| He was a
humble man. Obviously he was world renowned, but
he never talked about it. No great ego that
needed to be fed, not boastful and very dignified.
He was a classy guy and very stylish. |
Bob Wood
Barks' Pastor |
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| His stories fascinated me
right from my childhood. Apart from his
outstanding dramaturgy his stories are imbued
with a caricature of reality, that makes them
more interesting than they already are. |
Marco Rota
Duck artist |
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| Let us celebrate the
undeniable fact that we are the lucky ones - far
luckier than Gladstone Gander could ever
understand - for we have been allowed to share
the same time on earth with this great man; we
have lived in his time; and we can say, "He
walked among us, and, for a while, we walked with
him." |
Donald Ault
Professor in English |
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I have had
time to reflect and discover that Carl Barks over
so many years is still influencing me. His
phenomenal career has been an inspiration. |
Tom
Barker
Photographer |
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| Never again will I meet
anyone like him. And all of us miss him an awful
lot. |
Markku Saarinen
Author |
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| Working with Carl was a
pleasure. He was always gracious and seemed to
have confidence in my ability. But for all of
that, he was still the 'Good Artist' of my
childhood: an artist whose work I'd grown up with.
So in a way, working with this man was a bit like
working with a living monument. |
William Van Horn
Duck artist |
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It is always
amazing to me how Carl, mostly self-taught,
became such a genius in art and story telling. |
Gerry Tank
Physician (retired) |
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| My admiration for Barks is
monumental and has always been the driving force
in my work. |
Vicar
Duck artist
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| I have read and reread ALL
Barks' stories hundreds of times and the
experience has been pure and childlike joy. |
Byron
Erickson
Former editor at Egmont
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It was my great good fortune to grow
up with Carl Barks's stories as my constant
companions. I feel just as fortunate to have
known Carl Barks himself.
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Michael
Barrier
Author |
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| Carl must NOT be forgotten. |
Glenn Bray
Fan who started Barks' painting career |
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| I'll remember a certain
little elated laugh he had ... a laugh I can
still hear but could never adequately describe.
It was a laugh of innocent delight - on the low
end, the honest, unfeigned giggle of someone who
has just heard or seen something wonderful. On
the high end, it was an unrestrained, knee-slapper
of a laugh, utterly free of self-consciousness or
affectation... |
Mark
Evanier
Storyteller |
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Thanks a
million Carl! |
Sue Langabeer
President of MMM
(British Disneyana Enthusiasts club) |
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| I've always considered it a
tragedy that Carl was much more famous in Europe
than he is in on this continent. And when I say
famous...I mean REALLY famous. When Carl went to
Europe a few years ago he was reportedly mobbed
by fans and reporters as if he were a rock star.
He was greeted by presidents and royalty. When he
died (at age 99) his obituary was front-page news
in many European cities. Here his death made the
wire services, but it was far from big news. Most
people in this country still don't know who Carl
Barks was. |
John Lustig
Author |
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| Over the years, The Walt
Disney Studios has been home to some truly
incredible talents from the world of art and
entertainment. By any standard, Carl Barks, the
'Comic Book King,' has earned his place at the
top of that list. His contributions to the art
form are legendary and he has influenced and
entertained many generations with his inventive
stories and unique artistic style. He has
delighted and amazed legions of fans the world
over by transporting them to the most exotic
locales from mysterious jungles to outer space
and he has challenged our imaginations as few
have done before or since. Carl Barks has been an
important part of my life for as long as I can
remember. |
Roy E. Disney
Former Vice President
of the Walt Disney Company |
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| He never wanted to be a
celebrity. He used to go for Sunday morning
breakfast at Elmer's Pancake House in East Grants
Pass. The waitresses knew who he was but they
kept it hush-hush... |
Serene Hunicke
Care giver |
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| Some of us have been
privileged to meet Carl, but we all respect and
love the inspired work which he has shared with
us all over MANY years! |
Edward
Bergen
President of the Carl Barks Fan Club |
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My greatest source of
enjoyment in Carl Barks' comics is in the
imagination of his stories. They're so full of
crazy ideas - unique and special...
I think the reason his stories have endured and
have had such international appeal is primarily
their strength as GOOD stories. |
George Lucas
Moviemaker |
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In the
afternoon we had a meeting with fans. I was
worrying about Barks because of the heat, the
crowds, and the photographers, but what did he
do? He autographed endlessly, cracked jokes, gave
interviews, smiled and waved, and felt like a
fish in the water. I was flabbergasted. He
couldn't be anywhere near 93... |
Marion Egenberger
Editor for the German publisher Ehapa |
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| He was gracious,
articulate, funny and everything you'd hope he
would be. Carl Barks was an amazing man, and he
will be missed. |
Michael Gilbert
Comic book artist |
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| As a storyteller he stands
neck and neck with Hans Christian Andersen. |
Peter Kylling
Editor |
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He wrote and
drew his own material, which is incredibly rare.
But aside from that, he's the sort of person who,
no matter what his job was, he did it to the best
of his ability. He didn't worry about who was
reading it, or if it didn't get respect. It was
his job and he was going to do the best job he
could at it. |
Don Rosa
Duck artist |
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| I have never seen other
Donald Duck artists who were able to combine
keenness, charm and elegance as Barks. |
Branca
Duck artist
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| To me, Carl Barks is the
Hans Christian Andersen of comics. His work will
endure. |
Will Eisner
Comic book artist |
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| We all had hoped he would
live to be 100 but he had a WONDERFUL life full
of a passion he shared with the world. |
Patti Lutzenhiser
Granddaughter |
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