tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post2459503294087674446..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Chapter Two: "The Master of the Mississippi"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-12389334739815127932018-04-09T19:18:52.127-04:002018-04-09T19:18:52.127-04:00Never noticed this until you pointed it out, but P...Never noticed this until you pointed it out, but Pothole's views on money are definitely shades of future Donald. He's even drinking a soda while he expounds them. Nice touch, Rosa.F. Radcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562282494701780301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-30593100286465933872017-09-14T11:49:39.334-04:002017-09-14T11:49:39.334-04:00Nowhere else in this series, or indeed in the rest...Nowhere else in this series, or indeed in the rest of his work, did Rosa capture a time and a place as brilliantly as he did here. It really shows that he's a river rat at heart and loves his hometown, as well as all the history that goes with it. If someone were to ask me for a comic that embodies the spirit of America, I might give them this one.<br />-RMEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-21511140124621906292016-11-30T16:48:48.177-05:002016-11-30T16:48:48.177-05:00Another thing I kind of dislike about this story (...Another thing I kind of dislike about this story (although on the whole I love it) is Ratchet Gearloose's water-clearing pills, and, generally, Ratchet's portrayal in Rosa stories. In Barks's story, it was clear that Ratchet was a somewhat realistic 19th century inventor/mechanic, who could have very smart ideas about how to work a steam boiler, but is <i>not</i> a professional all-purposes inventor like his grandson. Ratchet's ideas to improve the <i>Dilly Dollar</i> are perhaps far-fetched, but <i>plausible</i> given the time period, whereas the water-clearing pills are no more primitive than what Gyro could think up in the modern day.Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-35807678823504314712016-02-24T08:24:27.815-05:002016-02-24T08:24:27.815-05:00Bah, is her age that obvious ? Also, nobody said G...Bah, is her age that obvious ? Also, nobody said Goldie had to be same age as Scrooge.<br /><br />She could also be Goldie's mother.Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-73203722518346717852016-02-19T15:30:08.077-05:002016-02-19T15:30:08.077-05:00I want to say Scrooge thinking getting the treasur...I want to say Scrooge thinking getting the treasure was too easy could just be him being Genre Savvy (he's commented in some Barks stories IIRC about something being too easy and therefore suspecting that they're in for trouble or danger and being proven right), but unfortunately, that just doesn't come across here. You're right -- it's very eyebrow-raising. I only don't mind the line because Pothole's response is funny.<br /><br />This is one of my fave chapters, too -- it has one of the best adventures/hunts, great location and use of the environment, and I just love the role reversal, seeing Scrooge as the nephew being roped into a perilous treasure hunt. The McDucks have the best family traditions!<br /><br />I know it's silly to comment on comments made 2 and a half years ago, but... Given that Scrooge is 13, there's no way that grown woman could be Goldie. She is, however, a dead ringer for Howard Rockerduck's wife in Ch. 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-54476915983663982152015-10-13T10:12:40.953-04:002015-10-13T10:12:40.953-04:00I always liked that part about Scrooge and his com...I always liked that part about Scrooge and his comment about how you should earn richness with hard work.<br />This is a young inexperienced and idealistic Scrooge after all, who idealizes hard work while being still young and inexperienced.<br /><br />He thinks he has it all figured out and that he is a hard worker, and now this all feels anti-climactic.<br /><br />It's a very silly notion, especially considering he is supposed to be working to support his family. So what if you get this easily? Now your family is financially secure at least?<br /><br />It made himacross as juvenile and childish, which given his age and lack of experience works nicely IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-14539128734651646192013-06-14T01:47:13.491-04:002013-06-14T01:47:13.491-04:00The young lady duck trying to swipe Pothole's ...The young lady duck trying to swipe Pothole's chips or coins or whatever is just too Goldiean to not be Goldie. Rosa himself denied it--rather brusquely, I feel compelled to add; also, his reasons for why it <i>couldn't possibly</i> be Goldie were incredibly thin--when I asked about it on his facebook page, but give me a break: that's gotta be her, right down to the ambitions and earrings.whc03gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304236390575971087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-51021209127943178432011-12-10T22:11:19.117-05:002011-12-10T22:11:19.117-05:00I would say it is almost a certainty that “Old Man...I would say it is almost a certainty that “Old Man Erickson” refers to Byron Erickson. <br /><br />Peppering stories with such references is a temptation almost impossible to resist. In my own stuff, you’ll find my wife’s name, dates or years indicating when I received my first Disney comic book and other personally noteworthy events, subtle (and not so subtle) nods to things I like such as The Simpsons, Lost in Space, Popeye, Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff, Super Goof, Freakazoid – and other Disney comic book stories… like “The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck”! <br /><br />I won’t presume to get into Don Rosa’s head… but, how could he NOT do this! It’s just SO MUCH FUN to do!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-71037709518641061362011-12-10T16:15:26.200-05:002011-12-10T16:15:26.200-05:00As a Mark Twain fan, I loved all the references to...As a Mark Twain fan, I loved all the references to "Life on the Mississippi." Also, a nice reference to how Samuel Clemens found his pseudonym.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343947041898057102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-3083049815973264862011-12-10T16:02:00.958-05:002011-12-10T16:02:00.958-05:00It's one of my favorites as well. Again, an ex...It's one of my favorites as well. Again, an excellent evocation of a time and place. The combination of art and coloring give the subterranean steamboat scene in particular a suitably legendary air. If there was an TV show of this, no doubt that'd be shown as much as possible in the opening credits.Jasper Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11494710356101531230noreply@blogger.com