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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, MARVEL AND DISNEY TEAM-UP TO BRING YOU THE STORY OF THE ¢ENTURY! It's the story you never expected! One of the greatest characters in the history of comics leaps into his most epic adventure yet, in the manner only MARVEL can deliver! When UNCLE SCROOGE'S fabled money bin gets stolen by a shocking culprit, the world's toughest duck must undertake a quest unlike any other, alongside a surprising array of other versions of himself! An oversized special, from Marvel mainstay writer JASON AARON (THOR, AVENGERS) and a cadre of celebrated Scrooge artists! Also re-presenting the classic CHRISTMAS ON BEAR MOUNTAIN, the first appearance of Scrooge McDuck by the legendary DISNEY COMICS creator, CARL BARKS!
112 pages, Hardcover
Published March 18, 2025
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Jason Aaron
2,382 books1,689 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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July 27, 2025
You Know the Epicness of Marvel,
and the Wonderful World of Disney.
They are mashing up here...
Making A story of my personal most beloved character, the tough unique Uncle Scrooge McDuck.
A story with the usual Disney's epic adventure of Scrooge saving his money, with many hints & Easter Eggs of his classic history specially his first appearance in Mr. Carl Barks' classics and the hard historical work of Mr. Don Rosa later.
A Story with the usual Marvel's epic Multiverse adventure, avenging, Large Scale Villain with interesting background. "Tougher than the toughies and Smarter than the smarties and -they add here, cause it's Marvel- #$%& than the #$%&!"
Those who been with Disney comics since their young age till nowadays will see that the Multiverse was already established somehow in some of the new comics, even the Magical Mirror which start it all I think is from some European comics I've read translated in Arabic recently ; it's Magica's Mirror as this comics says here.
But still reading it with Marvel's vibe is something else, something fun and new.. it reminded me many times with Avenger's Endgame.. -the world's The highest-grossing film-
The Volume I got has many additional amazing Artwork and covers for the Thirty-something pages original new story , interview with the artists from Disney -who made the drawings of the original story- and the artists from Marvel who made the covers, with their memories with the other's partner comics.
It's funny that most of Marvel Artists see how Disney's comics specially covers does have many rules and not much freedom as they have in Marvel or Super Hero comics in general , well.. I believe it's good thing for Disney's comics since it's that how they're still popular with all the ages everywhere in the world-
And they made great work really , and I love Jason Aaron's storytelling since I've read some of his Doctor Strange few years ago. Doctor Strange, Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird.
And as a tribute they inserted the original story with Uncle Scrooge's first story, Carl Barks' Christmas on Bear Mountain.
Yet the whole story is a great Tribute to one of the Most Interesting Comic Character , the Toughest, the Smartest , the #$%&, Scrooge McDuck.
Mohammed Arabey
From 21 July 2025
To 25 July 2025
and the Wonderful World of Disney.
They are mashing up here...
Making A story of my personal most beloved character, the tough unique Uncle Scrooge McDuck.
A story with the usual Disney's epic adventure of Scrooge saving his money, with many hints & Easter Eggs of his classic history specially his first appearance in Mr. Carl Barks' classics and the hard historical work of Mr. Don Rosa later.
A Story with the usual Marvel's epic Multiverse adventure, avenging, Large Scale Villain with interesting background. "Tougher than the toughies and Smarter than the smarties and -they add here, cause it's Marvel- #$%& than the #$%&!"
Those who been with Disney comics since their young age till nowadays will see that the Multiverse was already established somehow in some of the new comics, even the Magical Mirror which start it all I think is from some European comics I've read translated in Arabic recently ; it's Magica's Mirror as this comics says here.
But still reading it with Marvel's vibe is something else, something fun and new.. it reminded me many times with Avenger's Endgame.. -the world's The highest-grossing film-
The Volume I got has many additional amazing Artwork and covers for the Thirty-something pages original new story , interview with the artists from Disney -who made the drawings of the original story- and the artists from Marvel who made the covers, with their memories with the other's partner comics.
It's funny that most of Marvel Artists see how Disney's comics specially covers does have many rules and not much freedom as they have in Marvel or Super Hero comics in general , well.. I believe it's good thing for Disney's comics since it's that how they're still popular with all the ages everywhere in the world-
And they made great work really , and I love Jason Aaron's storytelling since I've read some of his Doctor Strange few years ago. Doctor Strange, Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird.
And as a tribute they inserted the original story with Uncle Scrooge's first story, Carl Barks' Christmas on Bear Mountain.
Yet the whole story is a great Tribute to one of the Most Interesting Comic Character , the Toughest, the Smartest , the #$%&, Scrooge McDuck.
Mohammed Arabey
From 21 July 2025
To 25 July 2025
April 13, 2025
There we go Disney, this was outstanding and near perfect of a standalone issue in my opinion and after reading that near waste of a Donald Duck Wolverine crossover comic, this should instead be shown as the go to template on which all future issue are based on because this was captivating, hilariously fun, even with multiple artists I thought the story was gorgeous and polished and pulled on my emotional heart strings on many pages. I think the Scrooge adventure series might just be moving into my tbr after this read because I’m beyond intrigued to see what classic adventures spawned this fantastic issue. 4.75/5
June 20, 2024
I mean… it was a fun read (?)
November 4, 2024
No prefácio desta edição Jason Aaron conta que sua motivação para fazer essa HQ foram as noites em que passou lendo para seu filho as histórias de Carl Barks e de Ken Don Rosa estreladas pelo Tio Patinhas para seu filho. Assim, a gente percebe que muito do trabalho de Aaron nos Vingadores é espelhado aqui nesta edição, quem leu essa fase não vai ter como negar que houve uma relação estabelecida aí, levando em consideração que ele tentou deixar a história do Tio Patinhas mais light em relação a dos Vingadores. A história vai bem até o ponto em que começa a virar uma trama de super-heróis, e temos lutas multiversais bem ao estilo dos Vingadores de Aaron, como os Pato Donalds enfurecidos que lutam com os Irmãos Metralhas - nunca tinha visto isso num quadrinho Disney e achei que ficou fora de mão. Fora isso é um quadrinho legal e uma bela homenagem aos clássicos de Barks e Don Rosa. Vale mencionar que temos uma bela Paninada da PaniniTM, porque quando abrimos o quadrinho cai um papelzinho mini com uma errata dos nomes dos autores. A colorista Laura Martin, por exemplo, é grafada como Laura "Nartin". Ok, then...
July 11, 2024
Marvel. Hey, Marvel, you senile old bat! Are you for real with this crap? Jason Aaron is a questionable choice, first off. You couldn’t find a writer-cartoonist? But four different art teams? The first issue is a flipping jam issue? Put down the blow, Marvel. And, oh me, oh my, those colors! Why not just ask me to color my eyeballs with a pink highlighter?
None of this is of a piece with Barks and Rosa. Barks and Rosa are timeless. This is timeless only in the sense that it is a hilariously bad misfire and will be so forever and ever. Don’t worry, you’ll churn out enough issues to fill a slim omnibus, you’ll tack on infinite variant covers and a few smug interviews, and enough zombies will buy it because of hype and FOMO. But if you think this is good pop art, you should stop smoking whatever you’re smoking, stop drinking whatever you’re drinking, stop eating whatever you’re eating, and literally take a hike. Maybe bring along some Barks and Rosa. You weren’t born with good taste but you do have it within you to be less tasteless.
Ohhhh, Marvel. Your best years are well behind you. Your mediocre years are well behind you. Even your out and out terrible years are in the rear view mirror. At this point you’re the old bag on the dance floor who thinks “I’ve still got it!” while everyone can see and smell her stuffed diaper. All good things come to an end.
None of this is of a piece with Barks and Rosa. Barks and Rosa are timeless. This is timeless only in the sense that it is a hilariously bad misfire and will be so forever and ever. Don’t worry, you’ll churn out enough issues to fill a slim omnibus, you’ll tack on infinite variant covers and a few smug interviews, and enough zombies will buy it because of hype and FOMO. But if you think this is good pop art, you should stop smoking whatever you’re smoking, stop drinking whatever you’re drinking, stop eating whatever you’re eating, and literally take a hike. Maybe bring along some Barks and Rosa. You weren’t born with good taste but you do have it within you to be less tasteless.
Ohhhh, Marvel. Your best years are well behind you. Your mediocre years are well behind you. Even your out and out terrible years are in the rear view mirror. At this point you’re the old bag on the dance floor who thinks “I’ve still got it!” while everyone can see and smell her stuffed diaper. All good things come to an end.
September 11, 2025
2,5*
Leitura leve e divertida, mas... demasiado Marvel. Tem um grande problema, que estraga a experiência de leitura, o de ser superficial e de dizer em vez de mostrar, o que torna o ponto sentimental do livro raso e inverosímil. No entanto, não deixei de apreciar o Tio Patinhas e o seu tesouro, gostei bastante da arte e das cores e esta capa maravilhosa (saiu a capa standard que é, sem dúvida, a mais bonita).
Leitura leve e divertida, mas... demasiado Marvel. Tem um grande problema, que estraga a experiência de leitura, o de ser superficial e de dizer em vez de mostrar, o que torna o ponto sentimental do livro raso e inverosímil. No entanto, não deixei de apreciar o Tio Patinhas e o seu tesouro, gostei bastante da arte e das cores e esta capa maravilhosa (saiu a capa standard que é, sem dúvida, a mais bonita).
June 20, 2024
So, is Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime #1 worth reading? Absolutely! This first issue is a delight for fans of both Disney and Marvel comics. If you're a longtime fan of Scrooge McDuck, this will affirm your love and make you proud of that fandom. Overall Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime #1 is a love letter done right. It also honors the creators, particularly Carl Barks and Don Rosa, that created and developed those characters into the ones we know and love today.
October 18, 2024
Not too bad for what it is. But good? No, not really.
I love the cover and the interior artwork is very good! Apparently these artists illustrate the Italian Disney titles; not having read any of these titles in decades I'm not really in the know.
But as I said, I like their work!
As for the story: this is a very stereotypical Jason Aaron book. It has all his tropes and not a single original idea, but in this context it's not all that bad. It just doesn't feel right here.
In the first story that Scrooge McDuck appears in - Christmas on Bear Mountain, which is also reprinted in this book- Scrooge is a miserly misanthrope (or whatever the duck version is called) who puts Donald and the nephews to a test to see whether they are even worth his time. Events conspire to make it appear as if Donals actually meets Uncle Scrooge's requirements, after which they bond, which in turn starts off all the classic adventures they then have over the decades.
The main story here starts with an alternate world in which Donald gets lost on the way to his uncle's cabin and so cannot pass Scrooge's test.
This proves to the elder (Mc)Duck that noone is worthy of him and he becomes even bitterer and turns into the Scrooge-Above-All who, with the aid of a magic mirror he had taken from Magica De Spell, decides to raid the multiverse for all the Lucky Dimes and all the fortunes of all the Scrooges there are, and turns his Duckburg into a dystopian nightmare roamed by gangs of Beagle Boys from different realities, all serving his will, until he endeavors to rob the "real" Scrooge McDuck who in turn effortlessly organizes all the variants there are (from all the old stories where he is a trapper, king of the Yukon, Scottish laird, etc., etc.) into a resistance force to defeat the Scrooge-Above-All.
With the help of a multiversal Council of Gyro Gearlooses and an army of Donalds...
Which is really no different from what Aaron did on his Avengers where he Amalgamated the shit out of nearly every character. Here he just takes all the variant iterations of Scrooge that have appeared in the many, many stories in the past.
And the Gyros have nothing on all the other multiversal councils of all the same character. There've been Councils of Kangs and Reeds and Xaviers (and Ricks, on TV), not to mention the whole Spider-Verse franchise.
Really, everything he has been seen before, but nothing is really being fleshed out.
Yeah.
Oh, and the story isn't all that long for something this expensive!
I love the cover and the interior artwork is very good! Apparently these artists illustrate the Italian Disney titles; not having read any of these titles in decades I'm not really in the know.
But as I said, I like their work!
As for the story: this is a very stereotypical Jason Aaron book. It has all his tropes and not a single original idea, but in this context it's not all that bad. It just doesn't feel right here.
In the first story that Scrooge McDuck appears in - Christmas on Bear Mountain, which is also reprinted in this book- Scrooge is a miserly misanthrope (or whatever the duck version is called) who puts Donald and the nephews to a test to see whether they are even worth his time. Events conspire to make it appear as if Donals actually meets Uncle Scrooge's requirements, after which they bond, which in turn starts off all the classic adventures they then have over the decades.
The main story here starts with an alternate world in which Donald gets lost on the way to his uncle's cabin and so cannot pass Scrooge's test.
This proves to the elder (Mc)Duck that noone is worthy of him and he becomes even bitterer and turns into the Scrooge-Above-All who, with the aid of a magic mirror he had taken from Magica De Spell, decides to raid the multiverse for all the Lucky Dimes and all the fortunes of all the Scrooges there are, and turns his Duckburg into a dystopian nightmare roamed by gangs of Beagle Boys from different realities, all serving his will, until he endeavors to rob the "real" Scrooge McDuck who in turn effortlessly organizes all the variants there are (from all the old stories where he is a trapper, king of the Yukon, Scottish laird, etc., etc.) into a resistance force to defeat the Scrooge-Above-All.
With the help of a multiversal Council of Gyro Gearlooses and an army of Donalds...
Which is really no different from what Aaron did on his Avengers where he Amalgamated the shit out of nearly every character. Here he just takes all the variant iterations of Scrooge that have appeared in the many, many stories in the past.
And the Gyros have nothing on all the other multiversal councils of all the same character. There've been Councils of Kangs and Reeds and Xaviers (and Ricks, on TV), not to mention the whole Spider-Verse franchise.
Really, everything he has been seen before, but nothing is really being fleshed out.
Yeah.
Oh, and the story isn't all that long for something this expensive!
September 28, 2024
It had to happen eventually: a multiverse Duck story. Jason Aaron takes this most Marvel Universe of ideas and translates it into a fun Uncle Scrooge story. Fun, that is, if you don't think too hard about it and enjoy the various incarnations of Scrooge coming together to fight the ultimate Scrooge. The artwork by four different teams of Italian artists is modern and kinetic, but somehow I prefer the flat colors of Carl Barks' original stories, exemplified by the reprinting here of the first Scrooge story, "Christmas on Bear Mountain" which shows just how much a genius Barks was, even early in his career.
July 28, 2024
Only a talent like Aaron's could twist a tale of uncountable riches being returned to a greedy oligarch into something that jerked a subtle tear during this adventure's feel-good epilogue.
I hate myself now thanks.
I hate myself now thanks.
May 7, 2025
Quick review: The story was fine and the art was amazing and this gallery edition is not worth the price they are charging - which brought my rating down a star.
The highlight for me was the art - it is beautiful. It is unique and not just aping Carl Banks but not so radical that you don't get the feel that this is a Ducks book.
The premise is...weak in my opinion. Basically Jason thought "what if I brought the Marvel Universe to Ducksville - but the most annoying part - the Multiverse"? When I was young, the multiverse stories (JLA meeting up with the JSA) were rare and fun. Now I feel it is a very lazy plot device that needs to be put on hold until you can come up with better stories. Jason is also parroting Rick and Morty with the Council of Ricks (Council of Gyro Gearloose in this case). So we have a Scrooge from one universe who never learned the love of Donald Duck and Huey Dewy and Louie who finds a magic mirror and plunders the money and lucky dimes from all the other Uncle Scrooges in other universes.
Weak premise but how is the story? Even weaker. Maybe it could have worked if this had been more than a one issue one shot (not that I wanted this story to go on longer) but as it stands it misses everything good about Scrooge and misses the point of the story it was trying to tell. Let me explain. The point Jason is trying to make is Uncle Scrooge without his friends and family is just a bitter Scrooge. Having his friends and family made him a better person and a happier person. But THEN Jason doesn't take any time to have Uncle Scrooge interact with these friends and family to show us how he needs them, to show us how he is different because of them, to show us him interacting with them and giving them some parts of this story to have fun. We get drive by cameos of Gearloose and the nephews. Donald is used like a Hulk and thrown in during a fight scene. Jason doesn't show us any of this. He TELLS us but doesn't structure the story to SHOW us. He is too busy trying to wow us with big set pieces and forgets to tell a story. Kind of like a bad summer blockbuster. Yes all these different Scrooges come together but how are they different? Why are they different? No time! Just be awed we have 12 Scrooges in one panel.
And this Gallery edition is a money grab. The story is around 30 pages - tack on the original Scrooge McDuck story (Christmas on Bear Mountain) that any Scrooge fan has read many times before. Then tack on dozens of pages with interviews by the cover artists. Yes plural. Because the other money grab was to have 15 variant covers by different artists. Boo. BTW Frank Miller needs to stop drawing. I am sure he has health issues but that doesn't excuse the fact publishers keep paying him to do variant covers.
Overall - I could give this story three stars because of the art but the fact it was over packaged and over hyped means it didn't come close to living up to my expectation OR the standards Carl Barks and Don Rosa set.
The highlight for me was the art - it is beautiful. It is unique and not just aping Carl Banks but not so radical that you don't get the feel that this is a Ducks book.
The premise is...weak in my opinion. Basically Jason thought "what if I brought the Marvel Universe to Ducksville - but the most annoying part - the Multiverse"? When I was young, the multiverse stories (JLA meeting up with the JSA) were rare and fun. Now I feel it is a very lazy plot device that needs to be put on hold until you can come up with better stories. Jason is also parroting Rick and Morty with the Council of Ricks (Council of Gyro Gearloose in this case). So we have a Scrooge from one universe who never learned the love of Donald Duck and Huey Dewy and Louie who finds a magic mirror and plunders the money and lucky dimes from all the other Uncle Scrooges in other universes.
Weak premise but how is the story? Even weaker. Maybe it could have worked if this had been more than a one issue one shot (not that I wanted this story to go on longer) but as it stands it misses everything good about Scrooge and misses the point of the story it was trying to tell. Let me explain. The point Jason is trying to make is Uncle Scrooge without his friends and family is just a bitter Scrooge. Having his friends and family made him a better person and a happier person. But THEN Jason doesn't take any time to have Uncle Scrooge interact with these friends and family to show us how he needs them, to show us how he is different because of them, to show us him interacting with them and giving them some parts of this story to have fun. We get drive by cameos of Gearloose and the nephews. Donald is used like a Hulk and thrown in during a fight scene. Jason doesn't show us any of this. He TELLS us but doesn't structure the story to SHOW us. He is too busy trying to wow us with big set pieces and forgets to tell a story. Kind of like a bad summer blockbuster. Yes all these different Scrooges come together but how are they different? Why are they different? No time! Just be awed we have 12 Scrooges in one panel.
And this Gallery edition is a money grab. The story is around 30 pages - tack on the original Scrooge McDuck story (Christmas on Bear Mountain) that any Scrooge fan has read many times before. Then tack on dozens of pages with interviews by the cover artists. Yes plural. Because the other money grab was to have 15 variant covers by different artists. Boo. BTW Frank Miller needs to stop drawing. I am sure he has health issues but that doesn't excuse the fact publishers keep paying him to do variant covers.
Overall - I could give this story three stars because of the art but the fact it was over packaged and over hyped means it didn't come close to living up to my expectation OR the standards Carl Barks and Don Rosa set.
August 21, 2024
Join the multiverse duck tales!!!
This is a one-shot comic book about Scrooge McDuck. I bought the physical edition, but since GR doesn't have cover art for that one, I prefer to use the kindle version for my review.
Creative Team
Writer: Jason Aaron
Illustrators:
Chapter 1: Paolo Mottura
Chapter 2: Francesco D’ippolito (pencils) & Lucio De Giuseppe (inks)
Chapter 3: Alessandro Pastrovicchio & Vitale Mangiatordi
Epilogue: Giada Perissinotto
Colors: Arianna Consonni (Arancia Studio)
Lettering: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Reprint of orginal “Christmas on Bear Mountain” by Carl Barks (Script & Art)
Cover: Alex Ross
FOR THE DUCK WHO HAS EVERYTHING
The greatest adventurer who ever lived. The toughest thing in two legs. In any universe. Duck of no duck. ‘Nuff said.
Jason Aaron, old veteran writer in Marvel Comics is a great fan of Scrooge McDuck since he began to read Scrooge’s old adventures to his son, and now he did this amazing comic book with the greatest art team of Italian illustrators ever assembled.
Jason Aaron crafted an ingenious multiverse adventure using as point of origin none other than the very first comic book adventure ever published of Scrooge McDuck (reprinted at the end of this comic book).
You’ll have obviously Scrooge McDuck here but he will face his greatest challenge so far…
…HIMSELF!!!
A Scrooge McDuck from an alternate reality is stealing “The Number One Dime” of each Scroogee McDuck (along with as many Money Bins possible!) and it’s up to our favorite adventurer to settle things.
Along with as many Scrooge McDucks that you can imagine, you’ll have all your favorite companions: Huey, Dewey & Louie, along with Gyro Gearloose and of course, Donald Duck!
And you can bet that the Beagle Boys are around here, of yes!
And while Magica De Spell isn’t in the story (bummer!), she still will contribute with a key magical artifact to the adventure.
Definitely, if you are fan of Duck Tales and/or Scrooge McDuck, you can’t miss this awesomely illustrated and crafty written comic book!
This is a one-shot comic book about Scrooge McDuck. I bought the physical edition, but since GR doesn't have cover art for that one, I prefer to use the kindle version for my review.
Creative Team
Writer: Jason Aaron
Illustrators:
Chapter 1: Paolo Mottura
Chapter 2: Francesco D’ippolito (pencils) & Lucio De Giuseppe (inks)
Chapter 3: Alessandro Pastrovicchio & Vitale Mangiatordi
Epilogue: Giada Perissinotto
Colors: Arianna Consonni (Arancia Studio)
Lettering: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Reprint of orginal “Christmas on Bear Mountain” by Carl Barks (Script & Art)
Cover: Alex Ross
FOR THE DUCK WHO HAS EVERYTHING
The greatest adventurer who ever lived. The toughest thing in two legs. In any universe. Duck of no duck. ‘Nuff said.
Jason Aaron, old veteran writer in Marvel Comics is a great fan of Scrooge McDuck since he began to read Scrooge’s old adventures to his son, and now he did this amazing comic book with the greatest art team of Italian illustrators ever assembled.
Jason Aaron crafted an ingenious multiverse adventure using as point of origin none other than the very first comic book adventure ever published of Scrooge McDuck (reprinted at the end of this comic book).
You’ll have obviously Scrooge McDuck here but he will face his greatest challenge so far…
…HIMSELF!!!
A Scrooge McDuck from an alternate reality is stealing “The Number One Dime” of each Scroogee McDuck (along with as many Money Bins possible!) and it’s up to our favorite adventurer to settle things.
Along with as many Scrooge McDucks that you can imagine, you’ll have all your favorite companions: Huey, Dewey & Louie, along with Gyro Gearloose and of course, Donald Duck!
And you can bet that the Beagle Boys are around here, of yes!
And while Magica De Spell isn’t in the story (bummer!), she still will contribute with a key magical artifact to the adventure.
Definitely, if you are fan of Duck Tales and/or Scrooge McDuck, you can’t miss this awesomely illustrated and crafty written comic book!
June 23, 2024
The book was made with love and respect for the greats Carl Barks and Don Rosa so no complaints there. The art looks stunning and the artists captured the spirit of the source material and included the little jokes in the background that we know and love from the original stories.
Then why only three stars? I thought the story was ok but not exceptional, it felt rushed and relied on a voice over in order to keep it understandable possibly this was needed because the author was not allowed enough pages to tell the story. I am not sure if any fan of the original stories who is not familiar with the Marvel multiverse would really enjoy the story as the story’s premise relies on this knowledge.
I possibly would have given the book four stars were it not for the presence of the magnificent ‘Christmas at Bear mountain’. Seeing just how much better the original stories were, puts the story in context and made me decide on this rating.
Thank you again to the authors for the love and respect you demonstrated for the originals. I can see what you tried to do.
Then why only three stars? I thought the story was ok but not exceptional, it felt rushed and relied on a voice over in order to keep it understandable possibly this was needed because the author was not allowed enough pages to tell the story. I am not sure if any fan of the original stories who is not familiar with the Marvel multiverse would really enjoy the story as the story’s premise relies on this knowledge.
I possibly would have given the book four stars were it not for the presence of the magnificent ‘Christmas at Bear mountain’. Seeing just how much better the original stories were, puts the story in context and made me decide on this rating.
Thank you again to the authors for the love and respect you demonstrated for the originals. I can see what you tried to do.
July 10, 2024
An Uncle Scrooge story done in the Mighty Marvel manner!
Plotted by Jason Aaron with art by a selection of the finest modern Duck artists from Italy, this is a belated move by Marvel doing good Duck comics.
Comic readers have known for decades that the Duck family has had the best stories by Scrooge McDuck creator, Carl Barks, and Duck legend Don Rosa.
I have noticed that the advertising in this book was targeted to an all-ages audience. If Marvel continues to price their comics the way it is, like this comic is priced like twice the usual comic book, they are going to price themselves out of the range of their prospective audience.
As for this book, it is probably the best comic book Aaron has ever written, but that isn't enough to push this to 5 stars. In my opinion, what puts this book over the top is that it includes a reprint of a classic Barks story, the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge.
Plotted by Jason Aaron with art by a selection of the finest modern Duck artists from Italy, this is a belated move by Marvel doing good Duck comics.
Comic readers have known for decades that the Duck family has had the best stories by Scrooge McDuck creator, Carl Barks, and Duck legend Don Rosa.
I have noticed that the advertising in this book was targeted to an all-ages audience. If Marvel continues to price their comics the way it is, like this comic is priced like twice the usual comic book, they are going to price themselves out of the range of their prospective audience.
As for this book, it is probably the best comic book Aaron has ever written, but that isn't enough to push this to 5 stars. In my opinion, what puts this book over the top is that it includes a reprint of a classic Barks story, the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge.
August 28, 2024
Jason Aaron, you say?
THE Jason Aaron?
Must be some serious love for the ol' Scrooge to get him to write this homage to the classic stories.
(Truly. Read his dedication at the start. Pretty touching)
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I'd give this higher praise than I would the upcoming 'What If...Donald Was Wolverine?'. This seems like it's a touching little bit of nostalgia. THAT seems like they needed(?) to cash in on a movie or two being released.
I know I'm not the target demographic here, but this was a fun little romp
THE Jason Aaron?
Must be some serious love for the ol' Scrooge to get him to write this homage to the classic stories.
(Truly. Read his dedication at the start. Pretty touching)
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I'd give this higher praise than I would the upcoming 'What If...Donald Was Wolverine?'. This seems like it's a touching little bit of nostalgia. THAT seems like they needed(?) to cash in on a movie or two being released.
I know I'm not the target demographic here, but this was a fun little romp
September 9, 2025
This one’s very short, around 35 pages which is pretty normal for a Duck comic. It was kinda disappointing though, but I do get what the writers were going for with this. It isn’t another Scrooge McDuck adventure, but a tribute *to* Scrooge McDuck’s adventures. Although cliche, the message is nice: Scrooge’s wealth is not in his money, but his family, in Donald, Huey, Dewey, Louie. He finds joy not in his money, but in the many adventures he has.
June 21, 2024
Cute story. Not epic by any means, but fun. Scrooge faces off against multiverse versions of himself to restore balance across the many universes.
I was a double sized issue, for twice the price of a standard comic, yet half of the book was a reprint of a classic comic book.
Wasn’t exactly what I was expecting, but fun nonetheless.
I was a double sized issue, for twice the price of a standard comic, yet half of the book was a reprint of a classic comic book.
Wasn’t exactly what I was expecting, but fun nonetheless.
July 10, 2024
Great homage to the classic Uncle Scrooge comics. Rather short but I wish there was more investment in new ducks comics. That said, I have a distinct sense that Rosa hates this one passionately - but is retired for ages and someone has to feel the void
August 1, 2024
I wish this was a bit longer so more depth was given to the alternate Scrooge's but this was fun nonetheless. The Marvel references made me chuckle.
That classic Donald story is classic and the slapstick humor aged like fine wine. A multiversal comedy indeed
That classic Donald story is classic and the slapstick humor aged like fine wine. A multiversal comedy indeed
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 11, 2024
You could tell by the art and foreword that a lot of effort was put into this. Both stories are interesting but the main first story is the bread and butter tale that sells this issue.
September 24, 2024
Three out of four stars is a very lenient rating for this one. Marvel + our beloved ducks...not a good combination.
December 21, 2024
Fun one-shot for DuckTales fans.
May 3, 2025
Plenty of fun and nostalgia for every member of the family 😁
May 4, 2025
Fun little story. As a bonus, it has the Carl Barks story with Scrooge's first appearence, which I had never read.
August 3, 2025
felt like a pure superhero story (spider-verse) with duck tales characters rather than the other way around
November 11, 2025
I have a soft spot for Scrooge, this was probably actually a 3, but its hard.
Beautiful artwork really, but quite uncreative for a multiverse of Scrooges story, just drawing on the Don Rosa stuff.
Beautiful artwork really, but quite uncreative for a multiverse of Scrooges story, just drawing on the Don Rosa stuff.
February 5, 2025
Kolekcjonerskie wydanie dosyć ciekawego projektu - komiks o Sknerusie napisany został przez kultowego scenopisarza marvelowskiego Jasona Aarona, który do tej pory specjalizował się w historiach superbohaterskich. Co czuć, bo rzeczona opowieść o Dziesięciocentówce Nieskończoności oparta jest na uwielbianej ostatnio przez Marvela koncepcji multiwersum.
Natomiast ilustracje do każdego rozdziału wykonał inny disneyowski rysownik / rysowniczka - są więc róznice artystyczne, ale generalnie królują dynamiczne plansze oraz dużo bardziej dorosła kreska, niż w klasycznych komiksach z Kaczogrodu.
Czyli jest to trochę takie dziecko Marvela i Disneya, całkiem atrakcyjna perełka dla fanów, ale oczywiście wydanie zostało niesamowicie rozdmuchane objętościowo. Sam komiks jest króciutki, zajmuje może połowę objętości albumu, reszta to jakieś ciekawostki, wywiady z ilustratorami, alternatywne okładki itp. Aha, komiks ukazał się w Polsce z dwiema opcjami okładki i dołożona została jako gratis jeszcze jedna okładka w formie dużej kartonowej pocztówki.
Dla mnie 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐, bo jestem kaczkofanką 😉 Ale dla kogoś może to być zdecydowany przerost formy nad treścią.
Natomiast ilustracje do każdego rozdziału wykonał inny disneyowski rysownik / rysowniczka - są więc róznice artystyczne, ale generalnie królują dynamiczne plansze oraz dużo bardziej dorosła kreska, niż w klasycznych komiksach z Kaczogrodu.
Czyli jest to trochę takie dziecko Marvela i Disneya, całkiem atrakcyjna perełka dla fanów, ale oczywiście wydanie zostało niesamowicie rozdmuchane objętościowo. Sam komiks jest króciutki, zajmuje może połowę objętości albumu, reszta to jakieś ciekawostki, wywiady z ilustratorami, alternatywne okładki itp. Aha, komiks ukazał się w Polsce z dwiema opcjami okładki i dołożona została jako gratis jeszcze jedna okładka w formie dużej kartonowej pocztówki.
Dla mnie 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐, bo jestem kaczkofanką 😉 Ale dla kogoś może to być zdecydowany przerost formy nad treścią.
October 18, 2025
Growing up, the Carl Barks’ Scrooge and Donald Duck comics were my favorites. I loved The adventures, humor and artistic style. This Marvel comic throws Scrooge into his own multiverse. It collects any number of Scrooge adventures together. This edition also contains artwork (new and old), descriptive text, and the complete “Christmas on Bear Mountain” by Barks.
July 14, 2024
A decently fun, tongue-in-cheek play on the Marvel Multiverse and Thanos threats, ultimately feels slight and ruined by over-rendered coloring that muddies the whole thing.
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