The Fourth Day of Classic Comics Christmas 2023
Dec 18, 2023 22:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by Jeddak on Dec 18, 2023 22:45:38 GMT -5
Whoops. I've got some catching up to do.
Day 4 - Uncle Scrooge
First Appearance - Four Color Comics 178
Series I'm talking about - Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Okay, look. I never got into Disney. First Disney animated movie I saw was either Snow White or Cinderella (honestly don't remember), and that was the day after my senior prom, cause my date wanted to go. As far as cartoons go, I always preferred Daffy to Donald. And as far as comics, I started with superheroes, and that's what I bought for myself.
But every Sunday the folks would go visit the grandparents, and I'd get dragged along. My grandfather always had some comics laying around, knowing I'd need something to do. They were usually Disney, but since they were the only option I'd read them. Didn't care for most of them; the sitcom style shenanigans just didn't appeal. But every once in a while, there'd be a different story. Sometimes longer, more adventure than dumb gags; those stood out. Not enough to make me seek them out, though.
Years went by, and I learned about the 'good duck artist' and how well regarded his stories were. I shrugged, dismissed it as nostalgia, and went on with my superheroes. But when I heard that Don Rosa was taking the many stories Carl Barks had done and weaving them into one chronological chronicle, the continuity freak in me was sucked in, and I picked up a couple of issues. And I really was surprised by how much I enjoyed them. These weren't just a string of jokes; there were plots, adventure, and the development of Scrooge, a character I came to root for despite knowing of him as a skinflint and miserly, well, Scrooge.
I know that Rosa was working off of the original stories by Barks. All due respect to the master, but this is the version that hooked me.
Day 4 - Uncle Scrooge
First Appearance - Four Color Comics 178
Series I'm talking about - Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Okay, look. I never got into Disney. First Disney animated movie I saw was either Snow White or Cinderella (honestly don't remember), and that was the day after my senior prom, cause my date wanted to go. As far as cartoons go, I always preferred Daffy to Donald. And as far as comics, I started with superheroes, and that's what I bought for myself.
But every Sunday the folks would go visit the grandparents, and I'd get dragged along. My grandfather always had some comics laying around, knowing I'd need something to do. They were usually Disney, but since they were the only option I'd read them. Didn't care for most of them; the sitcom style shenanigans just didn't appeal. But every once in a while, there'd be a different story. Sometimes longer, more adventure than dumb gags; those stood out. Not enough to make me seek them out, though.
Years went by, and I learned about the 'good duck artist' and how well regarded his stories were. I shrugged, dismissed it as nostalgia, and went on with my superheroes. But when I heard that Don Rosa was taking the many stories Carl Barks had done and weaving them into one chronological chronicle, the continuity freak in me was sucked in, and I picked up a couple of issues. And I really was surprised by how much I enjoyed them. These weren't just a string of jokes; there were plots, adventure, and the development of Scrooge, a character I came to root for despite knowing of him as a skinflint and miserly, well, Scrooge.
I know that Rosa was working off of the original stories by Barks. All due respect to the master, but this is the version that hooked me.
