No, no...for once I'm posting something that has nothing to do with either of them. But while we're on the subject, I wish them both nothing but the worst
"...this series was not intended to change the Barks Duck Universe or to otherwise break tradition. On the contrary, it is intended to reaffirm all the elements of the great Barks $crooge stories so many citizens of this planet grew up on..."
A neat thing Rosa talks about in the intro that he wrote is how he listed off a bunch of "Barksian facts" about Scrooge, put them into a timeline, and then broke those further into 12 segments. "...and since $crooge's life is no more my property than that of any other Duck fan..."
"...I sent copies of this chart to noted fans around the world for their comments and help." So in a way, this is sort of like the product of fan work and communities, with an endorsement by Barks himself that Rosa also writes about, where barks contributes a key line of dialogue...
Only just found this series last year and I fell in love with it. Rosa plays with Scrooge's history in a way that no one else could. He's got such a great eye for comedic setup and payoff, though my personal favorite page is the one where Scrooge finally strikes it gold.
Yeah, I think before this book, the only one I distinctly remember having is his story "The Son of the Sun," where scrooge races against glomgold to reach the temple of Manco Capac. This one panel lives in my head rent-free, tho 😂
The one I remember is from His Majesty, McDuck. The final frame where Scrooge is feeding the pigeons with the brass plaque that he said he melted down. The old duck has a heart after all. 💜
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Rosa's LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK is one of the greatest works of 20th century literature.
(Like usually the dialogue exchange would be done in close-up. Here, the "camera" pulls back so we see everything, incl. Hortense and the horse)