This just in: Donald Duck tried to mass-duplicate and sell pirated copies of a popular album on CD, and got caught (and fined) by the record label’s CEO! It’s all in Dutch, though, so good luck reading it.

Well, at the very least this proves that Disney comics can command attention in the U.S.!

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I recently lettered this little number: The Claws of the Cat. It’s a two-part story slated for Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #687 (pre-order your copy now!).

In a nutshell, Mickey Mouse has to deal with a Lara Croft -ish character named Katarina (pictured). She’s after a particular jade cat… but is she the only one?

This thing was fun to work on! Egmont’s take on Katarina’s outfits seemed a bit on the “garish” side, though, so I decided to spruce ‘em up a bit.

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I said it once, but I’ll say it again (just to be safe): check out the 5-page ComicSpace preview, then go grab your free Disney comic book tomorrow!

(Okay, so this is a bit of a Technorati hack. I just realized I hadn’t tagged the other post, and they won’t index the tags I add to it now. Bear with me please.)

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secondmouse isn’t primarily a blog about my day job, but I’d be silly in the head if I didn’t tell y’all about this: each year comic book publishers in the USA get together with retailers to offer free books! Usually created especially for the event, these freebies are given away at comic book shops around the country on Free Comic Book Day.

This year, FCBD is on May 5th (yup, that’s this weekend) and if you go to ComicSpace you’ll find a five-page preview of this year’s book from Gemstone (six if you count the cover). A new page is being revealed every day from now until Friday.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the free preview, then head out to your local shop on Saturday to pick up the free book!

At least then you can say you know what I do for a living.

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