Based Europeans. I found a stack of Rosa’s and Barks’ various Scrooge McDuck comics in the back of my grandfather’s shed when I was young.
Yeah, holy fuck. Has Disney ever been blessed with writing like that again? The one-off stuff was great. I remember a comic where Gizmo invents a device that can stop time, which the Beagle Boys used to rob Scrooge. That was such an interesting sci-fi concept, explored in a Disney comic! I remember another one where Scrooge found Xanadu! Super memorable.
But man, none of that stacked up to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. I mean, I only had one issue of it - the one where he goes to Alaska for gold. Even still, the emotion in that part of the story is seared into my brain. The fact that they could tell stories of that depth with the “he’s greedy, get the joke?” character is fucking amazing.
Mind you, I haven’t reread any of this in years. It’s etched into my memory. Rosa and Barks are some of the best to ever work in the American comics scene. I don’t think I found anything as compelling until I discovered Tintin.
A great video essay on the topic from an American fan: Why disney wants to erase this beloved cartoonist from history
Hell yeah, Donald Duck is awesome. Will annoy a northern american with this next time I meet one.
North american here: I love Donald Duck. Lol. My mom used to a spot on Donald Duck voice to entertain us as kids. Told us he jumped out of the TV once and lived in her belly.
Your mom sounds awesome! I had to learn to do that myself to add a bit of comedic effect to certain situations. Alas I only learned to imitate goofy of all those cartoon voices…
She was pretty fucking awesome.
Hell yeah, Donald Duck is awesome. Will annoy a northern american with this next time I meet one.
As a North American, I’ll happily listen to your Donald Duck comics love, but you better bring some Asterix and Obelix at the same time.
Yess! Can’t leave my favourite Gaulians out of this. They’ll come with.
To be fair Don Rosa is truly peak Donald Duck.
You mean peak Uncle Scrooge.
