This book was published last month and is a companion book to the earlier Carl Barks index by the same author. The index was first published on cd-rom and later in printed form, both with a collection of articles about Carl Barks' work included.
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"The Complete Carl Barks Index" cd-rom edition
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| "The Complete Carl Barks Index" printed edition |
The new book talks about some of the same things as articles included in the index, but updated with new research and corrections. But there's also a lot of newly written articles or texts that hasn't been widely available before. There's even information about the newly discovered panel from Back to the Klondike that was seen on print for the first time (in Sweden) last month.
As mentioned, the book is intended to be a companion to the index, but you don't need both to enjoy the content. It works perfectly fine as a standalone book too. To get an idea about what topics are discussed, here is the full table of contents:
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Table of contents (click to enlarge)
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The book is self-published and the easiest way to get it is on Amazon where it's offered as a print-on-demand book. It's available in two different editions, one "direct sales edition" where all interior pages are in black/white making the printing cheaper – and one regular edition with illustrations in color inside. There are a lot of interesting illustrations and reproductions inside and I recommend going for the regular edition, even if it is a bit more pricey.
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Example of inside colored print
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