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You asked for them, and here they are... the pre-chapters, the post-chaptersand the in-between chapters of Don Rosa's Life and Times of ScroogeMcDuck! Included in this companion are the stories "The Cowboy Captain ofthe Cutty Sark," "The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff," "The Prisoner of White AgonyCreek," "Hearts of the Yukon" and "Sharpie of the Culebra Cut." Finally roundingout the collection are two slightly unusual takes on Scrooge's life: "Of Ducksand Dimes and Destinies" and "Dream of a Lifetime" in which the Beagle Boysinvade Scrooge's subconscious mind (!) and wreak havoc during dream-versions ofthe various "Life of Scrooge" chapters.
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Gemstone Publishing (2006), Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN
1888472405 / 9781888472400
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LibraryThing member Haltiamieli
By necessity, this collection is not the great interwoven and grandiose graphic novel the original "Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" was. Big story is already told, and now Rosa is filling the gaps, whether or not all these gaps really existed before a new story was fitted in there. As such, some
"The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff" is the story (though not yet made then) that Rosa omitted from the original stories not to have too many western adventures following each other. It does have its foundations in Barks stories, like the original series: in one story, Scrooge told than once he outwitted the Daltons. This was referenced in one detail of the opening page of part VII of the original, but now we have the whole story. And it is a good story, funny and exciting, flowing with ease.
"Hearts of Yukon" is, hands down, Rosa's best take on the relationship between Scrooge and Goldie. It is funny, melancholy and true. The last third of the story is one of the two most dramatic pieces Rosa has ever written, on par with the rivership episode in "The King of Klondike". This story is among my Top Three Don Rosa Stories.
A decade later Rosa wrote an ambitious story to fill the gap between "The King of Klondike" and "Hearts of Yukon". It tells how Scrooge kidnapped Goldie to his claim for a month, as mentioned in Barks' "Back to Klondike". But sadly, this time the challenge surmounted Rosa. He has grown to love Scrooge's soft side too much, no more could he grab the virile, angry and morally ambiguous Scrooge the story would have needed. The result is one of his worst stories, a mishmash of awkwardly overplayed drama scenes, omnipotent superman Scrooge and stupid, unneeded villains.
From other stories, "The Cowboy Captain of Cutty Sark" is a very good story in itself (and the Krakatau pictures are beautiful), but it doesn't fit in with the overall chronology very well. Rosa's explanation for Scrooge's appearance in the Indonesia in midst of his cowboy years is quite forced. But I can still swallow it. There is no explanation however, for Scrooge being in Panama 1906 with his sisters ("The Sharpie of Culebra Cut"). This is hugely contradictory to the original series intricate chronology and storyline, and for me undermines the value of the whole story (which otherwise isn't bad, even if it isn't that great either).
I'm very happy that Finnish publisher decided to include whole of "The Last Sled to Dawson" instead of just an excerpt as in the English version.
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of the stories of this collection fit better in to the storyline and themes of the original series than others. Some are good as themselves, some... not so much."The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff" is the story (though not yet made then) that Rosa omitted from the original stories not to have too many western adventures following each other. It does have its foundations in Barks stories, like the original series: in one story, Scrooge told than once he outwitted the Daltons. This was referenced in one detail of the opening page of part VII of the original, but now we have the whole story. And it is a good story, funny and exciting, flowing with ease.
"Hearts of Yukon" is, hands down, Rosa's best take on the relationship between Scrooge and Goldie. It is funny, melancholy and true. The last third of the story is one of the two most dramatic pieces Rosa has ever written, on par with the rivership episode in "The King of Klondike". This story is among my Top Three Don Rosa Stories.
A decade later Rosa wrote an ambitious story to fill the gap between "The King of Klondike" and "Hearts of Yukon". It tells how Scrooge kidnapped Goldie to his claim for a month, as mentioned in Barks' "Back to Klondike". But sadly, this time the challenge surmounted Rosa. He has grown to love Scrooge's soft side too much, no more could he grab the virile, angry and morally ambiguous Scrooge the story would have needed. The result is one of his worst stories, a mishmash of awkwardly overplayed drama scenes, omnipotent superman Scrooge and stupid, unneeded villains.
From other stories, "The Cowboy Captain of Cutty Sark" is a very good story in itself (and the Krakatau pictures are beautiful), but it doesn't fit in with the overall chronology very well. Rosa's explanation for Scrooge's appearance in the Indonesia in midst of his cowboy years is quite forced. But I can still swallow it. There is no explanation however, for Scrooge being in Panama 1906 with his sisters ("The Sharpie of Culebra Cut"). This is hugely contradictory to the original series intricate chronology and storyline, and for me undermines the value of the whole story (which otherwise isn't bad, even if it isn't that great either).
I'm very happy that Finnish publisher decided to include whole of "The Last Sled to Dawson" instead of just an excerpt as in the English version.
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LibraryThing member JapaG
This is a later addition to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. It has all the stories that Rosa made to accompany his 12 story saga of Scrooge's life.
Since the stories do not need to follow the timeline of Scrooge's life, nor do they have to contain all the tidbits of "Scrooge lore" (see The
The stories wander off in several directions, and are generally more ludicrous than those in the original set. I myself like them both, and I am very happy that Sanoma Magazines decided to publish them as a double pack here in Finland.
A must for any Duck or Rosa fan. :)
Since the stories do not need to follow the timeline of Scrooge's life, nor do they have to contain all the tidbits of "Scrooge lore" (see The
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Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck), Rosa has been able to let himself loose more here.The stories wander off in several directions, and are generally more ludicrous than those in the original set. I myself like them both, and I am very happy that Sanoma Magazines decided to publish them as a double pack here in Finland.
A must for any Duck or Rosa fan. :)
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume includes stories of Scrooge's life prior to acquiring his fortune. Interspersed among the stories are blurbs from the author giving further details on the stories and sometimes his process. The whole thing was really interesting and I've always loved Scrooge b/c I was a huge Duck Tales
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume includes stories of Scrooge's life prior to acquiring his fortune. Interspersed among the stories are blurbs from the author giving further details on the stories and sometimes his process. The whole thing was really interesting and I've always loved Scrooge b/c I was a huge Duck Tales
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fan growing up. I've even got them all on dvd now. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume includes stories of Scrooge's life prior to acquiring his fortune. Interspersed among the stories are blurbs from the author giving further details on the stories and sometimes his process. The whole thing was really interesting and I've always loved Scrooge b/c I was a huge Duck Tales
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fan growing up. I've even got them all on dvd now. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume includes stories of Scrooge's life prior to acquiring his fortune. Interspersed among the stories are blurbs from the author giving further details on the stories and sometimes his process. The whole thing was really interesting and I've always loved Scrooge b/c I was a huge Duck Tales
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fan growing up. I've even got them all on dvd now. Show Less