Uncle Zack and his business rival, Frenchheart Chargold, begin our two part series on Don Rosa’s Uncle Scrooge comics.
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Comics covered in this episode:
– The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck 1992-1994 12 chapters + 6 companion stores (companion stories are optional)
Topics discussed:
– How does Don Rosa balance slapstick with grounded storytelling?
– Should we have read Carl Barks first?
– Where is Roboduck?
Next up, we’re concluding our series on Don Rosa’s Uncle Scrooge comics:
-Charlotte’s Choics (she’s an expert and these are great picks) 1987-2004
The Son of the Sun (1987)
Cash Flow (1987)
Guardians of the Lost Library (1993)
A Matter of Some Gravity (1996)
A Little Something Special (1997)
The Sign of the Triple Distelfink (1998)
The Black Knight (1998)
The Quest for Kalevala (1999)
The Three Caballeros Ride Again (2000)
The Crown of the Crusader Kings (2001)
The Old Castle’s Other Secret (2004)
After that, we’re doing a one part series on Calvin & Hobbes.
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