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Race To Death Valley (2011)

by Floyd Gottfredson(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1606994417 (ISBN13: 9781606994412)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Fantagraphics

series

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse

review 1: There's a warning on the back cover that says something like "this book contains cartoon violence and racism presented in historical context," so it's not really a great thing to show to kids who would be too young to understand such things. But if you're interested in Mickey-genesis, this is definitely worth a look. I never would have expected Mickey to be such a tough guy, but these strips are totally action packed. The comics themselves were decent, but I enjoyed the supplementary materials just as much if not more. I'm a big Ub Iwerks fan, so I was interested in reading a little about his role in creating Mickey and his conflicts with Disney. It's mentioned at some point that the animated cartoons were marketed as movies that the "real" Mickey and Minnie (as represente... mored in the comic strip) starred in, and there are a few publicity pieces and interviews from the time that sort of illustrate that point.
review 2: I really want to give this book a higher rating because it is in many ways an impressive and even noble effort. The careful creit given to all hands who worked on the strips, and the treasure trove of archival materials, make a valuable addition. However, the size is just too small, at least for 48-year-old eyes. I had to squint to read alot of these strips, especially the more text-heavy ones. Something the size being used by IDW for Little Orphan Annie would have been more in order (and if they do the Sundays in subsequent volumes, the size issue will be even worse). And the frequent editorial insistence (at the behest of the Disney dragons, I assume) on pointing out the no longer acceptable elements of the strip, from racist caricatures to Mickey smoking (!) gets very tiresome. The strips themselves show Gottredson finding his feet; a lot of the gags are weak, and continuity ois often pretty loose. Nevertheless, there's a great sense of fun, and a very good balance of humour and adventure, and of a gag-a-day structure with longer ongoing narratives. less

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