More Comments On US 319, etc.

[ZeldasTriforce@aol.com]

Hi all!

I was wondering about Carl Barks' 'Terror Of The Beagle Boys' in US 319. Did 
anything strike you as different about its presentation compared to the rest 
of the stories in the book? To me, the line art, colors, seemed sort of 
pixeliated, 'fuzzy' compared to the other stories. Is this just me? I have the same 
story in CBL Set 8, and the line art certainly doesn't look that way. I wonder 
if for some reason, Gemstone couldn't grab ahold of a good print of the story 
or if something went wrong on the computer end of the process.

Another thing I must mention about Carl Barks/Gemstone. I'm a big Barks fan, 
he's a true inspiration to me. That being said, I'm glad Gemstone doesn't seem 
to be doing what I at first feared it would do, which is basically fill up 
big portions of the books with Barks reprints. They're great stories, but unless 
they're a Barks story that I (or some other Barks fans) haven't read already, 
they can be 'boring'. In the sense you've read them before, why pay a portion 
of the book price to read them again, etc. 

I certainly understand the need to introduce Barks to a new generation of 
fans, but I also appreciate Gemstone's somewhat measured approach to it. Now 
other writers/artists will have a better chance to gain exposure(or more exposure) 
among readers and gain some new fans as well.

Also, does anyone here (I'm sure Gary will know, but perhaps others as well) 
what stories will be appearing in the first issue of the travel-size Donald 
Duck Adventures? Any previews of what stories will be in there is appreciated. 
:)

And I'll have to call the comics shop to see if they've got in a new(or 
first?) shipment of WDC 634. Mustn't let a William Van Horn story be released 
without my reading it. Or Pat Block for that matter.  :)

Derek Smith
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