all the Rosa stories that were published in three parts
in WDC&S published in one piece. I also think the idea of pairing
Barks stories with Rosa sequels is a great idea as well. Once again
though, I think these should be in *addition* to the monthly titles, not taking
up room in the current monthly titles.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also Elaine, we certainly seem to have the same
taste for which Rosa stories we like best. "Guardians of the Lost Library" is my
very favorite Rosa story as well. I also got that same moment of great
pleasure when I figured out where the story was going as well! And while
"Fir-Tree Fracas is one of Don's shortest stories, I also really love it as
well. It is amazing what a funny story he was able to tell using only 4
pages!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, Elaine, I'd love to hear what you think about
having a lot of reprints in *addition* to the new stories, not at the expense of
them. Does that make sense to you, or if the regular monthly titles had
*no* reprints, would you not buy them then because there were *no* reprints in
them?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One quick last question for Gary. Has
Gemstone made any more plans for what TPBs it will publish after the two this
summer? Will Gemstone publish TPBs on a regular basis, and if so, how
often? I hope after the all-reprint "Duck Tales" one and the mostly
reprint Scrooge anniversary one, that the next TPB will be an all or mostly
*new* story TPB.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean Rekich</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>