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larsenac's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jul_ja's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
samantha_voss's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
punchofwishes's review against another edition
3.0
!Only Uncle Scrooge and “The Son of the Sun” Gratis Comic Day 2020 edition!
This was an alright story but nothing special. The art was solid but not remarkable and I found the plot overdone even for Scrooge comics.
This was an alright story but nothing special. The art was solid but not remarkable and I found the plot overdone even for Scrooge comics.
myslas's review against another edition
5.0
Just den här volymen innehåller kanske inte Don Rosas allra bästa historier och hans tecknande blev betydligt bättre senare men förutom själva serierna så får man Rosas egna kommentarer om varenda serie och dessutom första delen av historien om hans liv. Av alla böcker som samlat Don Rosas serier så är Fantagraphics de bästa jag sett. Ett måste för alla fans!
thekarpuk's review against another edition
2.0
There's comics from the 80's and 90's that I take issue with because in an attempt to seem more respectable and more literary they mostly just got insanely wordy.
It's the same problem I have with a lot of Alan Moore books and the Chris Claremont X-Men years: every page is swamped with text, even when it makes no sense.
Bad comics never shut up. They'll have relentless banter even during fight scenes. I often wonder how the artists feel about the amount of real estate given over to dialogue that often doesn't serve any purpose other than what they must feel fills some imaginary dead air on the comic book page.
Don Rosa pretty explicitly based his run of these comics on the Carl Barks comics, but the one thing he seemed uninterested in replicating was the brevity. Carl Barks' work is highly readable both visually and textually. While he indulged in wacky dialogue, I never felt bogged down by the prose.
And it's a shame, because some of the visuals, choreography, and inventiveness of Rosa's work are truly impressive. There are sequences so well orchestrated that it actually reminds me of Otomo's work on Akira. But it all gets bogged down by often corny, rather retro-for-its-time dialogue, especially since I found a lot of it neither funny nor interesting nor necessary.
I can see how these comics would be a good fit for those who crave more Scrooge adventures after reading all of Barks and burning through both Ducktales TV shows, but I simply don't think Rosa's work is worth the effort.
It's the same problem I have with a lot of Alan Moore books and the Chris Claremont X-Men years: every page is swamped with text, even when it makes no sense.
Bad comics never shut up. They'll have relentless banter even during fight scenes. I often wonder how the artists feel about the amount of real estate given over to dialogue that often doesn't serve any purpose other than what they must feel fills some imaginary dead air on the comic book page.
Don Rosa pretty explicitly based his run of these comics on the Carl Barks comics, but the one thing he seemed uninterested in replicating was the brevity. Carl Barks' work is highly readable both visually and textually. While he indulged in wacky dialogue, I never felt bogged down by the prose.
And it's a shame, because some of the visuals, choreography, and inventiveness of Rosa's work are truly impressive. There are sequences so well orchestrated that it actually reminds me of Otomo's work on Akira. But it all gets bogged down by often corny, rather retro-for-its-time dialogue, especially since I found a lot of it neither funny nor interesting nor necessary.
I can see how these comics would be a good fit for those who crave more Scrooge adventures after reading all of Barks and burning through both Ducktales TV shows, but I simply don't think Rosa's work is worth the effort.
rudi's review
3.0
The first volume, featuring the earliest duck stories by Don Rosa. He is good from the get go, but this collection features mostly short gag stories, and only two really great adventures. This also affects his own commentary, because it's obvious he hasn't really a lot to say about the shorter stories. That said, it's a beautiful book, and worth it just for "The Son of the Sun" and "The Last Sled to Dawson".
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