Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: Bear Mountain Tales

by Carl Barks, Don Rosa, Giorgio Cavazzano

In this stand-alone collection of Scrooge McDuck’s amazing comics adventures, which celebrates the 75th anniversary of the iconic character created by Carl Barks, Scrooge and Donald return to the site of their first meeting! In 1947, Carl Barks's comics story "Christmas on Bear Mountain" didn't just introduce the Scrooge McDuck character ― it took Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie to Scrooge's Bear Mountain cabin, where beastly bruins made for holiday havoc! In keeping with that memorable debut, Bear Mountain has been the site of countless Duckburg sagas ever since. This special single volume edition collects Daniel Branca's "Return to Bear Mountain," in which Scrooge engages in a gambit with nasty gnomes; Don Rosa's "The Richest Duck in the World," which features Donald's first visit to the fabled Money Bin; and there's a crash course with Launchpad McQuack in "New Year's Daze." An unforgettable batch of birthday stories and winter adventures is here! Full-color illustrations throughout

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

260 pages, Hardcover

Published November 15, 2022

About the author

Carl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.

Reviews

[Marianna Sharktooth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection, is so worth the money! I dare say I really enjoyed the Christmas tone of the majortity of the stories. And, of course a version of how Donald met his uncle!

[Jameson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like tons of themed collections, the overall quality is lowered by the crusty attempt to be comprehensive or diverse. The seminal stories by Barks and Rosa are awesome, of course, but the best part of these anthologies is the opportunity to discover other Duck pros. Sweden’s “Ducking Out” by Carl Fallberg and Tony Strobl was my favorite and my pick for the story most likely to inspire duck hunting.

[Ceejay Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little bit of seriousness with a little bit of humor. I equivalent Uncle Scrooge to the Grinch. Uncle Scrooge also doesn't like Christmas and is fortunate to be wealthy. He thinks he is all that but later discovers that family is more important than flashing his money around. Donald and Uncle Scrooge have tricks up their sleeves. They tease each other and bump heads from time to time. They eventually learn to accept each other's flaws. The book isn't complete without other characters from Donald's family especially his kids. They make the book complete. This graphic novel is a lot of fun to read. You almost feel sorry for Uncle Scrooge but you learn to accept him for him. The illustrations are incredible. They are well thought out. I highly recommend reading this book!

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