Publishers

Ten-part fantasy series Wizards of Mickey started in early October in Italian weekly Topolino (“Mickey Mouse”) magazine, and now the official website of the series (www.wizardsofmickey.com) features past chapters of the serialized story as free downloads! Putting stories online for free is an unprecendented event in Disney comics history! More »

Disney is releasing the Insider Yearbook 2005, a collectibe 176-page annual publication that commemorates 2005 with beautiful full-color photos, behind-the-scenes scoop, and coverage of major events and milestones. More »

This summer German publisher of Micky Maus Magazin, Ehapa Verlag, and travel agency RUF Jugendreisen are organising a Micky Maus Camp for 8-to-12-year-old Junior Woodchucks-wannabees in Walsrode, Germany. More »

This year’s contribution from Gemstone Publishing to Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 6th 2006 will be this issue of Donald Duck.

It will feature three classic reprints by some of the most respected modern creators in the business: Don Rosa’s Metaphorically Spanking, Pat and Shelly Block’s Queen of the Ant Farm, and William Van Horn’s Their Loaded Forebear. A Carl Barks cover wraps the book. Read more in Scoop.

Andy Mooney

In this great article from CMO Magazine, Andy Mooney, chairman of Disney Consumer Products, talks about his introduction of active licensing at DCP. Unlike before his arrival at the company in 1999, their product managers now work closely with developers and licensees on the design of new Disney-branded products and new categories, such as Disney Princess, W.i.t.c.h., and the recently introduced Disney Fairies. More »