In what is sure to be one of the most acclaimed comics events of 2011, Fantagraphics [1] has announced that they will be publishing a definitive collection of Carl Barks' [2] seminal run of Donald Duck comic stories. In an exclusive interview with Robot 6, Fantagraphics co-publisher Gary Groth revealed that the company—which announced their plans to publish Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse comics [3] last summer—had acquired the rights to reprint Barks' work from Disney and that the first volume will be released in fall of this year. The comics will be published in hardcover volumes, with two volumes coming out every year, at a price of about $25 per volume.
Via Eccentric Flower [4], “Exclusive: Fantagraphics to publish the complete Carl Barks | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment [5]”
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
[1] http://www.fantagraphics.com/
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Barks
[3] http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/sdcc-10-fantagraphics-
[4] http://www.eccentricflower.com/index.php/Eccentric_Flower:201101/Manga_
[5] http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/exclusive-fantagraphics-to