IDW Publishing announced this morning that beginning early next year it will reprint classic Disney comics is a number of formats, including Artist's Editions devoted to Carl Barks and Don Rosa.

The publisher's IDW Limited program, which produces small print runs of deluxe editions, will also offer select collections geared to Disney devotees, while the fledgling Micro Comic Fun Packs line will market multiple properties to a mass audience, complete with minicomics, stickers and posters.

In addition, IDW's celebrated Library of American Comics will collect the newspaper strips that have featured Disney characters (there's a long line of them, dating to the early 1930s with Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony and, toward the end of the decade, Donald Duck).

"There’s nothing quite like Disney," IDW Publishing CEO Ted Adams said in a statement. "Despite the fact that nearly all of the titles in its library were originally intended for kids, adult collectors have long sought high quality and regularly published collections of classic Disney material. IDW is thrilled to present these beloved stories in quality packages for both entry level comics readers and serious collectors alike."

The publisher also announced it has expanded its partnership with Marvel for its Artist's Edition line, which already includes such collections as Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor, John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1 & 2), Steranko: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Marvel Covers Artist’s Edition.