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.
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.
I just wrote in a other comment how the life and times of scrooge mcduck album by tuomas is an absolute masterpiece!!
I had never heard of this before! Listened to Cold Heart of the Klondike, and I can see the pages turning in my head.
Fuck, I need to buy a complete collection of the comics.
There’s a video for the album too!
But im mainly a fan of the music. Fun fact the female vocalist is Tuomas’ wife, and they got married the year this album came out.
As far as behind shack magazines go, you might’ve lucked out