Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: "The Son of the Sun" - Don Rosa Library (DISNEY ROSA DUCK LIBRARY HC) - Hardcover

Rosa, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606997424 ISBN 13: 9781606997420

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2023

Synopsis

Uncle Scrooge, the Richest Duck in the World, is back―and so are noisy nephew Donald, wunderkinder Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and rascally richnik Flintheart Glomgold! Don Rosa, thanks to his Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck comics, is among the world’s most beloved contemporary cartoonists. Following in the footsteps of Disney legend Carl Barks, the cartoonist launched his career in 1987, with an exciting, lovingly detailed visual style all his own. Famed for his Eisner Award-winning “Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck,” Rosa is an international fan favorite and drew a whopping two decades’ worth of ripping Scrooge and Donald yarns! We're proud to present his Duck adventures in complete, chronological order for the first time. This volume of comic book stories includes the titular story about Scrooge’s and Flintheart’s epic battle for Inca gold; “Crocodile Collector,” about Donald’s pursuit of a rare reptile; and “Last Sled to Dawson,” Rosa’s sequel to Barks’ classic “Back to the Klondike”―featuring the return of Scrooge’s old flame, Glittering Goldie O’Gilt! “Cash Flow” brings back the Beagle Boys, too!

About this title

About the Author

First active in comics as the indie creator of Captain Kentucky and The Pertwillaby Papers, Don Rosa (b. June 29, 1951) made his jump to official Scrooge sagas with the launch of Gladstone Publishing, the watershed 1980s publisher of fan-friendly Disney comics titles. Rosa later switched to producing Duckburg comics for the pan-European publisher Egmont, leading to his capturing a remarkable international fandom. He lives near Louisville, KY.

Reviews

Gr 4 Up—As a child, Rosa was a huge fan of the comic book series "Uncle Scrooge," featuring Disney's Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck, and aspired to one day write and draw for the series like his hero, comic legend Carl Barks. After a decade-long lull in the comics, Rosa finally got his chance to write for the series and created several Scrooge and Donald Duck adventures from 1987 to 2005. Staying true to Barks's original characters and vision while adding his own artistic style, Rosa not only meets the expectations created by Barks but at times exceeds them. These two volumes are filled with epic adventures, like hunting for buried treasure or recovering stolen money, and kid-friendly humor and hilarious situations. Overall, the creator's work has aged well, and newer audiences will have no problem immersing themselves in these stories. At the end of each volume are whole pages of reference notes, explaining each comic in depth and addressing Rosa's process and nods to previous works. These notes show just how passionate he was about his work and the series as a whole.With the resurgence of popularity in retro comics such as "Tintin" and "Asterix," these entries make for a solid addition to comics and graphic novel collections.—Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606997424
• ISBN 13: 9781606997420
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Gerstein David