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This is the first in a new series of collections pairing Barks originals with Rosa's 'sequals'.
I look forward to the future ones in this series (I know #3 and 4 have been announced at this time).
While I recall the Barks story (from an old Gold Key reprint most likely), I never read the Rosa sequel, so this was a new experience for me.
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My interest in the Ducks has recently been renewed, after growing up on Duck Tales cartoons and such. I had read a couple of Gladstone comics as a youth and somehow the experience has stuck with me. Perhaps I am turning to these comics now that the Marvel and DC superhero comics that I loved have become so much less innocent.
I am at the point in my life where I expect to be a father soon, and I hope to pass down a love of comics to my children, someday. But what do I want to give them? Dark, gritty, murderous modern superhero comics, where someone is as likely to get their brains blown out as they are to save the day? You know what? Life is hard enough, already.
I'd rather give my kids a bright world, with an incredible sense of adventure. I have recently read Rosa's "The Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge" and truly enjoyed it. I found myself entertained, absorbed, and - remarkably - educated by the experience. These may be "funny animal" comics, but they are in no way dumb comics.
Rosa grew up as a fan of Carl Barks and his landmark Duck stories. You can tell how very much his artwork is inspired by Barks' own. There are still some differences. While the Ducks themselves look very similar (compare Barks' page 1, panel 3 with Rosa's page 1, panel 1), Rosa's backgrounds are more intricate. Also, I have noticed that Rosa's lines are a little thinner, and reminiscent somehow of Sergio Aragones in that there may be small gags in panels that you really have to look for.
Aside from all that, what this volume highlights - and what I believe is Rosa's real gift to the world of the Ducks - is continuity. Here we have an original, classic Barks' tale paired with Rosa's sequel. That kind of continuity appeals especially to me as a longtime fan of serial superhero comic stories. After living that way for so long, it is hard to switch to purely episodic tales. That is why I am grateful to Rosa, and for this collection.
Thanks to Rosa's "Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge" I will be able to go back and enjoy Barks' classic Scrooge tales with a feeling of the greater picture. Thanks to this volume, I have enjoyed a classic Barks' tale and a satisfying follow-up. And thanks to the fine folks at Gemstone, I will have bright, smart comics to pass down to my children.
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