{"product_id":"carl-barks-comic-stories-original-art-edition","title":"CARL BARKS COMICS \u0026 STORIES Original Art Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume collects \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enine complete\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Barks\u003c\/strong\u003e stories \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003en\u003c\/em\u003e the full size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e they were originally drawn, in black and white, reproduced from high quality stats made by the original publisher, Dell Comics. There are 2 Happy Hound (Droopy) stories, 3 Benny Burro solo stories, and 4 stories of the combined Barney Bear and Benny Burro feature. These all appeared in \u003cem\u003eOur Gang Comics. \u003c\/em\u003eThe earliest (1943-44) and lesser known stories here were done at the same time Barks was doing stories in \u003cem\u003eWalt Disney's Comics \u0026amp; Stories \u003c\/em\u003e#38-42 and \"The Mummy's Ring\" in \u003cem\u003eFour Color \u003c\/em\u003e#9.\n\nThe book measures over 14 inches wide and 20 inches tall and weighs over 5 pounds. Looking at these pages as printed in this book is like looking at the pages fresh from Barks' drawing board.\n\nFive early stories from 1943 are printed one page to a page in the book with an image size of about 12.5 by 17.75 inches, the size that Barks drew his original art in 1942 and most of 1943. Beginning in December 1943, Barks started drawing in the larger size of 16 by 23.25 inches and continued to draw that size for the rest of his career, with only very rare exceptions. These pages are so large that in order to fit them into this already large book, it required printing each half page sideways on a single page so that if you turn the book sideways you can see each full page at the size it was drawn.\n\nEntirely printed from proofs which are derived from the 7x10 inch photo negatives taken of the original art between 1943 and 1947.\n\nBarks didn't make many mistakes that needed correction in his art. His main use of white ink was not to correct errors, but to delineate details in black on black images or add pie cuts to the ducks' eyes.\n\nTwo Introductions (to Parts one and two of the book) by \u003cstrong\u003eKim Weston.\u003c\/strong\u003e Afterword by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Garvin. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis book was obviously a real labor of love from a great number of Barks scholars who did their part to make it the best possible.\n\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: We tried to bring in plenty of copies but as always, we depend on reorders to keep  books like this in stock. We can get caught short, i.e. we can quickly sell out, on specialized books such as this, from a new publisher who may find that demand can quickly outstrip the print run. So be aware, this could sell out without advance notice, like Fantagraphic's Prince Valiant and similar artist's editions. - Bud\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640761712926,"sku":"CARBAH","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/carbah-carl-barks-comics-and-stories-orig-art-edition-book.jpg?v=1784500661","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/carl-barks-comic-stories-original-art-edition","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}