Comments on: Mike talks about Walt Disney Comics & Stories

By: Emily Smith

Emily Smith — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:14:11 +0000

In reply to Travis Maciejewski.

DONALD DUCK – Chip and Dale NEW!!! Cartoons Full Episodes! 2015
https://youtu.be/khrTRwzTJFQ

By: Emily Smith

Emily Smith — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:13:28 +0000

DONALD DUCK – Chip and Dale NEW!!! Cartoons Full Episodes! 2015
https://youtu.be/khrTRwzTJFQ

By: william steele

william steele — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 23:41:21 +0000

wow mike, i found this very entertaining and enlightening, you told the stories so well, it is brilliant! i really enjoyed this, it reminded me alot of duck tales (which i own every episode), its amazing to see this precursor and learn of stories i didnt know existed until you gave me the knowledge of them, for that i thank you, your awesome 🙂

By: stone7160

stone7160 — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 07:13:14 +0000

Brilliant review Mike. I remember all those stories you’ve eloquently summarised. I grew up with Carl Barks Disney comics in the 70’s in New Zealand and probably collected the majority of them, but unfortunately they have deteriorated over the years so only have the memories of them left. I loved the colourful stories and beautiful artwork which fuelled my imagination while teaching me some of life’s lessons in an entertaining, funny way. As a child I didn’t understood why the Disney animated shorts were no comparison to these comics but now understand it was due to the way Carl Barks was able to inject his life experiences, perspective, and humour into these comics. Thanks for the trip down memory lane of my childhood.

By: Mikko Sandt

Mikko Sandt — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:33:42 +0000

Barks and Rosa are huge here in Finland, especially Rosa who’s like a celebrity. You can easily find hardcover books by both authors here. I love both but Rosa is my favorite because of the consistent mythology he built around the characters using Barks’s work as a base.

By: FrederikTheLillithmon

FrederikTheLillithmon — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:41:15 +0000

I Like This Video Mike

By: Ducky

Ducky — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:26:52 +0000

I wound up with a bunch of these comics that once belonged to by uncle, including The Golden Fleecing, which is the best name ever.

By: ClosingFrantica

ClosingFrantica — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:19:26 +0000

Scrooge’s rage traveling over the phone has become a classic running gag in the italian comics. I remember the phone cable even taking the shape of Scrooge’s silhouette once.

By: RedStampede

RedStampede — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:16:18 +0000

I’d really like to know what are your thoughs on the “Life and times of Scrooge McDuck” graphic novel. I really love it, it’s one of the best life stories ever told, it’s not on par with Carl Barks’ stories but it comes really damn close.

By: HomingMissiles

HomingMissiles — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:20:41 +0000

Carl Barks ranks up there with the top storytellers of the comics artform. Mike briefly mentioned Don Rosa’s “biography” of Uncle Scrooge. While I agree that Barks didn’t have a particular backstory in mind for Uncle Scrooge, I found Rosa’s work great fun, well-written, well-researched and extremely well-drawn, which is typical of his meticulous work involving fairly complex settings and historical reference. It makes many scattered mentions of Bark’s stories, of course, but I saw it more as a affectionate tribute to him and his beloved character than a way of pushing an “official canon” of Scrooge’s life that wasn’t there to being with.