Random Gemstone Concerns

Mon Jan 22 13:58:50 CET 2007

I'm afraid I couldn't agree more.

I am another of the mind that DD needs to make a splashy return to print soonest.

BJ

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Gary's and Elaine's comments (deanmary)
   2. Random Gemstone Concerns (Anthvvuono at aol.com)
From: "deanmary" <deanmary at zoominternet.net>
To: <dcml at nafsk.se>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:19:08 -0500
Subject: Re: Gary's and Elaine's comments

       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.

 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! :)

 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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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!

 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?

 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.

 Dean Rekich
From: Anthvvuono at aol.com
To: dcml at nafsk.se
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:39:15 EST
Subject: Random Gemstone Concerns

     Dear Mr. Gary Leach,
        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."
       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? 
       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.   
     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. 
 Sincerely,
 Anthony
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