Disney Masters

Disney Masters is a series of books collecting anthologies of critically acclaimed Walt Disney Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse international comic artists. Italian artist Romano Scarpa was the first featured creator in the series, in the volume titled The Delta Dimension. The publisher behind the project is Fantagraphics Books. The first book of the series was released in May 2018.[1][2][3][4]

Disney Masters
Publication information
Publisher	Fantagraphics Books
Format	Hardcover
Genre	Anthropomorphic animals Adventure
Publication date	May 2018
Main character(s)	Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse
Creative team
Written by	various
Artist(s)	various
Editor(s)	Michael Catron

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[5] and essays are included as well. The MSRP for each single volume is set at $29.99.[6]

While the volumes are titled with one central figure, some volumes also include stories from a secondary main character.[7]

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.[4] 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.[8][9]

Volumes & box sets

Volumes

Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Featured stories with INDUCKS links	Period	Page count	ISBN	INDUCKS link
1	2018-05-09	Mickey Mouse	The Delta Dimension	Romano Scarpa	Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension , The Bleep-Bleep 15 , The Fabulous City of Shan-Grilla	1959-1961	208	978-1-68396-096-6	DM 1
2	2018-06-05	Donald Duck	Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket	Luciano Bottaro	Uncle Scrooge's Money Rocket , The Return of Rebo , TV Trickery	1960-1995	192	978-1-68396-109-3	DM 2
3	2018-07-03	Mickey Mouse	The Case of the Vanishing Bandit	Paul Murry	The Last Resort , The Lens Hunters , The Case of the Vanishing Bandit , The Mysterious Crystal Ball , The Lost Legion , The Magic Rope , Ridin' the Rails	1953-1955	184	978-1-68396-113-0	DM 3
4	2018-08-07	Donald Duck	The Great Survival Test	Daan Jippes & Freddy Milton	The Great Survival Test , The Success Test , A Clean Case of Competence , The Do-Gooders' League , Donald's Happy Birthday , Copious Quantities of Cod Liver Oil , Disco-Ducks , Haste Makes Waste , Allworth and No Play , Going to Sea , Rewarding Formula , Sauce for the Duck , Arrested Development , Coat of Harms , The Right Man on the Wrong Spot , Scooting to Success , Bet You Didn't , The Briefcase Case	1976-1982	192	978-1-68396-111-6	DM 4
5	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse	The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery	Romano Scarpa	The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery , The Last Balaboo , The Eternal Flame of Kalhoa	1955-1961	187	978-1-68396-136-9	DM 5
6	2019-02-12	Uncle Scrooge	King of the Golden River	Giovan Battista Carpi	King of the Golden River , Mickey the Kid and Six-Shot Goofy! , Me, Myself, and Why	1961-1974	190	978-1-68396-170-3	DM 6
7	2019-03-12	Mickey Mouse	The Pirates of Tabasco Bay	Paul Murry	The Lost City , Yesterday Ranch , Mickey Mouse and the Marvelous Magnet , The Vanishing Railroad , The Case of the Hungry Ghost , The Pirates of Tabasco Bay , The Great Stamp Hunt	1955-1956	184	978-1-68396-181-9	DM 7
8	2019-06-18	Donald Duck	Duck Avenger Strikes Again!	Romano Scarpa	Duck Avenger Strikes Again , Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan , Captured in Bananaland	1971-1976	184	978-1-68396-197-0	DM 8
9	2019-08-14	Mickey Mouse	The Ice Sword Saga: Book 1	Massimo De Vita	The Sword of Ice , The Tournament of Argaar	1982-1983	189	978-1-68396-198-7	DM 9
10	2020-04-15	Donald Duck	Scandal on the Epoch Express	Bas Heymans & Mau Heymans	Scandal on the Epoch Express , Big Brain Blowout , Scent-imental Romeos , Winifred's Revenge , Don Quiduck de la Mancha , Nothin' Beats the Classics , Healers of the Andes! , The Daisy Chain , Trapdoor Trick , Regulationary War , Forty-Wink Zeke , Bargain Battle! , The Laurels of Julius Pecunius , Over Easy , Daisy Duck's Diatribe! , Family Feud , Dieu Dieu Duck	1988-2015	192	978-1-68396-249-6	DM 10
11	2020-06-09	Mickey Mouse	The Ice Sword Saga: Book 2	Massimo De Vita	The Prince of Mists Strikes Back , The Sleeping Beauty in the Stars! , The Secret of 313 , Arizona Goof and the Tiger's Fiery Eye	1984-2008	192	978-1-68396-250-2	DM 11
12	2020-10-20	Donald Duck	The Forgetful Hero	Giorgio Cavazzano	Plantastic Voyage , The Dazzling Duck She-Venger , The Case of the Cut-Off Calls! , The Forgetful Hero	1973-1991	200	978-1-68396-312-7	DM 12
13	2020-11-03	Mickey Mouse	The Sunken City	Paul Murry	The Sunken City , Legend of Loon Lake , The Phantom Fires , The Crystal Ball Quest , The Mystery of Lonely Valley , The Castaways of Whale Bay , The Idol of Moaning Island	1957-1958	176	978-1-68396-330-1	DM 13
14	2020-11-17	Donald Duck	Follow the Fearless Leader	Al Hubbard	The Health Nut , Follow the Fearless Leader , The Case of the Purloined Pearls + more TBA	1958-1973	192	978-1-68396-362-2	DM 14
15	2021-01-26	Mickey Mouse	New Adventures of the Phantom Blot	Paul Murry	The Crown of Tasbah , + "the whole Silver Age series" of stories which first appeared in the comic book title The New Adventures of the Phantom Blot	TBA	252	978-1-68396-411-7	DM 15
16	2021-03-30	Donald Duck	Jumpin' Jupiter!	Luciano Bottaro	Jumpin' Jupiter! , Quest for the Virtual Duck + more TBA	TBA	180	978-1-68396-414-8	DM 16
17	2021-05-25	Mickey Mouse	The Man from Altacraz	Romano Scarpa	The Man from Altacraz , The African Queen , Risky Beesness + more TBA	TBA	188	978-1-68396-428-5	DM 17
18	2021-07-20	Uncle Scrooge	Pie in the Sky	William Van Horn	Pie in the Sky , The Amazon Queen , Another Vine Mess + more TBA	TBA	188	978-1-68396-441-4	DM 18

Box sets

Collector's Box Sets

Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Volumes	ISBN
1	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes One and Two	Romano Scarpa, Luciano Bottaro	1 & 2	978-1-68396-151-2
2	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Three and Four	Paul Murry, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton	3 & 4	978-1-68396-152-9
3	2019-10-01	Mickey Mouse, Uncle Scrooge	Volumes Five and Six	Romano Scarpa, Giovan Battista Carpi	5 & 6	978-1-68396-268-7
4	2019-10-01	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Seven and Eight	Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa	7 & 8	978-1-68396-269-4
5	2020-10-27	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Nine and Ten	Massimo De Vita, Mau Heymans & Bas Heymans	9 & 10	978-1-68396-360-8
6	2020-10-27	Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck	Volumes Eleven and Twelve	Massimo De Vita, Giorgio Cavazzano	11 & 12	978-1-68396-361-5

Gift Box Sets

Vol.	Release date	Title Figure	Title	Artist(s)	Volumes	ISBN
1	2018-10-09	Mickey Mouse	Disney Masters Box Set 1	Romano Scarpa, Paul Murry	1 & 3	978-1-68396-153-6
2	2018-10-09	Donald Duck	Disney Masters Box Set 2	Luciano Bottaro, Daan Jippes, Freddy Milton	2 & 4	978-1-68396-154-3

Related

Free Comic Book Day 2020

In December 2019 it was announced that Fantagraphics was going to be participating in the promotion campaign Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020; with an issue showcasing their Disney Masters series. The free comic book released for the promotion will be titled Disney Masters: Donald Duck, and will feature reprints of the stories: "It's Bats Man" starring Donald Duck by William Van Horn, "The Health Nut" by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard, which is the story that introduced Fethry Duck into the duck universe, and a story with Scrooge McDuck, "Much Ado About Telepathy" by Evert Geradts and Mau Heymans. [10][11][12]

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.[13]

See also

• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse

References

1. "Disney Comics Solicitations May 2018 ( Fantagraphics and Joe Books) | | DisKingdom.com | Disney | Marvel | Star Wars - Merchandise News". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
2. Mega, Al. "Fantagraphics Disney Masters! – Comic Crusaders". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
3. Codrea-Rado, Anna (2018-03-23). "Bringing Disney's European Adventures to American Readers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
4. Shannon, Hannah Means (2018-05-11). "Fantagraphics Publishes Disney Masters Series, Offers Special Subscription". COMICON. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
5. "Westfield Comics Blog » Markley's Fevered Brain: What a Wonderful World". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
6. http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2018/06/28/review-mickey-mouse-the-delta-dimension-and-donald-duck-uncle-scrooges-money-rocket/ Retrieved 2019-08-14
7. "Disney Masters: Mickey Mouse - The Phantom Blot's Double Mystery by Romano Scarpa". Slings & Arrows. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
8. "Disney :: Disney Masters". www.fantagraphics.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
9. "Fantagraphics' 'Disney Masters' line begins in May". SMASH PAGES. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
10. https://www.comicsbeat.com/free-comic-book-day-2020-full-line-up-of-titles-announced/ Retrieved 2020-03-07
11. https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Article/238377-Full-Line-Up-of-Free-Comic-Book-Day-2020-Comics-Announced Retrieved 2020-03-07
12. https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Article/245255-FCBD20-Interview-Donald-Duck-Dazzles-with-3-New-Outrageous-Stories Retrieved 2020-08-29
13. https://cosmicbook.news/free-comic-book-day-2020-july-september Retrieved 2020-06-30

External links

• Publisher website - Fantagraphics Books - Disney Masters
• Disney Masters at the INDUCKS