

Buy Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Only A Poor Old Man: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 12 1 by Groth, Gary, Barks, Carl, Lucas, George (ISBN: 9781606995358) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: The definitive Scrooge book from Barks' golden years - This is the second published volume of Fantagraphics Complete Barks series. It will be the 12th volume of the completed series. I'd gotten the impression that the series was going to present the stories in chronological order (although the volumes would be published out of order), but it seems like they've loosened a bit up on that promise for this second volume. This book presents the early Uncle Scrooge stories produced between 1952-1954. The ten page Donald Duck solo-stories Barks produced within the same period have apparently been moved to the adjacent volumes. Oh well, I'm not really complaining. Uncle Scrooge is a popular character, and I can see the attraction of producing a 'definitive' first Scrooge volume that includes the early 'origin'-stories*. This book certainly feels very much like a complete and attractive entity for new readers. The coloring is still excellent. There were some complaints about the yellow color in the first volume, and it's been tweaked a bit for this second volume. It's less 'golden', and there are no stories in which this color dominates too much. The coloring still sticks pretty much to the original coloring - which was mostly very good - and my only real complaint is that they've chosen to keep the inconsistent colors used for Uncle Scrooge's clothes (I assume this was done by different colorists for the original books). This was before his jacket had been established as being red in later stories. It's not a major problem, though. I'm nitpicking here. So basically this book presents some of the greatest comic book stories ever produced in an attractive no-nonsense manner which is slightly (and fashionably) 'retro' and mirrors the way they were originally published in the 1950s, but which should still appeal to modern kids. I approve! A LOOK AHEAD Based on me having borrowed the European Barks edition from my local public library, here's what you should (approximately) expect from the series in the future: - About 12 or 13 glorious five star volumes from the 'golden' era, in which Barks was on a roll, and pretty much every story was an amazing classic. I assume Fantagraphics will publish these volumes first, so you can expect pretty much pure gold for the next few years of publication. Best comics ever made! Seriously! - 2 initial volumes of early stories. These stick pretty close to the formula used in the Donald Duck animated shorts Barks had worked on previously. They frankly feel a bit slow and dated. But still... it's fascinating to see how Barks personal vision quickly evolved from this. And around volume 3 Barks starts to get REALLY funny and REALLY dynamic REALLY fast. - maybe 4 or 5 volumes (worthy of maybe 3 stars) in which Barks was experiencing creative burn-out (particularly around 1958-59) or was writing second-rate Junior Woodchucks stories for other artists. I assume the stories written for other artists will be published in the redrawn versions by the great Daan Jippes (these were redrawn a few years ago for the German/Scandinavian Barks Library), so the art will certainly be attractive enough, but these stories aren't particularly inspired efforts. - the rest (approx. 11 volumes) will feature a mix of classic stories and some lesser works, in which Barks was repeating himself a bit. I'd probably rate most of these volumes four starts or four-and-a-half-stars - the beautiful cartooning still makes them very much memorable. The volumes in this series aren't numbered on the spine, and each book works as a stand alone item. So if you aren't a completist or collector you'll be able to pick and chose between the volumes based on which periods you find interesting. *) note: the earliest stories in this volume ARE sort of 'origin'-stories, but only in the loosest sense of the term. They aren't the earliest Scrooge stories, but they define Scrooge as a new main character for his own comic book series. They also include a few brief flashbacks to his youth. Review: Amazing! - Great quality and amazing stories! A must have for Ducks' enthusiasts and everyone who enjoys this kind of comics




M**N
The definitive Scrooge book from Barks' golden years
This is the second published volume of Fantagraphics Complete Barks series. It will be the 12th volume of the completed series. I'd gotten the impression that the series was going to present the stories in chronological order (although the volumes would be published out of order), but it seems like they've loosened a bit up on that promise for this second volume. This book presents the early Uncle Scrooge stories produced between 1952-1954. The ten page Donald Duck solo-stories Barks produced within the same period have apparently been moved to the adjacent volumes. Oh well, I'm not really complaining. Uncle Scrooge is a popular character, and I can see the attraction of producing a 'definitive' first Scrooge volume that includes the early 'origin'-stories*. This book certainly feels very much like a complete and attractive entity for new readers. The coloring is still excellent. There were some complaints about the yellow color in the first volume, and it's been tweaked a bit for this second volume. It's less 'golden', and there are no stories in which this color dominates too much. The coloring still sticks pretty much to the original coloring - which was mostly very good - and my only real complaint is that they've chosen to keep the inconsistent colors used for Uncle Scrooge's clothes (I assume this was done by different colorists for the original books). This was before his jacket had been established as being red in later stories. It's not a major problem, though. I'm nitpicking here. So basically this book presents some of the greatest comic book stories ever produced in an attractive no-nonsense manner which is slightly (and fashionably) 'retro' and mirrors the way they were originally published in the 1950s, but which should still appeal to modern kids. I approve! A LOOK AHEAD Based on me having borrowed the European Barks edition from my local public library, here's what you should (approximately) expect from the series in the future: - About 12 or 13 glorious five star volumes from the 'golden' era, in which Barks was on a roll, and pretty much every story was an amazing classic. I assume Fantagraphics will publish these volumes first, so you can expect pretty much pure gold for the next few years of publication. Best comics ever made! Seriously! - 2 initial volumes of early stories. These stick pretty close to the formula used in the Donald Duck animated shorts Barks had worked on previously. They frankly feel a bit slow and dated. But still... it's fascinating to see how Barks personal vision quickly evolved from this. And around volume 3 Barks starts to get REALLY funny and REALLY dynamic REALLY fast. - maybe 4 or 5 volumes (worthy of maybe 3 stars) in which Barks was experiencing creative burn-out (particularly around 1958-59) or was writing second-rate Junior Woodchucks stories for other artists. I assume the stories written for other artists will be published in the redrawn versions by the great Daan Jippes (these were redrawn a few years ago for the German/Scandinavian Barks Library), so the art will certainly be attractive enough, but these stories aren't particularly inspired efforts. - the rest (approx. 11 volumes) will feature a mix of classic stories and some lesser works, in which Barks was repeating himself a bit. I'd probably rate most of these volumes four starts or four-and-a-half-stars - the beautiful cartooning still makes them very much memorable. The volumes in this series aren't numbered on the spine, and each book works as a stand alone item. So if you aren't a completist or collector you'll be able to pick and chose between the volumes based on which periods you find interesting. *) note: the earliest stories in this volume ARE sort of 'origin'-stories, but only in the loosest sense of the term. They aren't the earliest Scrooge stories, but they define Scrooge as a new main character for his own comic book series. They also include a few brief flashbacks to his youth.
K**S
Amazing!
Great quality and amazing stories! A must have for Ducks' enthusiasts and everyone who enjoys this kind of comics
H**E
1950's treasure, still enjoyable to kids!
... and to old fogeys, too. Very nicely produced, at the original size or near enough; excellent, slightly 1950s colour; and a very good mix of stories, too. The long stories: Only a poor old man; Back to the Klondike; the horse-radish treasure; the Menehune mystery; the secret of Atlantis; Tralla La The short stories: Somethin' fishy here; the round money-bin; out-foxed fox plus eighteen single-page gags. Great stuff - full of memories and still very enjoyable for old folks! And I reckon pretty enjoyable too for people new to these stories, be they young or old. What a treasure!
P**S
It’s a treasure, great memories
Its nostalgia time, thanks Carl Barks for those wonderful memories I recommend especially to folks that grew up reading and traveling in our imagination and living those adventures but also to the young’s to see how supreme they are.
K**L
Outstanding!
I love Everything Carl Barks produced. There is action in every Picture. And like Hergé he never travelled to all those places that the ducks go.
C**E
uncle sroodge
Scrooge emerveille children always, the English version is also used to teach them many thigs too. Very good! My daughter like it
M**I
Superb
What I like most is the fact that the've used the right paper sort, mat and not shinny. In one word A++
M**O
fantagraphics fait du très bon travail sur cet intégrale de barks, je le conseil vivement, à la place de celui de glénat. par contre il faudrait vraiment que amazon emballe ses livres avec du papier bulle, j'en ai marre de recevoir des livres explosés et de devoir faire 50 retour !!! et au final de devoir se contenter d'un livre en état "correct" alors qu'il est censé être neuf !! je connais beaucoup de gens qui n'achete plus sur amazon uniquement pour cela, et je vais pas tarder à les rejoindres ....
B**0
Wenn jemand, der eines der erfolgreichsten Film-Franchises aller Zeiten begründet hat, im Vorwort eines Comicbuches über den Autor der Comics sagt, dass diese Teil des Literaturerbes und nicht wegdenkbar seien, dann ist das beachtlich. Wenn dieser Comic-Zeichner dann aber noch - zumindest in Europa - als Legende gilt & Figuren wie "Dagobert Duck" oder "Daniel Düsentrieb" erdacht hat, dann reden wir hier von einem Künstler, der sich selbst unsterblich gemacht hat. Die Rede ist, na klar, von Carl Barks. Jenem, den viele früher nur als "den guten Zeichner" kannten. Ich besitze bereits zahlreiche Ausgaben von ihm, so auch eine deutsche Komplettversion - doch als ich das Prinzip & die Veröffentlichungsweise von der Neuauflage der englischen "Carl Barks Library" verstand, war ich interessiert. Zu meinem eigenen Bedauern muss ich sagen, dass ich erst nach knapp 3 Jahren auf diese englische Gesamtausgabe gestossen bin. Ich hatte sie, in der Zeit davor, immer irgendwo zum Verkauf gesehen, aber ihr nie wirklich Beachtung geschenkt. Zu meinem Vorteil jedoch muss ich festhalten, dass bislang erst 7 Bände veröffentlich wurden, 2 stehen in den Startlöchern - und als ich kürzlich diesen Teil der Gesamtausgabe sah, musste ich ihn einfach haben, schließlich ist "Only a poor old Man" in meinen Augen eine der besten Comicstories aller Zeiten (inkl. der legendären letzten Seite, die viele, beispielsweise Don Rosa, für eine der besten Comicseiten ever halten). Ich bestellte diese Ausgabe vornehmlich, um diese tolle Geschichte auch mal im "Originalton" zu lesen, wirklich gewillt, die gesamte Library zu kaufen, war ich eigentlich nicht - doch nun muss ich festhalten, dass es gar keinen anderen Weg gibt, als alle Ausgaben zu holen. Wie auch schon die "Don Rosa Library", die vom selben Verlag veröffentlicht wird, überzeugt der Band auf ganzer Linie. Layout, Geschichtendarstellung, Zusatzinfos - alles in top Ausstattung vorhanden. Hinzu kommt, dass ich die Bindung inkl. der Aufmachung als sehr toll erachte - im deutschen Sprachraum gibt es wenige Bände, die für einen Preis um die 20€ ähnliche Qualität vermitteln. Fast möchte man das Wort "Perfekt" in den Mund nehmen. Nach Erhalt des Buches (und meiner entsprechend positiven Auffassung) recherchierte ich, wann & wie diese Library weiter fortgesetzt wird - mein Ergebnis ließ ein Lächeln auf meinen Lippen erscheinen. In den kommenden Jahren werden jährlich zwei Ausgaben veröffentlicht - das ist nicht viel, schon gar nicht bei 20€ pro Band. Die gesamte Ausgabe wird also ca. einen Gesamtpreis von 600€ betragen - für eine Gesamtausgabe der Carl Barks Geschichten ist das in meinen Augen nicht viel. Natürlich sind 600€ auf einen Schlag eine Menge - aber derzeit befindet sich der geneigte Comicfan in der günstigen Lage, dass die "Library", die im endgültigen Zustand 30 Bände umfassen soll, noch nicht mal 9 veröffentlichte Bände vorweisen kann. Die Bände, die laut Wikipedia bislang geplant und veröffentlicht sind, sind zwar insgesamt 9 - aber darin eingeschlossen sind die beiden Bände, die 2015 noch kommen werden. 2011 kam ein Band raus, 2012-2014 jeweils zwei - somit ist davon auszugehen, dass auch in Zukunft immer zwei Bände pro Jahr veröffentlicht werden. Natürlich kann man der Ungeduldige (Sammler) nun sagen, dass es bei einer Veröffentlichung von 2 Bänden pro Jahr noch bis 2025 dauern wird, bis alle veröffentlich sind - doch lassen Sie mich folgendes anmerken: ich zahle lieber jährlich 2x20€ über einen längeren Zeitraum anstatt 600€ auf einen Schlag. Ausserdem: soll sich der Verlag halt die Zeit nehmen. Lieber 'ne tolle Ausgabe über mehr als ein Jahrzehnt, als 30 schwache Bände, die ich nur selten aus dem Regal hole. Über die Schwierigkeit des Englischen kann ich nur wenig verlieren - ich habe ein Jahr in den USA verbracht und bin daher entsprechend gut trainiert, doch sehe ich das Englisch nicht als allzu schwierig an. Ob man damit Englisch lernen kann, vermag ich nicht zu beurteilen - aber sein Englisch aufbessern kann man damit (auf äußerst unterhaltsame Weise) definitiv. Als Fazit kann ich nur ziehen, dass ich unglaublich froh bin, diese Reihe (jetzt schon) entdeckt zu haben. Sie ist toll - und auch wenn ich die Comics alle schon auf deutsch besitze, so ist es nochmal was anderes, sie in der "Muttersprache" des Autors zu lesen. Das ist auch der Grund, warum ich mir die "Don Rosa Library" ebenfalls holen werde. Ausserdem, und da bin ich mir sicher, wird die Library im kompletten Set, wenn sie irgendwann fertig gestellt wird, weit mehr als 600€ kosten - auch wenn es sich hier nicht um eine Limitierungsedition handelt. Ich glaube kaum, dass die Bände ohne Limit nachgedruckt werden - dazu ist der Absatz-Zielmarkt, die USA, in Sachen "Disney-Comics" zu uninteressiert. In diesem Sinne: schlagen Sie zu. Jetzt! Ich habe selten eine Comicreihe erlebt, bei der ich das so leicht sagen konnte.
I**R
I've been reading Carl Barks since I was a kid. My dad grew up with the old comics and passed them along to me. I still fondly remember the smell of the pages and have a soft spot for that type of thing. If I see one at a garage sale, I'll often pick it up, even if it's pretty battered. I've purchased newer versions of Barks' works over the years. I have the complete set of the Carl Barks Library that was published in the 90s by Gladstone. That is a beautiful set. Slightly larger than originally published with updated coloring techniques - mainly you'll see color gradients and wider palette compared to the original - or this edition here which stays true to the original coloring. However, I have a new generation to give my old Gladstone copies to. At first I planned on giving these to the niece and nephews, but when I got the first one I liked it so much I decided to give them the Gladstone ones instead and keep these for myself. ;) My niece and nephews are pretty young still, all under six, so the Gladstone books are easier for them to handle. These books are better for readers closer to 8-10 due to the size. They are hefty and well built, a little like a grade-school textbook in bulk. They look wonderful on the shelf all lined up. And what's extra nice for me, they have a lot more of the comics in each volume, so I can keep one by the bed and read a few each night for a while before swapping to the next. For people who've never read Carl Barks and are looking for something for yourself or for your kids, these are just the ticket. If you liked the DuckTales, you might be surprised to learn that some of the best DuckTales episodes were taken straight from Barks' Duck stories. Barks is a big part of what made DuckTales so great, since they had a wealth of adventures to pull from. Barks writes well. He doesn't write down to kids. Instead, he writes a great adventure tale and peppers it with names and places and characters that keep the kids interested. These are the best types of kids stories, because much like Pixar's work, it makes it so much more fun to take part in your kids interests if the stories aren't dumbed down. Creators have proven you don't need to do that to keep a child's interest and Barks illustrates that viewpoint perfectly. The art in the comics is also fun and expressive, with clean lines and not a lot of clutter, Barks gets a lot of emotion into a simple panel. Even the kids who aren't as good at reading yet can follow along. Barks also uses real places - he loved reading National Geographic and including those locales in his work. For a kid's comic, it's fairly sophisticated, but accessible. As far as value is concerned, this set is incomparable. I mentioned I've been buying Barks' work for years. This is by far the most affordable I've seen yet. While the Gladstone version was beautiful, now you'd be hard-pressed to get a volume for under $10 and most are closer to $20, with more than a few going for far more than that. It was a major investment for me when I got them, both in time and in money - hunting down all the volumes took a while since they're out of print. There were nearly 150 volumes of all his stories, and you only got five or less stories in each one. While I was glad to have them at the time since the only other complete collection was in black and white, if this set had been out at the same time I would have picked it up instead without a second thought. The hardbacks are durable and there are easily twice as many stories in each volume as the Gladstone versions. And while I've seen some comments that these are not identical to the originals in every single way - the covers are in the back, the original publisher information isn't printed on the page - those are gripes primarily for collectors. People new to the series, or introducing them to their kids won't have those issues with the comics. My highest recommendation!
M**D
I like it
P**W
Some of the older Carl Barks material is gettting hard to find and the older books don't have the crisp colour of these new reprints. The stories are all classics and you can't go wrong with any of these books if you are a duck fan.
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