Ο βίος και η πολιτεία του Σκρουτζ Μακ Ντακ: Τα χαμένα επεισόδια

The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck #2

by Don Rosa, Δημήτρης Δημακόπουλος (Translator)

"Τα Χαμένα Επεισόδια" είναι μια σειρά ιστοριών από τα νεανικά χρόνια του Σκρουτζ Μακ Ντακ, τις οποίες έγραψε και σχεδίασε ο Ντον Ρόσα από το 1991 έως το 2005. Οι ιστορίες αυτές παρεμβάλλονται χρονικά στις ιστορίες του βραβευμένου του έργου "Ο Βίος & η Πολιτεία του Σκρουτζ Μακ Ντακ" και ρίχνουν φως στις σκοτεινές του σελίδες.
Ο Ντον Ρόσα είναι μια εξέχουσα φυσιογνωμία του σύγχρονου κόμικς και θεωρείται ο σημαντικότερος δημιουργός ιστοριών Ντίσνεϊ) της γενιάς του. Κορυφαίο έργο του είναι "Ο Βίος & η Πολιτεία του Σκρουτζ Μακ Ντακ", ένα επικό έργο δώδεκα επεισοδίων που αφηγείται την ζωή του θείου Σκρουτζ, ενός από τους κεντρικότερους και γοητευτικότερους ήρωες του σύμπαντος των κόμικς Ντίσνεϋ. Για να μπορέσει να αποτυπώσει την βιογραφία του πιο πλούσιου παπιού του κόσμου ο Ντον Ρόσα χρειάστηκε να μελετήσει όλες τις ιστορίες που έγραψε και σχεδίασε ο δημιουργός του Σκρουτζ ο μεγάλος δάσκαλος Καρλ Μπαρκς. Ο Ντον Ρόσα ξεκινά από τα παιδικά χρόνια του ήρωα, από τότε ακόμα που γυάλιζε παπούτσια στους λασπωμένους δρόμους της Γλασκώβης, και φτάνει μέχρι τα γεράματα του, όπου ζώντας αποτραβηγμένος στο επιβλητικό θησαυροφυλάκιο του στον λόφο πάνω από την Λιμνούπολη συναντιέται μετά από δεκαετίες με τον ανιψιό του τον Ντόναλντ Ντακ. Έτσι, ο Ντον Ρόσα μας διηγείται την ιστορία του Σκρουτζ ως το σημείο εκείνο που τον εισήγαγε στις ιστορίες του ο Μπαρκς. Με το έργο αυτό ο Ντον Ρόσα έγινε διάσημος σ' ολόκληρο τον κόσμο, αγαπήθηκε φανατικά από τους λάτρεις των ιστοριών Ντίσνεϋ και βραβεύτηκε με την σημαντικότερη διάκριση στον χώρο της Ένατης Τέχνης, το Βραβείο Άισνερ. Από τότε, κάθε καινούργια ιστορία του αποτελεί σημαντικό γεγονός για τα εκατομμύρια των θαυμαστών του σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Humor, Comic Book, Adventure

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for Disney-licensed comic books, first published in America by Dell Comics. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Barks; among these was his first Duck story, "The Son of the Sun" (1987), which was nominated for a Harvey Award in the "Best Story of the Year" category.
Rosa created about 90 stories between 1987 and 2006. In 1995, his 12-chapter work The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck won the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is terrific fun, balancing humor, adventure, romance and history to make an entertaining blend. Rosa's commentary is very enlightening, to see the research into actual history and Duck history. There are plenty of gags, most genuinely funny, but the adventure never feels compromised. And the character moments - mostly between Scrooge and Glittering Goldie - but also with Donald and more are great.

Highly recommended book for fans of fun-loving adventure!

[Thanos Tram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Τα χαμένα επεισόδια έρχονται να καλύψουν μερικά κενά από τον βίο και την πολιτεία του διασημότερου παλιού στον κόσμο...

Το μοτίβο και η γραφή είναι στο ίδιο μήκος με τον Βίο και Πολιτεία.... Ένα πραγματικό διαμαντάκι 💍

[Lani M · Rating 5 out of 5]

First and foremost, I have to thank a good friend of mine, - a comic aficionado-, who is kind enough to lend this book to me. Although I met Scrooge McDuck since I was a little girl and became a fan instantly, I barely read the English version, let alone knowing Don Rosa. Had I read the English version, I would have become an avid reader of Don Rosa's version earlier.

After reading the book, my long forgotten question about why Scrooge did not have a wife was finally answered perfectly. It is bittersweet to know that even a grumpy old Scrooge could fall in love with Goldie, deep. Now, all that left for me is, if only he opened the letter from Goldie :(
Somehow, it is probably the one that made the particular story beautiful; the lost love, that is.
Scrooge Mcduck would bear this memory in his mind forever.
"Memories can be deep and profound, but the mind can flash through them at light speed - especially if they are memories frequently visited."

Last, as we enjoy adventuring with stories from the book, may we always remember what this 10-year-old Scrooge Mcduck when he got his first dime, "Life is filled with tough jobs, and there will always be sharpies to cheat me! Well, I will be tougher than the toughies, and sharper than the sharpies, and I'll make my money square!"

Thank you, Scrooge McDuck, rest well in peace.

[SilverReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think its the best comics i ever read. The narrative, the story, the sentiment. Everything.
This and the main book of course.

[Mariangel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The in-between chapters that Don Rosa did not tell in his 12-part series include: A time-travel story by Magica DeSpell (which was drawn before the main series was started) and ties with episode 1; Scrooge McDuck’s trip on the Cutty Sark just in time to see the explosion of Krakatoa; his fight with the Dalton bros, helped by Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Geronimo; his encounter with T. Roosevelt during the excavation of the Panama canal; and most importantly, more on his Yukon days and his relationship with Glittering Goldie, to whom he teaches how hard miners work when she tries to steal his gold and deed. The volume is capped with “The dream of a lifetime”, revisiting in dreams his youthful adventures and, maybe, finally getting to enjoy the happy ending with Goldie that he missed in real life.

[Liisa | kirjavuori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, tässä on niiiiiiiin monta lempparitarinaa! Oon aina tykännyt hirveästi mm. Cutty Sharkin Cowboykapteenista ja Hämäyksen hurrikaanista — jo ne ilahduttavat. Mutta sitten on vielä White Agony Creekin vanki JA Yukonin sydämet, ja jonnekin sisälleni hautaamani romantikko-osioni parkuu ja nyyhkii ja iloitsee tästä ihanasta traagisesta rakkaustarinasta. Ihanan romanttista, kuten Rosa itsekin sanoo. Kaiken kruunaa ihana Unelmoiden läpi elämän, jonka lopun onnenkyyneleinen nukkuva Roope on ehkä ihanin juttu koko maailmassa.

Parhautta! Rosa on nero.

[Emil Nilsson-Mäki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mästerverk!

[[Name Redacted] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rosa really knows how to inject pathos and meaning into what could have been a simple, silly alternate history of the world. Donald Duck meeting his dead mother, Hortense, as a dream-memory in his Uncle's mind is extremely touching -- even if it has to end in a bit of slapstick.

And honestly, I can't believe they didn't include Rosa's "Hearts of the Yukon" in the official "Life & Times"! It had an incredibly poignant ending, right up there with the deaths of Scrooge's parents in the official volume. This entire volume, this simple "Companion", is just as good -- if not better -- than the original!

[lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Maybe it's nicer to pretend that there's one person in this sorry world that I might... that I can...”

Don Rosa delves deeper into Scrooge's life and the fun adventures continue. Above all, I appreciated the way his relationship with Goldie was handled, it was cute and quite heartbreaking. Even Scrooge McDuck himself, the richest duck on earth, didn't manage to get everything that he needed after all.

[SW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a heartbreaking love story. What could have been...

[Alex E · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second volume of Scrooge McDuck's life compiles the "in between" chapters of his life that weren't part of the main narrative in the first volume.

So this is just a series of interesting and often times poignant stories that didn't quite fit into the first volume. And while the first volume definitely feels more structured than this one, the second volume, in my opinion, feels more adventurous and sometimes more memorable. I don't know if its the fact that these tales can be read out of order so they are self contained narratives, or the fact they are just fun trips with Scrooge, but this volume really felt much more loose and at the same time, had some emotional moments that really leave you thinking about them after you put the book down. However, I would say that those emotional moments are built off of the foundation of the first volume, so really, these two volumes are companions to one another.

The stories themselves are great. They often refer back to the first volume, but elaborate or continue the stories. We also have a couple of stories that close some of the loose ends from the first volume as well. Hell, there's even a dream story that has Scrooge ending up with Goldie, his secret dream of all dreams. There are moments like that, where the sincerity and emotion of the tales being told really shine through. The love that Don Rosa has for these characters, really emanates from the pages. So when Scrooge stops by his mother an fathers gravestones for a quiet moment (like in volume 1), it really resonates. Scrooge making up with his sister was another highlight, but my personal favorite, was finding and reading the letter that Scrooge's father left for him, in the most secret of secret locations... really touching.

Overall, if you are a fan of the comics medium, I highly recommend this. It is a master class in story telling and narrative structure, and its a guide book to tell an amazingly detailed and interesting story, without losing the charm or sentiment in order to do so. Highly recommended for fans of all things Duck related as well as fans of Comic book classics.

[Uuttu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nostalgiaa ja oikeasti hyviä tarinoita, mitäpä muuta kaipaisi...

Don Rosa on tuonut uskomattoman paljon elämää ja historiaa hahmoihin, jotka yksinkertaisesti vain ovat Aku Ankka -hahmoja. Uskoisin, että Don Rosan tarinoiden odottaminen ja lukeminen oli se, joka piti minut lukemassa Aku Ankkaa vielä muutaman vuoden varsinaisen kiinnostumisen ohi. On myös huomioitava, että Don Rosa oli ensimmäinen Ankka-piirtäjä, jonka piirrosjäljen koskaan opin tunnistamaan ja tiesin, että nuo tarinat olivat niitä parempia luettavia.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big fan of the main Life of Scrooge arc (collected in vol. 1). The main part of ths second volume adds to that. 4 stars easily.

Sadly, I’m not particularly fond of the three bonus stories (“Of Ducks and dimes and destinies”, “The Dream of a Lifetime” and “The Old Castles Other Secret”). While there are overlaps and connections to both the main Life of Scooge arc and the B/C chapters in the 3 extras, they do feel tacked on. 4, 3 and 2 stars, respectively.

All in all, 4 stars.

[Elin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jag visste inte att Farbror Joakims liv: när Yokons hjärtan glimmar och andra äventyr existerade förrän förra året, något som jag har svårt att förstå. Jag har älskat den första boken, Farbror Joakims liv sedan barnsben och har alltid velat ha mer. Denna bok gav ett avslut som jag så gärna velat ha på den första boken (ni som läst den förstår säker vad jag menar).

Jag njöt verkligen av att läsa denna bok för första gången som vuxen. Historierna var på samma nivå som i originalet, fastän de var mera för att ge mer material åt originalhistorierna än att förse läsaren med nya äventyr. Jag måste erkänna att näst sista kapitlet inte riktigt var "up to standard", men i övrigt tyckte jag nästan lika mycket om denna bok som den första.

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roope Ankan elämä ja teot -kirjan täydentävä osa, joka kertoo mitä pääkirjan tarinoiden välissä tapahtui. 12 Rosan laatutarinaa ja vielä kaupan päälle upea unenomainen (kirjaimellisesti) jakso, joka yhdistää koko saagan. Jos joku kehtaa sanoa, että ankkasarjikset eivät ole laatukirjallisuutta, niin, no sanokoon, mutta olen eri mieltä. Loistava aloitus lukuvuodelle.

[Brennan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great companion piece for the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck series with great in-between issues and a fantastic last story with Inception before Inception with Donald going inside Scrooge mind to stop Beagle Boys from finding out the combination to his huge vault in Duckburg.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gillar du Don Rosa kommer du att gilla denna bok. Den är, till skillnad mot mycket annat inom Kalle Anka, en mycket sammanhållen historia. Det finns till och med lite djup i karaktärerna, inte pjåkigt när man snackar om Kalle Anka!

[Μ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 αστεράκια με πολλή αγάπη μαζί με την αμέριστη ευγνωμοσύνη μου γι' αυτό το σπουδαίο έργο κόμικς.

[Ludwig Aczel · Rating 5 out of 5]

8.5/10

[Christian Jespersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don Rosa, you are a genius.

I had read most of the stories, but the new ones were absolutely brilliant.

[Encyclopedia · Rating 5 out of 5]

In retrospect, I blame don Rosa for all my toxic ship preferences throughout my entire life. What else can you expect when your first baby OTP is Goldie/Scrooge?

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

ihan mahtava

[Al Capwned · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as the main series but there are a lot of great moments here, plus all the memories of reading this when I was a lot younger.

[Joona Koivunen · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Unelmoiden läpi elämän" on oikeastaan ainut hieman parempi (yksi Rosan parhaista imo) tarina tässä kirjassa. Rosan kirjoista turhimpia.

[Veeti · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good as one before.

[V · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Søren Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Don Rosa and his stories!
While these might not be part of the “original” idea about “Life and times of Scrooge McDuck”, this is an exactly just as great collection of stories!
Do yourself a favor and read them both, when in need of some epic duck-adventures.

[Alfie W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tosi hyvä kirja

[Η Αλίκη στη Χώρα των Βιβλίων · Rating 5 out of 5]

Όποιος διαβάζει τον "Βίο και την Πολιτεία", συχνά παρατηρεί κάποια κενά ανάμεσα στις ιστορίες, κάποιες αναφορές σε περιπέτειες που δεν γνωρίζει και πλήθος ερωτημάτων, όπως το τι συνέβη τελικά με την μυστηριώδη Γκόλντυ. Για να λυθούν όλες αυτές οι απορίες, ο Ρόσα εξέδωσε μια ακόμη σειρά με όλα τα χαμένα επεισόδια της ζωής του Σκρουτζ. Ο δεύτερος πολυτελής τόμος, περιλαμβάνει ακόμη περισσότερες περιπέτειες, όπως το "επεισόδιο 0", το ταξίδι του Σκρουτζ με το Κάτυ Σαρκ το διασημότερο ιστιοφόρο όλων των εποχών, την ιστορία με την αιχμάλωτη του Χείμαρρου της Αγωνίας κ.ά.

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[Orion Tippens · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-have for those who enjoyed "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck."

Also, a nice standalone book of stories featuring Scrooge McDuck and company. Don Rosa's art and storytelling style remains masterful, perfect. Lots of humor, adventure, danger, and some revealing details (and expansion on Carl Bark's work). This includes Scrooge's first dime earned, his dealings in the Klondike and fight with some real life historical legends, his romantic relationship with Glittering Goldie, and a friendship with Teddy Roosevelt. Also, a fantastic story kind of added..very similar to the movie Inception, where Scrooge's nephew Donald fights the Beagle Boys in a game of wits within his past memories in a dream.