''Disney Masters'' is a series of books collecting anthologies of critically acclaimed

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Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

and

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international comic artists.

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artist

Romano Scarpa Romano Scarpa (27 September 1927 – 23 April 2005) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics. Biography Growing up in Venice he developed a particular love for American cartoons and Disney comics, that, at the time, were publ ...

was the first featured creator in the series, in the volume titled ''The Delta Dimension''. The publisher behind the project is

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. The first book of the series was released in May 2018.

Format

Each book in the series is hardcover with dimensions measuring 7.5 inches × 10.25 inches, (191 mm × 260 mm). Each volume is printed in full color and contains about 200 pages. Supplementary materials such as art, biographies of the artists and essays are included as well. The

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for each single volume is set at $29.99 for volumes collecting around 200 pages and $34.99 for volumes collecting near 250 pages. While the volumes are titled with one central figure, some volumes also include stories from a secondary main character. Volumes of the series are primarily sold separately and in boxed sets, but the first five volumes are also available for purchase as a set via a subscription from the publisher. The release schedule for the series is five volumes a year, starting in May 2018. There are two types of boxed collections; one type collecting the volumes in chronological release order, and the other collecting volumes by the books' main character.

Volumes and box sets

Box sets

Free Comic Book Day 2020 In December 2019 it was announced that Fantagraphics was going to be participating in the promotion campaign

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on May 2, 2020; with an issue showcasing their ''Disney Masters'' series. The free

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released for the promotion would be titled ''Disney Masters: Donald Duck'', and would feature reprints of the stories
"It's Bats Man"
starring

William Van Horn William Van Horn (born February 15, 1939) is an American Disney comics artist and writer, and has been since 1988. He draws mostly Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge stories, and he has also written and/or illustrated stories based on the animated ser ...

"The Health Nut"
by

Dick Kinney Richard Timothy Kinney (December 15, 1916 – March 24, 1985) was an American animator and comic book writer. His comic book work was mostly in Disney comics, writing stories featuring Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck. He was the writer who, al ...

and Al Hubbard, which is the story that introduced Fethry Duck into the

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, and a story with

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"Much Ado About Telepathy"
by

Evert Geradts Evert Geradts (born 9 June 1943, The Hague) is a Dutch comics artist and former underground comics artist. He later became a prolific Disney comics writer and artist too. He is the winner with Leny Zwalve of the 1977 Stripschapprijs. Influenc ...

and

Mau Heymans Mau Heymans (born 14 April 1961) is a Dutch Disney comics artist and writer. He started his career in 1987. He is primarily an illustrator and also wrote some stories with Kirsten de Graaf. Heyman does Scrooge McDuck universe comics for the pub ...

. Due to the 2020 pandemic the Free Comic Book Day event was postponed and changed from its regular one day-event in May to be a Summer event taking place over several weeks from July to September. Fantagraphics Books' ''Disney Masters'' FCBD issue was released August 19, 2020. Free Comic Book Day 2022 For FCBD of 2022 Fantagraphics released a new free issue, with once again the title, ''Disney Masters: Donald Duck''; this time featuring: The

tal
"Snore Losers"
by

, the

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adventur
"Here Today, Gone Apollo"
by Giorgio Cavazzano and the Fethry Duck stor
"Fall Guy"
written by

with art by Al Hubbard.

References

External links

Publisher website - Fantagraphics - Disney Masters''Disney Masters'' at the INDUCKS
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Format

Volumes and box sets

Box sets

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