I'm afraid I couldn't agree more.<br><br>I am another of the mind that DD needs to make a splashy return to print soonest.<br><br>BJ<br><br><b><i>dcml-request@nafsk.se</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Send DCML mailing list submissions to<br> dcml@nafsk.se<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> http://nafsk.se/mailman/listinfo/dcml<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> dcml-request@nafsk.se<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> dcml-owner@nafsk.se<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of DCML digest..."<br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Gary's and Elaine's comments (deanmary)<br> 2. Random Gemstone Concerns (Anthvvuono@aol.com)<br>From: "deanmary" <deanmary@zoominternet.net><br>To: <dcml@nafsk.se><br>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007
01:19:08 -0500<br>Subject: Re: Gary's and Elaine's comments<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <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> <div><font
face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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 too</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <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> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Dean Rekich</font></div>From: Anthvvuono@aol.com<br>To: dcml@nafsk.se<br>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:39:15 EST<br>Subject: Random Gemstone Concerns<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name="GENERATOR"><font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div>Dear Mr. Gary Leach,</div> <div> My first question is pretty random, but I thought of it as I was organizing my prestige comics collection from the Gladstone and Gemstone years. Any chance that Gemstone might develop or sell some
sort of special collectable storage case(s) for these books? If I remember correctly, I think such a product was talked about during the Gladstone years. However, it has not been mentioned since then. I would really like something extra nice to put them in rather than simply protective covers and an ordinary box, especially if such a product is directly affiliated with either "Uncle Scrooge" or "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories."</div> <div> Secondly, is Gemstone doing anything specifically pertaining to Scrooge McDuck's 60th Anniversary? On a similar note, are there any special books in the pipeline this year or next that you could list and briefly detail? I am still waiting for and highly looking forward to a hardback collectible version of Don Rosa's "Life of Scrooge" stories. Any progress or news on that front? </div> <div> Please count me as an avid supporter of Rosa
reprints, because I enjoy the commentaries and improved coloring techniques as well as reading these classics again from my childhood. I just hope Rosa does some new classic stories in the foreseeable future (as he knows from my emails to him)! Also, I would like to add my two cents in to the discussion on this list and say that I wholeheartedly endorse a third prestige comic book title. I believe that it should be called "Donald Duck," since that is the third title that has lasted the longest in publication. I was disappointed to see that "Donald Duck" was continued as merely a "regular" comic book when Gemstone took over from Gladstone. Maybe now is the appropriate time for an upgrade if it is financially feasible. I have no objection to "Donald Duck" including Mickey-related adventures and storylines for a more diverse contents. </div> <div> Thanks for your time, and I love receiving "Uncle Scrooge"
and "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories" every month. I hope your books last for quite a while and earn a more bigger reading audience eventually, because they certainly deserve it. </div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div>Anthony</div></font>_______________________________________________<br>dcml@nafsk.se - Disney Comics Mailing List<br>http://nafsk.se/mailman/listinfo/dcml</blockquote><br><p> 
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