Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes
“Carl Barks was a great storyteller… We had a deep appreciation  of [his] comics when we were kids. We read his stories over and  over again. Nobody knew his name. We just called him ‘The Good  Artist’ because he was so much better than all the other Disney  artists.” (R. Crumb)“The Hans Christian Andersen of comic books.” (Will Eisner)“A priceless part of our literary heritage.” (George Lucas)“Mr. Barks taught me that comics could be high art, and I consider his work to bethe best storytelling I’ve experienced in any form. …Fantagraphics… is publishing the Barks collection in beautiful hardcover books that do great honor to the cartoonist and his stories, and I can’t wait to buy them for my kids. Proof that great storytelling endures from generation to generation.” (Jeff Kinney (author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series))“...Fantagraphics made my dreams come true with thisperfect book. For $25 you get 200 pages of some ofthe most important comics ever madeand about 30 pages of the story of Carl Barks' life along with story notes and annotations. This is a f***ing steal.” (Nick Gazin - VICE)“Barks’ strips combine high adventure with humor and subtle cultural commentaries, but they remain grounded in character...Lost in the Andesisa gorgeously packaged collection of some of the finest comics ever made.” (Garrett Martin - Paste)“The initial volume in the Barks series is...all pleasure, a treasury of deceptively simple gag and adventure stories that fashioned with wit, irony, and impeccable craftsmanship…. The longer stories here... are suspenseful, surprising, funny, and fresh... These kids' comics are far from kids' stuff --this is for everyone.” (Alan Scherstuhl - SF Weekly)“This volume reprints tales from December 1948 through August 1949, when Barks was in high feather as a creator of breathless adventures and light comedies for his Ducks... Great pop culture, great analysis. Scrooge is always searching for more gold, and there’s plenty here. [Rating]10/10” (Michael Barrett - PopMatters)“Even now, Barks’ stories are clever and funny, as he leads the ducks into impossible situations and then gives them unexpected ways out. And they’re poignant in their own way, too.... And for those who just want to curl up with more than 200 pages of some ofthe best-written comics ever published,Lost in the Andeshas all the square eggs, rubber bricks, golden Christmas trees, and races around the world that any kid or grown-up could ever want.” (Noel Murray - The A.V. Club)“Even the silliest premise, when executed by an artist in perfect control of his gifts, can land with deftness and grace - that's something that strikes you again and again as you read Barks' work. …[T]his collection makesa perfect introduction to one of the greatest all-ages comics artists of all time.” (Glen Weldon - NPR - Monkey See)“(Starred Review) One of comics' revered masters gets a fresh new reprinting worthy of his work and accessible to kids.... This volume finds [Barks] at a creative peak, combining the bold adventuring of Tintin with the wisely cynical view of human weakness of John Stanley….A wonderful projectthat should put Barks’s name in front of new generations of admirers.” (Publishers Weekly)“Barks, the artist, is a master cartoonist, drawing lively, expressive characters with a graceful sense of movement. His beautiful, detailed backgrounds plant the ducks in a fully realized world that adds weight to his storytelling.... Fantagraphics Books... does its usual high quality work here... For both newcomers to Barks' work and diehard fans, this is a book thatany comic book reader would love...” (Rich Clabaugh - The Christian Science Monitor)“In short, this isexactly the bookthat Barks fans and the curious have been waiting for. ...Barks remains an exemplary cartoonist. His work is thrilling, funny and rather knowing about human nature... How good was Carl Barks? Pretty goddamned good.” (Chris Mautner - Robot 6)“This isas beautiful a book as I’ve purchased this year, and the stories within have much to offer both children and adult fans of visual storytelling and even comedy. Barks knew how to contract a joke, and this is a masterclass.” (Paul Montgomery - iFanboy)“Carl Barks used ducks to shine a light on the human condition and make jokes while also making commentary on us all. Despite these stories being published in 1948 and 1949, they truly stand the test of time.... ★★★★★” (Nick Boisson - Comics Bulletin)“I like to think that Carl Barks, an unpretentious storyteller who created for an audience of children whose intelligence, ingenuity and decency he never doubted, wouldapprove and be gladdenedby how his work, this time around, is being put back out into the world.” (Tom De Haven - The Comics Journal)“Happily, the stories look great and the book is a wonder to hold in your hand.... As to the content, itself, it's just as remarkable an achievement in comics as I remembered.... The contents of the book are as good as they're going to get...” (Augie DeBlieck Jr. - Comic Book Resources)“This is really fantastic storytelling.... I picked this up thinking it’d be a good chance to see if I liked Carl Barks and what the fuss was all about. Well, now I get it – and I’m hooked. ...[T]his iswell worth the purchasefor any fan of classic comics.” (Sean Gaffney - Manga Bookshelf)“The stories, of course, are outstanding. Most of the long adventure tales are classics in their own right....Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Lost in the Andesis an excellent start to Fantagraphics’Carl Barks Library.” (K.C. Carlson - Comics Worth Reading)“...I’m impressed with the quality of the publication. In my estimation, the coloring is excellent and the format engaging…. The critical essays composed by a number of Barks scholars are also insightful and well written.... In my opinion, as a Carl Barks fan, this initial volume iswell worth acquiring!” (Carl Barks Fan Club Newsletter)“The new Carl Barks book from Fantagraphics might bethe best designed, best realized reprint book any company has done to date.” (Dustin Harbin (Dharbin, Diary Comics))