So far, we have reported on Bill’s work as an animator, a writer of children’s books and a comic artist.

Now we would like to show you a wholly different side of William Van Horn.

“Walt Disney’s Spring Fever” no. 2 has a new cover by William Van Horn.

Also, this issue includes a story by Bill’s son Noel (DD2002-016 – Sticky Business – 10 Seiten).

4 new images have arrived in our artwork gallery. Now we have as many as 173 watercolors online.

Our acknowledgments go to William Corbeil in British Columbia again.

The March issue of Walt Disney’s Comics no. 690 includes the first U.S. publication of William Van Horn’s Donald Duck story “A Double Dose Of Triple Trouble” (D2006-302 – 12 pages). The story was written by Bill’s friend John Lustig.

Also, this issue has a new Van Horn cover featuring Bill’s famous snowflakes.

William Van Horn’s reputation as a comic artist is beyond controversy. It is often neglected, however, that he – similarly to Carl Barks – spent many years in the animation business. This earned him numerous awards and had a crucial influence on his later comic-book work.

For this reason we present a new section about Van Horn’s time in animation. Many thanks to Bill who, in addition to lots of useful information, provided us with 35 beautiful illustrations from his archive.

Gemstone’s special issue for Free Comic Book Day contains comics by Don Rosa, Carl Barks and Alferez and also two stories by Bill:

The free book is entirely dedicated to Gyro Gearloose.

Finally the February issue of Uncle Scrooge no. 374 has arrived. It contains Bill’s Scrooge story “Easy Circumstances” (D2006-184 – 10 pages).

This is the first publication of this comic in the U.S.

15 new watercolors have been added to our artwork gallery. Or to be more precise: 14 of them are new, one was only available in miniature format until now.

Many thanks to William Corbeil who supplied the images.

From William Corbeil’s treasure chest we present six new watercolors.

With that our artwork gallery has grown to 155 images. Have fun!

Gemstone Publishing has announced its fall publishing schedule. The September issue of Walt Disney’s Comics no. 696 will feature the first U.S. publication of William Van Horn’s Donald Duck story “Lost And Clowned” (D2007-074 – 10 pages).

Today we present you an exceptionally dramatic watercolor. It is based on the famous Barks story “Donald Duck And The Golden Helmet.” This is a commissioned painting.

Thanks to William Corbeil who found this beautiful image on his old computer.

The January issue of Walt Disney’s Comics no. 688 features Bill’s Donald Duck story “Winks” (D2006-183 – 10 pages). This is the first publication of this story in the U.S.

Also, the book contains the Mickey Mouse story “Stir Crazy” (D2004-206 – 10 pages) by Bill’s son Noel.

William Van Horn celebrates his 69th birthday today.

Happy birthday, Bill, and our best wishes.

After a long delay the November issue of Walt Disney’s Comics no. 686 has finally arrived. Apart from a new cover by Van Horn the book contains Bill’s Donald Duck story “Just For Kicks” (D2005-371 – 10 pages).

This is the first publication of this story in the U.S.

Also, this issue includes the Mickey Mouse story “Signs” (D2005-270 – 10 pages) by Bill’s son Noel.

Bill’s new cover showing Scrooge in a deckchair will not appear in the April issue of Uncle Scrooge no. 376. Instead it will be published in the June issue no. 378.

Probably it makes more sense to lie down on the beach in summer than in spring.